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I went up to Hull yesterday...
TO BUY MYSELF A SURF!
It's a 2.4 (at least I think it is - the V5 seems to say its a 2.0?!) diesel. I can understand why folks would prefer a 3.0 cos it just runs out of puff slightly when you get up to 80mph (on a private road obviously officer) and it'd be nice to have a bit more oomph around 65-75mph.
Piccies to follow once I get some (other than the ones from the ad I bought it from).
Minor problem - it blew a hose off the radiator while I was on the M1 so I pulled into the rather conveniently placed Tibshelf services and phoned for the breakdown folks to come out & sort it. Could've done it myself but I might as well use the breakdown cover since I've got it!
First impressions are that it's a good vehicle to drive. No obvious problems with steering, no peculiar noises coming from the engine, etc.
Cosmetically it's reasonable enough with the odd scratch here & there but thats no big deal personally. Someone has spent a fortune on big alloy wheels for it and I'm not 100% certain but at a guess it might have been lifted too. Difficult to tell cos I'm not overly familiar with Surfs yet!
The drivers seat has a couple of small tears that need sewing/glueing up but again, no big deal.
Especially given the fact that I picked it up for £775.
I've been keeping an eye on fleabay for them lately and it's a real mixed bag of stuff on there. Some shoite going for inflated money and some bargains. Haven't been quick enough to pick up the bargains (missed out on a nice 3.0 at a grand cos I couldn't get to view it the day before I was going to).
The question is... have I bought a dog or a gem? Only time will tell I suppose....
But overall I think you can describe my current mood as
TO BUY MYSELF A SURF!
It's a 2.4 (at least I think it is - the V5 seems to say its a 2.0?!) diesel. I can understand why folks would prefer a 3.0 cos it just runs out of puff slightly when you get up to 80mph (on a private road obviously officer) and it'd be nice to have a bit more oomph around 65-75mph.
Piccies to follow once I get some (other than the ones from the ad I bought it from).
Minor problem - it blew a hose off the radiator while I was on the M1 so I pulled into the rather conveniently placed Tibshelf services and phoned for the breakdown folks to come out & sort it. Could've done it myself but I might as well use the breakdown cover since I've got it!
First impressions are that it's a good vehicle to drive. No obvious problems with steering, no peculiar noises coming from the engine, etc.
Cosmetically it's reasonable enough with the odd scratch here & there but thats no big deal personally. Someone has spent a fortune on big alloy wheels for it and I'm not 100% certain but at a guess it might have been lifted too. Difficult to tell cos I'm not overly familiar with Surfs yet!
The drivers seat has a couple of small tears that need sewing/glueing up but again, no big deal.
Especially given the fact that I picked it up for £775.
I've been keeping an eye on fleabay for them lately and it's a real mixed bag of stuff on there. Some shoite going for inflated money and some bargains. Haven't been quick enough to pick up the bargains (missed out on a nice 3.0 at a grand cos I couldn't get to view it the day before I was going to).
The question is... have I bought a dog or a gem? Only time will tell I suppose....
But overall I think you can describe my current mood as
(That reminds me, I haven't posted pics of mine yet either).
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