My new (to me) TD5 Disco II does this too! Did you ever find out what it is? I get a feeling that if I keep taking it back to the garage during my 3 month warranty, they'll never find this source of this intermittent fault :mad: Cheers James

ahhhhhh! think you might be right!!! that's the recovery point i've been looking for! but my towbar ain't standard :( so prob wont fit...

wot a mixed bag of useful responses! thanks all, think i'll get the vaseline and spray lube out then!!

Bit of a strange question.... What happens if you're wading and the water goes above the electrics sockets on the tow bar? Mine are below the allowed maximum wading height (I think). Are the standard caravan-type sockets watertight enough for a bit of a soaking as they are? My towbar is...

Cool!! Gonna put a bid in! Didn't realise they just bolt on??! Thought they would have been welded to the chassis! Wonder why mine was removed :confused:

I've been VERY impressed, even with my limited experiences. It's the vehicle's traction (especially if you have Traction Control) that seems to work so well, even with average tyres. The only problems I encounter are with ground clearance. And not just overall height - it's the rear part of the...

Sorry if this is common knowledge, but I though I'd share! :rolleyes: Flicking through the owner's manual before, I found out that what looks like towing loops on the front and rear chassis of the FL (not the ones sticing through the bumper) aparrently must not be used for towing/recovery...

ohhhhhh - that's sickening... :(

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FREELANDER-CRUISE-CONTROL-SWITCH_W0QQitemZ140006168293QQihZ004QQcategoryZ31348QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Any use to anyone?? James

...Can't blame you for that, either - It would have annoyed/upset me the same way. Hopefully there's still room somewhere for responsible wild camping, where "no trace" is left, but it is people like this who spoil it for everyone (as always) :(

Scotland had always been on the list due to being the nearest things we'll get to wilderness in the UK! Did you have any particular regions or areas to recommend? ...Been looking at this on the map, very promising...

Many thanks to you both! Those websites are very interesting, and I'm going to filter through some of those Lakes Routes. Yella, we actually went to Kielder forest this weekend with plans of finding a site up out of harm's way to camp up. We didn't have much luck though. As wel as being...

Hi there, Myself and my friend are starting to accumulate some exped equipment with a view to completing a European trip next year (to get us started). We've both wild camped for many years, but only as hillwalkers up to now, and have just started to change our equipment for heavier overland...

....Kind of as I suspected! :( Oh well, sure driving across to and around the island is still fun enough! :)

Yup, I know Shell Island! Lovely place. Must go back there soon. I think I'd try and research access because a lot of dunes are ecologically protected areas - but obviously the Shell Island area is all about the camping so hopefully there's no damage to be done there. Thanks! James

My 1.8 has a quite thick layer of felty foam under the whole bonnet! My temp seems to run fine (always just below half which I presume is normal) but by god it's hot under the bonnet when you lift the lid. Maybe it's there to protect the driver in case of engine explosion :eek: :D

Sounds ace ... is it marked as a BOAT on the map, or will I need to find the route out somehow? If so, could you PM me? Thanks!

Really interested about these back boxes, but Google is failing me! Anybody got any links? One part of the exhaust system that I noticed was really exposed was the 'kink' in the pipe that runs by the rear passenger-side suspension arms. Wonder if this would be improved with an aftermarket...

When up and over the Wayfarer in Wales on Sunday, great day out. Freelander impressed me considering it didn't have low range etc. Stayed in first gear about 95% of the way, so clutch smelt a little bit burny by the end. Traction Control hardly even kicked in despite all the wet conditions...

Hopefully this isn't too daft a question. I think my tow bar is removable (It has a massive bolt through the central shaft that goes under the back of the car) and seems that I could undo this and take the towball bit off. ...But what normally happens with the electrics? (2 x sockets) I...