Freelander 2 rust

[OldGermanHeaps]

Seeing lots of these with corrosion advisorys, or mot failures on the sills and subframes.
Is this common to them all or just scotland?
How bad a job is a diy subframe replacement?
When I go to view some cars is there any difficult to see areas that get it particularly badly? I can take my endoscope camera if i know where to look.
I hate rust, its the main reason i havent bought a bmw or merc for a decade despite liking them.

[geeks]

I don't remember it being common when I looked and chose mine a year or so ago but then I narrowed the pool quite quickly so that might be why.

[S100HP]

Subframes rot. Mines on the south coast and isn't brilliant underneath. I've treated it with Bilt Hamber.

I'd not touch one in the North at this age.

[geeks]

S100HP said:

Subframes rot. Mines on the south coast and isn't brilliant underneath. I've treated it with Bilt Hamber.

I'd not touch one in the North at this age.

At which age? Newest are 2014, mine is a 2010 and is fine underneath (touch wood) at 110,000 miles

[S100HP]

Mines a 2013. The newest are 12 years old now.

[A.J.M]

Subframe rot is a known thing on them.

Also the back arches and sill area is a known weak point, you can get replacement panels for that area though.

We have a 2014 and it does have the back arches and sills do have rust that’s going to need addressing.
But it has lived its whole life in either Inverness or central Scotland with 160k on it so it’s had a fair amount of salt exposure.

[OldGermanHeaps]

Deffo seems to be a scotland thing looking at mot histories on cars for sale.

[A.J.M]

On the Facebook group for the cars, it seems anywhere in the country can produce cars with the rust issues.

Ours will get sorted at some point when funds allow.

Although I did go 250 miles south to buy a D4 to avoid rusty Scottish cars.

[OldGermanHeaps]

Its 350 for a new subframe, or 500 for a subframe and all rear arms bushes and balljoints so if its only the subframe that goes and the car itself is ok it might be a way to pick up a bargain, then give it a nice fresh tight rear end.