First Freelander Winter

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If you're worried about locks freezing lubricate them, it displaces the water which is what freezes! Same with window channels and door rubbers!


DD
 
WLJayne said:
A mate of mine was telling me that with his Dodge Challenger, all he has to do it press a button in his house and it warms the cabin and the seats all by itself without him even having to go outside.

And they say 'merican cars are rubbish! Pah!
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Lots of USA and Canadian 'Yoooo-tillity Ve-he-ick-ules' do that these days, since they started copying the Scandinavians, who have had such features for the last 30 years.

A Freelander with a timer and/or a remote control for the fbh is pretty good too.

You get a warm cabin and the engine is up to temperature before you even leave the house. My seats are up to 'bum-roasting' temp in a matter of 3 or 4 minutes.

Having driven a whole range of North American vehicles extensively, both in the USA and in the Middle East - I find them character-less, the only thing I like about them is the Air-Conditioning system which on most of them could freeze the whatsits off a brass monkey.

Singvogel. :cool:
 
IndiTd4 said:
Treat Door Rubber With This..supposed to be very good...
Einszett Gummi Pflege | eBay

I am not connected to this seller or product in any way..
Just sharing what I have been told..
I have some en-route myself..
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Yes, that stuff is brilliant - I bought some in Lidl in Austria - goes on like a chap-stick or lipsalve, just rub it all round the door rubbers.

Only lasts for about a week or so, but in the UK we don't often get sub-zero temperatures for many days in a row, so shouldn't be a problem if you keep an eye on the weather forecast.

It is just a rubber cleaner though and doesn't pretend to have any anti-icing properties.

I get great results just by wiping a bit of Meths, or Lidl's superb -60 degrees C windscreen wash, around the door seals with a paper towel, when I expect a hard frost.

S.
 
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More of this please
 
Nodge68 said:
Nothing wrong with my Freelander. It's just pants compared to my other car in the corners. But then my other car is pants in mud, snow, standing water, etc !!
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Freelanders don't suffer from roll very much in corners (at least mine doesn't) so cornering is all down to the tyres really.

Anyone who hasn't experienced a Freelander with high-spec road tyres in Summer has no concept of how well it handles. :D

Likewise the stranded BMWs and Benzs - they invariably still have Summer tyres on in the snow. :lol::lol::lol:

I treat tyres like boots - I chose the most appropriate ones for the season, or likely road surface conditions. :p

I don't go to extremes with the Freelander though - I don't have 5 sets of wheels - or a service crew to change them for me. :rolleyes:

S.
 
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I'd like a set of high spec road tyres, but a set of AT's should give me a pretty good results in all conditions. Still one day I might get a road wheel set if cash becomes available :). Some AT's aren't rated for snow but I believe the BFG's are designed to cope with anything - hence the price I suppose.
 
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Cheapo set of steels with Camac terra
great in snow but really noisy if used on tarmac the first time I drove itI thought the diff
was goosed:eek:
 
Thanks for all the advice everyone - I will definately try the lubricating tips, just got myself some lock lubricant and I'll try the screenwash or meths on the rubber seals when the dratted frost is expected - the Einszett Gummi Pflege sounds great too but being a Yorkshireman I'll try what I've got in the house first ha ha..Thanks again !!
Brack :D:D
 
Never had the doors freeze but as mines a commercial and has no headlining in the rear or fancy rearseats and the like the inside tends to freeze, especially the the sunroof panels, after about 10 mins with the heaters on i get a bar of soap and have a wash on the way to work as its like a fcukin shower in there when it defrosts :(
 
Very timely thread this, -2 degrees this morning and my driver's door was frozen shut. :mad:

Luckily the passenger door was close to the house wall and was OK. :)

It's now zero and will drop further this evening. :(

Unfortunately we have no lard in the house as we forgot to stock up on such winter essentials, :eek: but Lidl had the -60 windscreen-wash back in stock today and I bought another 5litre of the magic brew, so I'll rub some of that on. ;)

Maybe rub some on me chest as well, instead of the usual horse-linament. :p

Smells nice too - I wonder what it's like with Gin and a slice of lemon? :rolleyes:

Singvogel.
 
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Singvogel said:
Very timely thread this, -2 degrees this morning and my driver's door was frozen shut. :mad:

Luckily the passenger door was close to the house wall and was OK. :)

It's now zero and will drop further this evening. :(

Unfortunately we have no lard in the house as we forgot to stock up on such winter essentials, :eek: but Lidl had the -60 windscreen-wash back in stock today and I bought another 5litre of the magic brew, so I'll rub some of that on. ;)

Maybe rub some on me chest as well, instead of the usual horse-linament. :p

Smells nice too - I wonder what it's like with Gin and a slice of lemon? :rolleyes:

Singvogel.
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bless my doors are good to -25 on my ****roen
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Yeah I used to be in my local coastguard rescue team, there's nowt worse than getting a shout on a winters night and yer rush to yer car and the doors are all frozen up...wish I knew what I know now in those days :)
 
Singvogel said:
Freelanders don't suffer from roll very much in corners (at least mine doesn't) so cornering is all down to the tyres really.

Anyone who hasn't experienced a Freelander with high-spec road tyres in Summer has no concept of how well it handles. :D

Likewise the stranded BMWs and Benzs - they invariably still have Summer tyres on in the snow. :lol::lol::lol:

I treat tyres like boots - I chose the most appropriate ones for the season, or likely road surface conditions. :p

I don't go to extremes with the Freelander though - I don't have 5 sets of wheels - or a service crew to change them for me. :rolleyes:

S.
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Body roll not to bad for a 4X4 but it's hardly flat in the corners!! The tyres on mine are the factory Goodyear's but it's still nowhere near as good in the corners as a modern family saloon let alone my ZS180!! It's all relative!!
 
Nodge68 said:
Body roll not to bad for a 4X4 but it's hardly flat in the corners!! The tyres on mine are the factory Goodyear's but it's still nowhere near as good in the corners as a modern family saloon let alone my ZS180!! It's all relative!!
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I agree it's all relative - I'm an ex-rally driver who also has a BMW 528i. ;)

Your factory fit Goodyears are of course a compromise - and a good one I must admit - just like my original Synchrones were - but still a compromise.

In the Summer I'm running;) ContiSport2s the only contisports in a size that's any use for a 17" wheeled Freelander, I'd really like contisport5s - but they dont make then in anything as high as 55 profile.

Scary cornering as some folks cannot comprehend the grip they have in wet or dry.

Of course they are now in the garage until Spring.

Singvogel. :cool:
 
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