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Advantages: 4 wheel drive with lowering prices
Disadvantages: A little soft on cornering

..., In particular the SE model. The SE come's with numerous home comforts and gadgets that make driving a snap, and if you want great in car audio you don't have to look any further as they are fitted with a 6CD changer with 4 way speaker system and sub woofer as standard. Again with the SE you get heated seating / mirrors, fully adjustable seating ( Electronically ) excellent sound proofing, air conditioning and ton's more. If you opt for an earlier model or even one of the more basic of the range available, you can have some or all of the extra's fitted at a reasonable cost, which brings me to another point. When purchasing it's best to use a real Land rover dealer that has been established for a good few years, the main reason being you will be easily able to negotiate very good discounts and various extras for FREE. With my last one i was able... Read review

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Advantages: Feels safe, sturdy and comfortable to drive - handles well.
Disadvantages: temperamental immobiliser, loud engine, noise from back wheels

...The time had come to leave behind childish things such as my trusty Peugeot 106 who had accompanied me faithfullly through the last three years; 13 years old and only 20, 000 miles on the clock... I had decided to go upmarket and go for a car that would easily accomodate my husband, my daughter. black labrador and all the paraphenalia that tends to come with us. My husband spotted the Land Rover at our local car dealer and at £4995 seemed a good deal as an S Reg with only 40.000 miles. I loved the look of it, gleaming like new in a turquoise haze, and was eager to take it for a test drive. That's when we realised how noisy the engine was. There was also a suspicious whirring sound coming from the back wheel on the passenger side. Despite our initial reservations we asked a friend who owns a garage to take a look. His first... Read review

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Advantages: very easy to deal with
Disadvantages: 26k price tag on new disco

...Having read the other reviews regarding Land Rover dealers I am suprised at all the bad feedback they are getting. To be fair, I have never bought a vehicle from them but I have owned several land rovers of different disguises and being in the motor trade I have dealt with them regularly. My local Land Rover dealer is Guy Salmon and I have no qualms with them. One review I have read goes on about head gasket problems on his freelander. I take it this was the 1800cc petrol with a version of the K series engine fitted. This engine had these types of problems when it was fitted to the Rover 200 some 7 years or so before the birth of the freelander. This is an issue with the engine of this vehicle and not the main dealer, having said that from reading his review it sounds like he could have been dealt with a little better. As I... Read review

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