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[w3526602]

Hi,

What it says on the label ... I measured the clearance under my garage door. 70 inches.

Google says a Freelander is 68'5" high.

Should I trust either or both? 

We looked at buying a Freelander when they first came out. I had forgotten that I was put off lack of head clearance (my head) when climbing into the driver's seat. It still happens ... the shallow "rake" of the screen pillars prevents me tucking my head forward and down. Funny, no problem getting out.

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[kev]

Just try it, then you'll know if if fits.
Get the Mrs. to watch you in.

[oddjob]

Rest a plank across the highest part of the Freelander’s roof and measure down to the ground?

[Peter Holden]

John, change the way you get in.

I bet to get out you swing your legs out first.  Try reversing the procedure to get in.  Back up to the seat and plant your backside on the seat then swing your legs in, it may take a bit of getting used to but it is better than mechanically removing braincells every time you try to get in.

As for getting in and out of the garage 1.5 inches is a  lot of clearance but why put it in rhe garage?

Peter

[geoff]

  Look here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGvxn__MdyI   

[BigH]

Roller Shutter Garage Doors

When I had mine installed I gained a couple of inches over the previous "up & over" type garage doors and can park closer to the garage as well.

[Wittsend]

Why not fit Mini wheels and lower the vehicle

[Gibbo103]

Height of freelander depends on whether you have roof rails fitted.most freelanders except  the basic models seem to have them. If so they can be removed. The handbook for my wife’s freelander says the overall height including roof bars is 1820mm or 71.7”. The other consideration is the radio Ariel. It may prove difficult to unscrew if it hasn’t been touched for a long while.

[Genem]

Why not fit Mini wheels and lower the vehicle

STOP !   Don't set that hare running again ! 

[agg221]

STOP !   Don't set that hare running again ! 

But there are all those opportunities to alter the suspension too...

[oilstain]

Why not cut 2 channels for the wheels in the garage floor, 3” deep should do it

[martinthefirst]

Tie a rope around the drive shafts to a chassis member. As you drive into the garage it will automatically compress the suspension

[Simon K.]

Don't bother garaging, leave it outside like all good land rovers should be kept.
Simon.

[w3526602]

As for getting in and out of the garage 1.5 inches is a  lot of clearance but why put it in rhe garage?

Hi Peter,

I don't want to put her in the garage ... but it's nice to have a viable threat if she doesn't behave herself. 

As for getting Barbara to watch me, I suspect that she is still waiting to get her own back  from the time that I watched her drive my Ford Zodiac Mk3 up onto a pair of ramps ....

... apparently I hadn't told her to stop IMMEDIATLEY I told her too. 

Hi Simon,

Normally, Barbara's Hyundai is parked out-side the front door, which obstructs access to the garage. I can't foresee having to pull an engine again, certainly not out of the Flander. Barbara has stated to mutter about the 1-ton chain hoist, still in its box, hiding behind the sofa.

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Anyway, she can't watch, as she STILL can't get out of the house.

I contacted Social Services, asking if they could help (just point me in the right direction). They interpreted that as a request for money, knocked on my front door, watched Barbara struggle from her armchair into her buggy, and drive into the bathroom ... not possible to close the bathroom door when the chariot is in residence, not possible to get a wheel-chair past the porcelain throne, and into the apparently "wheel in shower" ... Barbara is now totally incapable of walking.

Apparently she is not disabled enough, which is academic ... as we are too well off. The DISABLED FACILITIES GRANT is means tested. Social Services are only interested in what you've got ... no interest in what you owe.

I'm still working at it. MP, SSAFA, ... and pondering on invoking the Ombudsman If I do, I'll add her new knees fiasco to the list (the clinic who were scheduled to do the operations told us that they had experienced a "problem" (close call!) during an operation ... at which point they realised they were not equiped to deal with such emergencies.

Back on topic. How do I get into the Freelander? Dunno, I've never watched ... I just do it. Hang on, I'll go out abnd do it, while I watch. (It's an "age thing")

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1. Open door. 

2. Left hand somewhere on seat. ... I didn't notice where.

3. Right hand on steering wheel.

4. Duck head under rain channel and into cab, then lift head into roof space.

5. Lift LH leg into cab.

6. Place LH bum on RH edge of seat cushion.

7. Lift right foot into cab.

8. Hump entire bum assembly across tilll centred on cushion.

9. Close door and buckle seat belt ... In didn't notice which order.

I've probably missed something.

The really difficult part (relatively), is getting OUT, coz I have to duck my head under the rain channel, while still sitting on the cushion. The front of the roof-channel slopes down at the same rate as my head moves forward.

I have a long back, a big head and short legs.  Height is (was) 70.5". Inside leg is 29.5".  Barbara was 64" tall (now nearer 60" due to stooping over sticks), but had (has?) the same 29.5" inside leg.

Not a big deal ... but I wish I'd bought a Disco. Did I have three Discos? First was green, Barbara wrote-off the silver one. Barbara has a vague memory of having a blue one, but I don't have a memory of NOT having a blue one.  . Whatever, I never had a problem with a low roof on a Disco.

Next time....!  But in the mean time, when lunch-time pub-meets resume, somebody can try the F'lander for size.

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[Ndrwdz]

Not a big deal ... but I wish I'd bought a Disco. Did I have three Discos? First was green, Barbara wrote-off the silver one. Barbara has a vague memory of having a blue one, but I don't have a memory of NOT having a blue one.  . Whatever, I never had a problem with a low roof on a Disco.

In the 1990s I had two company Discos. Then we moved house and the increase in mortgage payment had to come from my car allowance, so I had a Rover 218si instead.
First thing I did was whack my head on the door opening. 

That Rover was a wolf in sheep's clothing. It had the 1800 K-series engine from the MG-F. It would go like stink, especially if you got the revs up above 5000.

Then we had a third child and my cars were Ford Galaxies for a long time.

Andrew