As mentioned in another thread I have noticed the FL2 collects snow behind the front wheels, this builds up so much it hinders the turning of the wheels while stationary.

Thought its not noticable when driving, as the rotating wheel shaves the snow off

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Don't all cars do this?

I've just found the one and only advantage of not having the colour coded panels at the bottom around this area.....you can give it a good kick and the packed snow falls off

they probably do all do this, but to be honest its the first car i have noticed it on to this degree

I suppose if i drove like my driving instructor told me, and only turn the wheel whilst in motion i wouldn't have noticed  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Its quite normal on all cars - must be worse if you have flaps.

I always remove those ice lumbs before driving in the garage, as they drop off inside and eventually melt, leaving a flood in the garage. I use a hand brush and go round the underside of all the wheel arches as well to remove as much cold stuff as I can before bedding her  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
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looking at it a think a lot collects on the leading edge of the side tubes and builds up from there too Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

mcphersonstrut wrote:

I've just found the one and only advantage of not having the colour coded panels at the bottom around this area.....you can give it a good kick and the packed snow falls off

Pinky, it maybe that this is the most snow we have had for nearly forty years and also before you had the Freelanders you possibley had a standard saloon car there fore you parked it when it snowed? Now having the Freelander you don't fear the snow you tend to go out in just for the hell of it? p****d off with a Digital Keyboard Warrior

Even the orange freely at the top of the page is gathering snow now At least its affecting us all I suppose.

noticed it too, but tend to agree with ad210358's coclusions. Still loving driving her around Manchester, which is still pretty bad. Indus Silver
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Cerdo wrote:

Still loving driving her around Manchester, which is still pretty bad.

I agree - I've been to Manchester

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as earlier mentioned - it is normal on ALL cars when you get enough snow at clogging temperatures = not Freely specific  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
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AndyT wrote:

Cerdo wrote:

Still loving driving her around Manchester, which is still pretty bad.

I agree - I've been to Manchester

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I've had a word with 'him up there' and he says he will invent non stick snow just for pinky . At work
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