John:
Something sticks in my head that the TR7s aren't so great, and that if you
like the style of the body it is better to get a TR8 or a TR7 with the
Rover V8 (a TR8 is a TR7 with a Rover V8). This summer when I was at work
we had a guy call and ask if we (British Miles) could do a full restoration
on his TR7, we refused to do any engine work on it, and my boss told him
to sell the car before he got into something that he didn't know about, it
was
his first restoration, and he had never worked on cars before.
I want a TR6 or a TR4A (had one, had to get rid of it).
I just got my first MG this year it is a 66 MGB, and I paid for it with
money from my newspaper route and summer job (4.50 an hour, I think
it is 4.75 now). My parents didn't want me to have it because I am 14,
but they gave in. We had a 67 TR4A (Mom wanted it, Dad didn't) for about
5 days before Dad yelled at me and I had to sell it. My dad isn't a car
guy.
I will email you if I find any articles on why the TR7 is so bad.
Kai "TRiumphless" Radicke -- mowogmg@dynanet.com
1966 MGB -- http://www.dynanet.com/~mowogmg
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> From: MR JOHN P ELWOOD <WJAD81D@prodigy.com>
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Is a Triumph the answer?
> Date: Sunday, November 03, 1996 12:14 AM
>
> You all might remember me, I'm the one who got stuck with $900 in
> unexpected car bills from a mechanic who liked to take my cars on
> long rides, and got the really beat up hood from Victoria British.
> Well, you might not know about my MGB-GT. It was being towed off
> the MASS Pike when it broke loose of the flat bed truck and rolled
> into the back of the truck cab. Well, that was Aug 16. It is STILL
> in the body shop, albiet painted beautifully. It just won't pass
> inspection. Cars with no brake fluid in the system tend to do that.
>
> The bodyman says he saw NO signs of drips or leaks, and I tend to
> believe him. This car has had a history of making fluids dissapear
> into thin air. Did that with the whole clutch system one day. Did
> that with the brakes before, but I did find that leak and fixed it.
> I just want to know... Should I buy a Triumph?
> I've had some BAD experinces with MGs, and I'm a diehard MG fan,
> and will never, ever sell any of my three little beauties. But I
> don't own a real car. I drive MGs all winter, all summer, on the
> highway, etc, and the only one that behaves is the MG Magnette Mk.
> III. This is the car refered to by "MGA!"'s tech writer as "The all
> time dog," when it comes to service bulletins.
> I have the oppurtunity to buy a TR-7, a car I do LIKE the shape of.
> It's a convertible, new head, totally rust-free, never repaired,
> original paint on body, crap interior, and more rips in the roof than
> holes in swiss cheese. It's under $1000, and needs a clutch, so says
> the owner.
> Should I, a 18 year old in college making only $5.60 (I got a
> raise) an hour, buy ANOTHER British car? I need a car that RUNS, and
> will do it on the highway. The Magnette is hard pressed when I get
> it up to 65. Is a Triumph the answer?
>
> John
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