saxavordian
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ian mitchell
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bah humbug to you and bah humbug to all.
DevonGuy
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It's hard not to be smug when you drive a Freelander, a vehicle universally accepted to be the best off-roader on the road and many stewed prunes better than all the others. So spare a thought for all those drivers of rotten tratters and electrically busted Wange Wovers. Feel sorry for Ejoques with no indicators and Discoverwies with reverse disabled. Stop and help them since it's Christmas. You know you can afford it - there's a whole year ahead to take the pizz.
GrumpyGel
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Merry Christmas to @Hippo and all.
Mrs & Ms Grumpy took the Freelander down the supermarket yesterday for the Christmas shop and got our first 'present' when a bird in her mum & dads Honda Jazz went into the back of them!
The Jazz was a bit of a mess evidently - but the Freelander looks undamaged. Looks like the towbar used the metalwork on the front of the Jazz to absorb the impact.
The back door is untouched and everything still looks to be in its correct position, with a few scuffs on the bumper - dunno if there's anything specific I should check.
Mrs & Ms Grumpy took the Freelander down the supermarket yesterday for the Christmas shop and got our first 'present' when a bird in her mum & dads Honda Jazz went into the back of them!
The Jazz was a bit of a mess evidently - but the Freelander looks undamaged. Looks like the towbar used the metalwork on the front of the Jazz to absorb the impact.
The back door is untouched and everything still looks to be in its correct position, with a few scuffs on the bumper - dunno if there's anything specific I should check.
Back atcha (;-)>
andyfreelandy
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Wishing everyone a very Happy Christmas. With thanks to all who contribute to making this the forum success that it is!!
Did a 400 mile round trip in my TD4 today, performed impeccably. Yep... Good cars and fantastic value as well as being great for working on and understanding.
Did a 400 mile round trip in my TD4 today, performed impeccably. Yep... Good cars and fantastic value as well as being great for working on and understanding.
Nodge68
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I ran into the back of a Peugeot estate in the B & Q carpark last night. I didn't actually notice at the time, but the Peugeot's owner (who was sat in the car) wasn't too happy when he collared me when I returned to the FL1. There wasn't any damage that I could see, I didn't even know I'd touched it until I was walking back to the car and thought "I'm close to that". You wouldn't believe how upset this guy was, from the slightest little touch, which I didn't even feel.
Oh well it must be the Christmas spirit.
I ran into the back of a Peugeot estate in the B & Q carpark last night. I didn't actually notice at the time, but the Peugeot's owner (who was sat in the car) wasn't too happy when he collared me when I returned to the FL1. There wasn't any damage that I could see, I didn't even know I'd touched it until I was walking back to the car and thought "I'm close to that". You wouldn't believe how upset this guy was, from the slightest little touch, which I didn't even feel.
Oh well it must be the Christmas spirit.
I'd have collared you by the time you'd undone your seat belt !
Nodge68
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In all honesty, there really wasn't anything to be collared about. He was a foot into my space, so I had to pull up close. My car only moved forward 1/2" on the parking pawl as I released the brakes. I apologised once I noticed, checked for damage and that would have been that. I wouldn't have made an issue if it were the other way round, but everyone has different tolerance levels I guess.
As long as he's happy with it and doesn't turn you in to the Feds on a trumped up charge ...
Had a twit ran into the back of our Disco at the lights a few year back - straight on to the Dixon-Bate set up ...
Helped to push her to the curb and phoned her breakdown service, no way was the hole in the rad letting her go home ...
I had a typical t junction one - I looked right - decided not to go - BMW behind looked right - took off - straight into towbar of my old Xantia - Crumple zone BM uch!!! perfectly happy Xantia - BM lady said "do you want my insurance etc?" Being magnanimous I said "that's OK dear - Don't worry about it" I wonder what Hubby said when she got home - ....
andyfreelandy
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Did everyone survive and come out the other side? My G4 got a new set of wheel caps for Christmas!!
kernowsvenski
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No car related gifts for xmas for me this year, other than the FL kindly giving me a headache with a missfire. Belated seasonal regards to all.
