Another bargain!

[lozz]

im confused why smiley transits are so hard to sell i was expecting buyers to be tripping over eachother at the gate but it was really hard to shift, i got no calls when i tried it first, and a few when i fixed it and put it up on gumtree.
Some say the smiley transit is the only good thing ford ever made (not me) but it was loud, slow, not poweful, very uneconomical ie 18mpg, and averagley reliable.

its coz there shite mate,
engines are good but the body work on them is poor they rust for fun,

down south fords used to be called the Dagenham dustbin,
iheard ford had its own metal plant & they rounded up all the old metal dustbins from the council when they become obsolete and they ended up in the metal used for fords body panels,

dont know if anyof that is true but more than one person from Essex as told me the same old yarn lol,

[FarmerPug]

i wouldnt be suprised ive seen these rust like mad, this one went rusty in the usual places, but i spent a day with some sand paper and isopon and removed all the rust and dents:



sold for £600

[lozz]

mines alot older than that farmer p,

its a smiley face but its got the old style dash so it musta been the 1st of the smileys,
its proper fecked arches have gone and one iner wing nowt-left too weld too,

itl most probs get weighed in shortly shame tho as the Engine is brilliant ,

[FarmerPug]

the engine is reliable ill give it that, but with 2.5 litres youd expect more power, and the economy was not good. The hilux has much more power and still does more MPGs

[lozz]

the engine is reliable ill give it that, but with 2.5 litres youd expect more power, and the economy was not good. The hilux has much more power and still does more MPGs

there restricted mate,
theres no transits which are fast there built for Torque pulling and carrying ..
the Merc sprinter is the only van that iconsider quickish

[FarmerPug]

It always felt restricted, but the toque didnt feel fantastic either, the toeque of the hilux is something else, especially in low range.

[lozz]

It always felt restricted, but the toque didnt feel fantastic either, the toeque of the hilux is something else, especially in low range.

the Hilux is a different kettle of fish,

the transit is a tool only was any good for plodding about in,
jap based stuff is more powerful as its built to be used in other countrys where it wouid have to be worked harder ,

[FarmerPug]

having said that there was quite a good engine upgrade on top gear the other week the transit seemed to have become slightly nippeir for it.

[highlander]

They put a Jaguar XJ220 engine in it, and didn't tell Hammond

[sirwiggum]

I remember being a passenger in a Mitsubishi L300 2.5 diesel, the thing could shift

[steve_earwig]

I stuck "Hillman" in the search for some reason and...
Hillman Rootes Hunter mk II - 1967 £2,288









"Well-preserved British production sedan, garaged for years in good and original condition. Available documentation: workshop book, service book, the original classification code, and secondly, a great and easy project for enthusiast. Engine regularly serviced, capacity 1798 cc power 90 HP, 4 speed, rear-wheel drive, driven 130.000 km, monocoque chassis, 4 door, original paint, all chrome and decorations in excellent condition. The car is registered to 09/2011 and able "to start and drive."

[plod]

They put a Jaguar XJ220 engine in it, and didn't tell Hammond

You'd have to be pretty frickin stupid not to notice the XJ220 wheels on it, and not think something wasn't quite all it seemed.
I'm pretty sure he knew alright

[sirwiggum]

When I saw the alloys and the boost gauges on the dash, I thought it was either tacky, or something was up...

[highlander]

I didn't notice the alloys

The number of daft posts I've made here the last few days, I swear I must be losing my bloody marbles

[sirwiggum]

They're subtle alloys, but different from the usual rust coloured steelies.