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dorsetfreelander



Member Since: 20 Jul 2013
Location: Dorset
Posts: 4354

United Kingdom 2014 Freelander 2 SD4 XS Auto Loire Blue

Took my wife to collect her new 1 litre 3 cylinder petrol turbo auto Suzuki Swift. I can't believe how much technology they seem to pack into cars these days, it makes the FL2 seem quite dated. On the way home she approached a bend in the road at about 40mph and there was a car parked in a layby on the outside of the bend and as she approached it a message came up "crash imminent " and with an audible warning and apparently would have started applying the brakes if she hadn't been turning the wheel at the time. You can also get engine torque and power readouts or g force etc adaptive cruise control, lane change assist etc All this from a small city car. I asked for a Suzuki Vitara brochure while is in there as it looks to me a possible FL2 replacement next year. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

Post #368388 14th Mar 2019 9:25 am
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Largered



Member Since: 10 Jul 2016
Location: UK
Posts: 1978

Do Suzuki Vitara's still come with the 'White Feather' on the dashboard ??

Whistle

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Post #368410 14th Mar 2019 8:12 pm
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Yorky Bob



Member Since: 28 Apr 2015
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 4561

United Kingdom 2013 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Firenze Red

Ask Chicken George Very Happy FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

Post #368413 14th Mar 2019 8:56 pm
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IanMetro



Member Since: 11 Sep 2017
Location: Somerset BS21
Posts: 3119

United Kingdom 2014 Freelander 2 SD4 Metropolis LE Auto Fuji White

Did a 90 mile trip in the appalling weather, FL2 made it an easy comfortable and safe journey.

Both myself and my wife have been pleased from the start on how the high driving position and stable feel of FL2 makes for a more pleasant journey in the wind, rain and spray. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 77k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

Post #368427 15th Mar 2019 9:56 am
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Rangie110



Member Since: 25 Feb 2018
Location: Groningen
Posts: 117

Netherlands 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Baltic Blue

Fitted new Wheel arch projectors and a new tailgate seal 🙃
Orderd at (Dan) Duckworth.
Took just 5 days to arrive! 'per aspera ad astra'

Post #369839 8th Apr 2019 1:31 pm
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shiggsy



Member Since: 13 Jan 2013
Location: Kent
Posts: 799

United Kingdom 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Baltic Blue

Swapped the winter wheels for the summer ones. 
Hung like Einstein, smart as a horse.

Post #369864 8th Apr 2019 7:24 pm
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philclemo



Member Since: 15 Jun 2014
Location: Skelmersdale
Posts: 141

England 2010 Freelander 2 TD4_e HSE Manual Stornoway Grey

Fitted a new throttle body last Friday. This due to having an EML and error code P02E5 a couple weeks ago. It certainly has made a difference and shutdown is immediate rather than a shudder. 2010MY 2.2 e4 (gone but, not forgotten)
Audi TT Roadster 3.2 DSG
FFRR Westminster 4.4 TDV8 (L322)

Post #369930 10th Apr 2019 6:42 am
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tenet



Member Since: 23 Jul 2009
Location: cotswolds
Posts: 1081

United Kingdom 2015 Freelander 2 SD4 SE Auto Orkney Grey

Drove down M5 on way to Cornwall - all fine with good flow of traffic UNTIL some knob towing a caravan that was too big for their car lost it coming down the hill between junction 19 and 20. Massive tailback (not helped as motorway reduces from 4 lanes to 3 lanes) and a 75 minute slow crawl. Once past the accident a lovely run all the way through to my daughter's house near St Austell. MY 09 GS manual in Lago Grey, Wood Co arm rest and side bumper strips - now sold.

MY 15 SD4 SE Auto Orkney Grey with colour coded Bumper Door Mouldings

Post #370464 18th Apr 2019 6:50 pm
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Boxbrownie



Member Since: 17 Mar 2019
Location: Looe
Posts: 2053

United Kingdom 2007 Freelander 2 i6 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

Enjoy you stay, we told the kids to come down on Monday to avoid the worst of the traffic and my Son gets extra brownie points for working all through Easter weekend on call, then they will stay for the week......all our grand daughter says every time we call on FaceTime is “can we go now to the beach” gotta love’em. Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

Post #370465 18th Apr 2019 6:59 pm
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SouthamFL2



Member Since: 08 Jan 2019
Location: Banbury Borders
Posts: 432

United Kingdom 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Baltic Blue

tenet wrote:
Drove down M5 on way to Cornwall - all fine with good flow of traffic UNTIL some knob towing a caravan that was too big for their car lost it coming down the hill between junction 19 and 20. Massive tailback (not helped as motorway reduces from 4 lanes to 3 lanes) and a 75 minute slow crawl. Once past the accident a lovely run all the way through to my daughter's house near St Austell.


The best thing about St Austell is Trevarthian Road...home of a rather fantastic Brewery, of which I have been a visitor on numerous occasions. I always remember arriving, yet I seldom remember leaving......alcohol and time travel is very much alive and kicking in this part of the world, and I heartily recommend popping in.

