Now that one in the car,
>it is SO much nicer that I really would NOT want to have one without an O/D.
Maybe because I've had so many uncomfortable cars (the most uncomfortable being
my Fiat 124 hatchback and one of the more comfortable cars was actually a Fiat
500! Both when I lives in Italy), and never had an o/d-I don't miss it!
>But again, Nigel's engine is capable of quite a bit more than my stock 77 w/
>smog controls can give me.
Maybe-afterall, Dave's main reason for Nigel to have o/d is to make him faster!
He's not so much concerned with the engine wear that everyone keeps talking
about.
Laura G.
>
>Dave Moag
>62 TR3B
>77 Spitfire
>La Canada, CA
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Dean Dashwood
>Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 10:24 AM
>To: Laura.G@141.com; spitfires@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: So, who wants to sell me a Spitfire OD tranny?
>
>
>
>
>
>Laura,
>
>Good point about more things to go wrong. In fact, in the time I've had my
>car,
>the overdrive has gone wrong far more times than anything else. But it's
>always
>been a simple electrical problem (broken wire, inhibitor switch worn, etc)
>which
>I've always been able to fix myself, so it's not really bothered me - of
>course,
>this will vary depending on individual ability.
>
>Personally, I would think twice about buying a car without overdrive,
>especially
>as a daily driver - it really is much more pleasant to be able to reduce the
>rpms by 1000 or so when cruising along the motorway. To me, having to
>remove
>the gearbox tunnel every few months to fix a wire is a fair price to pay for
>that.
>
>Of course, Nigel is not your average Spitfire, so he may be able to take the
>high RPM much better than my car!
>
>Dean
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>
>
>
>Date: Tue, May 23 2000 10:21:54 GMT-0600
>From: Laura.G@141.com (Laura Gharazeddine)
>Subject: Re: Re: So, who wants to sell me a Spitfire OD tranny?
>
>None of my Spits have had o/d. With Nigel, we've talked about it. Then one
>of
>the guys from my local Triumph club said he could get me (a used) one at a
>good
>price. I thought about it. Talked about it with Dave. Talked about it with
>the
>English guy who works for Dave. In all, I talked to about 5 different people
>and
>what it came down to is that it's a nice thing to have-but not a necessity
>and
>more importantly-it'll be just *another thing to break or go wrong*.
>
>That last bit, coming from individuals I respect and who hadn't confered
>with
>each other convinced me not to do it.
>
>This year, at least!
>
>Laura G.
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