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1. Triumph longevity (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 17:55:23 -0500 (EST); To those of you who've owned your cars for some time, I realize this is a hobby where I will have to make fairly frequent repairs, but I'm wondering if any of you have found that you reach a point, w; /html/triumphs/1997-07/msg00684.html (8,016 bytes)
2. Re: Triumph longevity (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 16:01:21 -0700; I bought my basket-case TR 4A a few years ago... I methodically went over the mechanicals... I've rarely had to go back over the same thing twice...(as you said).. and now, knock on wood, I can prett; /html/triumphs/1997-07/msg00686.html (9,557 bytes)
3. Re: Triumph longevity (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 20:22:26 -0700; I've had my present TR6 for 9 years and 2 months now. It's been a very dependable car. The only time I had to tow it with my truck was when the clutch slave cylinder blew out. That was really my faul; /html/triumphs/1997-07/msg00691.html (11,127 bytes)
4. Re: Triumph longevity (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 21:35:49 -0400 (EDT); Jim: I don't know if 7 years qualifies as a long time, but I have found my '71 TR6 to be very trouble free. I have driven it over 30,000 with only three failures. I bought the car in a nearly complet; /html/triumphs/1997-07/msg00695.html (9,611 bytes)
5. Re: Triumph longevity (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 21:36:11 -0400 (EDT); Jim: I don't know if 7 years qualifies as a long time, but I have found my '71 TR6 to be very trouble free. I have driven it over 30,000 with only three failures. I bought the car in a nearly complet; /html/triumphs/1997-07/msg00696.html (9,618 bytes)
6. Re[2]: Triumph longevity (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: 15 Jul 1997 08:21:04 -0400; I'd like to echo the remarks of other TR-6 owners re: reliability...I've owned my 73 since 1980 and it has failed only once...when the rotor disintegrated in the distributor. I drive the car all the; /html/triumphs/1997-07/msg00718.html (13,386 bytes)
7. Re: Triumph longevity (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 08:53:45 -0400; If you take a step back and think about how cars have changed over the years and why, you'll find that there is no good answer to your question. Triumphs in general are very simple cars that were de; /html/triumphs/1997-07/msg00719.html (9,133 bytes)
8. RE: Triumph longevity (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 08:48:00 -0500; First, some background: I have owned my current TR-6 for nine years, doing mechanical and cosmetic repairs mostly in the off season. I am the only person to work on the car (for better or worse) duri; /html/triumphs/1997-07/msg00723.html (8,230 bytes)
9. Re: Triumph longevity (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 10:00:34 -0400 (EDT); cars Well said, Phil! Not a rant at all. You summed it up perfectly! Dan Masters, Alcoa, TN '71 TR6--3000mile/year driver, fully restored '71 TR6--undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 inserti; /html/triumphs/1997-07/msg00724.html (8,318 bytes)
10. RE: Triumph longevity (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 15 Jul 97 15:11:51 PDT; I'll have a shot at this with my owm experiences. We've owned "Rags" (74 TR6) for 6 years now. It had at least 3 previous owners. When I bought it, I did not know very much about maintaining or rest; /html/triumphs/1997-07/msg00751.html (9,276 bytes)
11. Triumph longevity (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 18:25:54 -0500 (EST); Thanks to everyone who posted their own particular experiences. No negative experiences would have made get rid of the '6, but these comments all made me much more confident in my car. Jim Ruwaldt '7; /html/triumphs/1997-07/msg00761.html (7,222 bytes)
12. Re: Triumph Longevity (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 01:49:07 -0700 (PDT); Well, I suppose someone has to disagree a bit about how reliable Triumphs are (since I owned a 75 Rabbit, I know the meaning of unreliable). My TR-4 has been my daily driver other than for a month or; /html/triumphs/1997-07/msg00928.html (8,157 bytes)

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