Beginner Surfboard

[jiles]

Hey guys, just another beginner-surfboard question..

I'm 5'7 (172cm) and 140pounds (64kg) female.

Never surfed before.
Have some snowboarding/skateboarding experience.
Looking for a 2nd hand board, and I found these 2 options, hoping you guys could give me some advice on which one to buy:

NSP Funboard
7'2 length x 21" wide
Epoxy
Being sold by girl same weight/height as me, who claims she learnt to surf on it almost straight away.
$250


Minimal
7'6
Fibreglass
Nondetachable fins
$200

Both good condition with bag, leash included.

Other considerations:
- I want to learn to surf asap
- When I was little I had a go at trying to learn on a shortboard haha, that's left me with the impression that surfing is hard.
- smaller board more likely to fit in my car (nissan patrol gu)
- shorter epoxy board lighter for me to carry
- will be surfing regularly at first, about 5x 2hr sessions a week for a month, then only about 1-2xweek after that

I'm really on the fence about it, advice would be appreciated!
Thanks!

[IB_Surfer]

Buy the NSP, they are super durable and as a beginner you are going to bang it around and drop it, a lot, so go with the board that will hold up the longest. Besides, no one does glass-on fins much lately, so it's probably an old board that will break much easier.

[jaffa1949]

Go the NSP, given your size and everything else it is a good selection.
Surfing is challenging and a lot of splashdowns but fun all the way through.
Enjoy getting the bug, at 66 I still have it and have no desire to be without it