NF fairlane II ghia sportsman

**MercurySilver** · 26-09-2013, 11:35 AM

have been looking for another second hand car as a daily for myself
came across a NF II fairlane ghia sportsman 6 cyl

now i know bugger all about them but i did a bit of googling and thought (from what i read) that there was either a ghia OR a sportsman
the car is a 6 cylinder (dont want an 8 anyway) has cloth grey interior with a slight fleck
has the ghia badges on the front doors inside has the badge on the boot and has a embelm on the hood
its got the sportsman sticker on the back left rear
also has the electric sunroof
its done under 170 tho with all service history (which i havent seen yet) and had the extended warranty taken out on it when new(i believe)
full electrics etc, car is on gas as well
tidy looking car for a barge (lol)
anything i should be wary of with them?
heard the gearboxes might go in the high 100 thous?
replacements cheap??
if all you fairlane lovers could help me out with some info on this models it would be much appreciated

read today that the head gaskets can go around 100th and the timing chain might be a prob
would be handy of someone could tell me what im looking for (under the hood especially)
ive posted this in the Post Classic area but have had no replies

thanks guys and girls
ms

**Sorted** · 26-09-2013, 01:12 PM

BTR 4 speed's come up for $50 to $150 around the place so if it is stuffed you can just replace it with one from a wrecker

Timing Chain not so much of an issue with a stocky

Stock Head Gasket is basically made of paper so sooner or later it will go but mine didn't go until 300,000klms

They are cheap cars and cheap to fix unless you go brand new parts
Example New from a WorkShop - you can get cheaper but just an example
Reco BTR fitted $1,500
Head Gasket Fitted $1,500

Should be in good condition if it has only done $170,000klms

**MercurySilver** · 26-09-2013, 01:44 PM

cheers sorted
yeah it looks pretty tidy in the photos
just need a nice comfy everyday cruiser for myself
works only 35kms round trip daily so its not like its going to be racking up kms quickly

ill prob go check it out not this weekend but the next and ill report back

if anyone else has any comments please feel free to discuss

**PridenJoy** · 27-09-2013, 03:11 PM

Make sure you check the AC and HEATER work and it switches from cold to hot and vice versa, and also switches from windscreen to face to feet. Made the mistake of only checking the AC when i bought mine and turns out heater does not work, so now this is a dash out job to fix. Elec windows are a problem as the window chanels are rubber so motors work extra hard. And if it's on gas make sure it runs well on both petrol and LPG and that it has not backfired and cracked intake.

Other than all that they are a brilliant car for a daily cruiser, which is why i bought mine.

**MercurySilver** · 27-09-2013, 07:50 PM

Cheers mate.
Very helpful.

**MercurySilver** · 08-10-2013, 04:05 PM

well, not that anyone cares or anything (lol) as there doesnt seem to be anywhere to talk about the lanes apart from here but i went and looked at the NFseries 2 ghia sportsman

straight away the car had not been cleaned or detailed in many a year
door rubbers were filty (despite it being parked under cover) interior was not very tidy as mentioned, im guessing the mcdonalds chips under the drivers mats and the wrappers and pie crumbs all down the front seats came with it
other than that it was reasonable
front poiler hand a piece of 100mh white tape over it so im guessing its been cracked under that
gas had a few years left before it needs to be checked
all electrics worked
sunroof worked
heaters and aircon worked (owner had spent 500 on complete new aircon he reckons)
had service book and was service 3 thousand kms ago and was done on time for previous ones etc
if you spent the day completely detailing and cleaning it id give him 3600 lol
also had a set of advantis on it
lowered and tow bar

nice car
needs a HUGE clean and detail thou
would prob come up alright