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snappa



Member Since: 16 Apr 2008
Location: Watching C-beams near the Tanhauser Gate
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Scotland 2013 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Buckingham Blue

No link? Ah I see its in your gallery
Post #289372 4th Feb 2016 3:09 pm
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SimonB



Member Since: 23 Feb 2011
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 202
United Kingdom 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

Thule 2(+1) for me. I forget the model number but it folds down for boot access. Very solid, and been very happy with it.

I used to roof carry when I had a saloon car, which was quite practical but always concerned about height restrictions and did act as a bit of a sail. Also meant roof rails and carriers were permanently fitted as it was too much hassle to refit each time which adds noise and reduces mpg.
Post #289375 4th Feb 2016 3:19 pm
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BossBob



Member Since: 30 Sep 2010
Location: Bristol
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England 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Baltic Blue

I've had a couple of racks that the bikes hang on and wasn't happy with either. My current rack is a 2 plus 1 style from the roof box company but it's a bit older than those shown here. The bikes sit on it firmly and there is no movement once they are strapped down.
As for the comment about being rear ended, the tow bar wrote off our 206sw when the wife was rear ended by a focus.
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Rimini HSE



Member Since: 18 Jan 2016
Location: North East
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United Kingdom 2010 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Manual Rimini Red

I need to start looking for a solution that suits the Freelander and my FF as both cars have stalk type tow bars
Post #289422 4th Feb 2016 9:33 pm
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snappa



Member Since: 16 Apr 2008
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Scotland 2013 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Buckingham Blue

Do the towbar ones work on the detachable towbar?
Post #289468 5th Feb 2016 10:35 am
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westville



Member Since: 12 Jun 2015
Location: Dunston
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United Kingdom 2013 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Fuji White

AFAIK the THule Raange will fit any standard 50mm towball - plenty of info out there and contact numbers to check details just Google Thule bike carriers Thumbs Up No Longer the owner of a 2013MY Fuji White GS

"Fiat Lux" a philosophy not a car
Post #289473 5th Feb 2016 10:53 am
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Steve D



Member Since: 19 Jan 2013
Location: Essexshire
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Still got this (gathering dust) for sale if anyone's interested.

http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic24784.html Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.
Post #289503 5th Feb 2016 2:12 pm
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Chris B



Member Since: 23 Jul 2008
Location: North Yorkshire
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Another option - also still available and waiting for a sensible offer!

http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic24553.html Gone... 2013 XS TD4 Manual Firenze Red
Gone... 2008 (09MY) XS Td4 Manual Stornaway Grey
Prior... 2003 G4 Discovery 2, 1998 Disco 1 and 1997 Disco 1 Company car before that
Also gone in Nov'13, after 7.5 yrs, to new owners with time for more TLC - 1980 Series III 88
Current 2015 Discovery Sport HSE 2.0
Post #289506 5th Feb 2016 2:33 pm
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SimonB



Member Since: 23 Feb 2011
Location: Berkshire
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United Kingdom 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

snappa wrote:
Do the towbar ones work on the detachable towbar?


Just to confirm, my Thule rack is used with a detachable towbar, although I am wondering now why I opted for detachable since I leave it on all the time now.
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simong_uk



Member Since: 31 Jan 2014
Location: Sutton Coldfield
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United Kingdom 2014 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Orkney Grey

I use this one:
http://www.roofbox.co.uk/scripts/rbvehsel4...ure5Jvj%60
Works a treat, and can quite happily be stood on! 2000 Xei 1.8 gone
2004 HSE Td4 Auto, MT's, sump guard, sliderz - gone
2014 GS Man - AT's, Mantec Sump guard and tank guard, split charger in boot, towbar, work in progress...
Post #289553 5th Feb 2016 8:29 pm
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