Ex Freelander owner buys Terrano swb

[simonwill69]

Good afternoon on this damp (west Cornwall) bank holiday.

2 months ago, I bought an 03 silver Terrano swb with 30k (30,000) miles from new.

I'd been looking out for a replacement for the Freelander, since the 'automatic' 4 wheel drive packed up 12 months ago. Which is very embarassing when you get stuck!

I do quite a bit of towing,.. caravan, trailers etc and have a few acres of land, so a 4x4 suits my life style.

I almost bought a jeep cherokee as like the Terrano, has selectable 4WD and Low range, but needed a cam belt and at a cost of £630, the seller would'nt allow that in the price ! And of course no cam belt on the Nissan !

Of course there major differences between the landy and the nissan. Here are some and good and not- so- good observations up to now.

GOOD;

Selectable 4x4,
low range.
higher driving position
proper 4x4 feel
'old school' mechanicals
no cam belt
smart purposefull styling
no noticeable turbo-lag

Not-so-Good;

Hard suspension
weak design of internal hand grabs (door handles)
Lack of space (maybe i should have bought the lwb version)
Abs fault at the mo' (hopefully to be resolved under garage's garantee)
high to get in and out
generally less refined than freelandy.

Performance is on a par with the landy

I know some of these points are contradicting, but due to my partner with a bad back and ageing mother, they are included.

If anyone has solutions to any of the points I've made (apart from my mother)
I would be gratefull to be pointed to the right section, till i get used to seaching the forum.

Regards and thanks,

Simon

[rustic]

Terrano spends more time on the road than on the back of a relay truck.
Enough said.


Not a good idea to critise the Terrano on you first post.

[AlexD333]

Well it's fair points, I guess he is entitled to make, although you can always do small mods, some sidesteps might be up your street if the partners back is bad.

Abs sensor will require changing, about 90 squids

Space cant be helped,,perhaps you bought the wrong model

Hard suspension, well, not sure on what suspension yours is running but shop gain, there are many options available for you

Bad door handle issues? I know the center console is not the most clever design but what problems do you have?

These trucks were certainly not made with performance in mind, but we have a very happy forum here, with plenty to learn and read, so snap some pics and let us take a look

[supergnome]

You bought a motor from a dealer without 12 months mot?
Everything you have moaned about was easy to spot before you bought it.
It'll grow on you, you'll be as enthusiastic as the rest of us in a few months. David.

[Sweety]

I had a SWB T2 for over 3 years & never had a problem with a lack of space even with 2 kids & 3 dogs & the boot being taken up by 2/3 with my sound system & only got a LWB as I couldn't find a good condition SWB the same age as the LWB we bought. Driving position of the T2 is spot on for me having such long legs & TBH it's not much higher if at all any higher than a disco to get in/out even my wife can get in/out ok & she is only 5'6" & we don't have side steps. No their not as refined as some motors but I think that's part of their charm but I had quiet motors anyway but at least everything works unlike a landy (yes i've owned one) as for performance a 2.7TDI will normally leave any other 4x4 built at the same time standing even TD5's couldn't get away from my old SWB. TBH I don't find the suspension hard at all but they corner a hell of a lot better than a LR will

[Fez_uk]

The freelanders do drive nice and full time 4x4 it grips on corners very well too.

Welcome to the forum!

[Sweety]

Originally Posted by Fez_uk

The freelanders do drive nice and full time 4x4 it grips on corners very well too.

!

Discovery 2's don't you get mega under steer on them

[Bigbunny2007]

But he's on about a freelander!
Had 2 in the past, both were good cars and with the td4 in and a re map you have a nice motor. Mpg was a lot better then the T2 used to get 36 mpg easy.
Your T2 looks well mate, Welcome

[AlexD333]

Surprised a mod hasn't been on here.... Far too much landy chat going on.

If anyone wants info on their personal landy cars drop me a pm with the last 6 of the chassis number and I will give you all the info you could ever,hope for

Might get myself banned on here now

[John B]

Hated mine at first but now love it

[AlexD333]

Originally Posted by John B

Hated mine at first but now love it

I was excited from day one, but that's because I was driving a boring estate

[exosteve]

I too loved mine from day one.
But then I was in a sticky situation and was on foot for a couple of months

[rustic]

Loved mine from the days before I bought it, and still do over 19 years later.
It still drives great, no creaks no groans, brilliant.
I love the driving position, easy to get in and out.

[bry]

Howdy,most problems with the T2 can be easily sorted.Tin worm is your biggest foe...

[marti666]

[QUOTE=AlexD333;265322]Well it's fair points, I guess he is entitled to make, although you can always do small mods, some sidesteps :


Alex .....recomending manly steps..... what is he's going to do next?...... de-mod his tonka toy....