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 Picked up my new FL2 today |
upnaway
 21st Mar 2008 8:39 pm
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Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 5 · Views: 6738 · Subject: Picked up my new FL2 today |
| Engineer59, I like you are also on my 5th F/L and I dearly love Emily but having always run 3drs with flip up lids, drop t/gate glass and removeable back I really miss the fresh air that Freda gave me ... |
| Newbie |
upnaway
21st Mar 2008 8:19 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 14 · Views: 8829 · Subject: Newbie |
| Good to have you with us Harry. I smile every time I drive Emily, have you christened yours yet. Emily's anxious to know! Cheers I think F/L2 will be out of production before I work it all out, look a ... |
| Dual-mass flywheel |
upnaway
19th Mar 2008 10:04 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 12 · Views: 23373 · Subject: Dual-mass flywheel |
| I do not believe Ford currently have the Peugeot (nice try Rover60) unit has used in F/L2 in service. Funny things DMFs, you would have thought there would be more effective ways of getting rid of tho ... |
| Just Ordered FL2 |
upnaway
16th Mar 2008 5:26 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 35 · Views: 19548 · Subject: Just Ordered FL2 |
| No its not wrong to name your car. as soon as the sat nav spoke to me I knew her name was Emily! ChrisC, Emily sends her regards and wants to know your new babies name. |
| Floor mats? |
upnaway
14th Mar 2008 8:33 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 14 · Views: 12571 · Subject: Floor mats? |
| Annesley V impressed, Presumably photo taken in dealers showroom, taking the shovel to Emilys footwells this weekend. She deserves a treat. |
| 7 Seater launch date? |
upnaway
14th Mar 2008 8:21 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 3 · Views: 3196 · Subject: 7 Seater launch date? |
| Not sure about stop start as a fuel saver or saving the planet. If stopped at average traffic lights maybe 2 mins at 900 rpm, stop start overfuels engine to start it + the injector nozzle dribble whil ... |
| Things you didn`t know your FL2 could do! |
upnaway
13th Mar 2008 9:16 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 47 · Views: 35296 · Subject: Things you didn`t know your FL2 could do! |
| New F/L2s will fold their mirrors at speeds upto 70mph not the previously discussed 12mph. Do not know if this is a back compatable modification but shows somebody listens to customer comment. |
| Colours & associations |
upnaway
13th Mar 2008 9:04 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 39 · Views: 16815 · Subject: Colours & associations |
| Baltic Blue Dead Classy & oh so different to all those boring Silver thro Grey to Black Shades. Goes great with Black interior, the only colour for inside a car. Emily looks so good in it I might ... |
| Newbie looking to buy! |
upnaway
11th Mar 2008 10:02 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 23 · Views: 12595 · Subject: Newbie looking to buy! |
| Hi cannot comment on the rarified atmosphere of a HSE but I can tell you my SE has all I could want plus some. Emily will get to 1st service without need to visit dealer (15000miles). The SAT NAV is f ... |
| Transmission Problems |
upnaway
11th Mar 2008 9:50 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 4 · Views: 3989 · Subject: Transmission Problems |
| Solenoid-coil of copper wire surrounding a magnet, when electrical current applied to coil magnet moves due to polarity rejection thus making it a remote controlled switch. Sorry cannot help on other ... |
| My beautiful new FL2 |
upnaway
10th Mar 2008 9:50 pm
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Forum: My Freelander 2 · Replies: 14 · Views: 13423 · Subject: My beautiful new FL2 |
| Hope your smile is as wide as mine enjoy |
| Attack of the 5,2ft woman |
upnaway
10th Mar 2008 9:46 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 94 · Views: 48642 · Subject: Attack of the 5,2ft woman |
With a bit of a tidy up cg you could flog this solution on ebay. You are to be applauded for such a neat job I suspect I would have resorted to a length of baler twine.
The best solution though wou ... |
| Sunblind not retracting |
upnaway
7th Mar 2008 8:48 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 9 · Views: 5549 · Subject: Sunblind not retracting |
| Opened mine on day 1 for the additional light and not touched it since. IMHO superfluous feature in UK, n4ewg much appreciate it if you could tell me what its usefull for. |
| Floor mats? |
upnaway
5th Mar 2008 9:54 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 14 · Views: 12571 · Subject: Floor mats? |
| Chicken George glad you posted reply because from the photo I was doubting whether a pair of muddy boots boots had ever crossed the sill treadstrips. I do like the way the doors cover the lower sills ... |
| Floor mats? |
upnaway
4th Mar 2008 10:42 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 14 · Views: 12571 · Subject: Floor mats? |
| Surprised how effective L/R mats are. The only problem I find is disengaging the rubber mat from the retention hook without spreading half of the bottom field all over the carpet, only applies to driv ... |
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