Postby 1980dhc » 18 Oct 2007 03:09
Well I have plenty of questions about my TR7 but the most nagging are things like: 1. How come the clock only works when I have a problem with my altenator, which is weird but also a good way to know when it was time to go pick up a new altermator? 2. How come when I step on the brakes on Monday for a stop sign the car doesn't stop until Thursday? I realize that these are questions that no mortal man can answer so I will settle for questions that are easier to answer as I go through the process of getting my beloved TR7 back on the roads of Alabama.
The question I have received the most over the years from my friends is "Why do I keep a car that I have had so much trouble with?" I just have to tell them if you have to ask that question you have obviously never owned a Triumph and you wouldn't understand.
Now the coolest story from owning a Triumph follows:
I had the great pleasure of meeting and spending a few hours hanging out with one of my childhood heroes, John Schneider, aka Bo Duke from the Dukes of Hazzard. There were a couple of people telling "Bo" all about their first cars, which were the typical cars for the south--Camaros, Mustangs, etc. I just mentioned that my first car had been a TR7 and "Bo" said back in the day he had owned a TR6 so he and I spent the next several minutes discussing the trials and tribulations of a Triumph owner.
