Which of these looks the better buy? (Surf-Related)

[mckirdy-services]

[QUOTE=BUSHWHACKER;664577][QUOTE=mckirdy-services;664576]

Just one more thing......
It's a timing chain on the 2.7.

I have learned a lot today :-)

What's it like to change ? Should the guy avoid it and go for the 1998 intercooled 3 ltr. ?

Personally I like the intercooled one, but the 2.7 would be slightly more efficient I think.

[J i m s t e r]

[QUOTE=mckirdy-services;664578][QUOTE=BUSHWHACKER;664577]

I have learned a lot today :-)

What's it like to change ? Should the guy avoid it and go for the 1998 intercooled 3 ltr. ?

Personally I like the intercooled one, but the 2.7 would be slightly more efficient I think.

My daily drag is 10 miles each way, no opportunity to exceed 60 mph. However, I do go mountain biking and I would hope any of these are up to a 2-3 hour motorway stint every month, without the head looking like Freddy Krueger's face at the end of it.

Am I being unreasonable? I thought the 3.0 diesel lump was gold as long as it's serviced properly.

[BUSHWHACKER]

[QUOTE=mckirdy-services;664578][QUOTE=BUSHWHACKER;664577]

I have learned a lot today :-)

What's it like to change ?.

Should never need changing, unless the engine has done an intergalactic milage and the chain is noisy.
They also have COP ignition (individual coils on each sparkplug) which are at the very top of the engine so wading in rivers shouldn't be an issue either.

[J i m s t e r]

Double post database strangeness error....

[J i m s t e r]

He's sold his best two (including the intercooled one)...

Gah.

Anyone looking to cash a decent one in?

[John h]

I'll get mine polished up then, just back from the MOT Man that's another 12months test done and no advisories !

[J i m s t e r]

Not too far from Notts are ye John?

[John h]

Little village called Arksey, 10 minutes from the A1 juction 37 the dreaded Marr roundabout ! ideal for the A19 and going to the north, we used to go to Ollerton a lot when my lad used to go to KG Archery at Edwinstowe used to take a steady half hour, where abouts in Notts are you ?

[J i m s t e r]

2 mins from M1 J26. I've seen some clean 3rd gens around here but nothing ever seems to come up for sale in this neck of the woods.

[John h]

I was lucky to get this 99 Surf from a forum member, have spent a few quid on various things serviced regularly changed timing belt at 100,000kms, look out in the for sale section soon although i guess it will sell in auto trader, don't want to sell but may have to , if i join the queue at the job centre that is. Mm junction 26 my family come from Codnor Heanor and langley mill way they used to work in the local drift mines