The Triumph Dolomite Club - EzBoard Archive

Since young Mr Reader thinks I only have -ve things to say its time to be positive...<br>
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So what's the best car you ever owned then?<br>
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For me thats a really tough one....Ive had/still have some right heaps (sorry too -ve again) and Ive had some crackers.<br>
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I suppose the one I would least like tp part with is my Spit 1500, cos through that I met my wife...<br>
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But as a car, the P6 3500S or Sprint or TR7 K plate dolly probably.<br>
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Jonners<br>
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Sprint: CAB. My original and the best. End of story.<br>
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Well, its not the end of the story, I still have her and she will live again!

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It's a Sprint, but I'm not sure which one was the best.<br>
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David

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The Sprints I've had have always been the best cars I've owned...until I bought the Prelude & now the S2000. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/glasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/glasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/glasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END-->

<p>Martin<br>
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The one I own now<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> . I'd best say that otherwise she might start "playing up"!<br>
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Previous to her, a 1989 1.6 Escort Ghia, and previous to that a 1975 Triumph Toledo.

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Custodian of "Molly the Dolly"<br>
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My old SD1 complete with 3.9 conversion, fast, comfortable and great looking. I try not to think about about the poor way in which it was bolted together, it just shatters the illusion.

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Tough one this..... As there are positive's and negative's to all the cars I've owned.<br>
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Fiat X1/9 dare I say it! <br>
Two seats (always a bonus, although I did pull a bird once with my two seat line and I was driving an Escort van!) rev happy little engine and very sweet handling.<br>
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Yes the X1/9.

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Triumph 1300 of course! First car I bought when I was 18, others have come and gone but still got this one 12 years later. Proof enough <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END-->

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Nice to see so many people rate their Dollies like this. Count me in too. My P-reg Sprint, still the best standard Sprint I've ever driven.

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My first proper (and best) car was a K reg 4 door Toledo. I loved it. It was reliable, comfy and easy to maintain. Bit like 1300 Dolly now.

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Tough call, my Sprint is up there because its become more like another body organ than a car I've had it that long, but its never been as good as I wanted it to be.<br>
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So its got to be my Smart Roadster, probably one of the slowest cars I've ever owned in a straight line but nothing else I've driven either feels, sounds and looks quite like it and had the ability to shatter misconceptions! And its pennies to run.<br>
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I wanted another one within 5 seconds of flogging it!

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Scary XE powered 1974 Dolomite Sprint Trackday Experiment. Maybe someday soon<br>
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2002 Octavia VRS - 20 valves, leather, a turbo and 146mph - Czech it out!! </p><i></i>

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Hard one that but will have to be my old,<br>
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1975 Toyota Celica 2000GT RA28.<br>
She was a ex Toyota Publicity Showcar Featured in many mag's in her original colour Metalic green.<br>
Twin Sidedraught's.<br>
16V Twin Cam with vernier pulley's (STD)<br>
Air Con,<br>
LSD,<br>
5 Speed.<br>
White Leather Interior<br>
Red Metalic Paintwork.<br>
Wide Supra Alloy's.<br>
And the look's of a Baby Mustang.<br>
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Sprint at the moment is a very close second.<br>


<p>1980 Dolomite SprintV8 (In the process of modifying the Alloy sump)<br>
2002 Citroen Xsara 2.0 HDi Estate.... Part's delivery Vehicle.<br>
They laugh at me because I am different. I laugh at them because they are all the same!)<br>
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1976 mini clubman, blue (about three shades until I treated it to a full halfords spray can respray)<br>
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My first car, it had 106 thousand on it when I got it and I did 20000 miles in it with nothing significant going wrong. It put up with all my tinkering and still performed well (for a mini).<br>
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It got me interested in cars and showed me how much better my mates inca sprint was than my mini. I guess I wanted one from then....

<p>1981 1500 HL - off to collect it tomorrow - to be my daily driver.<br>
1980 Inca Sprint - Quite tidy, Running! <br>
1979 Blue 1850 auto - Sold, gone<br>
1978 Inca Sprint Engine back in needs timing<br>
1978 Yellow 1850 auto - spares car<br>
1973 Mimosa Sprint Project car - sold, going end of september</p><i></i>

My favourite car that I have owned would have to be a bit of weird choice to some of you.<br>
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a 1992 Rover 214SLi. It was my second car which I bought with 77k on the clock and had it for 3 1/2 years whilst at uni. Never gave me too much problem. Went very well with it's little 1.4 16v motor. It was BRG with a beige interior. Being an SLi it came with lots of wood trim and electric front windows. It let me down a few times, it overheated 200 miles from home and I had to be towed back (head gasket fine by the way!), alternator went twice once in a particularly nasty part of Liverpool, gear linkage sheard off meaning I had no gears and a tyre blew on the motorway. Apart from that pretty good. Gave 40+mpg, an indicated 120mph and was comfy.<br>
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Chopped it in at 114k still going strong for another Rover only a later HH-R 416Sli which I didn't like nearly as much and only kept for a year and 20k before part ex-ing for a Focus which I still have. It doesn't feel special like the Rover, though outhandles it somewhat! The 416 was sold on by the dealer to a smaller dealer who had it in stock for 3 years before it finally sold about 6 months ago.

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Up until last weekend....<br>
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Which I bought new in '98 and passed on to my dad about 5 years ago. So far so good until No.2 son borrowed it one wet evening....<br>
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