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Technical => Buying a Bedford => Topic started by: Sammy on November 01, 2013, 11:53:08 AM

Title: What is CFS v's CFL ??
Post by: Sammy on November 01, 2013, 11:53:08 AM: Hi Guys, been looking at Bedford's for sale and trying to comprehend what is what.

So i was under the impression that CFS was a short wheel base and these have the low roof profile, then the CFL was the long wheel base and these have what looks to be approx 100mm higher roof line above the gutters compared to the short wheel base ....

so then i see an internet ad with what looks like a CFS (low roof and shorter wheel base) but its labelled CFL and so now im confused, is the ad just labelled wrong or is there a grey area i don't know about ?

so this may be trivial to some, but from specs i found on this site i can only just fit a CFS in my shed and definately not a CFL so this plays a big part in my searching for a suitable bedford!
Title: Re: What is CFS v's CFL ??
Post by: Marishka on November 01, 2013, 11:58:29 AM: CFS short. CFL long ,
That add musta been labeled wrong
Title: Re: What is CFS v's CFL ??
Post by: Sammy on November 01, 2013, 08:24:53 PM: what about the roof heights, am i correct about that ? if so thats a fairly easy and quick way to see what it is ?
Title: Re: What is CFS v's CFL ??
Post by: Hobbit on November 01, 2013, 08:29:29 PM: There was also a LWB (CFL) model with the lower roof height.
Title: Re: What is CFS v's CFL ??
Post by: rumax on November 01, 2013, 08:38:52 PM: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh............ ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Title: Re: What is CFS v's CFL ??
Post by: Sammy on November 01, 2013, 09:16:40 PM: Quote from: Hobbit on November 01, 2013, 08:29:29 PM
There was also a LWB (CFL) model with the lower roof height.

ok that cool, and that roof height is the same as a SWB ? as apposed to the height of the LWB with the higher roof ?

I would ultimately like a LWB but I don't really need it, but I need the low roof to allow me to garage it! (and that is a must for me for it long term)
Title: Re: What is CFS v's CFL ??
Post by: Hobbit on November 02, 2013, 07:30:34 AM: The local hospital where I live used to have a 126" wheelbase Beddy with the lower roof
and three rows of seats in the back. Bedford named them the Utilabus.
Title: Re: What is CFS v's CFL ??
Post by: Sammy on November 02, 2013, 10:42:40 AM: that's the go :)
Title: Re: What is CFS v's CFL ??
Post by: Warren on November 04, 2013, 11:28:13 AM: Sammy
As others have said CFS (short low roof) CFL log high roof) is the usual configuration.

But ther are viriations, CFL with out dual wheels are an example.

The easiest way to pick a CFL is to look for the extra panel/section after the front doors as in the picture above.

Warren
Title: Re: What is CFS v's CFL ??
Post by: Sammy on November 04, 2013, 11:50:43 AM: yeah and thats what i was doing until i came across what looked like a swb with low roof but was listed as CFL!
Title: Re: What is CFS v's CFL ??
Post by: wendyh on November 05, 2013, 03:28:17 PM: yep some people got no idea... ???
just watch out for the knuckle heads who call ...can i say it here...call a transit a bedford in there adds! >:(
us buggas on here have seen adds like that on fleabay...so dont be fooled ;)
hope you find one soon
:D
Title: Re: What is CFS v's CFL ??
Post by: Rotti on November 05, 2013, 06:18:43 PM: :D :D :D I second that, even bloody shannons have insured my beddy as a cf Bedford transit van.....what the? It didn't matter what I told them, it was still a trashit, torchit, trajic...sorry I mean transit ;)
Title: Re: What is CFS v's CFL ??
Post by: maicoletta on November 05, 2013, 09:52:37 PM: seems you have an autocorrect issue there Rotti ;D ;D
Title: Re: What is CFS v's CFL ??
Post by: Sammy on November 06, 2013, 09:49:39 AM: don't worry theres no way i could confuse the good looks of a CF with a transit!