shoutouts to Greg S.
I have an LR2 now.
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Hey, I'm back (use to be nathanenge on the old yahoogroups)
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Greg S
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And Welcome Back too!
How is the LR2 going to do in the Mud Pit this year? This Saturday at the Rover Landers Founders Day Event in Cloverdale will be a good time to try it out. They have a mud mound to play on. Look in the Coming Events section for the details. I'm catching the 7:45 out of Duke point to be there in time for the AGM which starts a bit earlier than the show.
We still gather on the old Yahoo site too. You missed out on a nice trip on December 27th. In the end there was only 3 vehicles but we had awesome weather and a great time. Don't know when the next coffee night will be.
Greg S
How is the LR2 going to do in the Mud Pit this year? This Saturday at the Rover Landers Founders Day Event in Cloverdale will be a good time to try it out. They have a mud mound to play on. Look in the Coming Events section for the details. I'm catching the 7:45 out of Duke point to be there in time for the AGM which starts a bit earlier than the show.
We still gather on the old Yahoo site too. You missed out on a nice trip on December 27th. In the end there was only 3 vehicles but we had awesome weather and a great time. Don't know when the next coffee night will be.
Greg S
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nza
I won't be going to abbotsford this weekend. I do hope to go to laager run 2010, depending on my posting and deployment situation. we should meet for coffee in nanaimo or something
The LR2 has done extremely well with the snow. However, I think it owes its performance to the TOYO Open Country G+02 Winter treads I have on there. They were a pretty penny, but for my winter commute between CFB Comox and Nanaimo and CFB Esquimalt, It kicks ass. Remember the huge winter storm last year, the LR2 sliced the snow like butter on the Comox route.
In terms of the LR2 itself over the Freelander...
First of all, I do notice there is a difference when fueling up between regular and supreme. pick up is better, and there is no sluggishness. lr2 generally gets happier with supreme.
Ride, very comfortable, we feel it is light years beyond the FL. The leather seats are firm and yet cushy, with good lumbar. Not sure how it would feel for 'bigger' butts. What else about the ride, potholes, what potholes?
Driveability. I think it has enough masculinity in its drivetrain for a guy to beat the bush, and enough soccer mominess to satisfy. In the past 2 years, the vehicle has tackled mountainous logging roads, a foot of snow with perma ice, rain sleet, slush, MUD ruts... (all more so than the average soccer mom/dad)
with a 'little' technical know-how, we were able to traverse with no problems. I like the set-it-and-forget-it driving conditions knobby. it maintains traction even at a high rev starting line.
With all the 4x4 and traction control and other systems on it, it was very very difficult for me to lose control on purpose.
I was given permission to take my personal vehicle on a tactical driving course. Its funny to see it amongst HMMV, Yukons, Suburbans, Expeditions. OUr course included J turns, ambush attackes, ebvasive manouverings, convoy driving. We premeausred the brake pad thickness. By the end of the course we went from 12mm to 8mm. We turned off traction control, as it kind of hindered some of the tactics we were doing. By the end of the first day, the wheels were black with brake dust.
Ambush driving, slaloms, j-curves, braking in turns, evasive tactics...I kept up with the instructor who was manning a bimmer x5. His was armoured so it was 'slower' than normal.
Passenger seating, all who have sat in the rear, really find it comfortable and enjoyable, I don't know the difference between roof height for the fl and the lr2, but I think the moonroof or whatever its called really gives that perception that its tall.
For storage, not much else can fit in the back with a dog, and the winter survival kit in a rubbermaid. But with the roof rack, it opens up real nice.
We've had to make a few adjustments in order to make it dog friendly. mainly we mac-tacked all carpeted surfaces (can you tell we are chinese?) and I made a trunkflooring covering material cutout from canadian tire. the flooring is actually a little high so the dog blocks alot of the view, but that what side mirrors are for right? The trunk space is wide enough to fit my rifle cases across the loadspace. leather + mack tack plus rubber flooring makes vacuuming of dog hair faster.
fuel mileage. I find that I can drive at 140kph, I can do 11.6 litres/100km's
thats with alot of headwinds, 1 pax + driver, and kit.
For normal day-to-day driving, I find the reverse beeping uselss for me. Having to wait for the side mirrors to swivel down also irks me. The not able to change music while in volume or some sort of sound editing mode irks me too. Bluetooth kicks the llama's ass. I find I don't use the steering wheels buttons as much as I use to on the FL.
Dual climate control...Hell Ya!
There is definatley a good mix of street and track/trail cred with this. People really can't believe the relatively moderate pricing on these things given the LR mystique, and the appointed furnishings in this truck.
the gear changing in sport mode is very very smooth and it seems to know just the right moment to shift, as compared to the fl where it seems a little hesitant.