Post #370467 18th Apr 2019 8:17 pm
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IanMetro



Member Since: 11 Sep 2017
Location: Somerset BS21
Posts: 3119

United Kingdom 2014 Freelander 2 SD4 Metropolis LE Auto Fuji White

tenet wrote:
Drove down M5 on way to Cornwall - all fine with good flow of traffic UNTIL some knob towing a caravan that was too big for their car lost it coming down the hill between junction 19 and 20. Massive tailback (not helped as motorway reduces from 4 lanes to 3 lanes) and a 75 minute slow crawl. Once past the accident a lovely run all the way through to my daughter's house near St Austell.


I live just off Jn20 M5, and the M5 traffic during the summer is a pain which gets worse as the years go by. In fact I have a Garmin Sat Nav with Live Traffic (via my phone) as well as the FL2s own Sat Nav with Broadcast Traffic on in my car, so that I am always warned to dodge around the motorway.

Not sure that I should share this, but I travelled the same direction this lunchtime but managed to cover the 44 miles from Monmouth to M5 Jn20 in 70 mins. I think it was about the same time as the traffic queues were bad and my Sat Nav was showing an accident on the downslope of the hill prior to Jn20.

The trick is to use the M49 to travel past the M5 roadworks (Jn17 to Jn18), this joins the inner (extra) lane of the M5 to cross the Avonmouth Bridge (Jn18-Jn19) and then off at Portishead and join the B3124 back road into Clevedon (Jn20), thus avoiding the narrowing of the M5 (4 lanes into 3) at the top of the hill.

Please don't all use this route at once as it will jam up in the villages and impede my progress home.

PS A tip if you do go south on the M5 after Jn19. You need to get into the inner lane well before the top of the hill to avoid the jam as the 2 outer lanes fight over road position, instead of merging like sensible drivers. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 77k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

Post #370471 18th Apr 2019 10:04 pm
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RogB



Member Since: 16 Dec 2014
Location: Mansfield
Posts: 3880

England 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Santorini Black

Drove from Mansfield down to my brothers near Worcester for a weekend of garden landscaping at his new house. Even managed to fit a turf lifter in the back without moving the seats or dog guard (couldn't have done that in the Ewok!)

the best part was the MPG, average 39.8 and a theoretical overall range of 598 miles when combining the odometer with the trip computer. Very Happy

Post #370685 23rd Apr 2019 6:58 am
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JulesK



Member Since: 07 Dec 2014
Location: Ceredigion.
Posts: 1664

Wales 2014 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Firenze Red

IanMetro wrote:
tenet wrote:
Drove down M5 on way to Cornwall - all fine with good flow of traffic UNTIL some knob towing a caravan that was too big for their car lost it coming down the hill between junction 19 and 20. Massive tailback (not helped as motorway reduces from 4 lanes to 3 lanes) and a 75 minute slow crawl. Once past the accident a lovely run all the way through to my daughter's house near St Austell.


I live just off Jn20 M5, and the M5 traffic during the summer is a pain which gets worse as the years go by. In fact I have a Garmin Sat Nav with Live Traffic (via my phone) as well as the FL2s own Sat Nav with Broadcast Traffic on in my car, so that I am always warned to dodge around the motorway.

Not sure that I should share this, but I travelled the same direction this lunchtime but managed to cover the 44 miles from Monmouth to M5 Jn20 in 70 mins. I think it was about the same time as the traffic queues were bad and my Sat Nav was showing an accident on the downslope of the hill prior to Jn20.

The trick is to use the M49 to travel past the M5 roadworks (Jn17 to Jn18), this joins the inner (extra) lane of the M5 to cross the Avonmouth Bridge (Jn18-Jn19) and then off at Portishead and join the B3124 back road into Clevedon (Jn20), thus avoiding the narrowing of the M5 (4 lanes into 3) at the top of the hill.

Please don't all use this route at once as it will jam up in the villages and impede my progress home.

PS A tip if you do go south on the M5 after Jn19. You need to get into the inner lane well before the top of the hill to avoid the jam as the 2 outer lanes fight over road position, instead of merging like sensible drivers.




Shocked ssssshhhhhhhhhh Rolling with laughter Wink If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

🐑
Freelander 2 HSE auto 2014 ( Florrie ) ..... Try again.
Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.

Post #370688 23rd Apr 2019 7:47 am
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MartynB



Member Since: 08 Aug 2011
Location: Currently Rootless !
Posts: 1777

United Kingdom 2009 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Auto Zermatt Silver

Used the FL2 to carry chainsaws down to the bottom field , to do a bit of thinning . The Terrain Response and HDC are up to the job , but at times like this I wish I still had a Defender to use as a mini tractor to drag things . Still not bad for a 10 year old motor . It might not look like it from the photo , but parallel to the tree line is one of the steepest roads used cycling races , the laughingly titled “ cote du Shibden” aka the “ Shibden Wall”

 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership

2016 Subaru Outback SE 2.0 diesel SE Premium Lineartronic Sold 2024 after 8 years and 80k miles . Best Car I ever owned !

2023 Toyota Hilux invincible X 2.8 Auto .

Post #371580 7th May 2019 7:30 am
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Boxbrownie



Member Since: 17 Mar 2019
Location: Looe
Posts: 2053

United Kingdom 2007 Freelander 2 i6 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

No wonder we never have cycle races (thank heaven) down here in Cornwall, some of the hills locally need guide to the summit Rolling with laughter Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

Post #371593 7th May 2019 10:37 am
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