Hi Guys,
I am the proud own of Randall the Rangie (I have to give all my cars a stupid name...tradition). Anyway the wait has been worth it as so many have said.
Dealer handover – not that great but did not expect anything great given the experience so far. The hand over itself was not that extensive. Basically he said, you probably know more than me but was there anything I would like him to run through. I was hot and bother as I got public transport there, so I said to go through the Nav and lets pair my phone. We did that and he also showed me the wrong fuel prevention system. Other than that he said most of the info was in the manual. To be honest I am happy to go through the manual, I am a bit of geek that way
Freebies – nothing, apart from a key ring. I did get a full tank of juice
Car Appearance – The Fiji white is a really nice bright white. A bit like the latest white on the Lexus. I am happy that I got the 19 in wheels, and like to style. I was a little bit lost with the style 5 wheels leading up to yesterday. I was thinking that they were a bit fussy. I am still of the opinion a little bit, but overall happy with the choice.
In terms of the trims, again I preferred the Prestige silver bits. But looking at the car in person, I am happy with the Atlas Grey trims. The single exhaust could have been hidden a bit more though.
Pan Roof – that is awesome, it just makes the interior of the car. I elected the ebony interior and the headlining is ivory. The roof just opens up the car. The power blind is pretty cool as well. With the blind closed I feel the car is a bit close in, the roof seems a bit low.
Interior – the leather grained seats are really good. I think I prefer them to the Prestige’s leather as I think that will hold their form better. The drivers seat is very comfortable and I could easily find a comfortable driving position.
The steering wheel is a nice feel and rim width is spot on.
The one thing I do not like at the moment is the drivers foot rest. I find with the way in which I have the seat positioned, the left leg rests at a different length, ie the left leg resting against the footrest sits closer to the drivers seat when compared to the right leg of the accelerator. At the moment I am not using the foot rest because it is not really comfortable. It could be that I am getting use to the drivers foot well, as the area is more cramped when compared to the Forester.
Have not really been in the back yet. The boot area globe does need to be upgraded though. It is not really bright enough. I have ordered LED global for the boot which came in the mail today. I may install it tonight. There is discussion of LED lighting in the modification area of the forum.
Electronics – I am glad that I got the Nav. It is nicely integrated into the system. The main LCD touch screen is easy to use and navigate around. Had a bit of play, but not much. The bluetooth is good. I have an iphone 4, and when paired it brings up your phone book. Also the blue tooth for podcast worked well.
The ambient light is a bit of a gimmick. The rear camera is very good. I am still getting use to that, never had one before. Some say that it takes a while to load, but I found it not bad at all.
TD4 – really strong pull and performance. Obviously I am taking it cautiously for the initial period, but more than happy with the TD4. I drove the SD4 Freelander 2 before I committed to purchase, and from memory the TD4 does not feel any different. Would be interesting the drive TD4 and SD4 side by side.
Overall I am really happy with the car. I have not had a good chance to look at the manual and all the extra bits yet. I have a bit of driving over the next few days so will be fun. Oh, you do get heaps of looks when driving.
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