Land Rover discovery or freelander

[growler]

We are looking for either as we want to do some more camping and need to tow a trailer and carry a Labrador
Any one got any advice on what to look out for?
We have a 2 grand budget
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DILLIGAF

[DOS]

IMO the disco.
Its more of a work horse than a thing to show off big car you drive in town or city to try look good.

[Ste]

Disco if you're wanting something to load up with stuff and tow a trailer.

Slightly depends on how many people and how much stuff you're wanting to take. With a budget of £2k, if you find a freelander that's in much better condition than the discos on the market then I wouldn't necessarily be in a rush to buy a disco.

There's three door versions and five door versions to consider. Plenty of discos for £2k will have had a hard life.

It's horses for courses really. Not the most helpful answer but a lot of it comes back to which you can find the best deal on. A big old disco is all well and good unless you're having to pour money into keeping the damn thing road worthy.

[Baggyman]

How big a trailer? Do you really need 4WD? Do you need the extra ground clearance or is it just for fields

Up to 750kg, just about anything will do it so not really any need to pay the land rover premium. So, estate car (with or without 4WD) or other SUV will give you much more for your money
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Baghira, modded GS1000 and the T150 I bought in 1978 when I was 21

[bamt]

As above, for normal camping a car (or estate for carrying more stuff) will happily do most trailers and reasonable sized caravans.

On the freelander/disco thing, you are looking at fairly tired old machines for that money. Freelanders had a nasty, fairly expensive, habit of eating head gaskets so make sure that is sound. Not at lot else to say except buy them on condition (including checking the MOT history) rather than age.

[BTTD]

[Tracey Suntan-King]

Subaru Forester.

That is all.


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[Polarbear]

I've had 2 Freelanders. The 1.8 petrol 3 door with the removable rear roof and the more conventional 5 door TDi. Both Mk1s.

I liked them both. I had more problems with the diesel but they weren't engine related, they were to do with the ABS/traction control warning lights coming on randomly.

I preferred the 3 door version, it was a bit different and I liked the removable roof in summer but the diesel was the better motor. My petrol had had the new cylinder head gasket according to the previous owner. I never had a problem so he was telling the truth.

Saying all that I would have preffered a Disco but I couldn't get a decent one for the same money as I paid for either Freelander.
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[growler]

Thanks for the replies guys
Some things to think about
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DILLIGAF

[Shaft]

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[stevo as b4]

If your not off roading hard (the freelander is still surprisingly good in the rough though) and your not towing big heavy car trailers etc, then yeah I'd look for a Freelander out of those two.

I quite liked the mk1 and it was as said in 3Dr form a bit more stylish than the chunky bigger off roaders and less girly than a RAV4, and less crap than a Frontera. I've only ever driven the diesel models though, and I'm not sure I'd be happy with the slowness of the 1.8K version, it was very sluggish in a Rover 75, let alone a Freelander. The Later TD4 models were supposed to be better still, and they don't have the swirl flap issues of the more powerful versions of the BMW M47 unit.

The issue with a Discovery at that price for me is ''one life live it'' types. I live near alot of forest areas and places where these mudpluggers go at weekends. I'd have no hopes of finding a Disco at that price that wasn't in their hands, and didn't have suspension and body lifts, winches, snorkels ets etc.

I knew a work mate who used to be one of these in it up to your axles types, and he said he'd never buy a 4x4 that had been used like this. Apparently water always gets in where it shouldn't, oil seals get ripped up and full of grit, and electrics get corroded and knackered quickly.

[diesel dog]

Neither.

Both slow, cumbersome, crap on fuel, handle like shit and potential wallet hoovers.

Get a petrol estate car. For £2k you'll get something half sensible. I'd go down the Volvo estate route if I had to. Old Mercs, Bm'ers, Audi and the like in your budget are likely to need the same again throwing back into them in time. Too many electrical components to go wrong and everything needs plugging into a computer to diagnose faults.
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[Joncrete Cungle]

Suzuki Grand Vitara. Wouldn't touch a Disco or Gaylander at £2k budget.

[Shaft]

[Nb]

If its only a small trailer then i would be looking at a honda crv.
If you go looking at a discovery check for corrosion around the rear, and everywhere you can actually check. Check the mot history on every vehicle you look at.
As for shitelanders, avoid.
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[WD Forte]

Don't forget the green wellies, flat cap and Barbour jackets

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[Suntan Sid]

Can't complain about our 1997 RAV4, still running, despite astronomical miles, every body panel is knackered, so don't care where we leave it, still starts first time every time. Bonus feature, it has no superfluous electronic crap to go wrong!
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[andyscooter]

Don't buy a navara pick up

Gaffers had to give his to Nissan as chassis is completely rotten on it

Is a 55 plate but Bought worth a 12_ month warranty

He got compensated and bought a Mitsubishi barbarian l200 instead
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[growler]

Thanks for the replies guys.
We are now convinced that they are not for us .too much car for what we will be doing
We have a 1.6 picasso which won't really be any good for towing so need at least a 2 litre
my son works at a ford dealership so wants us to get a ford as it will be easier for him to sort so now looking at galaxies
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DILLIGAF

[Bozzy]

Toyota RAV4
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[andyscooter]

[Jayy]

My sister and her husband bought Land Rovers each about 6 months ago. One of them has been on the back of an auto loader every month and the other just had some kind of catastrophic engine failure last week.

They were both relatively new as well, 2012 / 14 models.

[Bozzy]