P38A I'm back! And it's back too......

Saint.V8 said:

It is actually a good little vehicle.....I have to stoop a little to look out the windscreen as the seats are not height adjustable....but they are comfy, although not supportive.

Steering is light but not skitish, more car like.

Loads of internal storage pockets which she loves, boot fits the baby buggy but not a huge amount left once that's in there, roomy in the back even for me...although the front seat has to go quite far forward to accommodate.

Being a 2 litre 4 pot diesel, it is a little sluggish, but trots along nicely around town, albeit a little lacklustre pulling out of junctions, but will happily pottle at motorway speeds without being too stressed about it either.

Ride is supple and a tad wollowy, but not Range Rover Classic with knackered springs and duff shocks wollowy!!

Brakes are good with good feel, Engine bay is spacious with the 4 pots in there. Lacking in toys and creature comforts, but she likes it that way.....

I have driven to Folkstone and back in it (to pick up the roof bars from an Ebayer) and it was comfortable enough for the 100 mile journey - but I wouldn't want to drive it everyday.

Comparing it to a Range Rover is like comparing Oranges and Apples.....They are both fruit, but that is where the similarities end. The Range Rover feels better to drive, more planted (due to its weight and footprint) and has more comfortable seating, with a slightly better driving position....the poke when pulling out is handy at times, and it just wafts along on motorways effortlessly, where the Freebie while not to stressed, is not as happy at motorway cruising for long journeys but is capable to do so.

I am a Range Rover owner and lover through and through.....I will always pick a Range Rover over any other transport (although it is a tight fight between the RR and a 7'er E38 Bimmer I have to say) so the Freebie will always be second best to me.....but (and I never though she would say it) She much prefers the Freebie over the L322....and that is high praise indeed from my other half!

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Henry_b said:

Could also be duff 1 yr old petrol.

the stuff turns to spicy water in about 6 months

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Datatek said:

My MR2 started fine on 10 year old petrol, just ran a bit lumpy. Never known an engine not start on old petrol.
In tank pump would be my first port of call.

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MrGorsky said:

I probably do @Datatek ! But can you tell me why this one won't start? I'm thinking the idle control valve perhaps...

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Grrrrrr said:

For future reference the ICV is help on by 2 x 7/32" bolts just by the oil breather. Of course it is. 5 mm over 20 years after decimalisation would be too much to hope for, wouldn't it?! Much better to use up those 7/32" bolts. They must have got a zero or two wrong on an order from Sheffield during the '50s and still have bins of them stacked up in Solihull.

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