Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  Another nightmare... - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By GearJam - March 19 - 6:53 pm

  Oh, lets see.. Ive put 4500 miles on my Freelander since purchase, and have spent MORE in repair bills than I payed for the car. Transmission- Failed.Transfer Case-Failed. Engine- failing.A/c,Sunroof, Power Door locks, failed, failed, failed. 84K on the clock so far, and if I ever see my Rover again, shes getting traded for a Jeep Wrangler, No questions about it no more Land Rover Products are in my future.

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  Silver Freelander SE - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By Reid - December 20 - 10:53 am

  Engineering "work-of-art". Quality build, exceeds my expectations in every area. Exceedingly good ride and handling. Excellent off road traction. Bigger than it looks though lacks large cargo area. Will likely stick with a Land Rover product. Highly Recommended!

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  Been there done that - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By Shermie - December 9 - 9:53 am

  Purchased a brand new Freelander and it is the only regret I have in my life. So you can assume exactly what kind of ownership experience my family and I had to endure for over 5 years. When the motor finally dies at 58Kmiles, and the transmission had been slipping for 1 year, the car still smelled brand new when it was sold for scrap parts. Never ever buy a Freelander, unless you have a high tolerance for a cheaply built, outsourced funky japanese tranny and a Chiness built motor with epoxy glue holding the cylinder sleeves together. The 5 years of missing coolant was nothing compared to what this car did to my life and finances. Pure junk.

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  Whats in a Name - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By palumbon - December 5 - 10:00 am

  The land rover name means nothing when it comes to tough SUVs as far as I am consern after driving the freelander.

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  Great Vehicle - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By Love My Rover - November 21 - 10:00 am

  Purchased 02 Freelander SE new, I drove it the first year, then gave it to my 16 yr old son and bought an 04 Discovery HSE. No mechanical problems whatsoever. Over last 28,000 mi composite average of 22mpg with 26 on road. Dealer provides a loaner free of charge and sends a runner over 90 mi each way to pickup/deliver it for service. Couldnt ask for better dealership. Only expense has been brakes at 24k. Vehicle runs/looks like new even after a 16yo boy driving it for the last year. Would recommend it to anyone, I plan on buying an 05 SE3 for my daughter this spring. What more can I say?

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  still like this car... - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By justin - November 7 - 11:20 am

  Ive had this car for 7 years and will be somewhat sad to trade it in soon. I think its one of the best looking small SUVs made. I had a few reliability issues (like other owners of this model) but the positives outweighed the negatives.

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  Fun but annoying - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By Jaymar10 - October 31 - 10:00 am

  Fun to drive and looks great, but little things break all the time and the brake system sucks. Have to replace the breaks every 10k miles!

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  Best in class by far! - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By dorknuts2002 - October 17 - 10:00 am

  Ive read Automobile Magazines review calling it best in class and Ive also read that cynical guys review from the New York Times knocking it to pieces. Ill tell you first hand that this is by far the best vehicle in its class! From the awesome Land Rover looks and status to its BMW like perfomance, for the money, you cant beat it. This guy from the New York Times must have mistaken it for a RAV 4 or something because this Mini-SUV rocks. And once you fall in love with it on road you then take it off road and you cant even compare it to anything else in its class because nothing else can do these things! You have to drive it to understand.

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  Wish you had one? - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By MandA - September 11 - 10:00 am

  Great vehicle, so far has been pretty reliable... it did have a computer glitch which caused the fuel gauge and descent light to malfunction, however once reset, everything was fine. Not a lot of room, but hey, its a mini- suv! They put the Landrover looks and spirit in a vehicle that is very affordable.

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  Not A Good Purchase - 2002 Land Rover Freelander
  By gmielke - August 30 - 8:40 am

  This car got "great" reviews by the auto magazines when I was looking to buy this car in 2002. We have had the transmission blow, which apparently Land Rover knew they should have recalled but sat silent and did nothing, then we had the brakes and air conditioning blow several times, then finally, the engine blows as I am driving it to get its annual service! We are now told that because the Freelander is no longer in production, the engine will be very difficult to find and may take a month or so to locate... then Land Rover tells us that they will not pay for a new engine but will give us a $4500 "credit" towards buying a new Land Rover! Unbelievable.