Hippo said:
If you were to buy a puma tratter then I think you'd be able to easily cut out some vents in the front. All it needs is one person to try it and tell theirs how to do it. It may be difficult to position adjustable flaps and mount them but someone will become interested and make you a modification kit so you can do the job easier. May not fit proper and will probably be difficult to stop leaks but that just means the mod will adhere to the usual traits of a tratter.

Freelanders rule.
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Having studied the vent possibilities on numerous sulky occasions with bottom lip firmly stuck out, I concluded alterations to the dash would have to be major!!! As in dash out, and td5 dash in! There is no way with the existing dash it would work.....the conclusion to my pondering sulk was 'dammit, should bought an older model'
And would have had I actually noticed missing flaps :rolleyes:
 
Hippo said:
We dun't use hair spray. It's probably the air freshener I put in the bogs. Stinks in there so I thought it would freshen it up a bit.
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Well open a feckin window or somert:eek::eek::eek::eek:

When are you all going to admit, that as nice as your motors might be, you still secretly want a Fender:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
 
Forgottenpoppy said:
Having studied the vent possibilities on numerous sulky occasions with bottom lip firmly stuck out, I concluded alterations to the dash would have to be major!!! As in dash out, and td5 dash in! There is no way with the existing dash it would work.....the conclusion to my pondering sulk was 'dammit, should bought an older model'
And would have had I actually noticed missing flaps :rolleyes:
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In there a way you could fit a pipe from a circular front vent to a circular dash vent?

Freelanders rules.
 
Grimmer said:
Well open a feckin window or somert:eek::eek::eek::eek:

When are you all going to admit, that as nice as your motors might be, you still secretly want a Fender:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
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I did open the window but we suffer with the same strange smell when tratterers visit the Freelander section and use the facilities. So I put a spray in there too. By the amount used I think some of you have been washing in it.

We dun't want tratters. If we did we'd have to go without smooth engines, smooth gearboxes, comfy seats, comfy suspension, electrics, acceleration... the list goes on. :boink:

Freelanders rule.
 
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howardo said:
no, freelanders are awesome and you tratterers need to know that:drum:
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If they were that good why do you want a Fender:confused::confused::confused:, if they are the ultimate vehicle, why do you want a Fender:confused::confused::confused:
I've got a Mondeo as well, nice, comfy, electric everything, 60 m.p.g. etc etc. Given the choice I would rather take my Tratter, it makes me smile:D:D:D:D:D:D
 
Grimmer said:
If they were that good why do you want a Fender:confused::confused::confused:, if they are the ultimate vehicle, why do you want a Fender:confused::confused::confused:
I've got a Mondeo as well, nice, comfy, electric everything, 60 m.p.g. etc etc. Given the choice I would rather take my Tratter, it makes me smile:D:D:D:D:D:D
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There is nothing to be confused about i like all landrovers (except rangy P38's:puke:)
i'm probably going to get a series, just need somewhere to keep it.
 
Hippo said:
I can see yer point about leaving bigger gaps and being more observant but the gaps normally get filled by someone cutting in. Especially on motorways. It's still a good thing to do. Being more observant is a good thing too. But when an emergency stop is suddenly required it's all down to the vehicles breaking performance and how it controls breaking. You don't get the chance to see something happen and judge for yourself. It's more a case you apply the breaks straight away as there's nothing else you can do. If that scenario doesn't apply then it's not an emergency stop. Car driving off a bridge above you and landing in your way for eggample. Not something that happens often but it is a proper emergence stop and the sort of situation you couldn't foresee happening unless you have a phobia of bridges.
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On Motorways I just slow down a bit an reopen the gap. But yes in a true emergency OH **** moment in a fender you're fooked Only good thing is the weight of the fender and the strength in the chassis will hopefully shove you thru the impact zone and save you from disintegrating as most cars would in an head on collision.

howardo said:
thats the point i've been trying to get across
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Yes but no but every forum has it's bunch pf losers that everyone else takes the **** out of. On LZ it the hairdressers that get it. :D wait till Evomits are a bit more common and they'll take the place of Gaylanders for taking abuse. Hell you lot will forget that you too were once harrassed and abused, & join in with the EVomit bashing ya selves. :D :D

Hippo said:
We're puzzled by the anger yer direct at Freelander owners and want to understand yer "different" ways.
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tin't ANGER it's **** taking See ^^^^^


Just to clarify things. All Landrovers are ****e. they're poorly built using out of date technology and Obscure parts. disco ones, used meastro rear lights and marina door handles. Gaylander used crappy road car engines bodged to fit into a gaylander FFS the noo puma's use a transit engine. 29 years of building fenders and the fooking door still leak FFS As for Rangies well operate anything remotely electrical from a wireless door bell to a mobile fone and the fooking onboard pooter has an hissy fit and shuts down. I dun't have to tell you lot about VCU's IRD's or HGF. :doh:

The British makes crap vehicles, be they cars or Bikes. And the companies involved BS ya with the "Oh that Pint of oil on the showroom floor? that Character that is"???? Yes right :mad:. I drive em cos I can repair just about anything that goes wrong, Or I can replace the knackered part for not a lot of money and usually avoid garage fees.

If the Japs or Germans built a 4x4 that could match up to a landy on ease of repair and cheapness of parts whilst still been as good offroad. Land rover would cease production tomorrow.
 
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A least the Freelander 2 int build in bumingham. That's the difference between the newer Freelander 2 and Freelander 1. Land rovers with lot's of faults were built in bumingham. Those build at Halewood are much betterer built.
 
howardo said:
my L-series sounded like a tractor, a comfy one mind
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That's the first thing I noticed about driving a diesel Freelander. FL1 diesel was noisy and so was the FL2 diesel, but not as much. Both were noisy compared to ma petrol FL1. I think I could put up with it if it were a FL2 though. ;)
 
howardo said:
my L-series sounded like a tractor, a comfy one mind
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I think my Tratter is comfy, I've done 400+ miles in one sitting (Less a couple of **** stops) and enjoyed it all:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p

Like Pikey has just said ^^^^^^ tis not "Anger" directed at Gaylanders, tis **** taking, if I could help out any Gaylanders, be it on here, or in the real world then I would. Those that spit their dummy and get stroppy deserve the abuse they get, those that give it back, don't get the same level of **** taking, Hippo is an 'Honorary Tratterer, but he dun't have a pig':cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:
 
Talking on honorary... I was thinking of raising the suggestion that vagrant should be put forward for consideration of being given the honour of being an honorary Freelanderer, coz int got a tratter no more. Unless you lot allow him to become an honorary tratterer. I think it's a real shame he int got a land rover anymore and think he'd certainly appreciate it.
 
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Talking on honorary... I was thinking of raising the suggestion that vagrant should be put forward for consideration of being given the honour of being an honorary Freelanderer, coz int got a tratter no more. Unless you lot allow him to become an honorary tratterer. I think it's a real shame he int got a land rover anymore and think he'd certainly appreciate it.
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I wuz thinking more along the lines of making him an honorary tricyclerer
 
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