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Anonymous
| | Posted on Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 07:51 pm: | 
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Just got back from a 'dealer-day', with LR Farmington Hills (Mi). We had about 30/40 vehicles of various types, and I guess 5-8 Freeloaders. The dealer set up some challenging courses and the F'landers rocked through all of it! Anywhere a Disco can go, so can that baby LR! One did get a little rocker panel damage (bad driving/positioning) but otherwise it was great to see them do so well. Most of the trails got really axle twisty and loose, but they plowed thru'. You should have seen the owners faces!
So, get out there and show the world what they can do! |
Rick
| | Posted on Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 08:16 pm: |
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Good to hear, who set up the event? Local dealer or did they bring in LRNA folks?
Rick |
Pugsly
| | Posted on Monday, July 01, 2002 - 02:30 am: |
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You do realize that the dealers set up the course so that the Freelanders would make it through, right? |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Monday, July 01, 2002 - 09:08 am: |
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i know that a freelander cannot go where my D1 can go. we already proved that once. but then again they are really not meant to i am sure.
true they will set the course up to make sure the freelander makes it without issue. |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Monday, July 01, 2002 - 12:59 pm: |
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LOL when the new Freelanders were delivered to my local dealership, a news crew was out there doing a quick story. The hottie newscaster climbed in the passenger seat with her microphone and a dealer drove over the rock "test track". When they got to the side incline, a couple of the dealers I was standing next to said to each other, "I wonder if this thing can take the side angle?" Then the Freebie lifted a rear tire and the dealers ran like hell to get out of the way. I think the newscaster and dealer/driver both soiled the sumptuous leather interior. |
disco
| | Posted on Monday, July 01, 2002 - 04:22 pm: |
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also the dealers had to modify the course from orginal so that the Disco II can make it thru..the disco II and the Free weren't really designed for heavy off road use, just the image of going there...org dico and RR classic are much better off road.. |
disco
| | Posted on Monday, July 01, 2002 - 04:23 pm: |
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i mean the course at the dealership...information from rangerovers.net..so look it up before you totally disagree..and think that your disco II can really match up to the older trucks.. |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Monday, July 01, 2002 - 04:45 pm: |
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Freebie is still a nice little ride. Too bad my wife doesn't like them, because I do. |
Gil Stevens (Gil)
| | Posted on Monday, July 01, 2002 - 04:51 pm: |
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dII not made for off-road use? just the image of off-road use? where did u come up with that? rangerovers.net? I guess 4.0s and 4.6s werent made for off-road use either? the courses didnt have to be modified for the DII, and the only real difference is the departure angle. The freelander is a different story, some tracks had to be modified to make room for that goony lookin muffler that resides under there. the freelander isnt made for serious off road use, thats no secret. But, for what it is (a small rav4-crv type vehicle) it is pretty cabable. and no, it wont follow a disco. i know that 99% of what you read on the internet is the gods-honest truth, but I think that d2 comment may have fallen into the 1% of untruth found on the internet. |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Monday, July 01, 2002 - 05:10 pm: |
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I had a recent picture of a fat, naked Elvis sent to me this morning. I therefore deduce that he is not dead. I further deduce that too many people have my email address. |
Gil Stevens (Gil)
| | Posted on Monday, July 01, 2002 - 05:49 pm: |
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lol.. if hes on the internet, he must not be dead..  |
Andy Nichols
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 03, 2002 - 08:28 am: |
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You do realize that the dealers set up the course so that the Freelanders would make it through, right?
They may have started the event like that, but by the end of the day and a few of us had been around, it had cut up and even some of the more capable trucks had deep sand/ruts and a cross axle challenge! My point was that the Freebie does a great job off road! Sure, even Land Rover Farmington Hills had to modify their test track (some of the bigger rocks were cut down to 'size'. But it went up and over and did the side tilt O.K. Pity my wife prefers her Disco, too!! |
Jeff Anderson (Groovydude)
| | Posted on Friday, July 05, 2002 - 12:06 am: |
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HMMM A DII Can`t off road...DAMN then what the FUCK have I been doing in my D2 every weekend for the last 3 months...DAMN I better cancel that Paragon trip this comming weekend...Where do people come up with this shit. |
disco
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 09, 2002 - 11:08 am: |
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some of the disco II don't even have a center diff lock...
surely that is required in any off road truck.. |
Gil Stevens (Gil)
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 09, 2002 - 06:11 pm: |
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surely it is, as EVERY truck to venture off pavement must have a center locking diff. I know all the land cruisers, early broncs, scouts and Jeeps ALL have cdls. without a cdl I wouldnt even go down a gravel driveway.. again, where do people come up with this stuff? |
disco
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 09, 2002 - 06:22 pm: |
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on discoweb.org
follow the link..
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Jason Kozma (Ravensjk)
| | Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2002 - 02:49 pm: |
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As Gil already said, in true discoweb sarcastic manner, the idea that every off-road truck is required to have a CDL is ridiculous. It is arguable that CDL is better than ETC, but again, as Gil pointed out, there are many capable 4x4s without CDL or ETC.
