Doesn't say much for the rental company that released the car without giving
the hirers a brief instruction course. Usual British attitude of grab the
money and let the customer go hang - or being Scotland, perhaps the renter was
too paralytic to talk?
Jonmac
PS And I'm Scots too :)
From:
"pethier@comcast.net" <pethier@comcast.net>
>To: bkahler1@gmail.com;
Triumphs@autox.team.net
>Sent: Tuesday, 17 September 2013, 16:15
>Subject:
Re: [TR] Fwd: [TRM 1946-49] Generation gap
>
>
>You needed to take the wheel
and give them rides in it to show them the ropes.
>
>
>
>Original
Message===================
>
>I just had to forward this post that came in on
the Triumph Roadster list.
>
>It does indeed make one feel old :)
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 6:27 AM
>Subject: [TRM 1946-49] Generation gap
>To: TRM1946-49@googlegroups.com
>
>
>**
>I just received this from a friend....................
>
>
>About an hour
ago I drove through the car park of the Gleneagles Hotel and
>came across two
young guys studying a map on the boot lid of an immaculate
>1974 (N) TR6 with
and open top.
>
>It transpired that the two guys in their early 30s had hired
it for the day
>and were planning a trip in the Perthshire hills. As the
conversation
>progressed they made the following comments.
>
>It is very stiff
to steer
>
>It has a choke and I dont even know what a choke is or what it
does
>
>It seems to have an overdrive .What IS that?
>
>The brakes arent very
effective.
>
>Weve only driven 20 miles and my leg is sore as the clutch is
stiff to
>press. Do you think theres something wrong with it?
>
>Having given
some explanations about 1970s technology and advice on a
>possible route I
left feeling very old and with a clear vision of the
>generation gap
>
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