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    At least the new car tax wasnt as high as it could have been

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    At least the new car tax wasnt as high as it could have been

    Still bad enough though • announcing car vehicle excise duty rates for the next three years, including rates for the most polluting cars rising to £400 and rates for clean cars in band B falling to £35;
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    Blown Exhaust Manifold * Covered on NETWORK Q Extended Warranty *

    Well started the old girl this morning and the car sounded like Chav’s car who had spend £1000’s on a noisy exhaust for the pink chariots Called in at the local quick fit to find that the manifold is a dealer only part. !! called in the local LR dealer Strathstone to...
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    map reading lights

    The headliner is attached to a series of clips around the unit, Insert a flat bladed screwdriver to prise the courtesy light unit from the lining, then pull bulbs
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    Just out of interest - VCU

    good post, you live and learn
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    map reading lights

    Its worth taking the whole unit out and clean the contacts Failing that it’s a whole new unit
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    air con

    The loclal Kwik fit have an offer on to recharger them for around £42
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    Dash grab handle

    The inside looks the same as mine, I always thought the airbag was in the flat plate under the grab rail
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    fitting roof rails

    worth keeping the plastic bits and the bolt in a safe place, then when you come to sell the car, you can always remove the roof bars and sell them on flee bay:p
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    fitting roof rails

    from memory when I did mine, you need to remove the 4 plastic covers. Remove the bolts and washers that are under the cover. Get the rail, and line it up making sure that the rubber base is under the rail. Insert the bolts and tighten as hard as possible (failure to do so...
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    I love my Freelander because ...........

    I love my Freelander because ........... for the second morning in a row at 6am I have had to spray de-icer on the :eek: INSIDE :eek: of the windscreen to de-ice it
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    Oil Service - What bits (& Genuine or not!)

    With regard to genuine parts or not, I think its down to the owner, personally I prefer to use them as the always come with a warrenty and normally good quality, how ever I dont normally get them fitted at a LR garage due to cost
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    Freeland is gone to hurt my pocket!!

    By any chance you didnt get or take out a used car warrenty as should be covered
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    lockable floor box

    I have a 2002 sarengetti and mine does, but we cant use it, as the missus snapped a key in it
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    what tyres?

    http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/tyres-225-88-17-h-32596.html I asked a similar question when I replaced mine, and got some good replies
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    Long Shot But

    fleabay it
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    Low cost MOT available to everyone

    Interesting article about saving money on your MOT http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?newsid1126540795,61463, There are two costs and it’s important to look at both in conjunction. The MOT Itself. The fees aren’t fixed, but there are set maximums for tests. From 7 Nov...
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    MOT common problems

    Well managed to pass the MOT with an advisory that the back box on the exhaust need to be replaced :)
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    Front Tow Bar

    if you search on google "freelander front tow bar" is comes up with numerous other suppliers
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    whoops now

    I have said for years that different fuel types should have different shape nosels