dorsetfreelander wrote:

Filled up at Tesco in Poole last week at 121.9 ppl. Prices should be lower since the oil price dropped due to the Coronavirus

Declared a 4/5-week old mystery solved...

A few weeks ago SWMBO wrecked her F-Pace, and as I'm not letting her use the XK8 Missile she's been using my FL2 instead - and since about then, the alarm has been going off at completely random times just about every day, including in the wee small hours.

Natural instinct (as opposed to, careful thought) was to blame herself as the (then) driver of my FL2 but joking aside I couldn't find anything untoward and was about to get the cavalry in on it to investigate with some knowledge greater than my own.

Last Wednesday I needed more room inside the car, so I used my FL2 for the first time in weeks, and while heading about easterly, a mystery object briefly appeared - the Sun - so I flipped down the sun visor and lo and behold... large, black, long-legged arachnoid hanging there.. naturally he/she got ejected out the side window, and a week on there's been no alarm activation at all...

Of course SWMBO can't believe I fixed it just by driving it myself, who am I to say otherwise...  Lexus RX450H - 500 mile a week commuter- I just couldn’t trust in a newer RRS or DS for that….
2009 Freelander 2 HSE... 155K miles, we’ve done 135k of those, has done brilliantly on the commute and staying firmly put as car two in the household
2002 Jaguar XK8 Coupe... fun, fast, ours for 12 years and owes us nothing - so staying with us too…

Just picked my FL2 up from he body shop after repairs. Had a prang two weeks ago, my fault. So new front bumper, front passenger side wing, headlight, fog light surround and headlight washer. Seems like a very good job. Happy to get her back and get rid of the awful Kia Rio loan car.

Deafender wrote:

Of course SWMBO can't believe I fixed it just by driving it myself, who am I to say otherwise...

Off to a family function in Switzerland in a few weeks so had RCV in East Peckham give the motor a quick 'health check' before we leave - largely visual for lights etc, fluids, wheels off etc. Wanted to pre-empt and sort any issues that might crop up whilst on our trip. All passed ok, good to go . . . . . and no charge
Then got in the car and explanation mark on the dash panel. Warning then appeared for low battery fob, which they then changed, foc.
It all visits to the Indie were that cheap

Really nice spring day today! I think March is my favourite month of the year. Road surface temperatures return more often to being above the dew point, which means dry surfaces for the first time since October. Sun is returning and day lengths noticeable lengthening. Roads are still quiet as the tourists don’t return until Easter. What’s not to like!




(An Teallach in the background for those interested) 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
Previously:
2010 MY FL2 TD4e GS - Now gone at 199,500 miles, about 135,000 of them mine.
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel

From your photo above, the roads in Scotland haven't improved much since I was last up there.
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Not me, but my spanner man,
changed the power steering pipes and reservoir yesterday.
pipes hadn't failed,but certainly on their way out.
so that's another age related job done......I wonder what's next
Dave DAVE.

EVERYTHING ELSE  Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

^^^I find this post offensive to my sensitivities!

found out my heated front screen does not work at all, then to top it off whilst try to top up my tyre pressures i found out that both thats BOTH damn cigarette lighjter sockets dont work, im now thinking the screen and sockets problem might be related, will have to wait till the weekend before i can get to have a proper look tho.

Went shopping at Tesco for essential groceries for myself and for three elderly neighbours with health problems. Tesco were quite good at limiting the numbers of people in the store and people were quite good at social distancing. The best bit was that Tesco were marshalling people at the tills to maintain social distancing and this meant that there was nobody behind me complaining that I had four lots of shopping and was holding them up. Well done Tesco.

J

Well finally got around to removing my roof rails today,
All went very easy too.
I do feel it gives the Freelander cleaner lines.

 DAVE.

Had a new AGM battery fitted at a mates garage after mine virtually gave up due to lack of use, half unlocked the tailgate which wouldn’t open or close, so I couldn’t lock the vehicle.
Luckily it had enough energy to start and I’d already ordered the battery last week, testing revealed that it wasn’t holding charge. All seems OK now and the hit to my wallet was less than half main stealer prices. 64 plate TD4 SE Santorini Black
2021 Mazda MX5 GT Sport Tech

M O T time today , passed again no advisories, not bad for a11year old car and 145,000 mls , only advisories its had in its life is for tyres , its used has a shooting /dogs carrying bus and goes where the hi lux defenders pickups go with out problems , still on all original suspension ,testament to the build quality