- 1. RE: Where and how to buy (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 10:53:03 +0200
- Well Martin ,if you really need a complete early Spitfire project with a sound body give me a shout . I guess I don't really need so many projects :-) Apologies for the late reply . I've been away fr
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- 2. Where and how to buy (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 16:12:52 -0600
- Good Afternoon, All, After spending several weeks looking around, I have come up with a question concerning the purchase of an older Triumph. I wanted to try to take advantage of the collective wisdo
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- 3. Re: Where and how to buy (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 17:45:28 -0500
- I can't imagine any advantage to buying a car from a dealer or from eBay. Find the individual within a reasonable distance to your home and go drive the car. I think -- presuming you live in a large
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- 4. Re: Where and how to buy (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 19:31:10 -0600
- I agree with Martin that there's no advantage to buying a car from a dealer or on eBay. Might well be a sandtrap. I would suggest the following general course of action: Identify a local shop that d
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- 5. Re: Where and how to buy (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 21:29:29 EST
- An excellant source which wasn't mentioned is a local or national club. Club members cars are usually well known by others, as well as the owners personality, habits, etc. Most of the time, you are l
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- 6. Re: Where and how to buy (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 22:27:02 -0600
- I can. I don't expect a car within a reasonable distance of my home in the condition and price that I found in Texas on Ebay. your Only one TR4 seen in the local paper in a coon's age. One of our li
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- 7. Re: Where and how to buy (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 10:45:08 -0500
- Message text written by "Martin Secrest" your local newspaper classifieds. However, there are some other viable forums. For example, there are a large number of Triumphs that cycle through the online
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- 8. Re: Where and how to buy (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 08:48:46 -0800 (PST)
- Just to give my .02 worth, thought I agree with Dave Massey in checking with your local British/Triumph auto club first. Having said that, I bought my TR4A after finding it in an ad on the VTR websit
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- 9. Re: Where and how to buy (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 14:44:06 -0600
- If you have a club in your area I would strongly recommend joining it. I'm an active member of the ISOA (Illinois Sports Owners Association) here in the Chicago area. That depends on the dealer. The
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- 10. Re: Where and how to buy (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 18:52:53 -0400
- In my opinion, it's best to buy your Triumph directly from someone who has owned it for some time - not someone who bought it a few months ago, did a cosmetic "restoration" and is trying to turn a q
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