Jack McCarrick wrote:
>
> In the short time I've been following this list I've noticed several
> instances where the comment is that "we discussed that last year".
> (Darn, I missed it) I've also seen a lot of very useful information
> that has a higher value to those of us that are on our first car, than
> those of you that grew up under the hood. (The recent oil contamination
> piece being an example.)
>
> The spirit of this whole group is preservation of the information and
> support for the Triumph line.
>
> It is obvious that some of you take time to move some of this to the VTR
> pages. It is my impression that this list and VTR are a cornerstone and
> key to making it easy for Triumphs to stay viable in the future. I
> think we all like to see them on the road.
>
> (Disclaimer: I have not yet joined VTR and believe VTR Web page content
> must be decided by it's paying members).
>
> Re-usable information should be collected somewhere so that any
> surviving Triumph has the greatest possibility of getting proper care.
> The difficulty, current and future, owners have in finding how to do the
> right thing directly affects the survival rate of any car. This can
> relate to anything from deciphering Castrol Hypoy to rust prevention.
> We all have examples of prior owners best guess. The more cars that
> survive, the longer the parts vendors stick with us. (Those of you in
> it as a collectable investment I suspect would like to see the
> population shrink.)
>
> Personally I believe increasing the collection at VTR makes sense,
> although "the trust" would be another excellent place for an open
> repository. Where it should be, what should be there, and certainly how
> it gets there, are all potential issues for discussion. In addition to
> helping each other, should one of the active goals of this list be to
> aggressively cause the accumulation of public knowledge needed to keep
> any Triumph viable at a central re-usable point? Assume everyone is a
> rookie!
>
> Footnote: I have to admit I'm somewhat jealous of the some of the glitzy
> content on the Big Healey's page. I would like to see the Triumph crowd
> set a Standard that other car groups would try to match or envy.
Jack, some very nice thoughts, and speasking for myself, it seems a lots
easier to give a answer to a 1st time owner knowing he is a first time
owner, by this I mean a some of the real pros on this list can give
another semi pro a short quick answer, where a 1st timer takes a little
more of detailing, but the question is just as much welcomed from a 1st
timer as the old timer, as you have said the name of the game is
"Preserving Triumphs", this list always seems ready to help one and all
with any help it can give and really enjoys it, they also have a corner
for some peoples reply from time to time, the corner can get crowded.
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