Greg and Brian;
You guys are sick puppies. If you'd like to go scary fast, catch a ride on
my modified TRIUMPH Bonneville.
It'll take those curves better than those lumps 'o steel that you're
talking about.
Jeff Johnson
Triumphs Always
Always Triumph
At 12:04 AM 4/3/2005, Greg wrote:
>Brian,
>
>Don't feel bad. I went over to the dark side last September. I bought a
>BMW Z3/M Coupe (http://368s.com/). 3.2 liter straight six engine with 245
>horsepower and 236 lbs of torque in a car that weighs about what a TR6
>weighs. Scary fast. 0 to 60 in 5.1 seconds. With its ultra wide rear
>tires, it handles like its on rails. It has a similar feeling and sound
>to the early E-Type Coupe but only much faster and ten times better
>handling. Now my TR6 just sits. I used to have big plans to hop up the
>TR6 to about 150 hp to maybe get 0 to 60 in about 8 seconds. Now, its
>kinda like, what's the point? ;-)
>
>ps. The sickness is getting worse. I've been looking at a 2002 Corvette
>Z06 lately. 0 to 60 in 4.3 seconds. Where does this madness end? ;-)
>
>-Greg
>
>Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 11:13:59 -0500
>From: "Brian Sanborn" <brian.sanborn@charter.net>
>Subject: Bought A New Sports Car on the Dark Side
>
>Hi Guys,
>
>Well, I did about the worst thing a Triumph guy could do. I went
>over to the dark side. I bought a 2002 Miata LS in dark green
>with tan leather interior and top. It has 23000 miles and 6
>months warranty left. The Miata has a 6-SPD gearbox and goes
>like a bat out of hell...
>
>Brian Sanborn
>Groton, MA
>62 TR4
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