Taking a risk on a Freelander

摘要

Fancy a Freelander? You can pretty much pick one up for free these days. A mate reckoned it would make an ideal first car for his teenage son; after all, when he inevitably hit something he would stand a fair chance of escaping unharmed. What scuppered that plan was the cost of insurance, so junior will have to stick to a moped for now. Never mind the lack of retail interest as sellers wait for small ads to be answered; it's the indifference at the auction that is most telling, especially if the engine gulps petrol. Should we worry, though? After all, what you get is a practical little lorry that will cling to gradients that would make some full-sized 4×4s panic.