After reading about these cars I feel really good.
My car was represented as "not having been driven (or run) for at least 5
years", and "what you see is what you get". What I got was a small rust
hole in the lt. rear and some light rust damage in floor pans, battery,
and brake/clutch MC area (gotta love DOT3). Destroyed carpet and vinyl,
bad roof, but good guages, windows and the engine even ran on the 5 year
old gas (that's another story, I had new gas and forgot to put it in the
tank).
I was able to verify that it hadn't been registered for at least 5 years
and the previous owner had never cleared the bank off of the title. That
was the hardest part of getting the car, the bank thak loaned him the
money had been sold 4 times since he paid off the loan.
Of course now that it's painted and drivable none of these problems matter
anymore.
Steve Hanselman
1972 Saffron TR6
tr6@kc4sw.com
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Navarrette, Vance
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 11:44 AM
To: 'William Whitmoyer'; 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: The TR6 I *didn't* buy...
William:
Great stories. I acquired my TR6 last spring, after talking
about it for a loooong time.
I started my search in the usual place, the local paper.
I contacted the owner, and asked all the usual questions. I was
particularly careful about rust. He assured me that it was free
from rust and "very clean".
When I arrived, I checked the rocker panels near the
front wings. Both rockers had silver dollar sized holes.
There was another silver dollar hole near the drivers
rear wing. The trunk floor had holes in it. All the emissions
gear was removed, none of the gauges worked. There was no
carpet in the passenger compartment. The tail lights
didn't work. No spare tire, etc.... In short, a great way to
teach your son the virtues of walking.
What happened next stunned me. There was another person
there looking at the car, who bought it, as is, for $4200 (US).
I knew then that I had better be prepared to pay when I found
that rust free car I wanted.
Sigh. I probably paid too much for mine, but so be it.
It was a Texas car with 0 rust, and not *too* badly buggered.
Moral: One person's "clean, rust free" car is another
person's rotted piece-o-crap. Caveat Emptor!
Vance
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1974 Mimosa Yellow Triumph TR6
Cogito Ergo Zoom
(I think, therefore I go fast)
-----Original Message-----
From: William Whitmoyer [mailto:wwhitmoyer@samsonite.net]
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 9:23 AM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: RE:The TR6 I *didn't* buy...
Kai:
That reminds me of the 1975 BMW 2002 from California I saw sitting at an
Ohio garage for several long winter months. The owner wanted double what
it was worth (as a rust-free body shell) because the engine had just been
rebuilt...of course, it had 160K total with only the head valve
stems/seals
redone at 125K (a common 2002 weakspot). Oh, and these people were fresh
in from LA (sorry, Dick) and had 100% water in the cooling system..the
first 10 degree Ohio winter cold snap...bang...that's why it was sitting
outside this garage all winter. Conversation time: 5 minutes.
<snip>
And I've got more. Bites, doesn't it? I feel your pain in a way only
possible with personal experience. I've had my share of good seller
experiences, but that total is unfortunately much less than the bad seller
experiences. Sorry if this is a little preachy and ranty, but this stuff
ticks me off big time.
William Whitmoyer
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