Surf Car / Vehicles...................if you could...........what transpo would you get ?

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Well,My 06 Chevy Silverado is a total.

I moved the frame rails over a foot and a half…Yes , History.

Guess,I’m lucky to be alive.

I bought my truck in Sept.05 “cash”,so I should get a fairly large sum from the ins.co.

I want as much room for as little as I can pay w/ as much gas mileage as I can get…lol.

Any suggestions ?

What is your dream mobile ?

What do you drive ?

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vw bus. blue and white. or a mail truck, slidea mattress in the back and hammock the bards on the ceiling

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I was just in the Canary Islands and kept seeing these Ford Transits.Citroen Berlingo same body type.

Little pick-up truck cab with big bloated van rear end.Renault had one as well.Room for heaps of gear.

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my surf-mobile is a Toyota Matrix. i can fit a longboard up to 9’5" inside the car, stack boards 6-high, and still have room for another person behind me and all our stuff in the back. for my 9’6"+ boards, i’ll either leave the rear (hatch) window open a bit, or put 'em on the roof racks. i get 30 mpg around town, 36 mpg on the highway. drove it round-trip between south florida and california last last summer without a single hiccup (except for when i hit that ginormous pothole in texas and the hubcaps on the passenger side flew off…but i blame that on texas…not the car). only need to change the oil every 6,500 miles or so.

definitely the perfect car for me.

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Plenty of room, and if you hide the boards, free camping at cemeteries and mortuaries (just be gone before they open)

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Herb

VW Transporter ,Syncro, Turbo Diesel , LWB.

Cheers

Mooneemick

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I have an L series subaru,9’4’’ fit inside,bigger boards go on roof.Good on gas,great on beach and reliable all round!!Dream vehicle would be diesel 4wd van,lwb!!

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here is a mag i have from 68. it has instructions to build your own surf buggy. preaty groovy!

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herb-hope you are ok.bummer about truck for sure.a couple friends have those honda elements-lotsa room inside( can put longboards in it) all vinyl so easy to clean and great gas mileage.a vw bus would be second on list…

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For what it’s worth, my next rig is going to be a Honda Element. Durable, mostly plastic interior, good mileage and a 10’ fits on edge down the center and leaves the passenger sit useable. My present F-150 is getting clapped out and a gashog deluxe so I have been thinking about this for a while and checking out alternatives.

SS

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94 ford bronco 5.8L… best truck i ever had!!! by the time i retired it, it had over 360,000 miles on it

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my 1990 toyota pick up has 560 000 ks. onit and still going strong . if i were to get a new one it would be a 4wd tacoma 4 cyl. . they dont have them in canada but i heard they have them in the states? anyone know if you can get a toyota with a 4 cyl. and be 4wd?

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Howzit Herb, Not sure if the VW bus or van is the way to go. I have a 78 camper and the gas milage isn't all that great, less than 15 MPG.Aloha,Kokua
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I had a '72 vw bus/van.agree about gas mileage-not bad, not great, but a pretty utilitarian vehicle for sure and with the rear engine, gearing and weight all right there they have good off road capabilites…

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Howzit Matt,The 72 VW bus/van still had the older upright engine I think and they got a lot better MPG then the one’s with the pancake engine. I have owned probably close to 20 VW’s in my life and woudl love to have a 67 or before again, great MPG and easy to fix. Only problem is the cost is out of the world for one these days. When the 67 came out the cost of a new one was $2273.00 which included a radio ( only option for a van ) now they run about $ 15,000 for one in good condition.Aloha,Kokua

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How about this one? For sale in Honolulu for $7950.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=546308

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Hi Herb -

Have you seen Paul Jensen’s Sprinter van with the handmade interior modifications? I think they might be pricey but his is plenty roomy enough to live in and Paul said it gets 30 mpg.

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I like the Matrix…Also looking at the Yaris hatchy.

I have to keep in mind; for my family and dogs as well as a commuter bucket,surf buggie,etc. .

There’s alot of options out there,and I thought you guys are on top of just about everything, so why not ask the experts.

The CHP officer was amazed that I was so calm after what I had just experienced…lol…I just gave him the ol’ Jeff Spicoli line…“Huh,danger is my business”…The officer actually laughed.

This is probably a good time to have something so tramatic happen …yet… leave me w/ this excellent opportunity.

The word “Crisis” in Chinese is made up of two symbols.

The first symbol means “danger”.

The second symbol means “opportunity”.

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