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Title: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: SoundillusioN on 21 November 2011, 09:56
Took my Mazda 6 to the dealers for a service, strange place as they sell and service Land Rovers too........... usually get a smallish, cr@ppy courtesy car but this time I got:

(http://s11.postimage.org/tpvpa06kj/Freeloader.jpg)

Was quite happy about it until I drove it...  Such a woman's car! Everything is sooooooo over assisted.
Title: Re: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: Liftedd on 21 November 2011, 16:56
aha thats pritty good, at least you didnt get a saxo or something  :grin:
Title: Re: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: Toby on 21 November 2011, 17:55
My mrs mum has the top spec one 59 reg!

It is a girly car but its nice to drive! The only auto iv ever drivin!! Very good at towing !!
Title: Re: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: Diamond Hell on 21 November 2011, 18:04
Ooooh, a Montego on stilts!

POS f*cking rubbish and clutter.
Title: Re: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: SoundillusioN on 21 November 2011, 18:32
Quote from: Liftedd on 21 November 2011, 16:56
aha thats pritty good, at least you didnt get a saxo or something  :grin:

Probably would have been more fun to be honest.

Quote from: Diamond Hell on 21 November 2011, 18:04
Ooooh, a Montego on stilts!

POS f*cking rubbish and clutter.

Exactly.... Very over assisted steering and at speed felt horrid.  Brakes, again over assisted, slight touch and it plants its nose into the ground.  Interior, cheap as you like, dated displays and wobbly button heaven.  Also felt like there was a lot of play in the drivetrain.  Gear selection almost verging on French in operation.

TD4 motor seemed OK... At least they've binned the god awful 1800 petrol.
Title: Re: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: MrBounce on 21 November 2011, 19:44
Count yourself lucky - could have got a Poxy I mean Pixo...  :sick:

(http://i511.photobucket.com/albums/s353/MrBounce38/nissan-pixo.jpg)
Title: Re: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: Primus84 on 21 November 2011, 20:58
Take one round a Land Rover Experience site. You'll soon change your tune. They're fantastic machines and the interior whilst not amazing compares well with most brands including VW.

What part of a Land Rover is girly exactly?
Title: Re: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: DC90 on 21 November 2011, 21:12
took my mazda 6 sport in for service and got a new 1.2 fiesta. i was promised a like for like courtesy car on the phone.
Title: Re: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: Diamond Hell on 21 November 2011, 21:30
Quote from: Primus84 on 21 November 2011, 20:58
Take one round a Land Rover Experience site. You'll soon change your tune.

No I won't.

They're cr*p off road.

Quote from: Primus84 on 21 November 2011, 20:58
What part of a Land Rover is girly exactly?

The Freelander part.

The bit with no low box.

The bit with carpets.
Title: Re: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: Primus84 on 21 November 2011, 21:31
That's interesting as I was able to get everywhere the Disco4 went when I drove one off road, quite a challenging route too!
Title: Re: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: Jay on 21 November 2011, 21:34
EGADS!!!! :grin:

(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj183/jayton82/320769_10150959322985594_551325593_21671911_455018491_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: Diamond Hell on 21 November 2011, 22:16
Quote from: Primus84 on 21 November 2011, 21:31
That's interesting as I was able to get everywhere the Disco4 went when I drove one off road, quite a challenging route too!

Uh huh.

So what - LR Experience days are unlikely not to be designed to flatter the vehicles.

A Disco4 is hardly a hardcore off-roader and the Disco3 I was in recently off-road struggled to keep its wheels sufficiently on the ground to keep it moving.

Freelander does not have low enough gearing to be properly and safely used off road.  I've seen people try and trial in them - doesn't work.

They always seem to get bent when people come out and play at the off road events I run.  Sills normally.
Title: Re: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: Primus84 on 21 November 2011, 22:26
You've an answer for everything haven't you DH?!
Title: Re: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: Diamond Hell on 21 November 2011, 22:39
Quote from: Primus84 on 21 November 2011, 22:26
You've an answer for everything haven't you DH?!

No, but if it's off-roading the answer is NOT Freelander.  EVER.

Off-roading = bad choice of subject to challenge on.  :wink:
Title: Re: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: damien010685 on 22 November 2011, 02:15
Freelanders are pish offroad Defender ftw or a Series 2
Title: Re: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: shepgti on 22 November 2011, 13:17
the freelander 2 is better off road than most other female chelsea tractors eg bmw x3, x5, toureg, xc90 and the merc box on wheels thing


offroading needs to be done in a defender not jap crap too  :wink:
Title: Re: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: SoundillusioN on 22 November 2011, 13:24
Quote from: Jay on 21 November 2011, 21:34
EGADS!!!! :grin:

(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj183/jayton82/320769_10150959322985594_551325593_21671911_455018491_n.jpg)

Have you been on my facebook!?  :grin:

I don't know as much as some when it comes to off roaders but the Freeloader is not a proper off roader IMO.  It certainly wasn't nice to drive as a road vehicle so what the feck is it for?  School runs?
Title: Re: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: SoundillusioN on 22 November 2011, 13:26
Or........................

(http://www.outback4x4.co.za/News/images/260907.jpg)
Title: Re: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: Jay on 22 November 2011, 13:32
Quote from: SoundillusioN on 22 November 2011, 13:24
Quote from: Jay on 21 November 2011, 21:34
EGADS!!!! :grin:

(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj183/jayton82/320769_10150959322985594_551325593_21671911_455018491_n.jpg)

Have you been on my facebook!?  :grin:

What makes you say that? :grin:

That's something I would have ended up doing if I had a loan 4x4 :laugh:
Title: Re: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: SoundillusioN on 22 November 2011, 13:38
^^^^  :grin:

(http://burnham-on-sea.com/coastguard/freelander3.jpg)

Very recent at Burnham-On-Sea... Couple of trucks went to save it but they couldn't.
Title: Re: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: Jord_GTI on 22 November 2011, 14:01
I thought it was well known that the freelander was a poor mans/school run mothers 4x4... Like a picasso but with 4wd. A better status symbol amongst mothers but not quite as good a symbol as a BMW's x-sh_te.
Title: Re: Not your usual courtesy car (unless you drive a Land Rover)
Post by: SoundillusioN on 22 November 2011, 14:37
I wonder what these are like:

I bring you the Ta Ta Santana

(http://www.offroad4x4driving.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/santana-work-force-4x4.jpg)

There is regularly one just like the above near my house.. I thought it was a proper landy from a distance but first thing I noticed was the lights were different.

(http://www.offroad4x4driving.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/santana-pickup.jpg)