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Hi all, had my Surf about 6 weeks now but it's only been on the road from october 1st due to the fact that my last insurance company wouldn't touch it. I had to wait for the policy to run out to claim 4 years no claims bonus.
So far I've found out that it has a few more little dings than I thought, nothing bad but missed them when buying, although it has been parked up at work so a few of them could have happened there!
The air con doesn't work, no big deal.
The rear window is very slow, tried all the tips listed here but still no go.
Whoever wired up the MP3 player must have been wearing a blindfold, have had to get a mate to sort out the wiring.
Tried to fit a new chrome front bumper but realised it also needs a new plastic lower valance. Will order one from Roughtrax.
The carpet in the boot appears to be stainned with oil so will have to give it a good scrub or try and source a second hand one.
The heater controls seem to be pushed in at one side but they all work so may have to strip them out to try and realign them.
There's a little rattle from underneath when accelerating gently but it's not there if you put your foot down.
On the plus side the engine, gearbox, brakes, steering, electrics and heater are all fine.
So all in all not too bad a start as I didn't pay mega bucks for a 1995 SSRX 3.0 Ltr. I suppose that spending a bit on doing it up won't break the bank.
Oh and I passed a nice looking K reg in a layby today with steam billowing out from under the open bonnet (wonder if it was a 2.4?) would have stopped to help but had to pick my grandson up from school. So I guess my problems are little ones compared to his.
And by the way I love this Surf despite it's few faults.
So far I've found out that it has a few more little dings than I thought, nothing bad but missed them when buying, although it has been parked up at work so a few of them could have happened there!
The air con doesn't work, no big deal.
The rear window is very slow, tried all the tips listed here but still no go.
Whoever wired up the MP3 player must have been wearing a blindfold, have had to get a mate to sort out the wiring.
Tried to fit a new chrome front bumper but realised it also needs a new plastic lower valance. Will order one from Roughtrax.
The carpet in the boot appears to be stainned with oil so will have to give it a good scrub or try and source a second hand one.
The heater controls seem to be pushed in at one side but they all work so may have to strip them out to try and realign them.
There's a little rattle from underneath when accelerating gently but it's not there if you put your foot down.
On the plus side the engine, gearbox, brakes, steering, electrics and heater are all fine.
So all in all not too bad a start as I didn't pay mega bucks for a 1995 SSRX 3.0 Ltr. I suppose that spending a bit on doing it up won't break the bank.
Oh and I passed a nice looking K reg in a layby today with steam billowing out from under the open bonnet (wonder if it was a 2.4?) would have stopped to help but had to pick my grandson up from school. So I guess my problems are little ones compared to his.
And by the way I love this Surf despite it's few faults.
i'll keep an eye out for you,see you later.
your'e lucky to find any yards breaking these,usually source items off ebay,especially servicing parts,closest i get to your neck of the woods now is blaydon car boot on a sunday mornin' hoping to find that rear window motor for my surf
see you around
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