All the bollo cks on the forum about colour of the freelander who got a towbar, who has'nt, do you tow a caravan everybody brought their car for they own reasons Be it towing or offroading or just cruising around in comfort lets have more post on the positive side of owning a freelander the colour if someone brought a black one they know about cleaning it otherwise they would not have brought it if its grey so what it doesnt make the thing go any faster and the post about cleaning your tailpipe well thats my rant over 07my Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Baltic Blue,Privacy Glass,Ebony black leather,Land rover detachable towbar,S/S Side bars,Climair wind deflectors,Bramble Rash,

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You missed out dogging, gives a superior view, especially with the rear stadium style seating !  

Rover I wholeheartedly agree.

But I suppose thats what makes life interesting, the fact we are all different.....

Some posts on here are completely random, some boring, some don't relate to me, but sometimes, sometimes, someone posts something that makes you think, makes you laugh, makes you angry, or just plain makes you go and look at your motor and check, then makes you realise it's all pretty petty realistically, but it's nice to have someone with a similar motor who you can relate/complain/praise to isn't it?

Also the dogging is quite good

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A good point well put, but getting stuck behind a caravan on the A494 for 10+ miles does really get up your nose , when all you want to do is get as many miles covered before your one year old wakes up (and a similar experience on the way home too).
For that reason and many other caravan delay experiences I can never agree with caravanning, the most selfish of holiday ideas.

I bet even the most harden vanner would have been as angry as Mrs G and I where when stuck behind that particular on the A494 what a w he was. Even cars coming the opposite direction where having to brake/swerve to avoid him. At work
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I think the banter is what makes this the site it is.

We just have to remember to make it obvious to everyone, not just those 'in' on the joke, that it is indeed banter.

- Dick

I do agree it no good all being the same otherwise it would be a boring old life.forum members all have points of veiw and thats proberly why the forum is so popular but some of the posts get a bit over the top and go on for so long im not complaining about the forum or the members just having my say 07my Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Baltic Blue,Privacy Glass,Ebony black leather,Land rover detachable towbar,S/S Side bars,Climair wind deflectors,Bramble Rash,

snappa wrote:

Rover I wholeheartedly agree.

But I suppose thats what makes life interesting, the fact we are all different.....

I'm not different ....

Just 'special'

Special needs

I suppose I am quite new to this forum having recently bought my lovely Freelander but i am becoming increasingly dissillusioned by much of content of the forum in that any attempt to discuss the vehicle or lack of knowledge of it is rapidly taken over by bigotry and negative critique of a few.
If you look at the record of these offenders and they know who they are they actually do not contribute much added knowledge to the forum other than their questionable humour and their semi private "in-jokes".
I find some of the comments made about some of our pastimes frankly offensive and though I do not respond to it I do find it very difficult to understand how anyone could be so offensive. Then I suppose thats how the BNP gets its support and remember much of it is in the north of our beatiful country. A joke is a joke but some of the comments go too far!
Live and let live or at least declare that your way is the only way and that you are not prepared to tolerate any other way. My history books remind me that this attitude was quite acceptable somewhere in Europe not that long ago.
Think on and ensure that the humour is plainly transparent. Ralph
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Interesting.
I can only assume you are referring to the caravan/anti-caravan divisions of the forum? I have read many such comments but they do not constitute bigotry. It is such an emotive word, I would suggest its use is reserved for more serious issues. In any event, site moderation would quickly prevent such serious issues being discussed.
Interesting also, that you should chose to resurrect the North/South divide by likening the North to Nazi Germany. Perhaps there's a debate to be had as to which would be more offensive: suggesting caravans are irritating or branding a large section of the country's population as fascists.
People inevitably have different levels of developed humour and various tolerances to it. However, to truly consider yourself tolerant you would need to learn to tolerate said variances, otherwise that could indeed class as bigotry, since bigotry is irrespective of perceived justification?
Finally, just a simple word: perspective.

Addendum:
I should point out that I have made no 'caravan' references in any of my posts (save, this one) and remain abstained from the debate.

The BNP are anything but humerous and have nothing to do with this site and any comments on it. I feel with that strange post you have pushed the boundries too far. Pot and kettle me thinks.
I will continue to get annoyed about caravans everytime I get stuck behind one.It is a perfectly understandable reaction. Especially on the twisty roads in my area that seem to attract so many tourists and also make caravans so difficult to safely overtake. Us country dwellers do have lives, jobs and interests you know and do not live at the quiet peaceful pace that many seem to think we go. So yes we will get upset when even a simple journey gets delayed by yet another caravan. At work
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