Scored an interesting win for old over new yesterday... my neighbour was shifting a large piece of furniture for his daughter and asked me to help him lift it in to his shiny new DS.

Had I made a bet, looking at the piece before loading it I’d have said it would fit, but no, The DS was not having it.... awkward shape to get in the back... but my FL2 swallowed it whole on the first try....  Lexus RX450H - 500 mile a week commuter- I just couldn’t trust in a newer RRS or DS for that….
2009 Freelander 2 HSE... 155K miles, we’ve done 135k of those, has done brilliantly on the commute and staying firmly put as car two in the household
2002 Jaguar XK8 Coupe... fun, fast, ours for 12 years and owes us nothing - so staying with us too…

npinks wrote:

Took the kids to see The Coods

Not today...but the last two days. Left Llafranc on the Costa Brava on Saturday..drove to Vierzon for an overnight stay in the hotel Campanile. Sunday drove via the channel tunnel to home in Surrey. The two day trip through France a sheer delight with traffic free motorways and no lorries on the roads on Sunday. But on return to the UK...what a nightmare!. The whole of the M20 was set at 50 mph and then warning signs of a 30 min delay on the M25. Decided to take the south circular but that took 30 mins longer than the original delay! Anyway, we had no appointments, so all part of life's rich tapestry.

IKEA ,mother in law home to Fluer-d- lys, swapped her mattress over, took old mattress to civic amenity site, up to Asda Dowlais, done the shopping then down through Cefn Coed then all the way up Ian Metro favourite road to Defenyog over to Sennybridge turn left to Llandovery up to Llanwdra over to Lampeter straight on to Aberaeron down to the coast and home to Llangrannog.


Lovely.




 If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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

Cycled part of that route from Buckinghamshire when I was a lad. Stayed in YHA hostel at Ystradfellte, down onto the Gower and Tenby. Fell of the bike at Narbeth and had to get the train home with limbs in plaster. Later on did construction works in Merthyr and Hirwaun. Lovely part of the world.

Thank you  If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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

Need help badly timing belt changed on FL2.now the
immobiliser won't let me start d

If you have access, try resetting EVERY fault code logged or recorded first.....then panic.  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......

Exciting day by comparison to others on here - dropped significant other to station, saw physio, bought tonight's dinner, sat and read paper. Dropping SO to doctor at 6.
Can sense your envy already . . . . oh yes, and it's pouring with rain
Certainly know how to have a good time here in Sarf-East London-sur-Mer

 If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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

Small job, but worthwhile.... Reverse LEDS. 6 quid off Aliexpress for the pair.

Gave the interior a clean, found the key fob I lost in 2014 . Should probably clean it more often. 
Hung like Einstein, smart as a horse.

Hey Grue, did they just plug and play please?

There's more light off them than my original headlamps before I swapped them !!!!!





 If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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

Yeah, just popped them in and job done. 1156 P21W bulbs (don't think this changed for later models)

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3300481235...4c4d6HocVr

Car to local wash for exterior clean then back home for vacuum and polish inside. Looking very smart. Up for MOT 9am tomorrow.