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AT1963



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United Kingdom 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Orkney Grey
Must be my age!

With the recent cold weather i have had to resort to heated seats on and heated steering wheel Very Happy
Last car (defender) never had such luxuries so i feel very spoilt and very special Rolling with laughter

Post #428924 18th Jan 2023 7:36 pm
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Lightwater



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Ukraine 2013 Freelander 2 2.0T SE Auto Fuji White

Better to have a frozen numb bum than down under due to the heat, sweaty all around that area. Bloody uncomfortable. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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Post #428933 18th Jan 2023 9:08 pm
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Bobupndown



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United Kingdom 2014 Freelander 2 SD4 GS Auto Orkney Grey

Use mine regularly in winter, a nice feature that I never had before, used to freeze my butt in my Discovery 2s non heated leather.
Still not got a heated steering wheel but don't know what I'm missing. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

Post #428935 18th Jan 2023 9:42 pm
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3landertwo



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Must be my age!

a recent straw poll showed that most owners on here are over 60 !

Post #428938 19th Jan 2023 7:25 am
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Lightwater



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& with a rounding error there will be many more! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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Post #428940 19th Jan 2023 8:32 am
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Sidthecat



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Re: Must be my age!

AT1963 wrote:
With the recent cold weather i have had to resort to heated seats on and heated steering wheel Very Happy
Last car (defender) never had such luxuries so i feel very spoilt and very special Rolling with laughter


Thumbs Up both get my vote as well
And the winter pack that clears front and rear screens and side mirrors in the press of the one button


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Post #428941 19th Jan 2023 8:56 am
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IanMetro



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United Kingdom 2014 Freelander 2 SD4 Metropolis LE Auto Fuji White

I can't quite believe I am saying this but - the heated steering wheel, seats, front and rear screens are now on my list of essentials.
Although I do remember that I have thought being warm in the car as important as I paid out an extra £18 on my first car in 1961 to have a built in heater. They were extras in those days. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 74k+ miles) (MY2015)

Post #428943 19th Jan 2023 9:44 am
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jules



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Have the winter pack on the FL2 but no heated steering wheel - thought that it didnt matter as I've never had one.

But our Fiesta ST has all the toys inc heated steering wheel and now I wish the FL2 had one too Laughing Jules

Post #428948 19th Jan 2023 1:21 pm
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3landertwo



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Re: Must be my age!

Sidthecat wrote:



And the winter pack that clears front and rear screens and side mirrors in the press of the one button


I have that on my New Defender (L663)

It's magic at 08:00 on a cold frosty morning.

Post #428960 19th Jan 2023 4:15 pm
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jules



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jules wrote:

But our Fiesta ST has all the toys ...


Well, I say all the toys, but it doesn't have heated washer jets or the electric hot air heater like the FL2. so there Rolling with laughter Jules

Post #428991 19th Jan 2023 9:48 pm
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Just a driver



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I admit to being the age I look for less toys, more to go wrong and I forget they’re there or how to use them. Never even alter the radio station now, just on or off now.

Post #428998 20th Jan 2023 8:23 am
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Lightwater



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+1 Same AM radio station, so on & off.

A bit like a washing machine, always use the same cycle. It is beside the point that it has a cycle for every colour known to mankind.


I did add some actual useful gadgets to the car. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

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Rommel



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Went out in the Jeep Yesterday -5 c no heated anything men were harder in the 1940s
] 2013 FL2 XS.
Defender 90 300 TDi.
Defender 90 300 TDi CSW.
1964 MGB Roadster.
1944 Willys MB "Jeep" with bullet holes. (gone)
17 hand Irish Drought Thoroughbred (mostly lame)
Nagging Old Boiler.

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Lightwater



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Rommel wrote:

Unfortunately I only have a tow rope to clear the road. Wouldn't mind that traffic clearing device! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

Post #429002 20th Jan 2023 9:34 am
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Just a driver



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United Kingdom 2009 Freelander 2 SD4 GS Auto Stornoway Grey

Lightwater wrote:
+1 Same AM radio station, so on & off.

A bit like a washing machine, always use the same cycle. It is beside the point that it has a cycle for every colour known to mankind.


I did add some actual useful gadgets to the car.

I wonder apart from when someone first gets a washing machine and are playing with all the buttons, how many people actually use all the settings. I can see the appeal of toys if doing a lot of miles a year , but we didn’t quite do 7000 miles last year and can’t see us doing more then that this year.

Post #429004 20th Jan 2023 11:09 am
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