Enjoyed the video. Went to the show myself and round the course in my new to me Freelander 2. First time driving off road as well... in at the deep end. FL2 did really well given my inexperience and it being on road tyres.
Thanks for the comment! I must admit it was our first time offroading too and we didn't think it'd be that difficult. Just got larger wheels too but no lift kit so the wheels rubbed on the arches a bit 😬
Some nice Rovers, but many of them were set up for looks. They looked like that would have clearance issues. I've seen a fair number at other events where once they get off-road with a need for articulation, you can hear them rubbing and grinding. Seems a bit pointless and the offroad equivalent of stancing.
Most of them are built for the looks and to be more comfortable on the road. At the end of the day though it’s a solid axle vehicle built for farm use and so requires some pretty heavy modification to be used as a replacement for a modern SUV. Still cannot get anything that looks remotely as iconic and that’s why they seem to command such a high price these days regardless of how well the modifications have been done. Just means the old rusty ones are mostly over 10 grand too 🥲
My apologies I didn’t get any video of it but I have some photos of it on my Instagram. Great car BTW a very unique build I’ve only just started looking at Cummins engines a few days before the show funnily enough.
Enjoyed the video. Went to the show myself and round the course in my new to me Freelander 2. First time driving off road as well... in at the deep end. FL2 did really well given my inexperience and it being on road tyres.
Thanks for the comment! I must admit it was our first time offroading too and we didn't think it'd be that difficult. Just got larger wheels too but no lift kit so the wheels rubbed on the arches a bit 😬
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Some nice Rovers, but many of them were set up for looks. They looked like that would have clearance issues. I've seen a fair number at other events where once they get off-road with a need for articulation, you can hear them rubbing and grinding. Seems a bit pointless and the offroad equivalent of stancing.
Most of them are built for the looks and to be more comfortable on the road. At the end of the day though it’s a solid axle vehicle built for farm use and so requires some pretty heavy modification to be used as a replacement for a modern SUV. Still cannot get anything that looks remotely as iconic and that’s why they seem to command such a high price these days regardless of how well the modifications have been done. Just means the old rusty ones are mostly over 10 grand too 🥲
#C510GVU on the cover picture but not in the clip ?
My apologies I didn’t get any video of it but I have some photos of it on my Instagram. Great car BTW a very unique build I’ve only just started looking at Cummins engines a few days before the show funnily enough.