Help getting my first Triumph
Discussion
One of your biggest issues, at least if you want to drive it, is going to be your age. Joining the TSSC could be a good option there as the club insurance scheme's meant to have policies for younger drivers.
I think across the board the standard classic car 'rule' will always apply - It will always cost you more to bring a 'less good' car up to the standard of a 'better' one. So always buy the best you can - unless you're actually looking for a long term restoration hobby/project.
As for what to buy, if you like Stags, get a Stag. No TR is going to give you either that many seats and certainly not that soundtrack! Otherwise:
I Like Wearing A Flat Cap
- £: Look elsewhere.
- £££: TR2/3
That '60s Look
- £: Herald for 4 seats, early Spitfire for 2.
- ££: Early 2000/2.5PI for 4 big seats, Vitesse for 4 usable seats, early GT6 for 2.
- £££: TR4/5
I Think Flares Look Good
- £: Dolomite (etc) for 4 seats, late Spitfire or TR7 for 2.
- ££: Late 2000/2.5PI for 4 big seats, late GT6 for 2.
- £££: Stag for '4' seats and that sound, TR6 for 2.
TSSC valusation guide - https://www.tssc.org.uk/tssc/uploaded_files/TSSC%2...
NOTE: Those are agreed value insurance values so sales prices should be lower by ~10%-15%.
I think across the board the standard classic car 'rule' will always apply - It will always cost you more to bring a 'less good' car up to the standard of a 'better' one. So always buy the best you can - unless you're actually looking for a long term restoration hobby/project.
As for what to buy, if you like Stags, get a Stag. No TR is going to give you either that many seats and certainly not that soundtrack! Otherwise:
I Like Wearing A Flat Cap
- £: Look elsewhere.
- £££: TR2/3
That '60s Look
- £: Herald for 4 seats, early Spitfire for 2.
- ££: Early 2000/2.5PI for 4 big seats, Vitesse for 4 usable seats, early GT6 for 2.
- £££: TR4/5
I Think Flares Look Good
- £: Dolomite (etc) for 4 seats, late Spitfire or TR7 for 2.
- ££: Late 2000/2.5PI for 4 big seats, late GT6 for 2.
- £££: Stag for '4' seats and that sound, TR6 for 2.
TSSC valusation guide - https://www.tssc.org.uk/tssc/uploaded_files/TSSC%2...
NOTE: Those are agreed value insurance values so sales prices should be lower by ~10%-15%.
Edited by //j17 on Thursday 12th February 09:58
//j17 said:
One of your biggest issues, at least if you want to drive it, is going to be your age. Joining the TSSC could be a good option there as the club insurance scheme's meant to have policies for younger drivers.
I think across the board the standard classic car 'rule' will always apply - It will always cost you more to bring a 'less good' car up to the standard of a 'better' one. So always buy the best you can - unless you're actually looking for a long term restoration hobby/project.
As for what to buy, if you like Stags, get a Stag. No TR is going to give you either that many seats and certainly not that soundtrack! Otherwise:
I Like Wearing A Flat Cap
- £: Look elsewhere.
- £££: TR2/3
That '60s Look
- £: Herald for 4 seats, early Spitfire for 2.
- ££: Early 2000/2.5PI for 4 big seats, Vitesse for 4 usable seats, early GT6 for 2.
- £££: TR4/5
I Think Flares Look Good
- £: Dolomite (etc) for 4 seats, late Spitfire or TR7 for 2.
- ££: Late 2000/2.5PI for 4 big seats, late GT6 for 2.
- £££: Stag for '4' seats and that sound, TR6 for 2.
TSSC valusation guide - https://www.tssc.org.uk/tssc/uploaded_files/TSSC%2...
NOTE: Those are agreed value insurance values so sales prices should be lower by ~10%-15%.
What he said ^^^^^^^ especially regarding buying the best one you can. Bodywork is usually more expensive to get someone else to fix than the mechanicals so bear that in mind if you can't do that sort of thing yourself. For example replacement floor panels are cheap, the labour to fit them not so much!I think across the board the standard classic car 'rule' will always apply - It will always cost you more to bring a 'less good' car up to the standard of a 'better' one. So always buy the best you can - unless you're actually looking for a long term restoration hobby/project.
As for what to buy, if you like Stags, get a Stag. No TR is going to give you either that many seats and certainly not that soundtrack! Otherwise:
I Like Wearing A Flat Cap
- £: Look elsewhere.
- £££: TR2/3
That '60s Look
- £: Herald for 4 seats, early Spitfire for 2.
- ££: Early 2000/2.5PI for 4 big seats, Vitesse for 4 usable seats, early GT6 for 2.
- £££: TR4/5
I Think Flares Look Good
- £: Dolomite (etc) for 4 seats, late Spitfire or TR7 for 2.
- ££: Late 2000/2.5PI for 4 big seats, late GT6 for 2.
- £££: Stag for '4' seats and that sound, TR6 for 2.
TSSC valusation guide - https://www.tssc.org.uk/tssc/uploaded_files/TSSC%2...
NOTE: Those are agreed value insurance values so sales prices should be lower by ~10%-15%.
Edited by //j17 on Thursday 12th February 09:58
The TSSC have a Youth section for anyone up to the age of 30 with their own events as well.
Unfortunetly the world of Triumphs has historically been more fragmented than say MG land, with multiple clubs where those in charge seemed to see each other as more enemies than anything else.
Thankfully over the last 5-10 years there's been something of a changing of the guard (or maybe just an aging membership with more people falling off the top end than joining at the bottom) and clubs seem to have been able to come together for joint national events, accepting that owning a TR and being a member of the TSSC isn't a slight on the TR Register, owning a Herald and being a member of Club Triumph isn't a slight on the TSSC, etc.
Thankfully over the last 5-10 years there's been something of a changing of the guard (or maybe just an aging membership with more people falling off the top end than joining at the bottom) and clubs seem to have been able to come together for joint national events, accepting that owning a TR and being a member of the TSSC isn't a slight on the TR Register, owning a Herald and being a member of Club Triumph isn't a slight on the TSSC, etc.
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