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I have never noticed anybody young driving a freelander.

51 here , I wonder who our youngest member is? 2014 Freelander 2 TD4 Manual Dynamic
1956/7 88" Series One Land Rover
1956/7 88" Series One Land Rover - undergoing restoration

Aveling wrote:

Should have just gone straight to Bell Engineering - at least they know what they're doing.
Doubtless the Land Rover repair will fail in the future.

but true

You can go to any garage to get this done with JLR warranty, just needs to be any approved VAT garage and to let warranty people know.

Rommel wrote:

What's the usual age of FL2 drivers ? are we all obsolete too ???

i was born in 1968 so i might be in with a shout at been the youngest  2009 FL2 S now gone
2011 FL2 HSE AUTO
2012 FL2 XS AUTO
2000 Kawasaki er 5

Funny when we are 20 we think anyone over 40 is old, then when we are 55 we still think we are young. I hate to say at 55 we are nearer the end then the beginning.

Was 50 when I bought the car a decade ago!

Never really looked at who is driving a Freelander. Still looking at rear ends... some are petrol! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

Age 75 and moved on to a DS as I am now too old to be an FL2 driver  3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

In the interest of balance my daughter was 19 when she and I spent the whole of last July driving her mum’s FL2 throughout Iceland’s interior (no tarmac) wading rivers, boulder scrabbling, black lava ash trails and fine deep sand wastelands. Daughter piloted the FL2 through all that without hesitation. Even washed it down most evenings. Icelandic fuel stations nearly alway have a free car wash bay which consists of as many litres of cold water you need plus hoses and brushes. Touring tip - when in Iceland take 2 extra sets of wipers - blown sand and lava ash kill your wiper blades.

I know a lot of younger people don’t even have a car, with the cost of insurance parking and all the other costs it’s just as cheap to use Uber.

Kot wrote:

Rommel wrote:

What's the usual age of FL2 drivers ? are we all obsolete too ???

My daughter is 29 and loves her 62 plate FL2

Just a driver wrote:

Funny when we are 20 we think anyone over 40 is old, then when we are 55 we still think we are young. I hate to say at 55 we are nearer the end then the beginning.

I remember taking the p*** out of a friend when she turned 30 (I was 21), she passed away last April aged 82 ! (Now Sold). 2008 Freelander 2 (Nazca Sand) SE TD4 Auto. Statutory write off & on WOVR for hail damage but still road legal.
171037Km as of 09/05/22
Superchips Bluefin Flash
Nanocom Evo II (also sold)

I remember opening screw top jars many many many years ago and saying then "I wonder how the old people manage". Our great granddaughter in her middle teens fetched me a bolognaise sauce jar to open last evening. I managed to open it with only one swear word, must be all the nut and bolt removal working on the freeloader that helped

Well, I am now 82 and quite fit. Intend to keep my 2010 HSE auto till either I or the car fall to bits.
Only had it 3 years. Starting to worry though about my insurance renewal in June
Drove down to Range Rover Solihull last year from Central Scotland, did Applecross the year before and planning a trip to Beamish then to Crich sometime this year. Really enjoy driving the FL2. Jim A
Fl2 HSE 2010 auto
Disco 2Td5 auto 2002 gone
Disci 1 300Tdi auto 1996 gone

Just a driver wrote:

Funny when we are 20 we think anyone over 40 is old, then when we are 55 we still think we are young. I hate to say at 55 we are nearer the end then the beginning.