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Mk 2 Buying tips

Postby wcorkgrp4rep » Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:04 am

I'm thinking of buying a Mk2 transit to match my escort, What should i look for (worst bits etc) when looking at one?
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Re: Mk 2 Buying tips

Postby madmark » Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:01 am

:shock:rust most have got alot of rust everywere ,floor ,doors,roof gutter,top of the dash inside because of leaking windscreen ,then you got the chassis ,front sping hangers etc etc the list goes on and on ,you have to decide whats ok for you ! :wink: :wink:
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Re: Mk 2 Buying tips

Postby wcorkgrp4rep » Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:03 pm

Just like escorts then :| Are new panels still available for them?
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Re: Mk 2 Buying tips

Postby Luke » Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:50 pm

wcorkgrp4rep wrote:Just like escorts then :| Are new panels still available for them?

quite a few - not as readly available as escort ones but you can still get them :D getting pricey recently tho :(
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Re: Mk 2 Buying tips

Postby wcorkgrp4rep » Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:12 pm

Luke wrote:
wcorkgrp4rep wrote:Just like escorts then :| Are new panels still available for them?

quite a few - not as readly available as escort ones but you can still get them :D getting pricey recently tho :(


Thanks, unfortunately i just missed a (apparently) good one :(
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Re: Mk 2 Buying tips

Postby FredTransit » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:00 pm

Just caught up with this, whereabouts are you? I think Dieselpat's is still for say, and that's a very nice Mk2.
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Re: Mk 2 Buying tips

Postby wcorkgrp4rep » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:02 pm

FredTransit wrote:Just caught up with this, whereabouts are you? I think Dieselpat's is still for say, and that's a very nice Mk2.


I'm in Cork Ireland.
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Re: Mk 2 Buying tips

Postby FredTransit » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:44 am

Ah, he's in Scotland but the van is worth the trip.
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