Your link did not prove your point. It merely explained the basics of a CDL system. No one is saying DIIs are the ultimate of all off-road trucks, but they are quite capable as evidenced by many DII owners on Discoweb. Quit trolling. |
craig l
| | Posted on Monday, July 29, 2002 - 01:50 am: |
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i must say. dont know much about what the best truck for the job.
but i do know this, i did some crap this past weekend that made me shit my-self. this truck is some good shit. everyone in are group left with a totaly diffrent opinon at the end of the day.
we had the only freelander out there, had a few problems. NEVER needed help. i had my doubts, sometimes fear. But that little "pos" got me home. |
Blake Luse (Muddyrover)
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 08, 2002 - 02:44 am: |
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Blake Luse (Muddyrover)
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 08, 2002 - 02:47 am: |
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man its early
especially for a 9:30 Sexual Behavior class to go to in the mornin
Anyone know how to spell that E word????
maybe thats right who knows
 I need a Beer |
Alan Yim (Alan)
| | Posted on Sunday, October 20, 2002 - 01:18 am: |
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I think people are over estimating Flanders, if they think that they can go anywhere Discos can go. They were never designed to go every place a Disco could go (hence the lack of low range and diff locking). That would defeat the purpose of designing the Flander wouldn't it? Something about cannibalizing their own product line... However, I'm not here to offend Flander owners, just that they fill a niche in the market that's currently occupied by RAVs, CRVs, Vitara's, Liberty's etc, and they do it well. If I had to pick from that class, I'd pick the Flander but unfortunately I've been spoiled by my Disco. When they first came out last November, I borrowed one from my local dealership and tried it out for a couple days. It was interesting and I liked certain things about it but definitely designed more as a runabout than off-roader. Unfortunately or fortunately (depends on how you look at it I guess), LR has decided to appeal to the North American market be making their vehicles more "carlike".
Customers are different too, driving requirements are different. My local dealership had a dealer-day for all the Flander owners at one of the local 4x4 clubs. Turn out was rather small, indicative of the fact that most Flander owners never really consider putting their vehicles through that kind of punishment. I was the only Disco there (just tagged along for fun) and the Flander owners thought I was crazy for doing a demo run on a new trail that a Defender had just demoed. It wasn't anything that a Disco couldn't do so I saw no harm in doing it but the Flander owners were looking at me like I had a third foot sticking out my forehead.
Different market, different customers but they're still a very capable off-roader...within their limits.
A |
Greg Davis (Gregdavis)
| | Posted on Monday, November 04, 2002 - 02:21 pm: |
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Disco, will you please go wheeling with me? That way, when I get stuck(which I will, since DII's can't go off road), you can pull me out. Sheesh! Some people... |
Todd W. McLain (Ganryu)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 06:40 am: |
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I've actually been considering trading in my wife's Land Cruiser for a Freelander. The only problem is that the closest dealer is 400 miles away and I can only get it home by fairy. Then again, I had the same problem when I bought my Disco!
One question, though ... has anybody tried putting a trailer hitch on a freelander? Would have enough gumption to pull a jetski to the beach? |
Don Collins (Donc)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 02:23 pm: |
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Not a problem with the hitch and Nathan can get them too. I am planning on putting one on mine here shortly. The max weight is 2500lbs so that should be enough.
Don |
Todd W. McLain (Ganryu)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 05:43 pm: |
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Don,
Thanks for the info. Now I just have to round up a couple of airline tickets to fly up to the dealer and check one out. |
Don Collins (Donc)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 07:08 pm: |
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Not a problem. Look over some of the web sites that sell FL parts and they have pics of them. I talked to Nathan (www.discountrovers.com)earlier this week and his is looking into getting the Aussie hitch with a 2" receiver instead of the LRNA offering. Roverconnection has the 1.25 receiver but I wanted the 2" for my bike rack. It looks like an easy install that should just take a few hours. You might want to look at doing this yourself and bypassing a trip to the dealer.
I will be helping a friend out over Thanksgiving on his install and at the same time removing the damn muffler that hangs down too far.
Don |
RJ Clayton (Tozovr)
| | Posted on Sunday, November 17, 2002 - 03:29 pm: |
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Quote:surely it is, as EVERY truck to venture off pavement must have a center locking diff. I know all the land cruisers, early broncs, scouts and Jeeps ALL have cdls. without a cdl I wouldnt even go down a gravel driveway.. again, where do people come up with this stuff?
Don't need a CDL unless you have "full Time" 4wd or "AWD". Early bronco's and Land Cruisers never had this...Some of the late 70's Jeeps did though... |
Eric
| | Posted on Monday, November 25, 2002 - 11:01 pm: |
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Hey disco, I have a 2000 DII with both the ETC and CDL. I have done several tests using one system at a time and using both at same time. I seems that the ETC by itself will take me farther than the CDL by itself, But together it really kicks ass |
Tom Bushey (Medora)
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Registered: 02-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 11:32 pm: |
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Is it true that 2003 Disco's do not even have the option for a CDL? |
Prescottj (Prescottj)
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Post Number: 213
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 12:11 am: |
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depends on what country you live in |
Prescottj (Prescottj)
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Username: Prescottj
Post Number: 214
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 12:13 am: |
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WTF somehow i'm in the freelander forum disregard my last post |
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