Tigers,
Be very, very, thankful to those with the technical expertise and
experience, like Tom Hall, Dan Walters, Theo Smit, and many, many others
for sharing their knowledge and experience with us.
OR
Wish you had after you got in trouble.
Steve
Steve Laifman
Editor
http://TigersUnited.com
Tom Hall wrote:
> At 07:21 AM 4/16/2010, you wrote:
>> ... I'm truly surprised that all you engineers do not understand how
>> damaging this is to the reputation of this car.
>>
>> ... What's more surprising is that no one is saying that these
>> problems are not only tied to our cool Tigers, but to all or most
>> classic cars of the era, to include Cobras and other highly sought
>> muscle cars. But go to a Mustang or Cobra forum and you won't find
>> these dire warnings of impending doom. Let's try to at least put
>> strong caveats above our warnings. Right?
>>
>> Mauro
>
> Let me get this straight, You think it's advisable, to advance the
> reputation of the marque, that those of us with historic understanding
> of certain design limitations and or possible shortcomings, should
> remain silent on these subjects. I think that Toyota is currently
> proving that this direction is not the best alternative. Most of us
> "engineers" have recognized and discussed these risk situations and
> are advising that mitigating them requires some action on the part of
> owners that for the most part, request the help and advice from the list.
>
> Relative "Risk" is a very personal interpretation. If you ask for
> advise and I scare you with stories of component failure, and you buy
> my Chassis Reinforcement Kit to strengthen your frame, or you direct
> your restoration to replace components that have been historically
> subject to cyclic fatigue failures, have I helped you or hurt you?
>
> Do you smoke? Can you believe that anyone, given the state of
> knowledge of that risk, would ever even consider smoking? How do they
> even manage to sell cigarettes?
>
> As a Professional Engineer, I consider that advising fellow Tiger
> owners of risk factors that I have historical, direct or even
> peripheral and specific knowledge of, to be my social responsibility.
> Same goes for "authenticity". If my TAC activities keep you from
> buying a car that was not manufactured as a Tiger by Rootes, I'm also
> reducing your risk factor, even if it is simply financial. You have
> to judge your own level of acceptable risk. Asking other to remain
> silent or severely muted, is not really helpful in my opinion. Anyone
> driving a 40 year old car has a much different perspective on driving
> safety than the general public. Most of the contributors on this list
> are simply trying to share their enjoyment and help others enjoy their
> Tigers to the fullest while acknowledging certain common problems.
>
>
> Tom Hall
> ModTiger Engineering LLC
> www.tigerengineering.net
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