Hey how's it going Mr. Schram?
I saw you on the "In Search of the Experience" DVD.
That DVD actually has my Freelander in it at the very end. All you can see is the tailgate however. It's either the last scene or second to last.
The only major problems I've had with my Freelander have been the rear passenger window regulator, and it was leaking antifreeze from the thermostat (shocker I know) a couple months ago and I caught it in time. I'm very observant with my vehicles and take very good care of them. Land Rover Fort Worth fixed it under warranty and one of the mechanics messed up on it and I had to send it back. There is a thread about it on this site in the Freelander section somewhere. Anyway, the only major problem with that was that I live 300 miles from the nearest Land Rover dealership. The first time it went wrong I trailered it back home. Drove it around a couple days. Went to the gym one morning and came home to get ready for work. After getting ready there was antifreeze under it in the driveway. Sent it back to Fort Worth and thankfully they sent it back to me. I suppose if it ever did bite the big one I'd see what it would take to put in a diesel myself. I've been working on cars since I was about 12 so I don't think it would be hard (knock on wood).
Getting back on topic - It's too bad Dan Chapman didn't show up at SCARR. I would have loved for him to have mouthed off to me so I could whip his ass. He was on that DVD too. I'm gonna have to watch that again lol.
I've dealt with Steve as a customer and as a friend. I can say that DAP has treated me right everytime I've used them and I have recommended DAP to other people. Everytime I've had a question to ask Steve about the Freelander he has answered promptly and has given me great answers. I will say this much, when DAP develops the lift for the Freelander 2 I'll be among the first to buy one.
Given the opportunity, I'd even drive the Freelander 2 to Vermont to buy it in person. But then the problem would be I'd need somewhere to install it and get alignment so I can drive back to Texas lifted. Along the way I see another problem. There are a lot of people on this website from NH, VT, MD, NJ etc that I would want to wheel with. We may not get along politically but we have a common interest in off roading/Land Rovers. Just like Dan Chapman's tools and Steve. I suppose Dan Chapman doesn't like being a little fish in any pond so he sends his dumbass friends to come cover for him on Muddy Oval. The way I understand it, if you don't have a heavily modified Defender or Disco than you're not good enough on DiscoWeb. God forbid if you have a Freelander or LR2. Better yet, both.
I guess the point to my post is, "Keep me updated on that lift Steve!" lol