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Last edited by Helmar99 on 3rd Dec 2022 9:08 pm. Edited 1 time in total

I've always found new cars attract trouble. You've done well to manage 3 weeks!

Had a new X-Type Jag once, someone drove into it outside my house within 2 weeks of getting it.

FL2, received a dent in bumper and chip in windscreen within 2 weeks.

My old FL1, got second hand - never had any trouble for 7 years with it!

Hope you get it fixed soon and it doesn't cause you too much irritation. '09 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto
19" shadow chrome wheels
Lago Grey

Previously, '00 Freelander TD4 GS Manual

JWAIV wrote:

Well, had my new HSE since Dec 24th and was due to go in for bodykit this week, sadly someone went right into the back of it on Saturday Not to much damage, broken parking sensor, slight dents in bumper and messed up paint.

Could have been worse, damm annoying though.

That's annoying.
When I picked up my brand new Rover SDI I drove SWMBO to ASDA, while queing to park an old Volvo reversed straight back into us, 45 mins after getting the car  09 FL2 HSE auto Lago Grey
71 Triumph Stag 3L
68 NGTCV8 3.5L

greengiant wrote:

That's annoying.
When I picked up my brand new Rover SDI I drove SWMBO to ASDA, while queing to park an old Volvo reversed straight back into us, 45 mins after getting the car

Same here, must have been about 2 weeks also.

In that same week:

On monday someone rearended me: not too much damage, only a descent scratch on the rear bumper and minor crack in it too. The other car was much worse of.

On wednesday I had to call LA as I had a flat tyre.

And finally on thursday a truck had driven my corner of and ran off, which really me of! So had to call police to report it. This resulted in a broken taillight, cratches on the tailgate and a nasty sharpcornered dent in the left rear side plating.

Thank God I have good insurance and except for the fixing of the tyre I paid 0 for the repairs.

I have even crashed a car once, before even we bought it.

I tell this to scare car sales guys, everytime I test drive a new car.

So don't worry, it happens to everyone. 2010 Freelander 2 Select TD4 auto....gone
2011 Freelander 2 TD4 auto ...current

Must be mystic forces at work here!
I parked my FL2 SE in a field whilst fishing in Herefordshire last year. As usual, the residents of the field (30 or 40 cows) came to investigate, lick the car, crap around it etc..... except that this (new) lot had bl***y great metal tags on their ears. When they licked my FL2 (don't we all - we love 'em!), the ear-tags repeatedly hit the bodywork. Result... 9 panels requiring re-spray!
Thought of dreaming-up some more 'acceptable' scenario for my Insurers (More<than), but decided that honesty is the best policy. Spoke to (Indian lady - in India) to report incident and start claim process. After quite a while we arrived at 'vandalism by animals'. Cows are sacred there!
Less than 30 mins later - had a call from the designated repairers (in Basingstoke) whose main interest was how the damage was caused. They'd been told animal vandals had attacked the car. They were in fits when I explained and said that 'that one's going up on our wall of fame'.
They collected the FL and left a courtesy car.
Within an hour this time, the Loss-adjuster' for More<than was on the phone to say that a) the damage was £2000+ and b) that the story was 'going into the magazine'.
They should get out more, these guys!
Anyway, 10 days later they re-delivered my beloved, gleaming and pristine.
The same day I took it - along with my other beloved to John Lewis in High Wycombe to look for ... whatever!
On returning to the car, I saw a bl***y great scratch on the newly repainted front wing and wheel-arch!
After calming down and kicking a nearby tree I noticed a piece of paper under the wiper on which there was an apology and an offer to pay for the repair!

So... the Insurers were superb in every detail.
Don't ever trust cows,
Have a bit of faith in human nature - it occasionally is justified!
Get a Freelander2 - they're superb.
Sods law always happens.
Cheers
The Glassman I've decided to stop being a good example and will now just be a terrible warning.....
2008 TD4HSE - gone but much loved.
2014MY SD4 Metropolis - very much loved.

Somebody tell me I have just read a car was damaged by licking cows
Sorry but that is out there, on the insurance claims

a friend once drove into an escaped cow in her car, she was asked what happen to the cow, it got up and walked off, she Answered, she was then asked to describe it, "4 legs White with black patches with a ......what do you think a cow looks like"??

Wrote her car off those Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Glassman, thats superb! Welcome, with your sort of luck, the rest of us can sleep easy. You didn't star in the VW advert, you know, "this is the man who married a sex kitten, just as she turned into a cat."

I lived on the Isles of Harris in the 80's, it wasn't unknown for visitors to park their cars and on their return find them battered. Evidently the Rams saw their reflection in the painwork and would butt it.

Please come to the Lakes, a trip npinks is planning, you'd keep us all going, sitting round the camp fire listening to the scarey stories.

A Big Fat Cow ruined my car,












she keeps leaving crisp packets & twix wrappers in every door pocket & footwell, gonna divorce her one day

I'd like to say the same, but a skinny little runt of the litter did mine in.

My wife's nearly new Transporter T5 which she uses for the dogs also got trashed by licking animals! Not cows but sheep. We parked in a field with other vehicles at a gun dog field trials competition. The van was covered in salt from the road (winter) and the sheep in the field all went mad for it and started licking it off. The fuzzy b ds have, however, got well sharp teeth and so they left deep scratches down to the metal all over the tailgate and all down one side. I was gutted. I make a point of eating more lamb these days. That'll teach 'em.

Fair point beachy, but it was a VW Transporter and looks like a caravan, therefore the sheep did you a favour really.

True, it's not exactly stylish. However in it's defence, it is black, has proper (not dodgy imitation) VW wheels and has clear indicators. The definition of perfection then for some people on here...