As titled Was parked in the supermarket and was in the middle of a new X3 and a new Disco. A guy in his mid 40's I would guess, and with a bloody ponytail no less , walked past and said to the women with him, 'another 3 people that dont give a f*** about the enviroment'.

Ok, each to there own opinion and I don't really give a monkeys about what he and his hemp clothed partner thinks but I did feel the need to point out, when next to them in the veg aisle, that the big bundle of asparagus they where buying comes from Peru, by nasty old aeroplane.

Oh yeah, and what did they load their throw away plastic bags full of shopping into? A planet friendly mirage that is the Prius? No, it was a V6 Vauxhall Senator  For a free country, it does seem pretty expensive these days.

We nipped to Bedford when the snow was deep to pick up some new wheels.
On the way home we pulled a few motorists up hills and off the side of the roads, until one "gentleman" commented "well at least these Chelsea tractors are good for something". At the time his BMW was attached to the rope on the back of the FL2.
We gave him possibly a longer and faster tow than he was expecting then left the rest to rot in their unsuitable, environmentally friendly, boxes.

That's the last time SWMBO will let me give another motorist a helping hand. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

what is annoying is that the majority of these people actually do not know what they are talking about with regard to environmental aspects of anything.

they think because they have ponytails, do not shave or wash for weeks on end, wear clothes from charity shops, and eat loads of vegetables, that they can make stupid comments like that and someone will listen.

and they always seem to smell a bit as well........................wonder why ??

Iain

iain cooper wrote:

they think because they have ponytails, do not shave or wash for weeks on end, wear clothes from charity shops, and eat loads of vegetables, that they can make stupid comments - and someone will listen.

and they always seem to smell a bit as well........................wonder why ??

Iain

Yeh I do.
And her Ladyship thinks I'm F.A.B. - especially on Valentine's morning

Must be something to do with her smelly diesel 4x4

Andy131 wrote:

.....,until one "gentleman" commented "well at least these Chelsea tractors are good for something". At the time his BMW was attached to the rope on the back of the FL2................

I'd have just unhitched it Andy and waved good bye

Land Rover - BUILT IN BRITAIN!!!!!

Bet what they are driving isnt!

To be fair freelanders are very good on fuel, not only in their class but also against many "normal vehicles."

The guy was clearly an idiot  Ex-2009 Freelander 2 HSE Auto owner

christian138 wrote:

Suck it up and move on

My FL2 came with 40,000 miles of carbon offset which makes it "green" as far as I am concerned.

Don't all new FL2's come with carbon offset???? MY 09 GS manual in Lago Grey, Wood Co arm rest and side bumper strips - now sold.

MY 15 SD4 SE Auto Orkney Grey with colour coded Bumper Door Mouldings

tenet wrote:

My FL2 came with 40,000 miles of carbon offset which makes it "green" as far as I am concerned.

Don't all new FL2's come with carbon offset????

You can "opt out" and save a few quid, but well done land rover

In a former life I and other members from the RRSport forum used to go over to the green peace forum to discuss the carbon of set program in detail, I don't think they liked us..... Ex-2009 Freelander 2 HSE Auto owner

christian138 wrote:

Suck it up and move on

but what does this offset do? buys a few trees in some foreign land? and buys a load of Gyapa cook stoves in Ghana.

Does anybody here buy carbon offsets when they fly etc are know there are web sites that will gladly take your money if you offer it

eg http://www.carbonfootprint.com/ 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

think your self lucky i had my range rover scatched by the weirdos in sainsbury car park mmmmmmmmm

would have been not so weird but i park as far as you could to avoid door dings and old people who push doors before pulling doors closed.

It would be excellent to find one of these blithering idiots stuck in snow. Then you could pull up and make them apologise for all their nasty comments. If they refuse to apologise then just wave goodbye and leave them stranded. If they do apologise, you can say 'I believe you. But its not going to save you'. Then drive off anyway

You could also tell them that a cow farting produces more methane than a Range Rover.  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
LOT (Lord of Time) - University of Gallifrey

weirdfish wrote:

I drove home in Sport mode just to spite him.

CO2 compare and contrast.

In the blue corner:
Freelander Td4 (worst-case i.e. before 10MY) man = 194, auto = 224.

In the "green" corner:
V6 Senator.

Some assumptions required as whilst g/km was recorded, no publicly available records exist pre-2001. So, probably going to be built before '96, would be EU2 emissions at best. Also trying to be positive (and in beardy-weirdy blokes favour) let's assume it's a manual and you're looking at something in the region of 300+ g/km?

Tree-hugging t $$er

I own lots and lots of trees, please PM me if you want to buy some off-setting....i will even send you stick (not that i have any) you can put on your car saying you offset

Bank Transfer, Cash welcome

 HSE, Auto, Colour - Yes

I bet they are vegitarian as well???? The emissions from their a e alone is probably enough to contribute to global warming far more than any LandRover!  Freelander 2 TD4 Auto, SE, Narvik Black, Alpaca full leather, Rear Headrest Entertainment System, 6 CD, 18 HSE Wheels, Privicy tints