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1. The Roadster Factory demise (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 14:02:13 -0800; I'm not one prone to bash TRF as they have provided me with lots of quality parts for my TRs over the years. However, since July of this year I have been waiting for TRF to apply a refund for returne; /html/triumphs/1999-12/msg01470.html (8,976 bytes)
2. Re: The Roadster Factory demise (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 17:58:26 -0600; There was once a time when Triumph people were receptive to Charlie's enthusiast's approach to running his company. That time has past, we now expect to be able to order over the web, and have our p; /html/triumphs/1999-12/msg01483.html (11,913 bytes)
3. RE: The Roadster Factory demise (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 22:35:43 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"; I've spent the past 3 years reading the semi annual TRF bashing around poor/no delivery and slow credits on credit card orders. I know list members who swear by them and others who swear at them. As; /html/triumphs/1999-12/msg01494.html (13,797 bytes)
4. Re: The Roadster Factory demise (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:54:14 +0000; Some parts are just not available "elsewhere". If TRF goes down, they may not be available at all.; /html/triumphs/1999-12/msg01520.html (15,487 bytes)
5. Re: The Roadster Factory demise (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 09:07:28 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"; Like all of you I've had my ups and downs with TRF. Pissing and moaning here does little good. If you are dissatisfied you can not buy from TRF and eventually they will go out of business. But that i; /html/triumphs/1999-12/msg01523.html (17,543 bytes)
6. Re: The Roadster Factory demise (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 09:10:17 -0500 (EST); According to George Richardson: Name them?? Considering that the main complaint seems to be that TRF doesn't have the parts they advertise, the claim above seems rather silly. I have yet to find TRF; /html/triumphs/1999-12/msg01524.html (8,699 bytes)
7. Re: The Roadster Factory demise (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 10:00:13 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"; Bill, three times the price is a very large mark-up, and then you have added shipping from the U/K, now thats what I call quite a deal, care to let the list or me in the the part that is 3 times chea; /html/triumphs/1999-12/msg01528.html (10,091 bytes)
8. Re: The Roadster Factory demise (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 09:49:06 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"; I've found Rimmer's prices to be competitive and when it comes to shipping I just take advantage of their free shipping offers. I'm not going to argue about prices but Rimmer's has the parts that I n; /html/triumphs/1999-12/msg01534.html (11,472 bytes)
9. Re: The Roadster Factory demise (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 09:59:28 -0600charset="iso-8859-1"; Prior to my TR3A, I owned am "orphan" car. Getting something as simple as a radiator hose involved a nation wide search. Hats off to anyone who takes their time and money to run a business which supp; /html/triumphs/1999-12/msg01541.html (11,515 bytes)
10. Re: The Roadster Factory demise (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 09:58:52 -0800; Seems to me that everyone is assuming that TRF _knows_ the parts won't be available for a long time. I don't have any inside knowledge, but ... isn't it just possible that they don't know themselves; /html/triumphs/1999-12/msg01548.html (10,595 bytes)
11. Re: The Roadster Factory demise (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 19:09:13 +0000; Silly? How are you going to get parts that TRF owns the tooling for from someone else unless they canbuy them from TRF? How about TR3 control heads? TRF has them made and supplies them to everyone el; /html/triumphs/1999-12/msg01555.html (10,515 bytes)
12. Re: The Roadster Factory demise (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 09:18:22 -1000; Well said Paul..... -- Brad http://www.141.com/Triumphs http://www.141.com/Dodge 1951 Dodge 1/2 ton B3B pickup 1953 Mayflower TT29490LDL 1961 TR4 CT288L 1962 TR3B TCF1564L & (1959 TR3A donor) 1964 Sp; /html/triumphs/1999-12/msg01557.html (12,961 bytes)
13. Re: The Roadster Factory demise (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 15:03:17 -0500; Message text written by George Richardson Silly? How are you going to get parts that TRF owns the tooling for from someone else unless they canbuy them from TRF? How about TR3 control heads? TRF has; /html/triumphs/1999-12/msg01559.html (9,351 bytes)
14. Re: The Roadster Factory demise (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 15:14:38 -0500 (EST); According to George Richardson: How can TRF "own" the tooling for any british car part?? Rimmer is authorized by "British Motor Heritage" to remanufacture some parts that are not currently available.; /html/triumphs/1999-12/msg01560.html (10,724 bytes)
15. Re: The Roadster Factory demise (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 15:28:23 -0500 (EST); According to Fred Thomas: I needed a starter for my 1979 Spitfire. It's a daily driver as well as a classic. TRF lists it at $99.95. Moss lists it at $89.95 but was honest enough to tell me up front; /html/triumphs/1999-12/msg01562.html (9,741 bytes)
16. Re: The Roadster Factory demise (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 20:38:56 +0000; Since the original manufacturers of many of parts for these old cars either no longer make the parts, or no longer have the tooling, TRF has commissioned the production of tooling for many parts. TRF; /html/triumphs/1999-12/msg01563.html (11,807 bytes)
17. RE: The Roadster Factory demise (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 16:49:01 -0500charset="windows-1252"; I'm kind of surprised that no TRF response has occurred- is it possible that they are not aware of this list and the cost of a 'non-response' to all this negative PR? B Westerdale <snip> I keep hopin; /html/triumphs/1999-12/msg01569.html (13,530 bytes)
18. Re: The Roadster Factory demise (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 15:05:26 -0700; I think we are stuck on semantics here. TRF can own the tooling and not have any exclusive rights to the part that is manufactured from that tooling. The problem being tooling is expensive to fabrica; /html/triumphs/1999-12/msg01570.html (10,042 bytes)
19. Re: The Roadster Factory demise (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 15:07:23 -0700; You should have given me a yell, I have a box with at least 4 of them (used, but they all work). I'd have sole you one for $25 plus shipping. Joe -- "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with eff; /html/triumphs/1999-12/msg01571.html (10,621 bytes)
20. Re: The Roadster Factory demise (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 22:43:08 +0000; Just a comment regarding prices between USA and British suppliers. While living in Jamaica and owning several Triumphs between 1988 and 1995 I dealt with TRF and Vic British in the USA, and Rimmer an; /html/triumphs/1999-12/msg01579.html (8,967 bytes)

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