Newbie to the Forum + TD4 Vid from North Wales

[Stretch_TD4]

Morning Guys and Gals,

Just want to intorduce my self to the forum, My name is Alistair but most people call me Stretch. I have a 2001 TD4, spends most of its life up an down the motorway between North Wales and Banbury but when the snow falls or the chance for a bit of a play on the mountain's off we go!

Here's a short video from a trip out on boxing day in north wales, the fella in the discovery wouldn't believe the Freelander would cope! I have another video wich i will upload later from some muddy sections.

TD4 Off Road in North Wales - YouTube


Stretch

 

[Singvogel]

Hi Stretch,

Hello and :welcome2:

As you're new, I'll be very gentle - others on here may not be.

Oh dear - I think you may have mistaken 'Off the Asphalt or Tarmac' for 'Off-Road' - I watched your vid and was waiting for you to turn off the road.

Nice trip up the hill, but I thought / hoped we were going to come to the end of the road - OK I'll call it a track if you like - and then keep going.

Some folks will possibly make fun of your vid - I'm not - just I would encourage you to go much further and you will find that the limits of your Freelander lie much, much, further up the hill - probably at the very top.

Please don't be put off by my comments - a very friendly first post, thanks for joining the forum.

Regards, Singvogel.

 

[Bromsgrove Defender]

Hello.


It's not a Bank Holiday today so...... :boink:


Nice video! Can't wait to see the off road one


:welcome2:

 

[Ian jones]

Hi :welcome2: its still nice to get out and about ! I see the disco just made it

 

[Stretch_TD4]

Yeah yeah, i was waiting for the ridicule!!! i appreciate it's not the most technical of route's but as a somewhat novice to this, slow an steady, one step at a time etc etc! I will upload another video later, which actually has some mud and a river crossing don't get too excited!!!

 

[Singvogel]

Yeah yeah, i was waiting for the ridicule!!! i appreciate it's not the most technical of route's but as a somewhat novice to this, slow an steady, one step at a time etc etc! I will upload another video later, which actually has some mud and a river crossing don't get too excited!!!

Hey - that was not ridicule - certainly I didn't mean it like that at all - good for you, mate - many Freelanders never go anywhere where there are no yellow lines at the side of the road.

Just wait till the tratter boys finish feeding their pigs - or whatever it is they do with them!!!

 

[Stretch_TD4]

Another Clip, showing the River (stream) crossing and some actual mud! lol

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxDP09yPlPw"]TD4 Off Road in North Wales 2 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Realist]

When is the off roading video's going to be posted, all I've seen so far is a little stroll down the shops.

Where was the river?

 

[Stretch_TD4]

Sorry to dissapoint, but give me a break i'm new to this! lol if you notice i did put stream in brackets it was the disco owner who called it a river crossing!

 

[Singvogel]

Sorry to dissapoint, but give me a break i'm new to this! lol if you notice i did put stream in brackets it was the disco owner who called it a river crossing!

Good for you Stretch!

Keep at it as often as possible - I don't have any vids.

Enjoy the motor and keep posting the vids, pal.

 

[Realist]

LOL dont be offended M8 its all in good fun

 

[Stretch_TD4]

No offence taken pal, last video is just uploading. My TD4 has just clocked 150k on the original clutch an flywheel! yes its tired, yes it needs some tlc and yes i have even considered selling it, but there is nothing i'd replace it with, the last six months have started showing problems which i am sure most freelanders have had, but its nothing that isn't fixable with a little patience and some basic knowhow.

 

[Hippo]

Nice video. Well all has to learn. Always good to see Disco's taking Freelanders orf road wiv em. Well we all need to take a recovery buddy wiv us un the disco driver obviously has faith.

From yer loaction yer might like to have a look at Bala Off Road they does orf roading days. £25 to get in un drive all over their site. Be careful not to scare the sheep. Vid's on you tube for yer to see whats there.

 

[Stretch_TD4]

ok, so here is the last vid, i won't take offence if yiu get bored of watching! lol

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoOHPvkySjI]TD4 Off Road in North Wales 3 - YouTube[/ame]