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1. Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 14:20:26 -0800charset="iso-8859-1"; Hi everyone, I need some sensible (and perhaps sobering) advice. Here's my problem.... In my search for a used car on a tight budget, I have happened upon a 1974 spitfire 1500. Every sensible nerve i; /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg00734.html (9,066 bytes)
2. Re: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 18:12:23 -0500; I had a '74 Spit for a few years, and though it was badly neglected when I got it, after the major problems were addressed, I could drive it anywhere. It never left me stranded -- though it did so t; /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg00735.html (10,997 bytes)
3. Re: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 17:18:25 -0600; Hi, Joe. You haven't said how much the owner of the Spitfire is asking for the car. Is it a good deal? In other words, what is your risk? Can you turn the car around with little or no loss if you dec; /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg00740.html (11,649 bytes)
4. Re: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 18:33:17 EST; Greetings Doctor, My vet has 3 Spitfires and a GT6. If the car has always been in CA, you'll probably be OK. 73's and 74's are the best looking 1500's, with fewest engine pollution devices as well. I; /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg00742.html (7,637 bytes)
5. Re: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 14:56:23 -0800charset="iso-8859-1"; I wish that I could encourage you to buy the Spitfire, but if safety is a concern, forget it. You probably should bear in mind also that if you're on a tight budget, any British sports car will bring; /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg00743.html (11,667 bytes)
6. Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 18:53:04 -0500; Message text written by "Garner, Joseph P." I need some sensible (and perhaps sobering) advice. Here's my problem.... In my search for a used car on a tight budget, I have happened upon a 1974 spitfi; /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg00745.html (10,782 bytes)
7. Re: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 18:57:51 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"; "Sensible advice"??? Go for the Tercel. However, if you're less than sensible, go for the Triumph. ken shapiro baltimore 1970 GT6+ KC81872L beautiful and it Am; /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg00747.html (10,408 bytes)
8. Re: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 17:25:59 -0700; What's all this talk about the Spitfire 1500 not being safe. The 1500 was made to comply with all existent safety standards including side impact protection that wasn't mandated until much later. Whi; /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg00748.html (13,144 bytes)
9. RE: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 16:36:17 -0800charset="iso-8859-1"; As I said to pat in my reply to Pat's message, it's probably and english thing. I guess with our innate tendency to queue and do as we're told ;-) we drive extremely defensively as a nation. In fact,; /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg00749.html (15,518 bytes)
10. RE: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 17:13:19 -0800charset="iso-8859-1"; Joe: Purchasing this car would not be sensible. The SENSIBLE thing to do is to buy a MKIII or earlier, before Triumph buggered the Spitfire's appearance with the redesigned tail. ;-); /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg00753.html (7,952 bytes)
11. Re: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 09:19:54 -0500; Message text written by Joe Curry was made to comply with all existent safety standards including side impact protection that wasn't mandated until much later. While it may not be as safe is driving; /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg00777.html (8,611 bytes)
12. Re: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 10:13:15 -0500; Joe: Thanks for your inquiry to the list. It has been a real treat reading this thread. It has made me laugh and come close to tears. Bottom line? Live and enjoy. Like all good friends - the car will; /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg00798.html (10,715 bytes)
13. Re: Sensible advice please (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 16:37:07 -0500; Message text written by "Jeff McNeal" No arguments there, but you wisely didn't claim that they were reliable, which of course will incrementally goose up the cumulative costs of those "inexpensive"; /html/triumphs/2000-03/msg00819.html (8,671 bytes)

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