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Used 2002 Land Rover Freelander Consumer Reviews

3.7 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

My Freelander

elfie, 06/17/2002
2002 Land Rover Freelander S 4dr AWD SUV (2.5L 6cyl 5A)
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The best car buying experience I have ever had. Even servicing the car is enjoyable. Major kudos for having such a professional and pleasant network of dealerships and employee's.

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4.5 out of 5 stars

Freelander Rules!

Kent Cys, 05/22/2002
2002 Land Rover Freelander SE 4dr AWD SUV (2.5L 6cyl 5A)
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And the rules are: 1. Step up to the SE or HSE, especially the HSE for the sumptuous leather if you have the $$. 2. Make sure your SE comes with a Sunroof, Harmon Kardon stereo upgrade, and Heated Seats (All standard on HSE). 3. Dip your head and slide legs first across the front seats if you are taller than 5'8" -- Freelander has LR's standard Command Seating position. 4. Enjoy! Liberty and Escape V6 owners may dust you in a race. But bumps that make their vehicles shake like Strom Thurmond covered in fire ants will hardly affect Freelander.

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2.63 out of 5 stars

Worst purchase

Ceceila, 05/02/2010
2002 Land Rover Freelander S 4dr AWD SUV (2.5L 6cyl 5A)
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Well I purchased my land rover in 2007 and the first thing i had to fix after two weeks of having the land rover was the passenger window on the drivers side, which was a lot of money, than 6 months later i had to fix the brakes, then the water pump, thermometer, gas tank, which i might is upside down after taking it someone other than land rover and now the head gasket, I had to fix the land rover more than enjoy it, it put me down after it was supposedly fixed twice on the freeway last year when I was 8 months pregnant, I have had the greatest time with this vehicle, unfortunately there was no warranty available when i purchased the vehicle, i would like my money back

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3 out of 5 stars

Watch out when they reach high miles

Dan_Keeney, 03/31/2009
2002 Land Rover Freelander SE 4dr AWD SUV (2.5L 6cyl 5A)
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I had very good luck with the Freelander until I approached 75,000 miles. I had always followed the textbook in terms of maintenance, but faced a major problem requiring a replacement of the head gaskets, which would have cost $4,500. The vehicle wasn't worth that much on trade, so I got rid of it. The service tech told me that the '02 Freelander engine was over-engineered because they wanted more power for the American market than provided by the 4-cylinder version that had been used successfully for years in Europe. I also had constant problems with the sunroof as well, but otherwise it was a great vehicle until the engine went. Just get a complete diagnostic before buying at high miles.

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2.63 out of 5 stars

Tons of repairs

freelander25, 06/07/2010
2002 Land Rover Freelander S 4dr AWD SUV (2.5L 6cyl 5A)
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I purchased a used "02 freelander in "05. After 1 year the transmission had to be replaced. Then the A/C broke. Then a couple other valves. The two back rear doors broke, they could only be opened from the inside. The rear driver's side window doesn't open. The only plus are the seat warmers. I would not recommend this purchase.

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