As you may know i bought a range rover TDV8 and its not without its problems so I'm sat outside Conwy LR waiting for them to open.

Faults are:

New windscreen leaking

Handbrake usless on a hill

Driveline shunt when decel / accel

Poor gearchange from 1st to 2nd

PTI talks to the phone some days - not others

Rear wash inoperative ie wiper works but no water

Ill keep you all informed. I'm dreading the loaner!

Anyone had any experiences with Conwy LR? '09 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto for the Mrs

Using the works Fiesta 1.6 TDCI Sport Van - CHROME FREE THOUGH

Searching for a nice E63 AMG or S8 V10 to replace my "wonky" TDV8

Last edited by The doc on 6th Dec 2009 5:50pm. Edited 3 times in total

The doc wrote:

driveline shunt when decel / accel

poor gearchange from 1st to 2nd

Sounds right.

For the loaner they have given me a really blue '09 fiesta............wait for it........ STYLE  '09 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto for the Mrs

Using the works Fiesta 1.6 TDCI Sport Van - CHROME FREE THOUGH

Searching for a nice E63 AMG or S8 V10 to replace my "wonky" TDV8

OH MY GOD !  All my spelling errorz are belong to me!

2023 FFRR L460
2021 AM new Vantage

The doc wrote:

Sounds right.

For the loaner they have given me a really blue '09 fiesta............wait for it........ STYLE

Shameful - the dirty ards

NO Dealers give out decent cars for loaners, its uneconomical for them to use big expensive cars so they get ultra small cheap tin boxes that they keep for 6 months or 6000 miles only.

My local dealer has a volvo partnership so sometimes I get an S40, a god forbidden piece of SH**. Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

The doc wrote:

Sounds right.

For the loaner they have given me a really blue '09 fiesta............wait for it........ STYLE

My mistake its a STYLE +

FFS someone put a bullet in my head - only got the rangerover Monday afternoon and I'm in a f11cking fiesta already.

I miss my BMW  '09 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto for the Mrs

Using the works Fiesta 1.6 TDCI Sport Van - CHROME FREE THOUGH

Searching for a nice E63 AMG or S8 V10 to replace my "wonky" TDV8

Doc, I sincerely hope the car can be fixed and you'll have no more problems, however, remember you have a certain number of days to hand the car back and get a refund.

I know you probably don't really want to go through that hassle but just keep it in mind. Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

My local stealer uses freelanders

The doc wrote:

Sounds right.

For the loaner they have given me a really blue '09 fiesta............wait for it........ STYLE

PMSL you should know better by now

What happened to the days where they'd give you a newer model of your own car in the hope you'd come back and buy it ! TDV8 HST Sport **Current**

4.4 V8 Autobiography and 22" wheels **Gone**

A few weeks ago, I booked SWMBOs car (Audi RS4) in for a routine service at the 'local' (60 miles away) Audi dealer.

On the morning of the service, a nice old chap arrived at our door to collect the wifes' car and he left behind a brand new Audi S4 V6 Supercharged with 600 miles on the clock. He returned at the end of the day with our car and took the S4 back.

There was one small issue that they couldn't resolve on the day so they arranged to get the car back to the garage yesterday. SWMBO therefore took the opportunity to take her car to the big city lights for some shopping with her pal. When she dropped her car off at the Audi dealers, she was offered a lift into town (to M&S of course). At the end of the shopping she called the Audi dealer to see if they could get a lift back for the car. No-one was available so the garage organised a Taxi to collect them FOC!!! Before she took her car away, a large bouquet of flowers was presented to her for HER trouble in bringing her car back to the dealer!!!

No, I haven't been drinking........ Read that and weep Mr Land Rover  The older I get, the more I realise that people confuse wrinkles for wisdom

JMC wrote:

A few weeks ago, I booked SWMBOs car (Audi RS4) in for a routine service at the 'local' (60 miles away) Audi dealer.

On the morning of the service, a nice old chap arrived at our door to collect the wifes' car and he left behind a brand new Audi S4 V6 Supercharged with 600 miles on the clock. He returned at the end of the day with our car and took the S4 back.

There was one small issue that they couldn't resolve on the day so they arranged to get the car back to the garage yesterday. SWMBO therefore took the opportunity to take her car to the big city lights for some shopping with her pal. When she dropped her car off at the Audi dealers, she was offered a lift into town (to M&S of course). At the end of the shopping she called the Audi dealer to see if they could get a lift back for the car. No-one was available so the garage organised a Taxi to collect them FOC!!! Before she took her car away, a large bouquet of flowers was presented to her for HER trouble in bringing her car back to the dealer!!!

No, I haven't been drinking........ Read that and weep Mr Land Rover

That's Audi 'RS' service. Not so sure it would be the same if I had an Audi A3 1.8i........

IMHO it should be the same with the FFRR. If someone takes an ageing 5-owner FL1 to a dealer for service and gets a Nissan Micra as a courtesy car, am I being snobby to think that the first service for my FFRR TDV8 deserves something better? The older I get, the more I realise that people confuse wrinkles for wisdom