steve1977 wrote:

I thought you’re into drugs, not IT? ;)

i was indeed wondering whether you anticipate any cable or router failures in your b&o home?

Nice car.......

Craig wrote:

Nice car.......

trackbeo wrote:

Had a friend who drove a Fiat X1/9 in the city in the 1980s, and he left it unlocked whenever he parked it. It was *presumed* (in that day) to be the car of a drug dealer, and thieves & junkies kept slicing open the cloth top, to riffle through the glove box. Fewer repairs if they could simply open the door... [N.B. just keeping the Kiran as kingpin myth alive:-)]

My wife had an X1/9 VS. Lovely little car but ridiculously unreliable - and that is from a man who owned a TR7 DHC at the same time! The electrics would just go off when you were driving along - and 3 minutes later would pretend nothing had happened. The clamp for the distributor would slacken all by itself and the car would not restart till you played with the distributor. She used to leave it with me and nick my Mini Racing Green - now that was a car!!

She has a Z4 now - blue with red interior - very nice!

LOL What memories! I also owned an X19 in black for several years. Loved it! Always wanted a TR7 but couldn't quite get there because of the initial outlay, the insurance (2.0L vs 1.5L) and maintenance etc. Fair to say that both cars were known as rust buckets in those days with the TR7 being known for its mechanical challenges too! My dad was a car enthusiast and owned the TR3, TR4, TR5 and TR6 but point blank refused to ever venture to the TR7/V8 as it 'just wasn't Triumph' enough for him! Thanks for bringing back great memories. As the X19 went I had some pretty good times without too many problems other that a bit of rust here and there. Loved the design, loved the targa top, great sporty fun drive in the summer and in many ways these cars were the cheaper/smaller TR7 alternatives, which is why I got one! Pop up headlights were simply fab :)