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The Doctor



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FL2 and a spot of evening off roading

These pics refer to the upcoming meet in Derbyshire if anyone is interested as per this post: http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic7769.html

Anyway, I decided to have an off roading session this evening down a couple of tracks near to Chatsworth and Darley Moor. These will be covered when we meet and frankly they proved to be very rocky and some nice big mud puddles were available thanks to last nights thunderstorm. In the last picture I took out of the back window, you should just be able to see the Mitsubishi Shogun I had to squeeze past going the other way.

Here are the pics courtesy of my iPhone 4:

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Post #106374 28th Jun 2011 7:18 pm
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my driveway is more rocky than that!
Post #106375 28th Jun 2011 7:22 pm
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landy19840 wrote:
my driveway is more rocky than that!


Laughing

Typical misjudgment of pictures. These pictures never do off roading any justice. Trust me its very rocky and there was one point along the route where I heard a faint scraping on the underside so almost pushing the ground clearance limits of the FL2. Wouldn't be an issue anywhere with good old Defender! LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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its a road At work
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The Doctor



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chicken george wrote:
its a road


Yes there were some double yellow lines halfway down and a tesco express Rolling Eyes LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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Post #106384 28th Jun 2011 7:58 pm
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off road:

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off head

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off piste

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off the beaten track

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off the map

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And there's nothing there a Freelander2 can't do. Looking forward to getting one and posting some pics of what they can really do Thumbs Up

One FL1 and one FL2 did the Help for Heroes European Rally this year. They should be back in the UK this weekend. The FL1 came 2nd outof 42 cars Thumbs Up Current driveway contents:
2021 V60 Cross Country B5
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all off the above routes have clearly been used before so are still, 'on road' At work
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This has NOT been used before, although I can understand why you might think it has. Current driveway contents:
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2009 FL2 dog bus and shooting wagon

On Order: 2023 Fisker Ocean Ultra - deposit paid.
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And I was the first one through this after a digger scooped the hole, so nobody had been through it before, so double- nerr Ner Ner Current driveway contents:
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Post #106411 28th Jun 2011 10:14 pm
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The Doctor



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Interesting pics but the FL2 has ground clearance issues as was highlighted on LR day so the Disco and Defender et al are more capable in that regard.

Whereabouts were those pics taken? LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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Collecting apples for the cider NoDo$h in that first photo Wink Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis
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NoDo$h



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Orchard: Lulworth, Dorset (the 90 is mine too)
Cider barrels: My house, Dorset
Snow: Puddletown, Dorset - on call for Wessex 4x4 Response
Woodland: Holland
Sand hole: Luxembourg

The latter two pics taken on the Help for Heroes European Rally 2011

FL2 may have clearance issues, but it's lighter and can hold a line through slippery surfaces better than some heavier vehicles. Most times you ground a vehicle it's poor line choice rather than an inherent vehicle problem.

When I get a FL2 I'll put some underbody armour on it and happy days Thumbs Up Current driveway contents:
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Really pleased to see a thread on green laning / off roading on here! Thumbs Up
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npinks



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Are you replacing the disco with the FL2? Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis
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NoDo$h



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That's the plan, but unlikely to be a new one. work is rather slack and with the miles I do, the smaller vehicle makes sense. going to swap the 90 for a D2 for workhorse and towing duties and hopefully end up with some money in the bank for a change! Current driveway contents:
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