300bhp/ton
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How are you paying for the fuel and maintenance of a car covering this distance? Assuming an average working year of 260 working days. 85 miles/day is just over 22,000 miles a year.Fair enuff, let me explain .
Wear and tear , replacement and maintenance is fine, a prop is wear and tear, those will be done as and when I am not looking to kill it, notice in the OP I state when / if it dies / catastrophic failure. If it suffers a major failure that takes it off the road , then spending time fixing it will not be an option and a replacement will be needed sharpish, reason for the OP.
Doing a daily commute of 85 Miles with business miles on top in a soft top 90 is not really viable. So I am not using the toy while I fix the D2 if it dies.
Cheers
However to cover 30,000 miles a year at say 28mpg is 1071 gallons. At approx £5.72/gallon that is £6126 on fuel per year.
The newer LR models will offer better comfort, refinement and arguably road handling & manners. But the likes of an L322 or D3/RRS will require more maintenance costs to cover this distance, as parts are more complex and more costly on the whole. A Freelander on the whole should be cheaper to run, better on fuel and less demanding on maintenance costs.
I would think trying to find a vehicle with as low miles on as possible might be a good idea. No point buying a high miler to then add lots more miles.
I'd say maybe look out for a 3.2 litre Freelander 2. It'll be smoother and nicer than the diesel variants and if paying for the fuel is not an issue really, then it's not a problem. And I suspect on a run the 3.2 isn't so far behind what a Td5 is doing mpg wise (and similar to a Td6 L322). The Td4 FL2 will be the most frugal and probably 10mph better than a D3 and more over the L322.