Ashely,
Bummer. I for one would like to know who led you astray.
Jon Moody '73TR6
On Mon, 15 Jul 1996, Ashley Southgate wrote:
> Has any one out there brought a TR ("warning" not from the owner,but from a
> friend who knew of the TR,all correspondence was with this friend).This
> friend is high up in Triumph Club circles,has knowledge of TRs, a person who
> i put a lot of trust in,even phoned him to get a more of a personal idea of
> what this 250 was like.My main worry was the frame(chassis)would need to be
> 99% in perfect order,i was told the frame is strong & clean,but the complete
> rear end is fibre glass patched,which i did except,other wise the rest of
> the TR was complete.Once the deal was done & a deposit paid only then i was
> told the hood hasnt been up for years & is rotten.
> When the TR arrived in NZ my first look told me it was only a parts car,the
> front bumper eaten away,looks like it has a Ford steering,no dash support,&
> the fibre glass patch up was a lot worse than i was to believe,this is not
> part of my reason for this letter(the fibre glass) My main reason for this
> letter is the way i have been missed lead over (1) THE ROTTEN CHASSIS WITH
> HEN SHITED WELDING OF LUMPS OF IRON,A VERY SORRY STATE,WILL NEED A COMPLETE
> REAR SECTION FROM GEARBOX BACK.
> (2)NO DASH SUPPORT (THE PART WHERE THE RADIO IS HOUSED)
> (3)THE INCORRECT STEERING WHEEL.
> In the last few months i have spoken to this agent about how he has missed
> lead me over this TR,i have asked him to come up with a offer to over come
> the 3 items as i have shown above, either have the parts or a cash offer.All
> he can say is the cost of this day off work & the TR was his friend & not
> his own car. In ending i trusted
> this man who knew TRs,he sold me this 250 with out a disclaimer notice,told
> me the chassis was strong,didnt tell me the dash support was missing,& the
> steering wheel was non TR 250,even told the front was strong,not so,will
> need inner & outer guards. We dont have paddocks of TRs for wrecking,there
> is only 3 TR250 in New Zealand,all very fine examples.
> My warning to any one wanting to buy a TR in the USA,either see the car
> yourself or get a real Triumph man to oversee,a person that you really know
> & trust. If any one can be of help you can contact me direct,.i
> have told this agent i would put his name over the Triumph net,thats if he
> or the the owner didnt come up with a offer to settle this matter.
> footnote. this agent has been away to the VTR Meeting
>
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