First things first....This was not a good week to have Santorini Black - its done nothing but rain and is now a slightly darker shade of lago grey!

Having driven just over 500 miles in a week, I'd be interested to know how typical my experiences have been.

37MPG - mix of motorway and town driving

1st and 2nd gear is pretty notchy - not sure of I can wait until the first service although realise that with 523 miles on the clock its probably a bit early to get it looked at.

Is it my imagination or do people look at you (but without that hateful BMW driver stare)?

Really noisy when starting from cold (for the first couple of miles) but wonderfully quiet on the motorway

Absolutely fantastic to drive and you feel great, even going to the railway station-3 miles away !

You feel obliged to keep admiring it from the window?

umm yes. enjoy

my FL2 is noisy when starting from cold - thats a common thing with diesel engines I am led o believe Now - 2017 BMW X3 M Sport Carbon Black
Gone - 2014 BMW X3 M Sport Space Grey, faultless!
Gone - 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Bali Blue with xenons
Gone - 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Rimini Red with bodykit

So Simple wrote:

..........wonderfully quiet on the motorway...............Absolutely fantastic to drive and you feel great, even going to the railway station-3 miles away !..............You feel obliged to keep admiring it from the window?

Yep, this is the ownership expereince you've bought into, enjoy

Get turtle wax 'wax it wet' brings Santorini up to a lovely shine in no time at all
love then or not, a shiny black car is a great sight  At work
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>>Is it my imagination or do people look at you (but without that hateful BMW driver stare)?

I have caught Discovery drivers actually sneering sometimes - the cheek!

Actually, I can admit to sneering at Freelander drivers when I owned a Disco3, but that was in FL1 days.
(I had an FL1 before the Disco3).

Just give everyone a happy wave, they will stop sneering and start to wonder why FL2 owners are such a happy lot  At work
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"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

chicken george wrote:

Get turtle wax 'wax it wet' brings Santorini up to a lovely shine in no time at all
love then or not, a shiny black car is a great sight

But a rare site cos its all mucky 5 mins. later  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
Stornoway Grey with Ebony Black Pleather, Clear Indicators, Body Side Mouldings etc.