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Lee S Member Since: 12 Oct 2009 Location: Liverpool Posts: 13 |
At the risk of going off topic - indeed i am not very happy. Seeing this post about seat problems just make me think that LR are taking the mickey out of a very brand loyal group of individuals. My FL2 HSE e "stop stop" is now eight weeks old. I am lucky enough to swap my car every two years and always buy new. This is the car i have most looked forward to owning and it's the car i am most looking forward to getting rid of - it'll be gone by September as i've had enough. It was 9 days old when it left my wife and 3 kids (the youngest is 16 weeks old) stranded on the M42 in the evening rush hour. I paid £33,000 for the priviledge of that. Basically, one niggle after another. Dealers are very poor by comparision with the other brands i have had. Believe me, i have had my complaints escalated to a high level and i have had a one 2 one meeting with the dealer principal. Life is too short to spend sorting stuff out like this. I'm returned to a brand that builds a reliable product and where the dealers actually values you as a customer and a person. |
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27th Jul 2010 9:25 pm |
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Junior Member Since: 22 Feb 2010 Location: M6 Posts: 799 |
Your story sounds like a few others who have recently bought new freelys.
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27th Jul 2010 9:45 pm |
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RegG Member Since: 06 Oct 2011 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 199 |
I have read through the earlier posts on this subject and note that they are all quite old. I picked up my 2 year old HSE three weeks ago and, cleaning it out this morning, have noticed a small split, about 1" long on the side of the drivers seat squab, next to the door.
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23rd Oct 2011 10:17 am |
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Mona Geeza Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 1293 |
Mine regularly get fed with Smarties and Cadburys Buttons |
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23rd Oct 2011 10:57 am |
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Tigger Member Since: 30 Mar 2011 Location: L15KRD Posts: 2555 |
For the off road ability you get and the price we pay, I can forgive a few rough edges. To give you an instance, with a 4WD Freelander starting at £21.700 a basic (and I mean basic) BMW X3 starts at £31,400. It might have some posher plastics, but it'll be completely devoid of bells and whistles and will still get stuck way before the Freelander gets into trouble. Likewise, the entry level Volvo XC60 at £28,815 and the Audi Q3 at £24,560. And, in the Freelander, you've have the added benefit of not looking a complete knob! Looking like a complete knob is one of the very few features that you are ever likely to get for free on a BMW |
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23rd Oct 2011 2:49 pm |
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gusmagoo Member Since: 01 Aug 2011 Location: Southport Posts: 88 |
I recently bought an approved used four year old HSE and pointed out the split as I knew it was something to look for and is a known common fault on many FL2’s. They duly had it fixed (repaired) and it was virtually impossible to see the repair but last week it was in for a mirror problem and they managed to rip it again in another place. Currently waiting to see what they’re going to do about it but accepted liability and so it will be fixed once again. Seeing as it had been in for a repair already they are looking into replacing the whole piece this time.
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24th Oct 2011 12:10 pm |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
get out of car, look at its arse ,what do you see -- knobby chrome arse peice At work At home "I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race |
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24th Oct 2011 12:12 pm |
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gusmagoo Member Since: 01 Aug 2011 Location: Southport Posts: 88 |
Not on my 57 plate you don't! 57 HSE AUTO with H.I.D's - Grey with Black leather. (H.S.E. Heightadjustable Seats Extra ) My Aviation website - UKHelicopterPilot.com |
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24th Oct 2011 12:16 pm |
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AndyC Member Since: 30 Nov 2007 Location: Where the snow dosen't melt when the sun is shining! Posts: 4165 |
Its the Pleather (Look-a-like-leather) splitting probably because somebody "who needs to go on a diet" has been sitting in it Our Freely is 4-years old and there is no sign of wear on our seats 2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof. Stornoway Grey with Ebony Black Pleather, Clear Indicators, Body Side Mouldings etc. |
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24th Oct 2011 12:49 pm |
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MG Member Since: 09 Sep 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 22 |
Just had my 57 plate/ 48000 mile Fl2 seat repaired. Took some doing, mind you! I took it to the dealer as soon as I noticed, just before its year's extended warranty expired on its fourth birthday. First response was 'it's not covered'. Second attempt, just after warranty had run out, had the LR engineer come down from head office to say the same. Third attempt, all the while me pointing out the LR Service Instruction, resulted in the service manager putting in a bid to LR for a goodwill gesture. Hey presto, all fixed at LR expense!
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26th Oct 2011 8:03 pm |
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ChrisSoutham Member Since: 14 Sep 2011 Location: Kington St Michael, Chippenham Posts: 160 |
Bought my '58 plate FL2 last month and noticed a split in the leather the second time I got in it.
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27th Oct 2011 8:46 am |
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npinks Member Since: 28 Jun 2007 Location: Ls25 Posts: 20090 |
you bought a FL2 from a LR dealer last month and the warranty runs out in a couple of days Is not not on the approved new scheme and comes with the 1 year warranty? Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis |
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27th Oct 2011 9:03 am |
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ChrisSoutham Member Since: 14 Sep 2011 Location: Kington St Michael, Chippenham Posts: 160 |
No I didn't buy it from a LR dealer, just took it there to get the seat fixed.
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27th Oct 2011 9:07 am |
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npinks Member Since: 28 Jun 2007 Location: Ls25 Posts: 20090 |
Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis |
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27th Oct 2011 12:02 pm |
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