[TR] Fwd: [TRM 1946-49] Generation gap

[Greg Lemon]

I liked most of the answer too, don't agree about always avoiding highways 
with speeds of 65 or above, while interstate travel is not that much fun in 
a TR, if it is in good shape it can easily cruise at 75 with or without O/D, 
the back roads are more scenic and adventurous, but there are times when you 
just can't logically avoid the freeway, and the TRs can handle it.

Greg Lemon

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From: "Kinderlehrer" <kinderlehrer at comcast.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 4:18 PM
To: "'Brad Kahler'" <bkahler1 at gmail.com>; "'Triumphs'" 
<Triumphs at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Fwd: [TRM 1946-49] Generation gap

> In a related vein, there was an interesting question in the Car Talk 
> column
> in Sunday's paper, it's on their web site at
> http://www.cartalk.com/content/today-recreating-road-trip
>
> I liked their answer - mostly.
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Brad Kahler
> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 3:50 AM
> To: Triumphs
> Subject: [TR] Fwd: [TRM 1946-49] Generation gap
>
> I just had to forward this post that came in on the Triumph Roadster list.
>
> It does indeed make one feel old :)
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 6:27 AM
> Subject: [TRM 1946-49] Generation gap
> To: TRM1946-49 at googlegroups.com
>
>
> **
> I just received this from a friend....................
>
>
> About an hour ago I drove through the car park of the Gleneagles Hotel and
> came across two young guys studying a map on the boot lid of an immaculate
> 1974 (N) TR6 with and open top.
>
> It transpired that the two guys in their early 30s had hired it for the 
> day
> and were planning a trip in the Perthshire hills. As the conversation
> progressed they made the following comments.
>
> It is very stiff to steer
>
> It has a choke and I dont even know what a choke is or what it does
>
> It seems to have an overdrive .What IS that?
>
> The brakes arent very effective.
>
> Weve only driven 20 miles and my leg is sore as the clutch is stiff to
> press. Do you think theres something wrong with it?
>
> Having given some explanations about 1970s technology and advice on a
> possible route I left feeling very old and with a clear vision of the
> generation gap
>
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