Having driven Triumphs since I was 16 back in 1964, I had to try the TR7 out in 1979. I bought a used 76 coup and thought the handling was spectacular. The car was tight, quiet, economical, and comfortable. My wife and I left the Oregon coast in the TR for San Francisco for our first vacation in many years. I got a speeding ticket on the Southern Oregon coast and shortly afterward, while cresting the last coastal US 101 mountain before entering Gold Beach, the motor coughed and died. We coasted down the mountain , called a wrecker and paid the $150 to get back home. Ultimately, we found out the #1 main bearing split down the oil groove and spit the lower half out, into the timing chain, and literally completely destroyed the motor. I had another motor dropped in and traded the car to a frustrated 67 XKE coupe owner who was just happy to have a good running car. Keep in mind, these were rust free West coast cars. I cosmetically restored the E type, drove it for a year (it had a bad piston and used a quart of oil every 200 miles) snd sold it back to the original owner for 2 or 3 thousand dollars. I don't really remember. Took the money, bought a 57 small mouth and paid a bunch of bills. Bought a TR8 years later. I still admire the Wedges, but I'm still weary of the 2.0.