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who uses their triumph as an everyday driver?

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TR6, almost daily, year-round in Massachusetts for the past 2 years. (Have a factory hardtop for the winter)
It's not a show car, but looks great from 4 feet away and makes commuting a lot more bearable (except in really hot weather).
 
Everyday. Just got done with the second engine rebuild and seldom sees a day without being fired up! Being my only car it doesn't really have a choice! '72 TR6, and it runs like a charm even with the heavy miles. I honestly believe these cars were meant to be driven frequently and are detrimented by being left in a garage. On nice days I'll ride my '78 Honda CB750 Super Sport, but the Triumph gets driven rain or shine. When something breaks, it gets fixed... whoopty doo. These aren't delicate cars, and I intend to enjoy them the way they were meant to be enjoyed.
 
My first car (1969) was a TR3. It was all I had and I used it for everything. It was a sight to see with my bass amplifier sitting on the passenger seat going to rehearsal or a gig.

My third car (1971) was another TR3. Still young and poor, it was still my only vehicle. It got used all the time.

I rode a BMW R69S cycle as my main means of transport (when not also transporting amplifiers) from 1973 - 2002. I moved to Minnesota in '87, so Winters became storage time for the cycle.

When I get done refurbing the TR3 I'm presently working on, I intend to drive it as often as possible -- without getting it salty. Waiting for the Spring rains will be tough, but there's no way I'm going to dissolve this car! Amplifiers are much smaller than they used to be.
 
My first car was Spitfire and that was my daily driver(until it got hit by a Toranado and was totaled).

My next car was a GT6 which I drove for 6+ years as my Daily driver. By the time I sold it the body was totaly shot, the sills, the the trunk floor, the floorboards were all rusted away and repairing was way beyond my means at the time. Fortunatly the guy I sold it to (For $250) was going to give it a full restoration. So hopefully the GT6 is still out there someplace and fully restored.
 
My first car was a Sprite--second car Sprite, third car MGB-GT...OK before you say I am on the wrong list, 4th car was a 1966 TR4A, it was my daily driver from about 1985 to 1990, after I got out of college and wore a tie to work I wanted AC, so got an RX7, also wanted to save the TR from rust which had taken hold, so it became a fair weather driver and get rust fixed and a paint job.

I don't have the 4A (solid axle) anymore, but wish I still did.

Greg
 
Hey, fellow Rhode Islander........Welcome to the Forum.

Are you north, south, east or west in this gigantic state?
 
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