Triumph Dolly Sprint as a daily
Discussion
Hi All,
Just wondering if anyone has experience of running a Dolomite Sprint on a daily basis as an only car, on the face of it I don't see an issue, but wondered how reliable they are and how it would stand up to cold mornings etc.
It would do approx. 8k a year and live outside, but would be well looked after - I'd look to start with a very nice one (the ones that have caught my eye are around 6k) and aim to keep on top of it from there.
Workable or would it be a pile of bits on my drive within a year!
Just wondering if anyone has experience of running a Dolomite Sprint on a daily basis as an only car, on the face of it I don't see an issue, but wondered how reliable they are and how it would stand up to cold mornings etc.
It would do approx. 8k a year and live outside, but would be well looked after - I'd look to start with a very nice one (the ones that have caught my eye are around 6k) and aim to keep on top of it from there.
Workable or would it be a pile of bits on my drive within a year!
Cheers for the advice guys, all very encouraging!
I ran a early Impreza WRX recently and now a 90s Ford, both rust for fun and need needed/need regular fettling so I'm fairly used to regular servicing etc.
The Dolomite is ticking a lot of boxes at the moment, in fact when I think what I'm after - a good looking, genuinely sporting classic that can be used daily, has enough space for the odd run out with the family and is at the lower end of the market in terms of price - I can't think of many alternatives!
The other bonus is Rimmer Brothers seem to have a seriously good parts catalogue for them so shouldn't be too hard to get hold of bits.
These are the two that have caught my eye;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1973-TRIUMPH-DOLOMITE-SP...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1979-TRIUMPH-DOLOMITE-SP...
also quite like this one but its only a 1500, however it looks to have had a good restoration so should be solid/immaculate.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-Dolomite-1500-on...
I ran a early Impreza WRX recently and now a 90s Ford, both rust for fun and need needed/need regular fettling so I'm fairly used to regular servicing etc.
The Dolomite is ticking a lot of boxes at the moment, in fact when I think what I'm after - a good looking, genuinely sporting classic that can be used daily, has enough space for the odd run out with the family and is at the lower end of the market in terms of price - I can't think of many alternatives!
The other bonus is Rimmer Brothers seem to have a seriously good parts catalogue for them so shouldn't be too hard to get hold of bits.
These are the two that have caught my eye;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1973-TRIUMPH-DOLOMITE-SP...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1979-TRIUMPH-DOLOMITE-SP...
also quite like this one but its only a 1500, however it looks to have had a good restoration so should be solid/immaculate.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-Dolomite-1500-on...
don't you just love MOT history check.. looks like the second one has been recomissioned this year after being off the road for 10 odd years, got a new ticket today but failed on a fair amount (albeit minor stuff) first time around and has an advisory for corrosion on osf inner front wing..
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