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Bill Turner

Member Since: 08 Jul 2008
Location: Birkenhead
Posts: 977

2009 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Auto Santorini Black

Who Needs Four Wheel Drive.

As the topic says. Who needs four wheel drive and come to that it would make a great rally car.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/nq2jY1trxqg?rel=0

You will need your wellies though if going for a walk!

Bill T Life Honorary Member of Wallasey Motor Club.
Licenced MSA Radio Operator for 35+ years.
Rallying is the only sport.

30th Sep 2013 3:13 pm

bish789

Member Since: 30 Apr 2012
Location: St. Andrews
Posts: 512

2011 Freelander 2 TD4_e GS Manual Santorini Black

I want one!

30th Sep 2013 3:37 pm

Pegleg

Member Since: 15 Apr 2010
Location: Deep in mid Wales
Posts: 3114

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Santorini Black

Excellent Bill
From the days when men were real men,
And quite bonkers with it Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

30th Sep 2013 5:20 pm

freedieselauto

Member Since: 24 Feb 2011
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 284

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Auto Rimini Red

He almost pulls it on top of himself when righting it!

It's amazing how well skinny tyres cope with bad conditions. I was once stranded in snow in a Volvo 850 estate that had quite wide tyres when a Citroen 2CV with skinny tyres and a tiny engine sailed by. It must be something about the pressure on the contact surface. I am sure the more technically minded will supply a formula! - 2007(57) XS Auto, Rimini Red, Alpaca Leather.
- GCS Hawke - Sports, BRG, Vulcan 2.1 inj'. My toy - built it myself in 2001.

1st Oct 2013 2:56 am

confoederatius

Member Since: 09 Oct 2012
Location: Suhrental
Posts: 46

2013 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Fuji White

Skinny tires, great ground clearance and very lightweighted. So completely different to most nowadays SUV's. MY2013, 2.2 TD4 SE fuji white
man. gearbox, xenon, "small" Meridian, 7" satnav, autom. aircon, RV-cam, heated jets/windscreen/seats/wheel

1st Oct 2013 4:36 am

Bill Turner

Member Since: 08 Jul 2008
Location: Birkenhead
Posts: 977

confoederatius said

"Skinny tires, great ground clearance and very lightweight. So completely different to most nowadays SUV's."

Pegleg was this not the formula for the original Land Rover?

Bill T. Life Honorary Member of Wallasey Motor Club.
Licenced MSA Radio Operator for 35+ years.
Rallying is the only sport.

1st Oct 2013 1:47 pm

EYorkshire

Member Since: 18 Nov 2010
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Skinny tyres bite through the surface until they reach something they can get a grip on whereas fatties sit there and work and compress the surface.

1st Oct 2013 1:52 pm

Pegleg

Member Since: 15 Apr 2010
Location: Deep in mid Wales
Posts: 3114

Bill Turner wrote:
confoederatius said

"Skinny tires, great ground clearance and very lightweight. So completely different to most nowadays SUV's."

Pegleg was this not the formula for the original Land Rover?

Bill T.

No such thing as low profile then. All skinny radials with tubes!
Don't like to admit this, but the original idea came from the Willys Jeep

Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

1st Oct 2013 2:15 pm

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