NO MORE FREELANDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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RE: NO MORE FREELANDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - 5/24/2005 9:27:49 PM
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Bait
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Yep, so long... Look for a new Freelander late 05' with Jag / Ford components.
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RE: NO MORE FREELANDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - 5/24/2005 11:07:16 PM
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05LandRover
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yeah, this is nothing new, freelanders already have jag motors, drivetrains, etc. pretty sure they have for a few years, since like, 2000. i don't know how much ford stuff they have except when a freelander is parked next to an escape? mazda tribute? mercury mariner? very similar.
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RE: NO MORE FREELANDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - 5/24/2005 11:28:03 PM
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05LandRover
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so, since freelanders are still in production, how does that make sense to have a thread called "no more freelander!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" ?
by the way, even the new lr3 and upcoming range rovers have jaguar engines and drivetrains, i don't know about for stuff. new explorers are coming from the factory with land rover texhnology like the Dynamic Stability Control
next year the range rover sport will have a 4.4L 32V DOHC S/C with 390hp and 390 torque. guess where that motor came from? jaguar's XKR, S type R, and XJR. except those are 4.2 liters, that is the only difference
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RE: NO MORE FREELANDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - 6/25/2005 2:37:17 AM
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traffictech870
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I had read something like that as well. From the POV of LR North AM the FL wasn't selling as hot as they had hoped. I think they got it togeather and realized that they went from such huge quaility and price jump between the LR3 and FL that they now realize they need a Disco 2 type vehicle that's going to fill the gap for consumers. I"m still going to be looking at an 03 Disco next year or maybe even an 04 if I can afford it and find one that's for sale.
ps. It's good to be back in the forums.
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RE: NO MORE FREELANDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - 6/26/2005 1:22:18 AM
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traffictech870
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If that's the case they should have never got rid of the Discovery II and just introduced the DiscoIII/LR3 as well as the modle below the free lander.
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RE: NO MORE FREELANDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - 6/28/2005 2:38:10 AM
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Lighting90
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ORIGINAL: GadgetRick
I'm glad I got my 04 Disco. Seems like it's one of the last pure (i.e. non-Ford) Rover vehicles. Glad to hear the LR3 hasn't really suffered, however so maybe there's still hope...
The Rickster
The sad fact is in todays world, no manufacturer actually builds a vehicle completely from their own parts, but actually raid each others part bins. (i.e. they all deal with the same componet suppliers these days) Or do deals to swap items. like Ford is buying Diesel engines from the PSA group, for it's cars. They even have started sharing factories, Toyota's new mini city car, is built in the same factory as the new mini city cars from Peugeot and Citroen, in fact all three cars are the same but with different noses. Each have put different bits into the car to create the whole and saved a lot of money by doing so.
Having said that, that is what Land Rover have always done, they have always raided the parts bin of other companies within the same group, the first Land Rover was built with a Rover Engine and gearbox, your disco 4 has door handles from other Rover cars, same with the sun roof (if you have one) switches, steering wheel etc etc... The LR3 is also not the first landie to have a jag engine fitted, back in the 70's they were building some landies with jag engines for the army contracts. The V8 is of course a buick.. 
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