Hello. I want to buy a Surf but...

[J i m s t e r]

...I've only got £3K. And I would only consider a 3.0. What can/would you buy?

Any advice appreciated!

Cheers
Jim

[stormforce]

...I've only got £3K. And I would only consider a 3.0. What can/would you buy?

Any advice appreciated!

Cheers
Jim

Hi Jim and welcome to the home of nutters.
You may be able to get a 2nd gen 3.0l if your lucky for 3k but if your able to get a bit more cash then you should be able to get a good 3l the 2.4's are ok there is a known head problem with them but i had mine for 2yrs with no trouble.Take a look in the surf's for sale section and see what you could get for your money.Good hunting for your motor

[joker??]

you could put an add in the wanted section !!you never know!!!
must admit tried that myself but didnt like the quality i saw ,
so upped the antee a little to £3500 and got a good one
sorry for being rude ,welcome

[J i m s t e r]

Thanks for the welcome! Just read through every relevant thread in "Surfs for Sale" and had a butchers on autotrader - there are currently about 10 Surfs listed there for 3K or less (I could frig the url to list a max of 3300 - I reckon they would lop me 300 quid off for quick cash) so it seems it is doable.

Called into a localish place last weekend (Juntion24 4x4 in Sawley) and had a look what they had, but there was nothing decent under 4K there:

http://dealerservices.autotrader.co....21983&pageid=2

Seem a bit steep no?

[ohsupremebeing]

Have a word with Hilux bob I know he has got to red surfs both 2.4 and they hav had the heads sorted and the r going for £2500. They drive pretty good. I know i have been driving them for the last 2 months. Just looking after them honest lol.

[Hilux]

ELLO, ELLO ,ELLO. DID SOMEONE MENTION MY NAME.

[J i m s t e r]

Still looking... I bought another Saab last time but I do a lot of mountain biking and getting fed up of taking the bike apart to fit in.

Decided on a 3rd Gen 3.0 but what is a reasonable price for a 96-97? On the trader they range from about 3500 to 7995! : For 8K I'd expect it to do a godzillion to the gallon and have a bond babe drive me around all the time!

Please to manage my expectations.

[paulc]

Shop around - £3k+ will get you a decent 3rd Gen.

[blakarm]

Three years is a long time to be looking.

[J i m s t e r]

Besides here and the trader, anywhere else worth checking?

Algy's are all 6K+ (they are quoting all ssr-g's but I've managed without a compass for 42 years, so I reckon I can cross that off the "Must-have" list.)

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Jim.

[J i m s t e r]

Three years is a long time to be looking.

Was offered a steal on a second Saab 9-5 saloon. Been good but need more space in the back without getting a lannie or a van!

[Rustinho]

Fleabay, pistonheads.com, and local paper's website are always worth a check.

And welcome!

[sledge]

there aint may out there at the mo for the right price. lots of 2.4s but few 3.0ls