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I agree TerryAnn,
I drive my TR6 almost every day from April to November. My =
attitude is that the next owner can worry about the wear=E2=80=A6
Best,
Bob
> On Nov 4, 2020, at 7:20 AM, TeriAnn J. Wakeman <tjwakeman@gmail.com> =
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> On 11/3/20 9:32 PM, aribert neumann wrote:
>> I was getting out of my Spit bodied GT6 in a parking lot earlier this =
week and someone that was about to get into their car stepped over for a =
quick discussion.=C3=82 He also had a Triumph.=C3=82 He typically =
takes it out once a year for a cruise event.=C3=82 He said his car is =
"nice looking" and he wants to keep it that way.=C3=82 Now my car is in =
need of a repaint - I painted it about 28 yrs ago and the finish has =
faded to dull/matte. =C3=82 But, I like to drive my car, just rolled =
100,000 miles (I reset the odometer when I rebodied it in the early =
'90s, had 126K+ miles (broken speedo cable) when I bought it in '89).=C3=82=
Driving a car for one day per year seems like a waste of ownership.
> I agree whole heartedly! Triumphs were made to be driven and perfect =
hanger queens trailered to shows are a waste of a good TR. Mine was =
refurbished and repainted original colour 32 years ago. Could use new =
paint & some interior freshening up, but I keep her as clean as =
practical for a daily driver and get high smiles per mile out of her.
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class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>I agree =
TerryAnn,<div class=3D""><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" =
style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span> I drive my TR6 almost =
every day from April to November. My attitude is that the next =
owner can worry about the wear=E2=80=A6<div class=3D""><span =
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</span>Best,</div><div class=3D""><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" =
style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>Bob<br class=3D""><div><br =
class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Nov =
4, 2020, at 7:20 AM, TeriAnn J. Wakeman <<a =
href=3D"mailto:tjwakeman@gmail.com"; class=3D"">tjwakeman@gmail.com</a>>=
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<div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 11/3/20 9:32 PM, aribert neumann
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<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">I was getting out of my Spit bodied =
GT6 in a
parking lot earlier this week and someone that was about to get
into their car stepped over for a quick discussion.=C3=82 =
He also
had a Triumph.=C3=82 He typically takes it out <b =
class=3D"">once</b> a year
for a cruise event.=C3=82 He said his car is "nice =
looking" and he
wants to keep it that way.=C3=82 Now my car is in need of =
a repaint
- I painted it about 28 yrs ago and the finish has faded to
dull/matte. =C3=82 But, I like to drive my car, just =
rolled 100,000
miles (I reset the odometer when I rebodied it in the early
'90s, had 126K+ miles (broken speedo cable) when I bought it in
'89).=C3=82 Driving a car for one day per year seems like =
a waste of
ownership.<br class=3D"">
</div>
</blockquote><p class=3D"">I agree whole heartedly! Triumphs were =
made to be driven and
perfect hanger queens trailered to shows are a waste of a good TR.
Mine was refurbished and repainted original colour 32 years ago.
Could use new paint & some interior freshening up, but I keep
her as clean as practical for a daily driver and get high smiles
per mile out of her.</p><p class=3D""><br class=3D"">
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id=3D"cid:part1.38252A58.EA20FDC5@gmail.com"><mhghgcbjheinpbkb.jpg><=
/span></p>
<br class=3D""><p class=3D"">TeriAnn<br class=3D"">
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Canada</a>
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