Goodbye and Good Luck (especially to 1.8 owners)

After 2 years of anxious ownership finally px'd the 1.8 FLndr today. Loved the car but hated the cost and silly reliablility issues . Big thank you to all the guys who have given advice with various problems and concerns over the last couple of years.

i hope ye int leavin us just coz ye int got a gaylander no more

Yep dont go you can still have fun..in fact more fun now cos you will have a more reliable vehicle...
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so - waryagort?

syphallis??

An you can tek the **** out of Gaylander owners.

Sirus said:

syphallis??

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berra than havin a gaylander

G-man said:

berra than havin a gaylander

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FFS terminal gonorrea's galloping knob rot and a spear thru yer neck is better than having a gaylander.

GULP. . . .nasty tratter boys agin. . .

Before both barrels start getting fired I should remind everyone that the Flndr was the wife's and we have gone for full hairdresser upgrade and got an 04 Grand Vitara (incoming fire expected!). Meanwhile I'll keep driving my ever so dull but comfy and reliable Omega. Will keep looking in now and agin to see if I can help with naive peeps like myself who thought "well its a LR it must be alright, no need to do any research" (ooh the pains is starting again)

Surely you are an ideal counsellor to the naive peeps on here with gaylanders.

You must stay, stick yourself at the top of the freelander forum with a notice saying turn back ,it's not too late to get a tratter.

gmp said:

and got an 04 Grand Vitara

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no wonder he didn't want to say what he had !

wigleytuff said:

no wonder he didn't want to say what he had !

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On the contrary, new generation Suzuki vitara looks the part, better styling than the FL2, plus you get a choice of 3dr/5dr and engine spec, not to mention low ratio box and change out of the starting price of the FL2.
Think Taipan was the last person to head down the Vitara route, we havent heard from him since. Probably, driving off into the great unknown and having the time of his life


Good luck gmp................keep err lit!

wigleytuff said:

no wonder he didn't want to say what he had !

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As I said, expected incoming fire . From my experience I would say to all new owners of elderly (shall we say) Flealanders (hopefully newer ones are better) your experience will be a little less painless if you:

don't use electric rear window (for fear of it getting stuck either in up or down position)

take fuse out of electric sunroof as it is bound to come off rails (then silicone seal it as it will probably leak anyway)

gaffer tape up wingmirrors as they explode when banged against anything and otherwise you'll run over bits as they fall off.

leave rear cubby box open at all times to dry out damp

place seatbelt clips in gently as plastic brittle and comes off and jams inside mechanism

get ready to replace rheostat thingy which controls heater blower settings 1-3

check coolant level and signs of oil in coolant on hourly basis (every 1/2 hour if actually driving the car anywhere apart from to and from a garage)

Take some gratification from innocents who still say how they would like one of those and it must be good to have something as reliable as a Landrover (then sell it to them quickly )