RE: Freelander 2 goes on sale
RE: Freelander 2 goes on sale
Tuesday 5th December 2006

Freelander 2 goes on sale

You get a lot of motor for your money


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Land Rover Freelander 2
Land Rover Freelander 2

The all-new Freelander 2 goes on sale in the UK next week, and is now available with a range of accessories.

Land Rover has introduced an Audio Connectivity Module for music lovers, to integrate an iPod Nano, iPod 30 +60GB and iPod Photo (version 4), using the steering wheel controls for track selection and volume, with a neat cradle for the iPod positioned to the left of the dashboard controls. The auxiliary connection, fitted as standard, also allows analogue input from other personal music player devices.

You can also add a rear screen entertainment system with wireless headsets. Comprising a pair of 5.6-inch LCD screens in the rear headrests, it will allow most portable audio video devices to be connected, including portable DVD players and iPods.

Also announced this week, the following insurance groups have been announced, which show the Freelander 2 to be competitive against its key rivals such as the BMW X3:

Model

Insurance Group

Price (including CO2 offset
for first 45,000)

TD4 S

11E

£20,935

TD4 GS

12E

£20,435

TD4 XS

12E

£25,485

TD4 SE

13E

£28,485

TD4 HSE

13E

£30,935

I6 GS

13E

£26,490

I6 XS

13E

£28,540

I6 SE

14E

£31,540

I6 HSE

14E

£33,990

 

The Freelander 2 will be in showrooms across the country from 7 December 2006, and comes with either a 2.2 litre turbocharged diesel or 3.2 litre straight-six petrol engine from £20,935 – including CO2 off-set for the first 45,000 miles.

Author
Discussion

landy_girl

Original Poster:

5,190 posts

230 months

Tuesday 5th December 2006
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I dont think i will be buying one too out of my price range but getting a drive of it next tuesday at lancaster

Gooby

9,269 posts

254 months

Tuesday 5th December 2006
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Seen 2 on the road... looked great!

rascasse

22 posts

244 months

Tuesday 5th December 2006
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Saw one in Hunters Tonbridge: Black with smoke finish wheels and factory bodykit.
Looked awesome - like a mini RR sport!

Marki

15,763 posts

290 months

Tuesday 5th December 2006
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"including CO2 off-set for the first 45,000 miles."

You what Guvna scratchchin

Mastiff

2,515 posts

261 months

Tuesday 5th December 2006
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Marki said:
"including CO2 off-set for the first 45,000 miles."

You what Guvna scratchchin


Carbon Offset program. A proportion of the purchase price goes to a CO2 offset provider called Climate Care. Renewable energy / energy efficiency / technology change etc..

Marki

15,763 posts

290 months

Tuesday 5th December 2006
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Mastiff said:
Marki said:
"including CO2 off-set for the first 45,000 miles."

You what Guvna scratchchin


Carbon Offset program. A proportion of the purchase price goes to a CO2 offset provider called Climate Care. Renewable energy / energy efficiency / technology change etc..



How very European hehe

Mastiff

2,515 posts

261 months

Tuesday 5th December 2006
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Anyone in the Heathrow area that would like to try one of these, I have them on the road from Thursday.

PM if you fancy a go...

landy_girl

Original Poster:

5,190 posts

230 months

Tuesday 5th December 2006
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Mastiff said:
Anyone in the Heathrow area that would like to try one of these, I have them on the road from Thursday.

PM if you fancy a go...


pm you

Graham

16,378 posts

304 months

Tuesday 5th December 2006
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accessories pah, the wifies old model gaylander (like them all) comes with a free swiming pool in the natty little covered box in the boot...hehe does the new one still have that option?

fatboy b

9,660 posts

236 months

Tuesday 5th December 2006
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Graham said:
accessories pah, the wifies old model gaylander (like them all) comes with a free swiming pool in the natty little covered box in the boot...hehe does the new one still have that option?


I know the old Disco's used to have water-cooled rear lights!

clorenzen

3,804 posts

255 months

Tuesday 5th December 2006
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Drove behind one this morning. Looks neat.

SN

80 posts

229 months

Tuesday 5th December 2006
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They arent going to sell many TD4 S models if they TD4 GS is a few hundred cheaper. A typo? I think so, but one made by Land Rover, im sure ive seen that mistake before.

Duke Thrust

1,680 posts

259 months

Tuesday 5th December 2006
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Any one know where the 3.2 six comes from? Used elsewhere?

andymadmak

15,279 posts

290 months

Tuesday 5th December 2006
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volvo

Al 450

1,390 posts

241 months

Tuesday 5th December 2006
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Other generic MP3 players are available...

PhantomPH

4,043 posts

245 months

Tuesday 5th December 2006
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I have been to a couple of pre-launch evenings and had a nose around. I am toying with the idea of going for the XS, but I am concerned as to the source of the 2.2TD unit.

I have a 2.2TDCi Mondeo ST and it just needed £2,000.00 worth of work because the Delphi fuel pump used sucks large elephant penis.

If it's from the same place or uses the same fuel pump, they can shove the F2 up their Ford ownership.

P~

B10

1,359 posts

287 months

Tuesday 5th December 2006
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Al 450 said:
Other generic MP3 players are available...

Totally agree. There are other MP3 players out there that are much better, with radio, voice recorder and line output. But I suppose the sheep out there buy whatever they are told to!

BLUETHUNDER

7,881 posts

280 months

Tuesday 5th December 2006
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PhantomPH said:
I have been to a couple of pre-launch evenings and had a nose around. I am toying with the idea of going for the XS, but I am concerned as to the source of the 2.2TD unit.

I have a 2.2TDCi Mondeo ST and it just needed £2,000.00 worth of work because the Delphi fuel pump used sucks large elephant penis.

If it's from the same place or uses the same fuel pump, they can shove the F2 up their Ford ownership.

P~
The Diesel is from the Peugeot/Citreon/Ford stable.

wheeljack888

610 posts

275 months

Tuesday 5th December 2006
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PhantomPH said:
I have been to a couple of pre-launch evenings and had a nose around. I am toying with the idea of going for the XS, but I am concerned as to the source of the 2.2TD unit.

I have a 2.2TDCi Mondeo ST and it just needed £2,000.00 worth of work because the Delphi fuel pump used sucks large elephant penis.

If it's from the same place or uses the same fuel pump, they can shove the F2 up their Ford ownership.

P~


The 2.2 in this is the Ford/PSA DW12 engine (with a Bosch pump I believe), the one in the Mondeo is the Puma engine that is going to be Transit and other commercial vehicles only.

I'm sorry to hear about the fuel-pump problem, I hope it was replaced under warranty. I know it's no consolation to you but the Puma engine has gone into well over a million of Mondeos, 'X'types and Transits and any failure is usually down to a stupid unfortunate mishap in assembly or servicing etc rather than design.

Edited by wheeljack888 on Tuesday 5th December 19:56

off_again

13,917 posts

254 months

Tuesday 5th December 2006
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Seen quite a few on the roads already - I regularly do the M4 / M5 / M40 run that the testers at Land Rover do. Seen them running the circle route since around Feb (IIRC) with heavily disguised models. More recently they have been running the undisguised bright yellow ones - look great and really stand out.

But, have to say - £30k for the HSE diesel model - thats a bit steep isnt it? Crikey, thats a lot of money for a 4 cylinder mid-sized family oversized hatch! Even for the soft-roader market it might just be too much. You can get a lot for £30k - imagine a second hand X3 / X5 - not the same thing, but you get the idea....

...and thats before extras..... cripes....