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fredastaire



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Freelander 2 not seen in Germany or Austria

Just travelled over 900 Kms in Germany from north to south on autobahns on a Coach.
About 3 Range Rovers, 4 Discos, 4 Evokes seen ALL day.
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NOT 1 FREELANDER 2 seen!!!
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Come on Landrover!
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Loads of 4WD completion from Toyota, Hond, Merc etc; particularly dozens of YETI seen.
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Does the FL fail to sell in this huge country?
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Kind regards from Fred. 2010GS Auto ex Celeb, Santorini Black, 2011 facelift , spoiler, spats, mudflaps, LED footwell lamps, Witter detach,
Other cars:-
1958 & 1959 Austin J40 Pedal Cars under restoration (I make many J40 parts)
If you have an Austin J40 or Pathfinder Pedal Car looking for a new home pls PM me.
2009 Meriva

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fredastaire



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I have now reached Croatia having passed in total through parts of France, Belgium, most of Germany, corners of Austria and Italy and Slovenia and in all that travelling have only seen ONE Freelander!! A few RR and Disco.
Quashki are seen in great volume !!
Does this show that Europeans think LR is not good enough??
Kind regards from Fred
PS ill have to edit when I can spell the Nissan Qua.... 2010GS Auto ex Celeb, Santorini Black, 2011 facelift , spoiler, spats, mudflaps, LED footwell lamps, Witter detach,
Other cars:-
1958 & 1959 Austin J40 Pedal Cars under restoration (I make many J40 parts)
If you have an Austin J40 or Pathfinder Pedal Car looking for a new home pls PM me.
2009 Meriva

Post #195522 18th Aug 2013 8:57 pm
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chicken george



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correct spelling is nissan dustbin At work
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Post #195523 18th Aug 2013 9:24 pm
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taztastic



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Is it Squishsquash? that's what little Taz calls them and she knows everything

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confoederatius



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fredastaire wrote:
...Does this show that Europeans think LR is not good enough??...


I can only speak for Switzerland, where we also have quite som RR, Discos and Ewoks, but only very few Freelys. In general Range Rover has a very good reputation. For most of the people here all I have mentioned are "Range Rovers" and only the Defender is recognised as a Land Rover. And thats probably the point why only few go for the FL. For most people here its a huge and expensive RR so they don't even consider buying it when they want an SUV. MY2013, 2.2 TD4 SE fuji white
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fredastaire



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It just makes me question on behalf of all of us members of the forum whether we are blinkered and have all made a wrong choice.
There is an enormous slice of market for the medium size 4x4 as witnesse by the volume of cars in this catagory that I have seen through all these counties yet LR apparently are missing out of in a big way!
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Kind regards from Fred
PS I am still looking for a LR passenger side step. 2010GS Auto ex Celeb, Santorini Black, 2011 facelift , spoiler, spats, mudflaps, LED footwell lamps, Witter detach,
Other cars:-
1958 & 1959 Austin J40 Pedal Cars under restoration (I make many J40 parts)
If you have an Austin J40 or Pathfinder Pedal Car looking for a new home pls PM me.
2009 Meriva

Post #195586 19th Aug 2013 1:27 pm
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michal969



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...this one FL2 you saw had to be mine... Very Happy.....travelled from Czech through Austria,Slovenia to Croatia.On this 1200 km trip I only saw two FL2s Sad

Post #195965 21st Aug 2013 8:50 pm
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dunkley201



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I have only just got back from a 5-week caravan journey through Denmark & Sweden to Norway (2,900 miles door to door). Visited Oslo, Bergen & went as far north as Røros (@ over 62 degrees North). Only saw about 8 Freelanders - (one of which was LRswe's in Malmo) - didn't see him, only his car Rolling Eyes Saw more Disco Commercials than any others, also a handfull of FFRR, RRS and Ewoks, & even fewer Jags. It was noticeable that the Freelander often turned heads, although that may have been as much because of the GB plate & RHD, which was even rarer than Freelanders! I believe it may be a reflection of the poor or non-existent dealer network in Scandinavia. I remember "Athelstan" always remarking on the failings of the dealership support in Switzerland. It looks to be the same in Scandinavia. 10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)

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Post #195977 21st Aug 2013 9:38 pm
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fredastaire



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Just seen a UK reg RR in Porec, one white Evoke and another RR having seen hundreds and hundreds of cars today locally.
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Mike at LR your company is missing out big time on sales in Germany and Austria and Croatia, Nissan , Toyota and VAG group have it all their way over here with great quantities of 4x4.
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Yetis and Qashqi are seen big time!
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Landrover please take note!!!!!! 2010GS Auto ex Celeb, Santorini Black, 2011 facelift , spoiler, spats, mudflaps, LED footwell lamps, Witter detach,
Other cars:-
1958 & 1959 Austin J40 Pedal Cars under restoration (I make many J40 parts)
If you have an Austin J40 or Pathfinder Pedal Car looking for a new home pls PM me.
2009 Meriva

Post #196068 22nd Aug 2013 8:21 pm
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chicken george



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Andyc complained that the LR dealers in Norway were non existant I think they are sold through volvo dealers or similar.

but AndyC complained about everything so this maybe incorrect At work
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Post #196072 22nd Aug 2013 8:36 pm
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chrisr1806



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Never even heard of him. What happened to him?

Post #196075 22nd Aug 2013 8:41 pm
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dunkley201



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Spotted in Oslo, off Bogstadveien

I did see this UK registered RHD FL2 in Oslo - judging by the reg, he belongs there!

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08 FL2 TD4 SE Manual in Rimini Red (Now Gone)

Post #196081 22nd Aug 2013 8:48 pm
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chicken george



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Andy is the forth highest poster on here, most of his posts were complaining about me Laughing , Hes not posted for ages.

a Brit living the high life in Norway - ie homesick and grumpy Whistle At work
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Post #196086 22nd Aug 2013 9:02 pm
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chrisr1806



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Laughing

Strange how some members just stop posting. Confused

Post #196090 22nd Aug 2013 9:06 pm
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fredastaire



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I just believe that LR have a huge untapped market on mainland Europe that is so close to home.
When you have a good product that can operate in a very similar operating temperature and weather environment using standard factory build perameters you should market and build up a good sales area.
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There is evidently such a big hole in LR marketing that I hope this forum is seen by LR directors and they do something about it.
They already have the European LH build spec on the production line.
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Kind regards from Fred 2010GS Auto ex Celeb, Santorini Black, 2011 facelift , spoiler, spats, mudflaps, LED footwell lamps, Witter detach,
Other cars:-
1958 & 1959 Austin J40 Pedal Cars under restoration (I make many J40 parts)
If you have an Austin J40 or Pathfinder Pedal Car looking for a new home pls PM me.
2009 Meriva

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