Paul,
Oh I've been driving the living tar out of it. This is the third TR6 I've owned. The first one was burgundy and was a garage queen. A neighbor saw it and "had to have it at any cost" (which is beyond me) so I sold it to him and bought the second one which was red. Unfortunately it was totaled (somehow I managed to escape unhurt). I was t-boned by someone in a pickup who ran a red light. So that car was written off and I finally found this current one which I bought in Michigan last summer. The drive home to Cincinnati went off with only one hitch which was the ignition switch shorting out but that was no biggie, I just hotwired it to get it started. When I got it home I fixed the problem and it's been great since. The brake pull is a new issue this spring (I think from sitting through the winter). Besides that, I haven't had a chance to go through the car really thoroughly yet aside from the initial inspection which showed that the car was exceptionally solid. I let it sit all winter and didn't touch her once due to working all the time on customer's cars so there are some issues to address shortly. Like I said, the tune-up comes first (new filters, plugs, valve adjustment, etc..) and then I'm going to tear into the brakes. The lovely thing about these cars is that parts are so inexpensive when compared to Mercedes! I can practically rebuild the entire front end of the TR for about 1/3 the cost of doing it to my 450SL which is of similar vintage. Of course the difference is that the 450SL has 170K on it and the TR has 83K on it and is already in need of front end work. I did have the subframe recall done at the MB dealership back in Cleveland two summers ago and while they were in there I had them replace all the rest of the front end components as well since there wouldn't be any additional labor because the subframe was out of the car anyways.
The TR will need a new convertible top shortly (the one on there is the original and the rear window can't be seen through anymore), so that's NOT a fun task to stretch a top by any means. But again, a new Robbins top is $280 versus $600+ for an SL top.
I will make it a point to post pics sometime when I get my digi working again (batteries are dead, go figure).
Oh, and I have to diagnose some goofy tail light/brake light maladies. Fun fun...
I love those old English cars!
