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 JD Power survey 2010 - SUVs |
VIKING
 9th Jun 2010 4:54 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 9 · Views: 5391 · Subject: JD Power survey 2010 - SUVs |
Lexus RX no.1? A neighbour of mine has that car, and it looks allright, but everytime I see it, I think to myself:
Will that car get ahead in the deep snow, crawling up the mountainside in deep snow ... |
| Failing Parking Sensors Poll |
VIKING
6th Jun 2010 3:42 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 95 · Views: 69271 · Subject: Failing Parking Sensors Poll |
My experience is that this only occurs in or after heavy rain. So probably the sencors are not too happy about water....  |
| stunning photos |
VIKING
6th Apr 2010 4:10 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 8 · Views: 4264 · Subject: stunning photos |
Very nice pictures.. Thank you for sharing. 
How did he get out from the snow the first set of pictures, -last photo? That snow looked wet and heavy. Not easy to drive through. |
| "STEERING COLUMN LOCKED" ?? What does that mean?? |
VIKING
16th Feb 2010 5:21 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 41 · Views: 55219 · Subject: "STEERING COLUMN LOCKED" ?? What does that mean?? |
STEERING COLUMN LOCK
The vehicle has an electronic steering column
lock that is deactivated when the remote
control is inserted in the docking port.
Note: It may be necessary to rotate the steerin ... |
| "STEERING COLUMN LOCKED" ?? What does that mean?? |
VIKING
12th Feb 2010 10:01 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 41 · Views: 55219 · Subject: "STEERING COLUMN LOCKED" ?? What does that mean?? |
Have now asked the service dept. They wanted to have a look at it, so I am going in on Tuesday for a check-up.
Whilst you're being checked, get the car done too
Well, I assume you may ha ... |
| "STEERING COLUMN LOCKED" ?? What does that mean?? |
VIKING
12th Feb 2010 12:59 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 41 · Views: 55219 · Subject: "STEERING COLUMN LOCKED" ?? What does that mean?? |
| Have now asked the service dept. They wanted to have a look at it, so I am going in on Tuesday for a check-up. |
| "STEERING COLUMN LOCKED" ?? What does that mean?? |
VIKING
12th Feb 2010 10:16 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 41 · Views: 55219 · Subject: "STEERING COLUMN LOCKED" ?? What does that mean?? |
This morning the message STEERING COLUMN LOCKED appeared in the display. What does that mean?
Turned the engine off and on again, and then the message disapeared. And the car worked normally.
Bu ... |
| Influence the freelander 3. Your wish list. |
VIKING
20th Jan 2010 7:44 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 265 · Views: 129469 · Subject: Influence the freelander 3. Your wish list. |
The option to order air-suspension
the possibility to have at least two mobile-phones connected at the same time.
The car should be 20 cm longer. 10cm more for passengers, and 10 cm more for luggage ... |
| Starting up a FL2 at between minus 20C and minus 30C. |
VIKING
15th Jan 2010 10:22 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 30 · Views: 17221 · Subject: Starting up a FL2 at between minus 20C and minus 30C. |
this makes a bit of interesting reading on the bad starting problem
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=80853
What Bad Start problem? 
In my opinion The FL2- starting is ... |
| Starting up a FL2 at between minus 20C and minus 30C. |
VIKING
12th Jan 2010 9:24 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 30 · Views: 17221 · Subject: Starting up a FL2 at between minus 20C and minus 30C. |
Hi,do they have a type of antifreeze added to the diesel there as over here standard diesel begins to go waxy at -15c which then begins to freeze
I dont know really, but I dont think so. We produc ... |
| Starting up a FL2 at between minus 20C and minus 30C. |
VIKING
11th Jan 2010 6:40 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 30 · Views: 17221 · Subject: Starting up a FL2 at between minus 20C and minus 30C. |
Hi Viking,
but last week I saw -8C and didn’t like the cranking
At -8C the car starts more or less right away. Maybe it takes two seconds, but not more. |
| UK winter tyre vs 4x4 debate |
VIKING
11th Jan 2010 5:42 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 11 · Views: 6085 · Subject: UK winter tyre vs 4x4 debate |
I refuse to buy any  , I will if the weather is as bad every winter but the average UK weather simply isnt bad enough to bother
Your problem, not mine..... |
| Starting up a FL2 at between minus 20C and minus 30C. |
VIKING
11th Jan 2010 5:34 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 30 · Views: 17221 · Subject: Starting up a FL2 at between minus 20C and minus 30C. |
We have had a chilly period here in Norway. Some places were down to minus 42C
(some claimed -47C), but generally we had between -20C to -30C. (Warm now though. Only -7C)
So how was it startin ... |
| UK winter tyre vs 4x4 debate |
VIKING
11th Jan 2010 5:07 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 11 · Views: 6085 · Subject: UK winter tyre vs 4x4 debate |
reading over on D3, one of the people said he ran winter tyres all year round and got 40k out of a set, not sure if it was on a D3 though
Have to warn strongly against that!
Just as summer tyres ... |
| UK winter tyre vs 4x4 debate |
VIKING
11th Jan 2010 4:13 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 11 · Views: 6085 · Subject: UK winter tyre vs 4x4 debate |
| This may make you angry in the UK, but we have seen on the news here in Norway reports from the UK how everything stops with just a little bit of snow. And the reporters more or less laugh, -at least ... |
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