| Author |
Message |
 Alarm problem |
Billsy
 1st Jun 2024 10:03 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 11 · Views: 1096 · Subject: Alarm problem |
| Was the back up battery for the sounder located under the engine scuttle panel when mine started doing it. |
| [sold] Starter Motor repair Kit |
Billsy
12th May 2024 11:15 am
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Forum: For Sale & Wanted · Replies: 0 · Views: 328 · Subject: [sold] Starter Motor repair Kit |
Bought to repair my intermittent start issue but needed to replace starter motor in the end.
Has been fitted briefly for max 5 starts.
Bought from eBay on item number 256433218446
Also comes ... |
| [sold] Genuine Dog guard and boot mat |
Billsy
12th May 2024 11:09 am
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Forum: For Sale & Wanted · Replies: 0 · Views: 326 · Subject: [sold] Genuine Dog guard and boot mat |
Genuine dog guard and boot mat.
Come with all fixings including the bottom brackets (that are often missing) and a genuine boot guard. Mat has some small trimming to the corners to allow it to fit a ... |
| EV's |
Billsy
3rd May 2024 1:53 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 781 · Views: 130979 · Subject: EV's |
Use a public charger?
Get home from work, have your tea then go out to some public charger and sit in the car doing crossword puzzle until bedtime, go home, find parking place.
Well after 2 days ... |
| EV's |
Billsy
2nd May 2024 7:27 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 781 · Views: 130979 · Subject: EV's |
| Use a public charger? Not as cost effective, the price will lower and more chargers will be installed as demand goes up. Fossil fuel isn’t going to get cheaper and synthetic fuel will not become via ... |
| Insurance on Land/Range Rovers |
Billsy
24th Oct 2023 1:41 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 73 · Views: 10832 · Subject: Insurance on Land/Range Rovers |
Our 2012 Evoque was no different in insurance price to our 07 Freelander 2 even though the value was 13K vs 3K.
That was two years ago. |
| EV's |
Billsy
19th Oct 2023 7:03 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 781 · Views: 130979 · Subject: EV's |
Our FL2 is costing very little.
Last 12 months I spent £1900 on it - that includes fuel, VED, Insurance, MOT, service (inc EGR & shock absorbers). Doesnt include depreciation.
The ULEZs dont ... |
| EV's |
Billsy
18th Oct 2023 8:41 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 781 · Views: 130979 · Subject: EV's |
I’ve just purchased a used BMW i3 to replace an outlander PHEV, obviously very different types of vehicle but here is my comparison of EV vs ICE ownership.
The i3 cost 3k more to purchase than w ... |
| Just stops, dead. No response from car |
Billsy
5th Sep 2023 1:32 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 15 · Views: 2398 · Subject: Just stops, dead. No response from car |
Check the electric connections down by the passenger footwell?
Have read on here in the past that one of the main connections works loose and kills everything possibly caused by passengers feet pushi ... |
| Side light bulb holder needed - Pre-wired |
Billsy
26th Jul 2023 7:37 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 6 · Views: 1368 · Subject: Side light bulb holder needed - Pre-wired |
Just check it is the right part as it is the bulb holder for the indicator on the wing.
Didn’t realise it was the headlight 5w holder that you needed sorry. |
| Side light bulb holder needed - Pre-wired |
Billsy
26th Jul 2023 7:38 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 6 · Views: 1368 · Subject: Side light bulb holder needed - Pre-wired |
https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-YAJ000050
Is this the part required? |
| Found our twin! |
Billsy
22nd Jul 2023 9:29 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 2 · Views: 1262 · Subject: Found our twin! |
My encounter was only 15mins from home so not as impressive but cheered me up.
Seems to be a lot of Freelys in our area these days. The inflated used market prices must be making the freely a good ... |
| Found our twin! |
Billsy
21st Jul 2023 8:24 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 2 · Views: 1262 · Subject: Found our twin! |
https://www.freel2.com/gallery/albums/userpics/17350/normal_IMG_1801.jpeg
Had to park in a hospital today and found one of the only spaces left, space next to me had a matching Freelander in it!
... |
| Tax rates. |
Billsy
11th Jun 2023 2:26 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 39 · Views: 7429 · Subject: Tax rates. |
So Billsy, you’d spend a few thousand on a different car to save a couple hundred on tax??
Not at all.
Just seems silly money to pay for less than 2000miles of driving on roads that resemble th ... |
| Tax rates. |
Billsy
10th Jun 2023 2:26 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 39 · Views: 7429 · Subject: Tax rates. |
Got my tax reminder through and it’s just short of £400 for my 07 🥲.
I completed 1800 miles last year! Bring on tax per mile charges or the old girl will have to go. |
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