Si B

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I'm off to look at this van today:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRANSIT-CU...item4ac7c1199d



Planning to buy it for work, to replace a similar curtainsider 2000 reg Transit we have that is slowly dieing!

Anyone got any obvious or not so obvious Transit buying hints and tips?

I'll be checking the paperwork and plates carefully, and cosmetic checks are simple enough I guess.

Anyone get proper HPi checks at a sensible price? PM me with a phone no and I'll give you a bell when I'm with it

Any advice mucho appreciated

rsturbolee

injector issues look for smoke rattles hesitation fluctuating etc, ford fuel filter is a must on these

oil leak from vac pump common, gearbox noises common so look for that one.

but great trucks drive and pull v well I love mine

chink

egr when you turn it off aswell

fordsportjay

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check under passenger seat area for corrosion

Si B

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Well, landed up buying it Drives very nicely, our old van was a 90 bhp version of the above pic, with no roof spoiler. Would get to 55-60 mph and hit a wall. This one cruised at 75mph no problems, the 140 engine deffo works nicely.

It's cosmetically mint, but cab had been resprayed and the chassis and under bonnet clips and bolts etc were all corroded. No great drama, just it's not so good underneath as on top.

HPI clear, loads of paperwork and no problems that would need us to do anything with meant it was time to load up and drive it home - only problem was I went there in my 205 GTi, and had travelled alone, intending to leave a deposit and return another day. No problem they said, and out came a fork lift truck:



Thank you everyone for the advice

Glenn_

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Very cool.

how did you get the pug off the tranny when you got home.

Brendan

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Ramps or another fork lift ?

1.9 xr2 on 40's

Lol
Find a fork truck I expect

1.9 xr2 on 40's

Where are you? Is the 90 for sale?

Glenn_

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Na let the hand brake off the pug.Open the shutter on the tranny the floor the trannys throttle hoping the pug will fall out the back.

Si B

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It's a secret

Busted!

Yep it will be shortly, just needs a damn good polishing, destickering and cleaning and I'll be listing it on here and eBay


Basically, I drove a my truck full of pheasant feed to a farm in Gloucester from my base in Somerset. On top of the pheasant feed sat my Pug:



Drove to the farm, off loaded the Pug and the feed, then ragged the Pug up the M5 and M42 to Warwickshire. Bought the van, seller loaded the Pug onto the van, and I drove the van back to Gloucester to where I'd left my truck earlier on farm.

Customer then used his loader to lift my Pug off the van, onto the truck, and then I drove home. Van is still on farm in Gloucester

Check where the Pug's Centre of gravity is! Well off to the front end.

Glenn_

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Ha ha cool matey.

Smit

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How cool is that Si lol