[...] What's so magical about Surlys anyway? Looking on their web site they look all right, but the components aren't as flashy as some more mainstream brands. Obviously there must be something about them that works because people buy them, but what is it? Is it kind of a low-key, Dodge Dart-like competence (please, don't be offended, my ex had a '69 Valiant and I loved that car even if nobody else did) or something else that I'm missing?
Watch out for Peterbilt 281 tanker trucks!
-- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia The weather is here, wish you were beautiful
[...] What's so magical about Surlys anyway? Looking on their web site they look all right, but the components aren't as flashy as some more mainstream brands. Obviously there must be something about them that works because people buy them, but what is it? Is it kind of a low-key, Dodge Dart-like competence (please, don't be offended, my ex had a '69 Valiant and I loved that car even if nobody else did) or something else that I'm missing?
Watch out for Peterbilt 281 tanker trucks!
That's fictional. The darn things never overheat, far more plausible would be a burned up ballast resistor, but you can fix that with a paper clip and a shop rag 🙂
