Hello all! I had an interesting day yesterday. My Riviera (my daily driver)
broke down for good. I
was driving and the water pump burst. The engine overheated, stripping the
bearings. Thats the short version
anyway. Anyhow, I am without running car now. I have to reach a decision
about this, and I wanted everyone's
advice. I also own a '65 Spitfire. Its the one with frame damage/nonrunning
engine that I bought a month or
so ago. Could this become an everyday driver, at least for now? The frame is
being repaired and should be
done within the next two weeks. The timing for that is OK, but what does
anyone think is the likeliness of my
getting the engine/brakes into decent shape within reasonable time? I could
put all of the Triumph funds into
a temp car, which I guess would be the practicle solution, but who wants to
take a step back.
What kind of inconviences are there to driving a '65 Spitfire? I'm not
coming from such a great car,
so I'm not used to frills anyway. If the title for the car says coupe, will my
insurance be for sports car
rates? Will my insurance go down because of the car's age? (I live in NJ by
the way).
Thanks for your help,
Ed
'82 Riviera (the engine is shot)
'65 Spitfire4 (frame/engine repairs, who knows what else =)
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