PAST JALOPIES
Travelling Smurf Pt.6 Goodbye to an old friend
It suddenly occurred to me recently that we hadn't published the sixth and final part of 'Travelling Smurf', the tale of my 2nd generation Toyota Surf - christened the Smurf, ‘cos it rhymes with Surf. (Parts 1 to 5 can be found in issues 7-11) She was a cracking 4x4, and one that taught me that Land Rovers aren’t the be all and end all when it comes to offroaders, and let’s not even mention reliability.
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THE MUD LIFE MAGAZINE
She took us on some amazing trips, towed the caravan and never once let me down off road, or left me stranded at the side of the road. Actually, that last bit isn’t actually true. One dark and wet December evening after spending a day playing off-road at a friends farm near Queensferry I was 20 minutes into the journey home on the M56 when I suddenly heard, and felt this awful grinding noise coming from the front off side wheel, it was bad enough to call the local exorcist!
