Hi All,

Only joined the forum 5 days ago as I am looking to purchase a TD4 in the very near future. I have spent plenty of time reading alot of the posts which has been very informative as I need to decide which spec and colour to choose and agree a price / budget.

I then went on and viewed the gallery and to my amazement there is a photo of me in the factory gallery!!
I do not remember that being taken!!

At this point I can confess that I work for Land Rover and have worked on the Freelander 2 project for a few years now as a result of the launch phase being complete I have now returned to my native homeland of Solihull. Having watched this vehicle being built I have seen first hand the vast improvement over Freelander 1 in terms of design and assembly quality, its a shame that it could not still be built in Solihull but the Halewood plant have been outstanding

I do not like reading about the problems that some owners have experienced but I think generally the responce from the public has been very positive, there still appears to be a few niggles though!

I hope to add some useful information to the forum in the future........ although I can't say too much!!!................  His - BMW 116i SE - love it! BMW 118i SE on order!

Hers - Merc A150 Avantgarde - hate it!, want to change this for a NEW FREELANDER ASAP! providing my local LR dealer can actually be bothered to get back to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May look elsewhere..............!

Good to have you onboard SwissTony

SwissTony wrote:

............................I do not like reading about the problems that some owners have experienced but I think generally the responce from the public has been very positive, there still appears to be a few niggles though!

Nah, every make of car has it's troubles these days, a result of all the technology being packed in, I guess.

Oh for the days of Plugs 'n' Points  “You feel uneasy, as the mad scientist locks the door behind you & dissolves the key in a vat of Acid”

Welcome, the teething troubles will be sorted and the car is such a huge improvement on the last one, just wish they would get the pti sorted! D4 HSE Lux for me
FL2 HSE Zermatt & Alpacca for the wife now gone
Skoda Yeti L&K for the wife.

Despite the problems SwissTony cars are still great and we won't outcast you....mind you you do drive a 'beamer', so where was your true loyalty?? Glad to see the new car has inspired more confidence

Hi swiss Tony,

Know you from the d3 forum... where you are famous already.
Show us the picture please!

captain_sugar wrote:

Hi swiss Tony,

Know you from the d3 forum... where you are famous already.
Show us the picture please!

captain_sugar - Must be a different Swiss Tony as I heve never been on that forum! Do I need to change my name to protect the innocent? The picture is in the gallery, factory album.

Pelyma - your right the pti has been abit troublesome....... If its any consolation other manufacturers have the same problems as LR

Carlfraz - Loyalty............err! ..... Land Rover was once owned by BMW, does that count? Would love to own a Land Rover and all being well I will do soon although it may still be too much money but here's hoping! 10% employee discount will help but it might not be enough I am very confident that this car will be a success, but then I would say that! Seriously though, it is now built in Ford's Best manufacturing plant so that speaks for itself  His - BMW 116i SE - love it! BMW 118i SE on order!

Hers - Merc A150 Avantgarde - hate it!, want to change this for a NEW FREELANDER ASAP! providing my local LR dealer can actually be bothered to get back to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May look elsewhere..............!

Hello Swiss Tony,

Here's your alter ego:
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/member1581.html

I believe the disco swiss tony is a dealer sales person, so also connected to LR....

That Swiss Tony is a dealer from Caffyns or Harwoods Edenbridge (can't remember which) D4 HSE Lux for me
FL2 HSE Zermatt & Alpacca for the wife now gone
Skoda Yeti L&K for the wife.

Hi SwissTony,
I believe you'll have a great time on this forum, we all do!
You certainly did build a fine car up there Congrats!

What a dedicated and concentrated look he has on his face too



Or did he drop his spanner

I feel this pic deserves a caption competition in good old Martin's Web Site Inc fashion

simon wrote:

I feel this pic deserves a caption competition in good old Martin's Web Site Inc fashion

defkalion wrote:

Hi SwissTony,
I believe you'll have a great time on this forum, we all do!
You certainly did build a fine car up there Congrats!

Cheers defkalion, I won't take all the credit, it was a team effort from all of the project team  His - BMW 116i SE - love it! BMW 118i SE on order!

Hers - Merc A150 Avantgarde - hate it!, want to change this for a NEW FREELANDER ASAP! providing my local LR dealer can actually be bothered to get back to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May look elsewhere..............!

simon wrote:

What a dedicated and concentrated look he has on his face too

Or did he drop his spanner

I feel this pic deserves a caption competition in good old Martin's Web Site Inc fashion

This forum is good already!

Be kind with the captions

Fashion is company issue I'm afraid, it protects the vehicle from paint damage  His - BMW 116i SE - love it! BMW 118i SE on order!

Hers - Merc A150 Avantgarde - hate it!, want to change this for a NEW FREELANDER ASAP! providing my local LR dealer can actually be bothered to get back to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May look elsewhere..............!

captain_sugar wrote:

simon wrote:

I feel this pic deserves a caption competition in good old Martin's Web Site Inc fashion

And an additional discount from LR upon bying a car for using Swiss Tony as a photo model!

I believe this picture and another one have been used in the press packs so I think I should be looking at at least 25% now  His - BMW 116i SE - love it! BMW 118i SE on order!

Hers - Merc A150 Avantgarde - hate it!, want to change this for a NEW FREELANDER ASAP! providing my local LR dealer can actually be bothered to get back to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May look elsewhere..............!

Admit it you're having a nap! D4 HSE Lux for me
FL2 HSE Zermatt & Alpacca for the wife now gone
Skoda Yeti L&K for the wife.