Back in the 70's I owned first a Spitfire that I bought new and later a TR-6. I knew they were lacking in build quality but so were most cars of that time period. They made up for their shortcomings in their visceral approach to driving. The only thing that came close was riding my Kawasaki 500.
I like that descriptive word "visceral." In college I had a few days use of an XKE - the six cylinder roadster. I have described driving that car as visceral. It just seems to fit these excellent British roadsters.
Although not perfect, the TR-6 was much more reliable, on average, than the Spitfire. They were both great looking. I thought, that the TR-6 looked the best.
"British lines," referring to the styling. Well, it is a British car but the design originated with Michelotti in Italy and was refined for the TR6 by Karmann in Germany. Good choices but not British. That said, I'd like to have one.
I get what you are saying, but the brand is British, they used a designer not from Britain, but that doesn't make it any less British as a brand, Volvo recently used a British designer for their new XC40, using your train of thought, makes this new Volvo British ? don't think so.
@@Colin623 Using my "train of thought" the car is British with styling originated by an Italian: Giovanni Michelotti and refined by the German firm Karmann. Words have meaning. My first sentence is reprised here for you to read: "British lines" referring to the styling.' The styling was not done in Britain. I made no reference to "brand." That is your addition, irrelevant to my comment. Indeed my second sentence began:"Well, it is a British car . . " As I have written, words have meaning. Of course, the new Volvo is not British. In fact, the company is owned by the Chinese. Make of that what you will.
I purchased an MGTD from this company, to ship back to the UK, and had major issues with the title which they said they had, but they never!! They didn't tell me though, just made a series of long winded excuses. Finally got it and was happy with the car.
These cars are not super fast but they are fun to drive. My TR4A is still faster than a TR6. The 6 cylinder has more power than my 4 cylinder but the 6 adds extra weight. I prefer the years without the big rubber bumpers. I love both the TR4A’s and the TR6 designs. They never will go up in prices like a small early small bumper 1970’s Porsche or what I have seen with the Ferrari 308 and 328. They are a good looking affordable British sports car. For me I like those designs more than an MG. I like the Austin Healey 3000’s but they will always be more expensive than the Triumphs. I was was never a fan of the TR2, TR3 or the TR7 cars.
7/21/2019 You say the car has 98,000 miles. If it had 300,000 miles, it would still be true statement to say that the car has 98,000 miles. My question is does it have more than 98,000 miles. And how do you know that the odometer has not been replaced? The car is 44 years old. If it has no more than 98,000, that’s an average of 2,227 miles per year, or equivalently, 6 miles day. I ask you do you really expect us to believe that a 44-year-old car only has 98,000 miles? Come on!
Gotta ask... have you ever owned one? Or are you just another wannabe owner bad mouthing reliability you know nothing about on RU-vid? My '72 has never stranded me in ~300k miles, but I service it regularly with a great British Car shop.
I believe, that he worked for Karman. the previous TR bodies were designed by an italian and likely influenced the design by Karman, at least a little, in an evolutionary way. The TR-6 is a beautiful car! ...The Karman Ghia is another masterpiece by Karman!
