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Re: Spit Longevity

To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Spit Longevity
From: Thomas Carney <gt6in@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 17:08:50 -0700 (PDT)
   Ok so from what I have heard Triumphs are not too reliable, infact
most british cars are deemed unreliable.
It is best to buy a car that needs to be restored if you want
reliability.  That way everything can be taken car at once while
everything is all over your garage.  Might cost more at the time but
could be benificial in the long run.  I have been driving my GT6+ for
less than a year consistently and have put about 4k on it.  Only time
it left me stranded was a faulty locknut.   I take it to college with
me which is 300mi from here.  And have taken it on longer trips than
that before.  Ofcourse routine maintanence is the best to keep
everything under control.  I have neglected my GT6 recently and it is
noticeable when i drive it.  Maybe I am just lucky....But there is
nothing better than a brandnew car on the side of the road broken down
as I drive by in a car that wasn't intended to last as long as it has. 
Puts on a big grin. :)
Tom

--- SpitfireKP@aol.com wrote:
> 
> HA - My car supposedly only has 60K on it, of which
> I have put on 3K. I have 
> basically replaced the car in those 3 thousand
> miles. That includes a new 
> engine, new throwout bearing, new brake rotors and
> pads, rebuilt rear brakes, 
> new rear end, new axle, new u joints all the way
> around, new alternator, new 
> rack bushings, new tie rod ends, new muffler, and a
> rebuilt carb. All of 
> those things NEEDED fixing because they were broken
> and the car would not run 
> with them as they were. Many of those things went
> while I was on the road, so 
> I had to drive home without a clutch, or with a
> self-destructed engine, or 
> without my front brakes.  On top of that, wild
> things have happened like the 
> distributor cap clips vibrating off, silt in the gas
> tank blocking the fuel 
> pickup, the emissions equipment becoming
> disconnected and taking out the #3 
> cylinder, and numerous other stories. All the while
> I had been going to a 
> scheister mechanic who was ripping me off for bad
> parts and charging for 
> services not performed. Basically, my experience
> with Triumphs has been that 
> if you think it is bad now, it will onl get worse
> and more expensive. And if 
> the car is running now, it will be a matter of days
> before the next part 
> breaks, so enjoy it while you can. 
> 
> Kris Powell
> 



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