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jules Member Since: 13 Dec 2007 Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire Posts: 5061 |
Probably not good for anybody except the manufacturers and the media people.
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24th Jan 2024 3:41 pm |
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Dartman the one Member Since: 04 Apr 2013 Location: Seville, Spain Posts: 1689 |
The problem is not the manufacturer or the demand, but the safety rules and laws that need to be adhered to, the new FFRR is larger than its 1970 model but the room inside is the same, thicker doors for side impact, front and rear impact zones also add to size. the average super mini is now larger larger than a MK2 Cortina but the inside room has hardly changed, and the BMW Mini is also about the same size as the MK2 Cortina but has the same interior capacity and noise. Ford dropped the Granada as it was too large and no one wanted it, but the latest Mondeo is much larger, all down to crash ability and survivability. my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
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24th Jan 2024 6:22 pm |
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Kot Member Since: 04 Apr 2023 Location: In the ~Garden Posts: 89 |
Why do you have a Freelander then? |
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24th Jan 2024 6:48 pm |
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jules Member Since: 13 Dec 2007 Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire Posts: 5061 |
Cos its been the same size since I first bought one in 2007 Jules |
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24th Jan 2024 8:35 pm |
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Bobupndown Member Since: 26 Dec 2014 Location: Upside down behind the TV! Posts: 2816 |
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24th Jan 2024 9:18 pm |
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IanMetro Member Since: 11 Sep 2017 Location: Somerset BS21 Posts: 3156 |
It looks as if the Mini will fit in your boot, which would be handy in emergency.
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25th Jan 2024 10:08 am |
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Bobupndown Member Since: 26 Dec 2014 Location: Upside down behind the TV! Posts: 2816 |
It is. We were fortunate to be able to do a self build 4 years ago on a large rural site. Decided to build a garage I'd always dreamed of. It's 12 x 8 m, galvanised steel framed and steel clad. Cost around the same price to build as a traditional brick built double garage. Only draw back, being non insulated it's cold in winter and warm in summer but it beats working on a driveway in winter. In time I'd like to get a 2 post or scissor lift in it. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948 2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS. 2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone) 1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy) |
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25th Jan 2024 10:34 am |
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jules Member Since: 13 Dec 2007 Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire Posts: 5061 |
Volvo XC60 is 188mm longer than the FL2. A big factor in the FL2's width is its large mirrors. That garage Jules |
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25th Jan 2024 11:27 am |
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jenks1950 Member Since: 20 Apr 2013 Location: Stevenage Posts: 260 |
I agree, but I guess that the manufacturers will keep building them if that is what their customers want until government steps in and regulates
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25th Jan 2024 6:10 pm |
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4907 |
When we bought the Freelander in 2014, I measured all the other similar sized cars. Subaru, Mazda etc only the Tiguan was shorter, & that was only 70mm. I was surprised how long all the cars were. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!
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25th Jan 2024 7:17 pm |
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