Streetlander

Active Member

• Feb 28, 2011

• #1

Well I bit the bullet and purchased my 1st Landrover Freelander 2001MY ES 2.5 V6. Never thought I'd buy one but the opportunity arose and I took it! Im a Kiwi living in Sydney, Australia. Finding it rather frustrating finding parts (not that I need them ............ yet!) most of them are in the UK where you guys are!!
My main focus is on renewing my steering wheel (the leather has worn in one spot from previous owner wearing large rings whilst driving) and the roof headlining sagging (apparently a common problem so I'm told). There will be a visit to a local motor trimmer to fix the aforementioned problems. Hopefully thats all I will be faced with. Cheers all hope to chat in the future.

 

Bromsgrove Defender

Well-Known Member

• Feb 28, 2011

• #2

Gday

:welcome:

 

bevhelee

Well-Known Member

• Feb 28, 2011

• #3

Hoping to pass through Sydney soon, is there a Landy club there that you know of?

Lee

 

landy1uk

Well-Known Member

• Feb 28, 2011

• #4

:welcome2:to the madhouse

 

Streetlander

Active Member

• Mar 1, 2011

• #5

Only had my Rover for 2 weeks still finding my way round the sites. There is a Land Rover Club in Sydney Land Rover Owners' Club - Sydney - Australia but Im not a member ........... my landie is a street car!! and I hate MUD!

 

storm99

Spreading Joy & Harmony

• Mar 1, 2011

• #6

Aussie pooftah.

 

buckshot

Well-Known Member

• Mar 1, 2011

• #7

Streetlander said:

Only had my Rover for 2 weeks still finding my way round the sites. There is a Land Rover Club in Sydney Land Rover Owners' Club - Sydney - Australia but Im not a member ........... my landie is a street car!! and I hate MUD!

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why not buy a slitty then?

 

blue beasty

Leaks an prone to bits dropping off

• Mar 1, 2011

• #8

Streetlander said:

I hate MUD!

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Aint got alot of choice here....though it sometimes developes a crust in the summer

 

Streetlander

Active Member

• Mar 1, 2011

• #9

lmao @ pooftah! We're concrete canyon cowboys here! Most everyone has got a 4x4 in Sydney to combat the potholes and speedbumps that spring up everywhere!! The Jappers, I dont like them - seems everyones got a Rav4 or CRV (or heaven forbid a Hyundai Sante Fe 4x4) I wanted something different!! (and BMW 4x4's are way out of my price range)
I had a Mazda Van (Bongo type) I like being up high so I can read the road ahead, got used to it, so wanted something more luxurious than my rattler, but still have the same sort of view, and this just came along at the right time. Also wanted something to tow my m/bike trailer without struggling, and the occassional trip out of the city on secondary roads. We're also prone to flooding around these parts (you may have noticed!! lol ) so also wanted something to handle adverse conditions. Rover ticked all the boxes in the price range I was looking at. We all buy vehicles for different reasons - you like Mud? go for it!! not for me thanks! Rather spend my time basking in the sun than washing the muck off every weekend. (plus 245/35x20's aint exactly mud duellers!!)

 

bevhelee

Well-Known Member

• Mar 1, 2011

• #10

Thanks for the info, will look them up when I pass, fair comment about your own vehicle, we all buy for different reasons, you'll need a thick skin round here driving a freelander, try not to listen too much there's some good info to be had here and a lot of people will try and help when you have a problem.

 

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Discotony

New Member

• Mar 1, 2011

• #11

Best of luck, ignore the Gaylander nonsense, slunds like you have a good sense of humour anyway!