We have a kid now, and probalby another one soon, and think that we may HAVE to trade in for an LR3. or maybe save up and just buy a second vehicle.
The LR2 has done extremely well with the snow. However, I think it owes its performance to the TOYO Open Country G+02 Winter treads I have on there. They were a pretty penny, but for my winter commute between CFB Comox and Nanaimo and CFB Esquimalt, It kicks ass. Remember the huge winter storm last year, the LR2 sliced the snow like butter on the Comox route.
In terms of the LR2 itself over the Freelander...
First of all, I do notice there is a difference when fueling up between regular and supreme. pick up is better, and there is no sluggishness. lr2 generally gets happier with supreme.
Ride, very comfortable, we feel it is light years beyond the FL. The leather seats are firm and yet cushy, with good lumbar. Not sure how it would feel for 'bigger' butts. What else about the ride, potholes, what potholes?
Driveability. I think it has enough masculinity in its drivetrain for a guy to beat the bush, and enough soccer mominess to satisfy. In the past 2 years, the vehicle has tackled mountainous logging roads, a foot of snow with perma ice, rain sleet, slush, MUD ruts... (all more so than the average soccer mom/dad)
with a 'little' technical know-how, we were able to traverse with no problems. I like the set-it-and-forget-it driving conditions knobby. it maintains traction even at a high rev starting line.
With all the 4x4 and traction control and other systems on it, it was very very difficult for me to lose control on purpose.
I was given permission to take my personal vehicle on a tactical driving course. Its funny to see it amongst HMMV, Yukons, Suburbans, Expeditions. OUr course included J turns, ambush attackes, ebvasive manouverings, convoy driving. We premeausred the brake pad thickness. By the end of the course we went from 12mm to 8mm. We turned off traction control, as it kind of hindered some of the tactics we were doing. By the end of the first day, the wheels were black with brake dust.
Ambush driving, slaloms, j-curves, braking in turns, evasive tactics...I kept up with the instructor who was manning a bimmer x5. His was armoured so it was 'slower' than normal.
Passenger seating, all who have sat in the rear, really find it comfortable and enjoyable, I don't know the difference between roof height for the fl and the lr2, but I think the moonroof or whatever its called really gives that perception that its tall.
For storage, not much else can fit in the back with a dog, and the winter survival kit in a rubbermaid. But with the roof rack, it opens up real nice.
We've had to make a few adjustments in order to make it dog friendly. mainly we mac-tacked all carpeted surfaces (can you tell we are chinese?) and I made a trunkflooring covering material cutout from canadian tire. the flooring is actually a little high so the dog blocks alot of the view, but that what side mirrors are for right? The trunk space is wide enough to fit my rifle cases across the loadspace. leather + mack tack plus rubber flooring makes vacuuming of dog hair faster.
fuel mileage. I find that I can drive at 140kph, I can do 11.6 litres/100km's
thats with alot of headwinds, 1 pax + driver, and kit.
For normal day-to-day driving, I find the reverse beeping uselss for me. Having to wait for the side mirrors to swivel down also irks me. The not able to change music while in volume or some sort of sound editing mode irks me too. Bluetooth kicks the llama's ass. I find I don't use the steering wheels buttons as much as I use to on the FL.
Dual climate control...Hell Ya!
There is definatley a good mix of street and track/trail cred with this. People really can't believe the relatively moderate pricing on these things given the LR mystique, and the appointed furnishings in this truck.
the gear changing in sport mode is very very smooth and it seems to know just the right moment to shift, as compared to the fl where it seems a little hesitant.
We have a kid now, and probalby another one soon, and think that we may HAVE to trade in for an LR3. or maybe save up and just buy a second vehicle.
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nza
There's been a couple of recalls.Bill E. wrote:Nice write-up on the LR-2. How many km's on the truck now? Have you had any warranty or repair issues so far?
Bill
One was to insert a overmoulded piece into the sunroof to add extra stability during open/closing operations.
some electrical recalls, upgrade ecu etc...
then the most recent was to replace a plastic coolant exhaust bleedoff with a metal one. or something along those lines.
There's been nothing major. I've had about 46000kms on it already. Due to me using it as a commuter b/w CFB's.
I use to do all my own servicing on the Freelander, but for these newer models, its included for the length of the warranty. Sacrificial parts like brakes I have to pay and do myself. oil changes are free...
These are the G02's. I had BFG AT/KO's on 16" wheels on the Freelander, but the LR2 comes in 18" and there is no AT that would fit.
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There's not much room left in the trunk after all my kit.
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This is how hot the immediate temperature was outside the car, after the tactical driving course
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