alwaysride
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I've been using my '72 TR6 as a daily driver for a little over a year now and thought it would be good to post my experiences.
First some background:
Last summer (2005) I bought two '72 TR6s and merged them into one, and then sold what was left.
The paint on the 'keeper' car was done by an amateur (before I bought it) and it has plenty sags, runs, cracks, etc. This is a definitely not a show car.
Mechanically it's great, having recent brakes, recent top, recent suspension, rebuilt engine, new clutch and a bunch of other titbits I fixed before putting it on the road. Since I put it on the road at the end of August '05, the only thing I've done to it was replace a 3 inch section of gas line up by the front carb.
My commute is about 50 miles round trip and I've been driving the Six all year here in Massachusetts. It's been through snow and ice (though I don't commute in it when I know there's going to be fresh snow), temps in the teens, temps in the 90s (in stop and go traffic), rain, hail, and oh yeah, plenty of clear sunny days, too. It also just passed the Mass state vehicle inspection a couple weeks ago with flying colors.
The car has performed flawlessly. It is rock solid on the highway and tight on bumpy roads.
The bottom line is:
These are real cars and can be driven in all weather and all road conditions and I'm very satisfied!
First some background:
Last summer (2005) I bought two '72 TR6s and merged them into one, and then sold what was left.
The paint on the 'keeper' car was done by an amateur (before I bought it) and it has plenty sags, runs, cracks, etc. This is a definitely not a show car.
Mechanically it's great, having recent brakes, recent top, recent suspension, rebuilt engine, new clutch and a bunch of other titbits I fixed before putting it on the road. Since I put it on the road at the end of August '05, the only thing I've done to it was replace a 3 inch section of gas line up by the front carb.
My commute is about 50 miles round trip and I've been driving the Six all year here in Massachusetts. It's been through snow and ice (though I don't commute in it when I know there's going to be fresh snow), temps in the teens, temps in the 90s (in stop and go traffic), rain, hail, and oh yeah, plenty of clear sunny days, too. It also just passed the Mass state vehicle inspection a couple weeks ago with flying colors.
The car has performed flawlessly. It is rock solid on the highway and tight on bumpy roads.
The bottom line is:
These are real cars and can be driven in all weather and all road conditions and I'm very satisfied!