How Britain looks at the moment via Nasa

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If you look carefully you can see the lump of snow that fell from pinkies wheel arch  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

Its called global warming

Still you get it for a few days - we get it for a few months  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
Stornoway Grey with Ebony Black Pleather, Clear Indicators, Body Side Mouldings etc.

cool,its not often you see a picture like that,im glad now i baught a 4x4,well chuffed

im the only vehicle on our eastate say 300 houses that that can get in and out,wensday,..all our grit bins are empty on the hills and just love to see peoples faces when i just drive on by cant not fault its capabilaty right now,minus 7 last night.been ferrying my friends whom work for tesco back and forth,and driving someone to inject insilin to a daiabetic pensinor,twice a day,the sun may be bright but this snow is going nowwhere.i seem to be doing better mpg in grass/ice/snow mode

theres a request for help from 4x4 Responces over on Disco3 by one of its members, to help delivering meals and stuff

http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic44151.html

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The South East 4x4 Response group is severly stretched at the moment with several call-outs and a lack of volunteers available to cover their areas of Kent, Surrey and East Sussex.
I have spoken to one of the controllers and they desperately need 4x4 owners who can volunteer some of their time from this evening and over the next few days to help with mainly getting medical staff to and from Hospitals, ferrying elderly and care home staff and residents, deliver meals on wheels to the elderly, rescue stranded Ambulances, etc. etc.

I am the only one who didint have to use a shovel to take the car off in our street. (including a X6). My driveway has a good slope towards the house and my daughter use it to slide down with her sledge and I put more snow in to it for her to play. FL2 goes in/out without any issue.

Yesterday went to her school to help with removing the snow and headmaster asked me to drive around the car park to make a path so that cars can get in, covered with aound 8 inches of snow. School is open today partly thanks to FL2...  Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto
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I'm thinking of joining the local 4x4 response team, the Beds & Cambs team. Feel like I want o be able to help in times like this, and other issues, flooding etc.

Anyone else with a Freelander joined any of the 4x4 response network teams? Does anyone know if they class a FL2 (without low rage gearbox to help with towing heavy loads) suitable for their work?

Looks like I'd need to get a towbar fitted and a CB radio of some sort, other than that the FL2 seems SHOULD be suitable for what they need.

Rich

Great fun drivin to Liverpool at 06.30 Tuesday morning to get a flight to Ireland. Loads of flash cars stuck around Mancs M62 was doing between 20-30mph, no-one in th eoutside lane, except me, doing around 40 on virgin snow. Felt totally safe.
Since then been pottering around Manchester. Had Minus 13 ythis morning, and started with no worries. Had to take the Missus to school.
Great Car!
Back on topic. NP I saw that image yesterday and was gonna post it. Indus Silver
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Cerdo wrote:

Had to take the Missus to school.

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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

I knew it would be ! Indus Silver
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Private Parts

Udash wrote:

I am the only one who didint have to use a shovel to take the car off in our street. (including a X6). My driveway has a good slope towards the house and my daughter use it to slide down with her sledge and I put more snow in to it for her to play. FL2 goes in/out without any issue.

Yesterday went to her school to help with removing the snow and headmaster asked me to drive around the car park to make a path so that cars can get in, covered with aound 8 inches of snow. School is open today partly thanks to FL2...

ad210358 wrote:

I am not suprised the X6 could not make it, did you see the one on Top Gear last week, it could not go up a hill in a field of damp grass and just to rub it in they then drove past the struggling X6 with a Range Rover. The tyres fitted gave it so little traction that when they put the hand brake on it just slithered backwards.

Yes, It was very intersting. Also last weeks TG was very positive towards LR, with the incident you mentioned and also they mentioned that FFRR TDV8 as one of the considered cars of the decade, because its 'all the cars you ever wanted in one' or someting like that...  Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto
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Side Steps & Mud flaps

[quote="AndyC"]Its called global warming

No it's not it's called a winter

rmbillington wrote:

I'm thinking of joining the local 4x4 response team, the Beds & Cambs team. Feel like I want o be able to help in times like this, and other issues, flooding etc.

Anyone else with a Freelander joined any of the 4x4 response network teams? Does anyone know if they class a FL2 (without low rage gearbox to help with towing heavy loads) suitable for their work?

Looks like I'd need to get a towbar fitted and a CB radio of some sort, other than that the FL2 seems SHOULD be suitable for what they need.

Rich