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pporocki



Member Since: 30 Apr 2011
Location: PL
Posts: 100

Poland 2014 Freelander 2 2.0T HSE Auto Santorini Black

BTW.
I've noticed some more serious problem with my new 2015 Freelander.
I need to check it once again, but...
When I am overtaking big TIR Truck air blast is much more noticeable than in was in my MY11.
Of course I don't hear blast but I feel pull and push effect of air flow from the truck.
It's more noticeable than it was on my old MY11 Freelander.

Could anyone explain this?
I will ask dealer to check the suspension but I didn't notice increased rocking on inequality roads.

As I said my 2011 Freelander has 17" rims and my 2015 Freelander has 18" rims so it should be more stable (when turning it actually is). Air pressure of tires has been checked.

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druand



Member Since: 07 Sep 2009
Location: south ayrshire
Posts: 825

Scotland 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 GS Auto Fuji White

Tyre noise,
Before retiring 10 years ago I had a new Ford Mondeo every 5-6 months.
3 identical cars and all with same wheel/tyre size and rating.
1st had Goodyear, did not have any complaints
2nd had Michelin and noticeably quieter.
3rd had Continental. Noise was so bad we fitted Michelins immediately and used the Continentals for used car sales. Would have been embarrassed taking customers on demo runs, it was so bad. All FL2's (3) Gone
2011 Mercedes C180 CGI Gone
FL2 GS Auto SD with heated leather, factory tints, alloy spare and a few other bits.

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dorsetfreelander



Member Since: 20 Jul 2013
Location: Dorset
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United Kingdom 2014 Freelander 2 SD4 XS Auto Loire Blue

pporocki wrote:
BTW.
I've noticed some more serious problem with my new 2015 Freelander.
When I am overtaking big TIR Truck air blast is much more noticeable than in was in my MY11.
.


Back in 1983 I had a Ford Sierra company car, they had just come out and I found that overtaking big trucks on a motorway was a nightmare. It went back to the dealers and eventually Ford admitted that there was a design issue and that originally they wanted to put a rear spoiler on the car but the marketing guys had refused to allow it. The problem was eventually fixed by reducing the front tyre pressures and adding some plastic fairings around the rear windows ( I believe that they also changed the tyre and wheel spec in later models). The fairings weren't noticed by most people but made a lot of difference. If you look at the pictures below you will see the rear window fairings but if you look at the freelander there is a similar bump on the corner and I have often wondered if that it there for a similar purpose. Just a thought....

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 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

Post #263019 7th May 2015 1:42 pm
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