Looks like the doc maybe losing his money whichever way it goes!

I would rather end up paying up £20. A good cold, snowy winter would be welcome after last winters relentless mild, wind and rain.

A chance to try out the winter tyres would be good (grooves not included ) LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
LOT (Lord of Time) - University of Gallifrey

It's dark nights already here - and a sprinkling of snow outside. One of the only two roads out of here is now closed until next April and it was minus 2°C last night and a Max day temp of only +7°C today. Winter - best season of the year.

How does your weather compare to the same time last year Richard? I understand the snow cover across Russia and Scandinavia has built up more rapidly this year which has a knock on effect apparently. LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
LOT (Lord of Time) - University of Gallifrey

Doc
Last winter the snow falls started far too early with falls in late September onwards. Day temperatures are too high that early to provide for a good solid base, hence by November the snow had gone below 1,000mtrs. It was a close run but a week before Christmas heavy snow fell and so did both day and night temperatures to ensure it stayed around till March.

This time around we have had only light snow falls so far and the snow line is around 900mtrs. It is far too warm during the day for this snow to survive. And the forecast is not good for the early opening of our ski pistes. However, as is the weather at any time of the year in these mountains - that situation can change overnight. Unlikely though.

Best senario is heavy snow falls in late November and lasting low temperatures around 2 to 3°C during the day and below zero at night. Then a white Christmas is guaranteed, as well as great skiing conditions.

Stevie5tapes wrote:

Metjef on twitter is saying it will be a cold and wet winter!

He's not hedging his bets much then . One of the predictions I have seen is that January will be the coldest month.....well yeah....  
Hung like Einstein, smart as a horse.

The link below gives real time representation of current conditions around the globe. I have it set on the MI (Misery Index) which shows current surface temperatures, left click an area to get the temperature details. You can move the globe around with your mouse. Click the word Earth to change settings.

I don't know that its much use but its visually quite interesting.

http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/...,67.81,394 
Hung like Einstein, smart as a horse.

All we can do is wait and see! Black MY2013 SD4 GS Auto, Wood Company Armrest, Freel2 sticker.
Gone MY2010 Freelander 2 Manual TD4.e S, Alaska White.

i'm hoping for a white winter, so i can see how my General Grabber GT in snow and compare them to my old continentals which were just ok, i'd like to see if the new MY14 feels like it heats up better with the extra heat from the steering wheel also Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

npinks wrote:

i'd like to see if the new MY14 feels like it heats up better with the extra heat from the steering wheel also

Steering Wheel heats up an absolute treat

I think that this will prove to be a very popular mod now that owners know that it can be retrofitted  Foraging near Gaydon....
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MY13 HSE Lux SD4, Baltic Blue - current, 30,000> miles without fault
MY12 HSE 2.2 SD4, Sumatra Black - gone after 10 months/43,000 fault-free miles

On the my13 freelander is it a definite that it needs a new clock spring for the heated steering wheel?

3 disco
If you have a model year 2013 FL2 you do not need a new clock spring.

What you do need is a heated steering wheel, with the "heating" side switch attached - see nPinks flashing avatar that he likes to display like a kid in a sweet shop, as though he's the only one in the world with a heated steering wheel.

The two wires to connect/power the new steering wheel heating switch "should" be in place already to connect to your new steering wheel. Usually LR have wrapped it in a grey foam type sheath to hide it. From the pictures I have seen it sits on left hand side of the cavity that holds your existing clock spring in place. If for some reason known only to LR these wires are not there, then Martin the owner of this site has a plug and wires to do this job at only a few Quid delivered.b

If you need a new heated steering wheel with the switch packs in place I can let you have one at a very advantageous discounted price. Just PM me.

If you like it you can borrow it, might keep you warm and toasty in your miserable sad exsistance  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Badger1970 wrote:

npinks wrote:

i'd like to see if the new MY14 feels like it heats up better with the extra heat from the steering wheel also

Steering Wheel heats up an absolute treat

I think that this will prove to be a very popular mod now that owners know that it can be retrofitted

We all now know that the new post MY2012 LR heated steering wheel cannot be "retro fitted" to pre MY2012 FL2's - so why do you continue to report that it can when it can't and misinform members of this forum. It is therefore abundantly clear to others that only you have not understood this fact.

And, we all know now following an extensive posting by Ducadim that to have a heated steering wheel on a pre MY2012 you would need to go down the route of the Russian FL2 enthusiast "Master LR" based in Moscow and undertake his very extensive rewiring modification to achieve this. As fellow Russian Freel2 member Ducadim also reported - "to do that you need to be experienced" a.k.a. re auto electronics. Wake up to reality Badger

npinks wrote:

If you like it you can borrow it, might keep you warm and toasty in your miserable sad exsistance