whats the 5 worst faults with our trucks

[gary-r]

Putting the clock, just where you cant quite see it...and cup holders in front of the heater buttons.

ill go with the cupholder - when i get my starbucks now it covers my shiny new temp gauges

[slobodan]

I take me bird along

[Black Sheep]

insurance?

[MWS]

its not a land rover

Surely, thats one of the BEST things about them!

[millepeed]

Hi Millepeed. If you're serious about making some replacement fibreglass rear quarters i would definatly up for a set.

Dazza

will let you know how the 1st set comes out when i have a go at the end of the month.

[Wolfracer]

will let you know how the 1st set comes out when i have a go at the end of the month.

Very interested in this as mine were made from old sieves...or more acurately, now resemble old sieves!

[dieselboy]

The biggest problem is no, or bad, maintenance. All the faults people complain about (bar the old head problem) are due to poor maintenance or badly conceived modifications.

Design issues are another matter:
Stupid handbrake
Useless clock
Misplaced cup holder
Dodgy electrical wiring at the doors and tailgate
Gearbox cooler
Overly complicated electronics

I don't think the electronics are overly complicated. I find the heater and A/C are quite straight forward. However, if there was a scale on complicatedness with 1 being least and 5 being very complicated I would rate the things like indicators and horn at a 3.8.

[greeley]

il go with cup holders covering heater control,annoys me that,love em though,wouldnt be without it

[dieselboy]

Mines getting another full service in couple wks, was only done in Aug! ;-)

All depends on mileage and climate temperature. I'd have thought it should of had one just before the beginning of the temperature drops.

[dieselboy]

It's not a Ford. Unless they licence it out nowadays, only Fords have that.

You're the second person to tell me this, this week. I'm sure my mums Vauxhaull Astra has it though? I didn't know this fact of course.

I'm sorry; I really shouldn't laugh at you, but sometimes I can't help it...

Good! That's the idea! Did you read the one about my trip to the STD clinic?

[GBV8]

I think the tailgate setup is cool. Most things go in from just putting the window down anyway.

The cup holder is in the right place. Coffee cup sits at a nice height with the right amount of support for the cup. If you need to constantly look at your heater controls (????) then don't use it.

"The dash is cheap and nasty." The dash is 15-20 years old! I'd say it is spot on for it's era.

I haven't had my Surf long but I think they are f**king great. Different.

Agree with Judwak on the V8. One of them 1uzfe's just tops it off nicely

[dieselboy]

Are you a Metrosexual?

I suppose.

[slobodan]

I suppose.

I knew anyway.

[dieselboy]

I knew anyway.

I think I should get a 3rd gen.

[si tate]

I think I should get a 3rd gen.

Oi watch it.