ec120bdh@sdcc3.UUCP (MATTHEW SCHOLZ) (12/19/85)
Hi, I was at my friendly triumph, jag, and fiat repair shop today (what a racket huh?) getting my lousy '74 128sl cv joints, spider, boots, and wheel bearings replaced $286+ and the owner of the place said, "hey, are you interested in a TR-7?" Well naturally since I own a fiat (I *KNOW* THE ACRONYMS!!) I have an inclination toward owning crappy used cars that only break down in big expensive kinds off ways after running for only a few short days...anyway, here's the question. Any *informed* opinions out there in netland on triumphs? Especially older TR-7's. This one is a '76, but the owner took out the old 4-speed, and dropped in a 5-speed from a '77. The only major (and it was major) repair was: the original owner had a bad water pump. He didn't repair it, and warped the head. He took it to the dealer (the present owner) who did the repair very well, and charged a very high price for it. As a result the guy couldn't pay his bill, so the dealer bought the car off the customer. The car is *very* clean. Has black interior, sheepskin seatcovers over untorn seats, nice heater, AC, stereo, and the "new" 5-speed. He wants $2300.00 for it. Any sage advice will be happily accepted...I'll even let ya know if I buy. I posted this everywhere, because I know of noone who owns a TR-7 locally. thanks in advance, Matt Scholz sdcc3!ec120bdh