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Land Rover Freelander 1.8 S Station Wagon 5dr

 

Newest Review: ... about a scraping noise coming from the steering colum, the dealer finally agreed to take it apart and discovered a 2p coin ... more

 ... lodged inside. One side of the coin was badly worn!, not what you expect when paying £20,000+ on a new car. It still makes me wince to think what could have happened had the coin jammed in the colum. Faults aside the car itself was very comfortable, and quite capable off road too. Economy wasn't too bad considering the size of the car, we used to get about 28mpg combined. The 1.8 allways felt nippy, however you allways had to work it hard to get any real go. The car's ride quality was very good, and it didn't feel ...more

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Premium Review Land Rover Freelander 1.8 S Station Wagon 5dr: Sweet 'n' Sour (359 words)
by glenny - written on 27/10/01 (Somewhat useful, 296 readings)
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We had one of the first freelanders back in 1998, we selected a new freelander as it was was voted whatcar car of the year. We kept the car for 12 months. During this time the car developed several annoying and difficult to trace electrical and mechanical faults. Most were concerning electric windows and the build of the cabin, however one fault was a rather dangerous one. After complaining for nearly two months about a scraping noise coming from the steering colum, the dealer finally agreed to take it apart and discovered a 2p coin lodged inside. One side of the coin was badly worn!, not what you expect when paying £20,000+ on a new car. It still ...

 
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Processing/Quality:  25% Reliability:  0%
Driving comfort:  75%
 

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