well just had two weeks of sunshine in the Canaries great food, fuel was .83p ltr. £53.95 for 65 ltrs !
had to put 65 ltrs in the FR2 on way from airport and it was £90.35 !!!!!! ouch
Eating out was so cheap !
has our fuel prices at home really inflated the cost of everything at home by that much ! ?
The service in the restaurants was outstanding, nothing was too much trouble.

Great having a hire vehicle that lasted two weeks without a problem,
here's a little reminder of how things look when the sunshines although I have to say 46 one day was a bit extreme

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You have now posted on how cr@p your Freelander is in three threads already - this is seriously starting to smell of Troll.

well moondog
if you had had as much trouble as I have had with mine "AND" Landrover fail to recognise or repair it so that it actually doesn't breakdown or fail to start ! & its takes 3.5 years before L/R actually fix it properly then perhaps you would be some what pi ed off !
I have 6 pages of A4 paper of all the faults and repairs going back to when it was purchased new. If L/R had been sympathetic or even helpful then it may of been different. FACT !
I have also had holidays 3 years running spoilt due to 14 faults on its first trip abroad & 3 on its second and 3 failures on its third holiday ! abroad ! when you have a family with children its not a laughing matter ! perhaps you should read ALL my posts before you spout off!
Landrover don't deserve positive comments after the way I was treated ! and how poor the reliability and service has been ! the whole experience has been appalling and the worst 4x4 by far !
So for me it was great to have a holiday without it spoilt by a Landrover ! for which "outtheoffice " can vouch for as not a pleasant experience, as he had similar issues with three major failures whilst in France !
so lets hope your brakes down miles from nowhere again and again and again and then see how complimentary you are about yours

oldgeezer must be the most patient, understanding man on the planet !!

I would have got rid after the first year

Iain

oldgeezer wrote:

well moondog
......
so lets hope your brakes down miles from nowhere again and again and again and then see how complimentary you are about yours

Nice! I understand your frustration - been there before too, but seriously - to wish problems on someone else because you have a stick up............... ugh! stuff it, it's not worth it - I'm off on a great weekend with the family in my FL2 - and if I do run into problems, you know who I'll be coming after.

I wish you the best of luck and hope that you enjoy the X-Trail forums.

Oldgeezer - glad you had a good holiday

Been there, read the book, seen the video, got the t-shirt... etc  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

should be titled 'ditched the van had a great holiday'  At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

Done


May be I should get a tractor ! they did a good job with blockading a distribution centre last night ! better than caravans

Thanks George - now I look like a tosser, whining about nothing ....

yes you do  At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

Moondog wrote:

You have now posted on how cr@p your Freelander is in three threads already - this is seriously starting to smell of Troll.

And heaven knows how many other forums.

But, there again, while our FL2 is (after 12 1/2 months and 42,000 miles) proving to be outstandingly reliable, the Company's new Nissan is proving to be the most troublesome vehicle we've ever had by a Country Mile, having been on the road for 11 weeks out of our 1 year of ownership (from new), with no return date in sight.

Funny old world, isn't it?

I won't be going onto any Nissan sites to report it time and time again though; life's too short.

My gaffer just had his £70K RRS 2nd service and they advised that the discs were worn but the pads still had about 20% on them (?), they have also f d up his RRS as it now makes a deep groan from the front when pulling away. Ah it was lovely jumping back in my trouble free Freelander!