Let me give you the short story of my life with the GT6. I bought it about 10 years ago always wanted one, It ran fine and drove it for about a year or so looking like junk. I pulled it off the road and did all the mechanicals my self. I sent it off to the body shop where it had a home for almost 2 years. It had floors, rockers, fenders, all kinds of body work done. During this time I started to question if I wanted to finish the car. Everything was done from head liner to peddle pads. When I got it back the carbs where leaking gas, it ran like crap, but it sure looked good. At this point I had just had it. And it sat in my garage for another couple of years. Finally I started messing with it, driained the gas, checked brakes, then went to the carbs...and fooled and messed with them. Now I know what I am doing around a car and admit I did not have the right mindset when going into this....again. So finally I just said the HE!! with it and took it to someone to get it running. Everything he found was stuff I KNEW to check but for some reason I did not, burnt points, crappy plugs, sticky carbs, on and on. I know all this stuff. I run a race car with two weber 40's on it, I know how to fiddle with cars. For some reason I just did not want to mess with the Triumph, I just wanted to drive it.
So the question is; is it time to give up on having a fun little car, I just do not want to work on it. Now that it is running I love it I am upset it is raining today...I wanted to drive it again, but I know with these older machines it will need something again. I am not sure I am going to want to fix it. I don't have a problem with paying for it to be done. Perhaps I am just getting old. But it just does not figure...I love playing with the race car, how has the Triumph lost it for me, I still love the car.
Sorry for the ramble....what are your thoughts?
One last thing (I hope I don't offend anyone) but if anyone says the word Miata I will just scream. Z3-Z4 coupe perhaps (however they lack a soul) but never a Miata.
So the question is; is it time to give up on having a fun little car, I just do not want to work on it. Now that it is running I love it I am upset it is raining today...I wanted to drive it again, but I know with these older machines it will need something again. I am not sure I am going to want to fix it. I don't have a problem with paying for it to be done. Perhaps I am just getting old. But it just does not figure...I love playing with the race car, how has the Triumph lost it for me, I still love the car.
Sorry for the ramble....what are your thoughts?
One last thing (I hope I don't offend anyone) but if anyone says the word Miata I will just scream. Z3-Z4 coupe perhaps (however they lack a soul) but never a Miata.