the X-***** fred

Just thought I wud start this one because it seems that most of the posters (is that the rite word?) on here no longer own a hippo (see not "trail" as yu fort)
It wud appear that most of us have now seen the light - even Mondeo - staunch supporter of Hippoos - has got fed up with driving 2wd Hippoos and is looking for a reliable buggy!

So here it is - fred for talkin about hippoos for peeps wot dont own one - but have possibly had the interesting experience at some point in the past. (I can see the flamers being loaded as i type)

i think minge is the only regular poster left with one now

They'll all end up in a Series you know; sooner or later you'll all admit you want one.

yella disco said:

i think minge is the only regular poster left with one now

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ah! bet even the mighty minger has a series but he's not man enough to admit it, after all his attempts at trying to get us to believe its a good veehickeel.
i think we need porno..eh! photographic prove

Hi all,

Just to let you know two weeks ago I had some sparetime (as this forum was down), that I cleaned and oiled the K&Nfilter again, introduced the little ball in the EGR vacuumpipe again and also with a small hecksaw I sew a groove in each of the special screws that hold the MAF, took it out and cleaned with brakecleaner (as Ming said) and have to admit everything working fine, seems to run slightly better than before, maybe the K&Nfilter is partially the reason for that. Next week I will pass the MOT test with it, hope it will be ok. Hello to all and glad tos ee you're all back again. Take care.

Btw: Still driving my Hippo and hope to do so for many more years.... no Series for me, no sir. (Lack of place, the Hippo just enters into the garage, in length and in width and for the garagedoor also in height. Some centimeters slack on all sides is all I have, so ....)

kinell will, where ya bin, great ter see yer(so to speak), oh how ive missed yer uncle albert tales

yella disco said:

kinell will, where ya bin, great ter see yer(so to speak), oh how ive missed yer uncle albert tales

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Not my pictures ??

I'm pretty sure Ming does.

willo said:

Hi all,

. Some centimeters slack on all sides is all I have, so ....)

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so you know my ex then?

Cashew here and I've still got my hippo..now my drivers door solenoid has gone, along with both front windows and the sunroof, but least she's still ere....

yella disco said:

i think minge is the only regular poster left with one now

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Yep its still goin well, its a good machine and has been proven not jist er soft roader, ulike its rivals slitty eyed soft roaders. . . .

sum of us are southern poofters wot dont wanna tank - yet wanna reliable vehicle.
ya boo sucks!

hi ya cashewnut and minge

The Mad Hat Man said:

sum of us are southern poofters wot dont wanna tank - yet wanna reliable vehicle.
ya boo sucks!

hi ya cashewnut and minge

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Yup flips. . .ows the land er the risin sun goin. . .

not bad yet - 2 months and nuffing but petrol. Am beginning to relax, and not become hysterical wiv every clunk

has anyone got one of these new ford hippos yet?!

cashybai said:

Cashew here and I've still got my hippo..now my drivers door solenoid has gone, along with both front windows and the sunroof, but least she's still ere....

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My driver'sdoor solenoid is very slow and comes out only half when cold outside which means I have to press a 2nd time and have all doors opened, only then the knob comes out completely and allows me to get in the car. Last week I took the doortrim off in the hope to be able to spray some WD40 on it but there was a plastic sheet glued on the doorframe so I didn't damage that, what I did was to have some drops of oil slide down thed rod on which the doorknob is mounted in the hope it would go down all the way and have whatever retains the wellfunctioning of it loosen up a little but it seems as no difference at all.

what was you drinkin or smoking when you typed that ? willo?

Just puncture the plastic with the extension tube of yer wd40 and give the solinoid bit a reet good spray, und just put a band aid over hole and say there there there, and it will work fine. . . . . .

The Mad Hat Man said:

has anyone got one of these new ford hippos yet?!

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Have to say MHM the new 5dr freelander and x-trail do have similar design profiles. At least you can switch to 2wd in the x-trail or is that the Honda CRV Im thinking of??

as you can in the gaylander..most owners on here have done so

LR1796 said:

Have to say MHM the new 5dr freelander and x-trail do have similar design profiles. At least you can switch to 2wd in the x-trail or is that the Honda CRV Im thinking of??

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both.
the x-trail has switcheable 2wd, 4wd auto and 4wd locked

Yep I have ..............but then you all know that