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oldgeezer Member Since: 09 Apr 2011 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 1302 |
My dash board doesn't make any noise or creaks , in fact the only noise is from the n/s seat belt. Mine has also had 4 new instrument packs fitted over the last year or two but still no squeaks or rattles.
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23rd Mar 2012 12:56 pm |
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1STFREELANDER Member Since: 14 Feb 2010 Location: lONDON Posts: 196 |
My previous TD4 auto was much smoother, I thought newer models got better! |
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23rd Mar 2012 1:01 pm |
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oldgeezer Member Since: 09 Apr 2011 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 1302 |
well i have lost count of how many FR2 loan vehicles I have had and some for extended periods and the newer they are i feel the build quality has deteriorated.
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23rd Mar 2012 1:07 pm |
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Andy S Member Since: 07 Aug 2011 Location: Sevenoaks Posts: 82 |
If you want a rattly interior, try a Mini Cooper S JCW on 18" runflats. Absolutely everything in that car rattles when its going at full chat. I've had my FL2 SD4 for a year and the only plastic rattle or creak comes from tha plastic finisher on the sill between the drivers door and the wheel arch, which the skilled technicians at the dealers warped when they fitted the mudguards. Interior is a creak free zone, but the quality for a £30K+ car is woeful.
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24th Mar 2012 2:40 pm |
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Ben Twillie Member Since: 19 Feb 2012 Location: Home Posts: 120 |
My SD4 is also comming up to 1 year old and no rattles. Autos adapt to your driving stlye and if you tend to have a heavy right foot and jab the throttle they can get rough when changing gear. I've driven lots of autos and find this one as good as any 2 litre auto I've driven. I struggle with the thought that the build quality is "woefull" - Why did you buy it? I looked very closely before I wrote a very big cheque and, on balance, I'm very happy. |
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24th Mar 2012 6:13 pm |
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Andy S Member Since: 07 Aug 2011 Location: Sevenoaks Posts: 82 |
Woeful for a car which had an ex dealer price of £34,000. The quality of the trim plastic in the centre console is very poor for a car in this price bracket. I'd accept it on a poverty spec trim, but my car has the 'premium' interior, so had higher expectations. Why did I buy it? Well its a Land Rover innit; I'm a boy from the West Midlands and hell will freeze over before I buy a 4x4 from Germany or Japan.
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24th Mar 2012 6:27 pm |
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The Doctor Member Since: 09 Jul 2010 Location: Gallifrey Posts: 4615 |
I considered going for an older XS or HSE but didn't need all those extra gimmicks. GS is the best all rounder so I just added the option of heated windscreen and washer jets. Of more relevance though, no such cabin trim issues on my GS, perhaps LR cheapened things for MY11 onwards. As for the gearbox issues you mentioned, LR should have made a manual SD4 like they have done for the Evoque. No such issues with the manual LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby LOT (Lord of Time) - University of Gallifrey |
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24th Mar 2012 6:41 pm |
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iain cooper Member Since: 27 Aug 2007 Location: north of Glasgow Posts: 1989 |
I've always been impressed with the lack of creaks and squeaks from my FL2 and also my wife's Toyota IQ2.
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24th Mar 2012 6:51 pm |
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piattj Member Since: 18 Jan 2012 Location: where the crowds aint... Posts: 1235 |
My 2011 FL2 has a buzz from the interior mirror which drives me mad. If you press hard it stops for a while. ...
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24th Mar 2012 7:23 pm |
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Andy S Member Since: 07 Aug 2011 Location: Sevenoaks Posts: 82 |
Funny that, my Cooper S is an 07! Goes like a rocket but I can't drive it for more than an hour as all the rattles drive me nuts. |
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25th Mar 2012 11:53 am |
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Mona Geeza Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 1293 |
[quote="Andy S"]
My FL2 sounds just like its got a box of marbles in the back, probably because it has. |
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25th Mar 2012 3:23 pm |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
we had the first new mini, very first one in York I think? anyway it rattled like a bad-un from new. sold it for very very good money after a year and 13,000 miles however .
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25th Mar 2012 4:20 pm |
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1STFREELANDER Member Since: 14 Feb 2010 Location: lONDON Posts: 196 |
Perhaps it's all down to who fitted the dash, as some seem much better that others, it is a shame that when buying a car it's all down to luck whether you get a good one or not. Personally I like things built by machines as you get far better, consistent, quality. I think the basic problem with the FL2 dash is that it's built from far too many bits. The FL2 is a great car but this sort of thing destroys any illusion that it is a quality product. |
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27th Mar 2012 7:37 am |
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charlie7944 Member Since: 22 Sep 2012 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 4 |
Just got 2011 HSE. Seems very good barring intermittent creaks from dashboard/windscreen area. is it worth asking dealer to investigate or just live with it? Disappointing but bearable |
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1st Oct 2012 11:51 pm |
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