Can a Stag be used as a daily driver?

[iSore]

V8 Fettler said:

Statistics can be very awkward when they don't support your erroneous claims. You'll have noticed how the number of remaining UK R107s has declined over the years 2001 - 2016, whereas the number of Stags has remained very constant.

Are you saying the Stag was a better car than the R107 because there are more taxed? (Between Q1 and Q3 in certain postcodes on 1974 models only, seasonal between March and August excepting leap years etc)



Seriously? I do believe you are. :-0

[iSore]

Mind you, everyone said these were crap.

I knew they were lying, I wouldn't listen!



Check your book of statistics, probably only about three left.

[gnc]

i am also considering a stag as a daily driver, like the style.never really been into mercs, consider them an old mans car. after all im only 65.

[iSore]

You may have something - skin like an old handbag seems a prerequisite to SL ownership.

[DonkeyApple]

iSore said:

You may have something - skin like an old handbag seems a prerequisite to SL ownership.

When I was at school in London the SL seemed the preserve of the type of older lady who would today have paid a surgeon to look like Pete Burns or an older chap who polished his face and had a natural penchant for tax evasion. The kind of chap who had a 'Go Bag' and existing experience of having to leave a country in the middle of the night. The Stag seemed more traditionally suburban, driven by people with normal names and normal jobs who lived in normal houses but in hindsight were probably massively perverted swingers.

Today, the Stag seems to be a nice little classic if you have a couple of children who have to come with you when you're heading out to a nice country pub on a weekend.

[Dr Interceptor]

Back in 2012 I decided that I wanted a Triumph Stag. Like the OP, I thought I'd buy a newly restored car, with little needing doing - what I actually bought was an original unrestored car that had been with the previous owners for 35 years, and needed a lot doing.

When I first bought 'Leyla'



I had the engine rebuilt back in 2015 - It didn't feel like it was running right, and was using a LOT of oil.



How she is now...





I use her as a daily during the summer, in rotation with my other classics. The rebuilt engine is reliable, pulls well and sounds beautiful. It cruises at 75mph quite happily in 4th with the overdrive in, handles pretty well, and is genuinely a pleasure to be in.

Whether or not I'd use it all year round I'm not sure about - the roof isn't particularly water tight, but fitting the hard top should solve that.

[iSore]

DonkeyApple said:

people with normal names and normal jobs who lived in normal houses but in hindsight were probably massively perverted swingers.

Fondue parties and wife swapping?


Any Stags for sale?

[V8 Fettler]

iSore said:

V8 Fettler said:

Statistics can be very awkward when they don't support your erroneous claims. You'll have noticed how the number of remaining UK R107s has declined over the years 2001 - 2016, whereas the number of Stags has remained very constant.

Are you saying the Stag was a better car than the R107 because there are more taxed? (Between Q1 and Q3 in certain postcodes on 1974 models only, seasonal between March and August excepting leap years etc)



Seriously? I do believe you are. :-0

Comparison period for decline in R107 numbers vs consistent Stag numbers = 15 years.

I'm merely using statistical facts to counter your unsubstantiated view that the R107 is "vastly superior on every level".

[iSore]

Okay, that's fine.

The Stag was a better car in every respect to the R107 SL because statistics say so. I shall take your word for it!

[iSore]

Dr Interceptor said:

Back in 2012 I decided that I wanted a Triumph Stag. Like the OP, I thought I'd buy a newly restored car, with little needing doing - what I actually bought was an original unrestored car that had been with the previous owners for 35 years, and needed a lot doing.

When I first bought 'Leyla'



I had the engine rebuilt back in 2015 - It didn't feel like it was running right, and was using a LOT of oil.



How she is now...





I use her as a daily during the summer, in rotation with my other classics. The rebuilt engine is reliable, pulls well and sounds beautiful. It cruises at 75mph quite happily in 4th with the overdrive in, handles pretty well, and is genuinely a pleasure to be in.

Whether or not I'd use it all year round I'm not sure about - the roof isn't particularly water tight, but fitting the hard top should solve that.

How many miles had it done - original engine? There's a very good thread going on Autoste about a Stag a guy's owned for years and had a LOT of trouble with. He's saying a lot of the trouble now is due to the rubbish quality of aftermarket parts.

[anonymous-user]

iSore said:

He's saying a lot of the trouble now is due to the rubbish quality of aftermarket parts.

Yep, mentioned this on another thread on here, if you could still get BL/Unipart genuine parts things would be a whole lot better(with the exception to a batch of water pumps that surfaced in the early 90s).

[V8 Fettler]

iSore said:

Okay, that's fine.

The Stag was a better car in every respect to the R107 SL because statistics say so. I shall take your word for it!

You've seen the light, well done.

[iSore]

V8 Fettler said:

You've seen the warning light, well done.

But which one?

[Dr Interceptor]

iSore said:

How many miles had it done - original engine? There's a very good thread going on Autoste about a Stag a guy's owned for years and had a LOT of trouble with. He's saying a lot of the trouble now https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/smilies.htmis due to the rubbish quality of aftermarket parts.

It had done around 75k miles... It's now on 79k miles. Genuine mileage as I have every MOT back to 1977 when the previous owner acquired her, along with every bill/receipt etc.

Here's the engine half apart...

[Yertis]

Why is it that reading this thread makes me want to get a Stag to keep the TR company?

[Dr Interceptor]

Yertis said:

Why is it that reading this thread makes me want to get a Stag to keep the TR company?

My Stag keeps my TR6 company - they're good friends

[steveL98]

...and a Stag is a very comfy four seater even for the six footers in the back.

[iSore]

Saw on of these on the road today, OVV100R, an Inca yellow example with the roof off.

[Yertis]

Dr Interceptor said:

Here's the engine half apart...

Just looking at that pic makes my back ache.

[DonkeyApple]

steveL98 said:

...and a Stag is a very comfy four seater even for the six footers in the back.

It's so tempting to buy a Stag as a summer runabout with the family. Very elegant car, lovely sound and 4 usable seats but it is a real problem to find one that hasn't been restored with the junk Chinese parts. Such a shame.