Faults:

Poor Value and costly to fix.

Buyer Beware.

The Freelander takes twenty two minutes to heat the interior adequately and the distribution leaves one foot frozen and the other too hot.

If any warranty part needs replacement, you will have to wait at least two to three weeks. Land Rover in Montreal as well as most Canadian cities does not stock most parts other than bulbs and bumpers. They will not provide a courtesy vehicle for that period of time so good luck if your car needs the specific part to operate.

General Comments:

This car is a lemon. The best advice after learning my lesson is to stick with the Honda Sport utility vehicle.

The mileage is terrible at approximately 380 kilometers per tank.

There are a lot of noises coming from the rear driver side.

Do not waste your hard earned money.

The headlights have to be constantly cleaned as the plastic casing heats up and collects and drys all the road grime on the lens.

The window controls are poorly located.

The cup holder is not only useless, but could serve as a danger as it is too high on the dash and cups can easily fall on to the driver when the break is implemented.

The seats have poor adjustments.

The list is endless and there are other vehicles on the market that offer significantly better value.

Faults:

Rattling noises.

Arrogant Dealer.

Short seat base.

General Comments:

I didn't buy a Landrover Freelander, I just made a test-drive in it with a sales person from the Landrover dealership in Inverness next to me (they probably didn't trust me).

As I heard a lot of rattling noises coming from the cheap plastic 1980's dashboard, I asked the sales person what that was and he looked at me and asked "what rattling noise".

As the noise was so loud I assumed he had a hearing problem.

I told him, if I would buy the car, I would return to the dealership if it will develop such a rattling noise, so they can fix it.

His reply was that this was not possible (???).

Then I waited for a quote for my old car for 4 weeks and after I called them I was told that they weren't interested in my car so they just didn't call back.

I bought a Jeep Cherokee (Liberty) instead, the Jeep dealer was very friendly, gave me a very good price for my car and the Cherokee is better built, better looking and bigger than the Freelander and most important: no rattling noises.

Faults:

I have not had any problems with this car.

General Comments:

This car is quick enough for a sport utility vehicle.

I read many reviews and test drove many different utilities before choosing the Free-lander.

This vehicle is awesome.

Few reviews mentioned the lack of size or storage in the Free-lander. If you want a huge vehicle, buy a different vehicle which gives you 13 miles/gallon. Buy the Free-lander if you want a mini-luxury utility. You will be happy with your decision.