I agree with Andy.
Triumphs are not your average automobile, which is to say, yes, they are "owner
intensive." They do require the owner to be aware of a few maintenance
intervals
and how the car is generally put together. And a little prevention goes a long
way with these cars.
My GT6 is virtually a daily driver, and in the four years I've owned the car,
it's
left me stranded once -- when I ignored that vibration in the rear wheels too
long, and blew a u-joint. Not bad for a car that is 30 years old next year.
By contrast, look around at some of the older Miatas that are on the street. By
older, I mean the cars that are about ten years old. You'll see faded paint,
cracked tops, and cracked plastic bumpers. Not pretty. Wonder how they'll look
and drive in 2022?
--
Martin Secrest
73 GT6
72 TR6
Arlington, VA
ZoboHerald@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 2/16/2002 12:48:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, lep@epix.net
> writes:
>
> > Ok, here a comment for you guys that I got today while finishing the sale of
> > the 1948 Jeepster. I was asked by the Notary what I would be getting next.
> > I said probably a Triumph but wasn't sure which model. At that he said:
> >
> > "Better find a good mechanic since these cars are high maintenance"
> >
> > Ok, is this truth or another one of those old storys floating around?
>
> IMO, it's far more "story/legend" than fact. True, compared to a brand-new
> 2002 model, with oil changes every 7500 miles, virtually no chassis
> lubrication and spark plug changes only every 100,000 miles or so -- YES,
> Triumphs are high maintenance, and some are higher maintenance than others.
> The older TRs in particular had a fair number of grease points on various
> parts of the chassis, etc., etc. -- none of which is any worse (perhaps not
> even as bad) as other contemporary cars. [snip]
> And from what I've seen in recent years, parts -- and overall
> costs involved with "major" repairs -- tend to be cheaper on Triumphs than
> they are with many newer vehicles.
>
> As always, your mileage may vary, don't try this at home, smoke 'em if ya got
> 'em, etc.... ;-)
>
> --Andy Mace
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