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1. [TR] Thinking of Getting a Modern Car (score: 1)
Author: William Brewer <bbrewer@tvwireless.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:32:50 -0800
Strange as it seems, I have been contemplating getting a modern car. Now, before the flamers cry blasphemy, I wish to point out that I have a new job that is unbelievably cool and the car hobby has t
/html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00280.html (8,845 bytes)

2. Re: [TR] Thinking of Getting a Modern Car (score: 1)
Author: TeriAnn Wakeman <twakeman@razzolink.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:53:37 -0800
Congratulations! If thats probably one of the coolest places to be in the aircraft/spacecraft industry. Well, every once and a while I find myself thinking about a TR250 or a Morris Traveler with a V
/html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00282.html (8,668 bytes)

3. Re: [TR] Thinking of Getting a Modern Car (score: 1)
Author: Cameron Rooke <beaker211@rogers.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:53:54 -0800 (PST)
All the time, Bill. All the time. However, I know that I will never buy a Chevrolet Cobalt, that's for sure. When I hop in a new car and can listen to the music while driving, I think this would be g
/html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00283.html (8,916 bytes)

4. Re: [TR] Thinking of Getting a Modern Car (score: 1)
Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@notwires.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:55:40 -0600
Bill: I, too, got the bug after reading a Peter Egan "Side Glances" column in R&T about a year and a half ago. He pointed out that for $25k, the price range for many decent LBCs, you could buy an XK
/html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00284.html (9,384 bytes)

5. Re: [TR] Thinking of Getting a Modern Car (score: 1)
Author: <jimmuller@rcn.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:42:43 -0500 (EST)
Me!!! Maybe if I just wait a few hundred years. -- Jim Muller, waiting but I'll pass on the 230SLK and the Boxter and all the BMW Z's == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register ==
/html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00290.html (8,190 bytes)

6. RE: [TR] Thinking of Getting a Modern Car (score: 1)
Author: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:10:36 -0500
What a cool place to work...... and talk about a place with creative minds and bleeding edge technology. However there is a certain irony in your car contemplations :-) I watched every minute of Bla
/html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00291.html (10,571 bytes)

7. RE: [TR] Thinking of Getting a Modern Car (score: 1)
Author: "R. Ashford Little II" <70TR6@mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:55:42 -0500
I've got a minivan you can have. R. Ashford Little II '70 TR6, 73.5 911 Strange as it seems, I have been contemplating getting a modern car. Now, before the flamers cry blasphemy, I wish to point out
/html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00292.html (9,419 bytes)

8. Re: [TR] Thinking of Getting a Modern Car (score: 1)
Author: "THOMAS FANSHER" <tfansher@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:27:31 -0500
I REALLY like my Honda S2000. The prices of used ones are coming down. I saw one in the paper the other day for less that $15,000. They, as well as the ones you listed, are usually low mileage and at
/html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00296.html (9,826 bytes)

9. Re: [TR] Thinking of Getting a Modern Car (score: 1)
Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:29:15 EST
How cool is that? I sure hope you find the generosity to talk to use plebes once in a while. Enjoy the once in a life time opportunity. Dave == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Regi
/html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00303.html (8,248 bytes)

10. Re: [TR] Thinking of Getting a Modern Car (score: 1)
Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:35:17 EST
Yeah. Even cooler than working for the Myth Busters. Dave == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org
/html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00304.html (8,159 bytes)

11. Re: [TR] Thinking of Getting a Modern Car (score: 1)
Author: William McLeod <wbmcleod@cox.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:44:20 -0700
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/html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00307.html (8,512 bytes)

12. RE: [TR] Thinking of Getting a Modern Car (score: 1)
Author: "Jerry Oliver" <JerrysJaguar@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:34:45 -0800
I'm one that thinks it's a great idea. Even when I had 11 old cars, I had a modern car. About 2 years ago I bought a used 2002 Mercedes SLK32 AMG. Like the SLK 230, with the metal folding roof, but
/html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00308.html (10,935 bytes)

13. Re: [TR] Thinking of Getting a Modern Car (score: 1)
Author: "tom white" <tswhitez123@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 14:22:49 +0000
Congratulations on the job. That is way cool. Maybe you can get a disount ticket on the first tourist flight to outer space. I am fond of the Porche Cayman or the Mercedes CL550. Best regards, Tom __
/html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00315.html (8,868 bytes)

14. Re: [TR] Thinking of Getting a Modern Car (score: 1)
Author: Bill & AnnaBelle <anabil007@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:23:32 -0800
Well my pick would be the Mazda Miata MX5 ... after all this is the car that was copied (more or less) from the original LBC concept. My daughter has a 1994 , and it is a true pleasure to drive, the
/html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00318.html (8,779 bytes)

15. Re: [TR] Thinking of Getting a Modern Car (score: 1)
Author: McGaheyRx@aol.com
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 17:06:39 EST
My daughter has a 1994 , and it is a true pleasure to drive, the shifting is true "snick, snick", the handling is superb, in my opinion it would out autocross any Triumph Having competed in regional
/html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00319.html (8,524 bytes)

16. Re: [TR] Thinking of Getting a Modern Car (score: 1)
Author: ZinkZ10C@aol.com
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 20:05:49 EST
First a question then what I'd pick. What do the other guys/gals drive? Is it all high dollar new machinery ( just go out and buy it) or is the lot filled with interesting updated old stuff ( design
/html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00323.html (8,034 bytes)

17. RE: [TR] Thinking of Getting a Modern Car (score: 1)
Author: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 22:52:21 -0500
You're thinking of these guys http://www.eaglegb.com/ Too bad Triumph and AH3000 doesn't have the equivalent company.....or do they?? Bob Danielson 1975 TR6 CF38503U Converting to Throttle Body Injec
/html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00332.html (9,847 bytes)

18. Re: [TR] Thinking of Getting a Modern Car (score: 1)
Author: pethier@comcast.net
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 05:37:58 +0000
Oh, yeah. I have a Miata and a TR4 and I'm keeping them both. -- Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban, 1994 Miata C package pethier
/html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00333.html (9,375 bytes)

19. Re: [TR] Thinking of Getting a Modern Car (score: 1)
Author: jar@aldermanroad.net
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 00:55:42 -0500
Interesting comment. Of which BLC concept is the Miata a copy? Many of the Japanese cars are copies of British cars. If you look at the original Datsen 240,Z there were a lot of elements from the Jag
/html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00334.html (10,486 bytes)

20. Re: [TR] Thinking of Getting a Modern Car (score: 1)
Author: TeriAnn Wakeman <twakeman@razzolink.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 22:09:15 -0800
Rumor has the the Southern California design team had a '60's Lotus Elan to play with. Rather think Triumph GT6. It is really easy to misidentify an old Nissan Patrol for a Series Land Rover 88 at fi
/html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00335.html (8,673 bytes)


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