Richard
Don't take this to personal but, with all these gripes on comfort, you could
sell me your '71, even though I'm partial to the '69 (what would Freud say on
this?) and just get a Miata or Z3, but a TR6 is by my definition a TRUE SPORTS
CAR and not diluted by these creature comforts! Hey, maybe that's what the
Brits and all the columnist meant when they wrote about the "last of the hairy
chested sports cars", gotta go through a little pain and discomfort to enjoy
these cars.
Personally I envy anyone that can drive his 6 right now, last time I drove
mine, before disassembly she had no brakes, water pouring out of the radiator
hoses, 2000RMP idle, etc.......
Richard
'69 in the works
----- Original Message -----
From: ROVER827@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 6:50 PM
To: red_tr250@hotmail.com; lang@isis.mit.edu; bregal@wi.rr.com
Cc: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: First Cross Country Trip (in the dead of winter)
Gang:
when I said it would be uncomfortable, I didn't just mean the seats, which
can be OK if the foam has been replaced lately.
It's mostly the other stuff:
--wind noise at highway speeds.
--wind leaks around the convertible top frame in the window area
--No place for your left foot
--Eye strain trying to read the gauges at night (they are not bright by
modern standards)
--No place to rest your left arm
TR6s are great. I have had 7. But they are really only tolerable for day
trips and car club outings.
I've never driven one in the snow, but I can imagine that it would be a bear
to steer straight.
Richard Truett
1971 TR6
1980 TR7 Spider
1982 TR8
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