I got me a Surf at last, WOOOOOHOOOOO!

[Pete The Tart]

Yup finally got one here in NZ.
Was on the way to the Santa Parade in Stanmore Bay in the poxy Galant and saw it parked up with 'buy me' written all over it. Had a good look at it, phoned owner and went for a spin, a little haggling later and it was all mine for the princely sum of NZ$3700

Its a 1989 SSR Limited 2.4l Diesel Turbo and I love it(look out Range Rover drivers!!) Its heavy on the km's showing 195,000 when I got it but they've been well cared for km's as it was wifeys run around so probably only went off road when she parked on the pavement and guy had a fistful of reciepts for servicing and repair work done including a new clutch 5k ago.

It needed some work done on it so off it went to the garage and NZ$'howmuch??!!' later all was well. Needed new CV gaitors, inner and outer, new set of belts, water pump, couple of seals, new bearings on the idler, 10k service blah blah blah the fact that the radiator top tank split on the way to the garage didnt help either

Oh and got them to turn off that f@?&in annoying 100kph bleeper.
Took me half an hour to find the jack, stashed under the rear passenger seat and same again to figure out how to lower the spare from it's roost under the back of the truck. Suprisingly it's still got the original tool kit which is great for all those anoraks!

Anyway, gotta go as I saw a molehill on the way home and wanna check out my 'off-road' skills

Cheers
Pete

[bensonsnuts]

Yup finally got one here in NZ.
Was on the way to the Santa Parade in Stanmore Bay in the poxy Galant and saw it parked up with 'buy me' written all over it. Had a good look at it, phoned owner and went for a spin, a little haggling later and it was all mine for the princely sum of NZ$3700

Its a 1989 SSR Limited 2.4l Diesel Turbo and I love it(look out Range Rover drivers!!) Its heavy on the km's showing 195,000 when I got it but they've been well cared for km's as it was wifeys run around so probably only went off road when she parked on the pavement and guy had a fistful of reciepts for servicing and repair work done including a new clutch 5k ago.

It needed some work done on it so off it went to the garage and NZ$'howmuch??!!' later all was well. Needed new CV gaitors, inner and outer, new set of belts, water pump, couple of seals, new bearings on the idler, 10k service blah blah blah the fact that the radiator top tank split on the way to the garage didnt help either

Oh and got them to turn off that f@?&in annoying 100kph bleeper.
Took me half an hour to find the jack, stashed under the rear passenger seat and same again to figure out how to lower the spare from it's roost under the back of the truck. Suprisingly it's still got the original tool kit which is great for all those anoraks!

Anyway, gotta go as I saw a molehill on the way home and wanna check out my 'off-road' skills

Cheers
Pete

Congratulations Pete,
just got to post some pics of your new baby out in that great NZ scenery of yours.

Surf on

[Pete The Tart]

As soon as I can, like tomorrow!!

[Pete]

NZ$3700, thats under £1400 !! Sounds like you picked up a bargain. Like Geof say's, you gotta post some pics (dont make it too sunny though as it's ****** freezing here!!)
Pete

[pops]

NZ$3700, thats under £1400 !! Sounds like you picked up a bargain. Like Geof say's, you gotta post some pics (dont make it too sunny though as it's ****** freezing here!!)
Pete

WAY to GO Pete
SURFS UP

[sumo]

WAY to GO Pete
SURFS UP

Ok guy's n gal's its all round to Petes place for their summer. Who's gonna book the ferry.
Oh yeah NICE ONE PETE SURF ON.

sumo.

[pops]

Ok guy's n gal's its all round to Petes place for their summer. Who's gonna book the ferry.
Oh yeah NICE ONE PETE SURF ON.

sumo.

WHO'S GOT A DERV TANKER TO FOLLOW THE CONVOY

[Linda]

WHO'S GOT A DERV TANKER TO FOLLOW THE CONVOY

No way I'm doing bacon sernies all the way to the other side of the earth....

[TonyN]

No way I'm doing bacon sernies all the way to the other side of the earth....

awww! plllllleeeeaaaase............. .......

[pops]

awww! plllllleeeeaaaase............. .......

sure we can come up with some 12volt cooker of some sort.
we gotta eat on the way you know

[Pete The Tart]

Just think.......

................how many bacon sarnies you could eat over 12,000 miles of off-roading?!!!

[FG.]

'Good on ya mate'

From the sunburn the other 1/2 got last xmas on her 5 wk backpacking etc etc holiday, in ur neck of world, i assume the aircon button is firmly depressed!!

[pops]

................how many bacon sarnies you could eat over 12,000 miles of off-roading?!!!

knowing this lot,A FAIR FEW I WOULD SAY
will need a food supply truck in convoy too, [me thinks]