[TR] "Retiring from the TR hobby"

[P Caffrey]

The only thing I don't like about my TR is the attention it gets.  When I got
it back in the 70s it was just another LBC, not a "classic."  Now, it attracts
notice and sometimes from undesirables.  I remember a couple of years ago some
guys in a "scraper"  (CA lingo for a Chevy type car with over-sized wheels)
gave me a bad time at a stop light.  So, I don't like the recognition the car
tends to bring to itself....Society has gotten nuttier.  I am more concerned
with some gang member nailing me than getting into a car accident with a
semi.  I wonder if some folks get rid of their cars for this reason.
Pat
TR4A
'67


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From: don <don at napanet.net>
To:
triumphs at autox.team.net
Sent: Sun, October 11, 2009 9:43:05 AM
Subject: [TR]
"Retiring from the TR hobby"

> This term was used on an earlier email to the
list.  Made me think about the psychology, energy, money, talents, passion and
more that are part of the British car hobby.  I've met many older guys that
now drive newer Camrys and Cougars and similar unexciting cars that once were
enamored with British sports cars.  I've also met a lot of guys that now drive
Miatas instead of old British sports cars (I am somewhat guilty of this one). 
I wonder what happens to make a person drop this hobby?  One thing I notice is
physical- lack of mobility to either get in and out of the cars, operate the
clutch, and to bend and kneel and lie on the ground to do repairs.  Or just
declining health and need to downsize possessions.  Annoyance with having to
make repairs might enter in to it.  Issues of cost if you have limited funds. 
Impracticality of the cars given modern driving conditions might be a factor
too.  Anyway, that comment made me think about what
 happens to us over time, and with age.

Don Scott
Calistoga CA
2001 Miata SE
BRG
1973 MGB GT (for sale)
1966 TR4A
1962 MGA Mk II
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