newbie help please!

[mickey924]

i'm just buying my brother in law's truck. it's a '96 n plate surf, 3.0 td auto. ssrx model. any ideas on fuel economy? and any recomendations on insurance companies. it does drive really nice, and the price is tidy, and i do plan on upgrading the stereo etc. it will be nice to have something to tweak and play with, does anyone really modify these trucks.
i know these are stoopid questions, but it may help a lost cause (me!)

[BioHazard]

if it's a second gen ......Tailgate folds down ....there are loads of mods

expect 25 -27 mpg

try Adrian Flux or lifesure for insurance

[mickey924]

thanks m8, how do you tell the difference between gen 2 and 3. she is in green over silver trim, big surf stickers down the sides. spare tyre is underside of the boot. i think it's a gen 3 but, what do i know! she is pretty, and next week she will be mine. i'm letting my brother get it m.o.t.'ed, and then i'll pick it up.
cheers m.

[stormforce]

3rd gen has lift up tailgate and 2nd gen has drop down tailgate

[mickey924]

just looked at pics on the for sale side, and it looks exactly the same as a gen 3 for sale. yay me!

[yoshie]

You will need to stock up on hair products then

[mickey924]

that's me on you avatar, next to the baby. and why hair products? have i got to come out of the closet to drive one?

[That Ruddy Squirrel]

He's learning

Welcome to the nuthouse

[mickey924]

cheers fella. it's nice to see other people with O C D.

[MudSurfer]

Welcome along mate - and where in Hell is your warm room??

I think '96 onwards is 3rd Gen, feminine hairdo-mobile territory - but you get better transfer set up than us lowly, macho, masculine 2nd genners....

[BioHazard]

It's the changeover year .....I have seen some gen 2's on a N and gen 3's

[That Ruddy Squirrel]

It's the changeover year .....I have seed some gen 2's on a N and gen 3's

seed ?????

You planted them ?

What did they grow into ?

[yoshie]

seed ?????

You planted them ?

What did they into ?

as in TURN into maybe

[That Ruddy Squirrel]

as in TURN into maybe

Nope - it was GROW

The post is duly edited

[yoshie]

nice recovery