The Stag was a lovely car in many ways, but it had some design
weaknesses - primarily in the engine (which tended to suffer warped
heads, particularly if poorly maintained) and the body leaked like a
sieve (even with the hardtop).
You hit the nail on the head, Nory, when you said you've only seen one -
they were not a success in the USA and were swiftly withdrawn. The Stag
continued on sale for several years in the UK, and nowadays they can be
made very reliable.
Someone who was a high-up in BL North America told me that the company
bought back problem Stags from disgruntled customers, and one of these
cars was stripped down and re-built for this high-up's own son. Junior
put something like 50,000 miles on the clock in three years with no
problems.
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From: Nory@webtv.net
To: dknowles@uk.b-r.com
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: How Triumph lost their underwear and got a "wedgie"
Date: 06 December 1997 20:29
While we're on the subject (and please excuse my ignorance), and since
the Stag was mentioned, what, exactly, was wrong with the Stag? I've
only seen one once in my life (a couple years ago) and didn't think it
looked too bad, for a hardtop. Were these mechanical nightmares too?
-NORY
Don't assume that because you have found one problem, you have found the
ONLY problem.
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