Buying my 1st Surf

[avalon]

Morning guys,
Just signed up to the site and its great.im a 21yr old looking to buy my 1st hiluxs surf ive got around £2000 to spend. If anyone has got any tips or hints or even know of a surf i shoud purchase
Cheers
Scotty Cawley

[Chillitt]

welcome! first and most important tip! find another 500 quid and buy pops surf!


http://www.hiluxsurf.co.uk/forums/sh...ad.php?t=20412

[avalon]

Cheers thanks for that one , its a nice looking surf, but i aint got the money yet! first i gotta sell my car which il get about a grand for then i can start proper looking for a surf,ive probally got around £2000 maybe able to get a little more , all depends what i get for my car. il propablyy looking to purchase the start of March

[BUSHWHACKER]

Hi Scotty. Just to warn you, you'll need to find at least £600 for insurance seeing as you're only 21.

[avalon]

Yeah no worries ive done a quote with directline i think, and its about £800, and that with a alarm and imobiliser , do all surfs come with them? cos if they dont the insurance sky rockets to about £1800 for

[joe112]

They're not a standard fitting but a lot of them have had aftermarket Cat1's put on.. You'll prob need a little more than 2k to get yourself set-up.. For insurance try Sureterm Direct, I'm 24 - 6 points, 1 ban and live in Manchester and mine was a good qoute, Tell them your a member here and you'll get discount. There phone Number is on the roughtrax website (Do a google search and you'll find it) under the insurance section.

For more infor on what to look out for see Here

[mooter]

i picked up my surf for 2200 (2.4TD auto '91) but I've spent lots more on it since... in fact I wish I had just bought pops! but I never saw it at the time... only found this site after I made my purchase.

if it has a dodgy or non-existent service history you'll also be looking at a fair few hundred for a major service to make sure it's in good nick.

my advice: save up and shop around! I wish I had... (not that I dont love my surf but the grass is always greener!)

[surfstar]

Morning guys,
Just signed up to the site and its great.im a 21yr old looking to buy my 1st hiluxs surf ive got around £2000 to spend. If anyone has got any tips or hints or even know of a surf i shoud purchase
Cheers
Scotty Cawley

I bought mine for £2000 off ebay its a 92, It came with the 33" BF Goodrich Tyres and the 4" Suspension lift and wide arch kit and full Recaro interior and uprated speaker system and...............a £1000 cam belt service 2 weeks later, ouch!

But i still think i got a good deal which is all that matters.....

[avalon]

Thanks

Thanks for everyone who has inputted to my little discusion hopefully i will be able to purchase my surf in confidence , hopefully gonna get about £2300 to buy a surf but i cant wait til i get one . if anyone has any more nfo id be glad to hear it thanks again and il be back to ask more questions soon

[dirtydog]

For insurance try Sureterm Direct, I'm 24 - 6 points, 1 ban and live in Manchester and mine was a good qoute, Tell them your a member here and you'll get discount. There phone Number is on the roughtrax website (Do a google search and you'll find it) under the insurance section.

For more infor on what to look out for see Here

I think you have to be 23 to get insured by them cos they wouldnt quote me!

[avalon]

ive been gettin some good quotes actually somewhere around the £800, i think u just have to be 21

[firefly]

Scotty if you have any questions the search facillity is great, and then if all else fails than the board will deffo come up with the answer, i have to admit this site and these guys were the reason we went ahead with our buy, its great to know you have this wealth of experiance and knowledge to fall upon.......................... ......hhhhhaeeemmmmmmmmmmmmm does this mean i get a free subscription next year

[mooter]

I'm 26, 2yr NCB, living in suburbia and paying £700 fully comp with tesco at the moment. it's up for renewal though so I'm gonna shop around a bit... I just tried Sureterm Direct but they were coming out higher... apparently the specialist 4x4 companies they deal with will only apply a discount if it is kept off the road - i dont have a driveway though

[dirtydog]

ive been gettin some good quotes actually somewhere around the £800, i think u just have to be 21

thats a good price - mind you im in London.
i got insured first through Tesco and i had 3 points 1 claim and i was 20 at the time. when your 21 you get a whole load of people who will quote you.

[Hilux]

SURF,s

Hi mate when you are ready to buy give us a shout l have always got some cheap Surf,s around some where, inbetween have agood look round so you know what you are looking for.