Nathan Coraor wrote:
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> As you can see by all of the model questions I've been asking, I am in the
> market to purchase a Triumph (the Spit is Dad's) and just have to figure
> out which one to get. I need to be able to drive it daily, and was
> interested in the TR8 (or TR7), as they appear to be more reliable than the
> others. So I was wondering about how much a driveable (but can be somewhat
> rusty) TR7 or TR8 would cost. Also, is it difficult to get parts for
> either?
>
> --Nate
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> Nathan Coraor
> '80 Spitfire. plus rust.
Nathan ... in terms of today's definition of "reliability," there ain't
a Triumph alive that fits the bill. (In this sense, I'm thinking of a
car like my dearly departed Honda Civic, which I beat around Washington
for 12 years, and heard very few complaints from the car.) I don't have
much experience with the wedges, but my passing impression of the TR7 is
that it is somewhat less dependable than say, the TR6. I've also seen
GT6's and Spitfires used effectively as daily drivers. In any case,
whatever Triumph you end up with is going to be at least 17 years old --
and in need of attention and preventive maintenance to be dependable,
which you already know from having the Spitfire (!) My best advice to
you is to get your prospective Triumph keenly inspected before pulling
the trigger on any purchase.
--
Martin Secrest
73 GT6
74 Spitfire
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