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Car Forum / Land Rover Cars / March 2005Freelander, excellent in the recent snow !
Having bought a Freelander a short while ago, I wanted to try a 4 wheel drive as I live in the 'middle of nowhere' on top of a hill on the edge on the Pennines! I don't really know why I choose the Freelander, probably because I liked the look of it and it was the V6 GS automatic model, having had sports type cars in the past, I always got stuck in winter as soon as the snow appeared. Was I surprised just how good the Freelander was, I managed to get home when we had very deep snow recently, the car just climbed the hills without any problems, going down an icy road was a bit strange, but I selected the HDC in 1st gear, that took my safely down to the bottom. A lot of people I have heard don't like the Freelander, not being able to afford a Disco or higher spec. models, I bought the Freelander, and glad I did. Anyone else have any comments on the recent snow and getting about? Brian >Having bought a Freelander a short while ago, I wanted to try a 4 wheel >drive as I live in the 'middle of nowhere' on top of a hill on the edge on [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >Brian We've not had a sniff of snow here in Cornwall. I was working in Salisbury last Tuesday and there was snow falling there but not lying. If we do get any snow I'll be off to bodmin moor and dartmoor straight away, I'm a photographer by trade and I need to shoot some snowy landscapes. I've driven defenders and series 3's in some harsh weather, such as winters in bosnia and am constantly amazed at their ability. I've not had anything to do with freelanders but their lack of low ratio and lower ground clearence would concern me. However they have a good 4wd system and the HDC is excellent, I would expect great things from them in slippery road conditions such as snow ;o) good choice. Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)  Signature_________________________________________ 1984 110 CSW 2.5(na)D (3,000 rivets flying in close formation) www.4x4info.info www.mvp-fine-art.co.uk www.markvarleyphoto.co.uk _________________________________________ Our local dealer had an off road day a couple of years ago and I opted to try a FreeLander TD4. I was very surprised how good off road it was although there were a few crashes and bangs from underneath as we grounded a few times. Tried the new Range Rover, that was amazing, went where my 90 and Discovery (both without traction control) would have got stuck. But the Freelander would be a good choice for slippery conditions. If they had a bit space/boot I would probably have one too. Richard >>Having bought a Freelander a short while ago, I wanted to try a 4 wheel >>drive as I live in the 'middle of nowhere' on top of a hill on the edge on [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > Regards. > Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.) <snip> :: If they had a bit space/boot :: I would probably have one too. :: Richard I tried a Freelander, unfortunately I was jammed to the roof. If I'd gone over any sort of bump, the roof would have had a very strange bump in it. :-) Pity, because I really like the look of the Freelander. Chris. > I managed to get home when > we had very deep snow recently Where in the UK have we had 'very deep snow recently' ? Reg >> I managed to get home when >> we had very deep snow recently > >Where in the UK have we had 'very deep snow recently' ? not here. about 2" maximum this morning, and mostly less than 1" SignatureAustin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that Once, when the secrets of science were the jealously guarded property of a small priesthood, the common man had no hope of mastering their arcane complexities. Years of study in musty classrooms were prerequisite to obtaining even a dim, incoherent knowledge of science. Today, all that has changed: a dim, incoherent knowledge of science is available to anyone. - Tom Weller, Science Made Stupid, 1986 > >> I managed to get home when > >> we had very deep snow recently > > > >Where in the UK have we had 'very deep snow recently' ? > > not here. about 2" maximum this morning, and mostly less than 1" Call me cynic, but the really deep snow seems to have been in the studios of the new rooms..... (cue clip of reporter standing behind a bit of drift in front of a stone wall, going on about the "difficult driving conditions", while an Astra van flew past in the background....) Richard Signaturewww.beamends-lrspares.co.uk sales@beamends-lrspares.co.uk Running a business in a Microsoft free environment - it can be done Powered by Risc-OS - you won't get a virus from us!! Helping keep Land Rovers on and off the road to annoy the Lib Dems >>>>I managed to get home when >>>>we had very deep snow recently [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Richard I live in county Durham we had a good fall about 4" to 6" nothing serious just soft southerners getting in a panic ;) > Where in the UK have we had 'very deep snow recently' ? Well define "very deep"... We have "deep" snow at around 3' or so by the side of most roads. "Deep" in the south is less than a foot. B-) Level depth is difficult to gauge due to the drifting but around 15" in our paddock. Look at http://www.howhill.com/weather/photos.html from the 23rd Feb on. There is also a collection of photos on one of the weather forums of a pub (Red Lion on the North York Moors?) with a drift in the beer garden up to gutter height, it is a normal 2 storey building and a transit van with the back half buried in a drift and a few feet over it's roof. SignatureCheers new5pam@howhill.com Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
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