Sprint in sutton -sorned for 6 yrs but doesn't look too bad

[David6214]

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<p>1981 1500 HL - tidy - daily driver<br>
1980 Inca Sprint - Quite tidy - high days and holidays (and any other excuse) <br>
1978 Inca Sprint Engine back in - needs timing - awaiting help from someone more talented then me<br>
1978 Yellow 1850 auto - spares car<br>
1973 Mimosa Sprint Project car - sold, going end of september - I hope</p><i></i>

[tinweevil]

I know this car and it isn't. Last time I looked at it with a view to buying the OSF wing was loose and ready to go back on, otherwise all welding that side is done (well). The NS needs the usual suspects attended to but they are not bad. I helped him get it running, blimey, must be a year ago now. It wasn't at all difficult and sounded ok. The exhaust was a distant memory. That red primer he's been using as he went is the mutts nuts BTW. none of the work was showing the first hint of deteriorating.<br>
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He's a very nice 2000 and Vitesse taking all his money and time.<br>
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Tinweevil

<p>1978 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/704">Dolomite Sprint</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> Blue, a bit tetley. - Current daily drive.<br>
1972 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/754">Spitfire IV</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> No name, in bits.<br>
1968 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/705">GT6 II</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> Little blue, nice!<br>
1973 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/755">Dolomite Sprint</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> VA41, seriously tetley.<br>
1980 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/864">Dolomite 1500HL</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> Orange, really quite tidy.</p><i></i>

[alun n]

High bidder alert...

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[dollyboy]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!<br>
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<p>project orange - gradual progress<br>
project STEALTH - PASS!!! <br>
project white - AAARGGGHHH!!! too many cars!!!</p><i></i>

[tinweevil]

Owner informed but unfortunately he's beyond the point where he can be choosy. I can sympathise, I first looked at it almost 2 years ago.<br>
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Bummer<br>
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I shall work hard on the old skool crew at 't pub tomorrow. Trouble is transport.<br>
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Tinweevil

<p>1978 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/704">Dolomite Sprint</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> Blue, a bit tetley. - Current daily drive.<br>
1972 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/754">Spitfire IV</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> No name, in bits.<br>
1968 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/705">GT6 II</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> Little blue, nice!<br>
1973 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/755">Dolomite Sprint</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> VA41, seriously tetley.<br>
1980 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/864">Dolomite 1500HL</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> Orange, really quite tidy.</p><i></i>

[David6214]

did I miss something - whats the high bidder problem - it doesn't look like terryman to me (who seems to have been a bit quiet recently)<br>


<p>1981 1500 HL - tidy - daily driver<br>
1980 Inca Sprint - Quite tidy - high days and holidays (and any other excuse) <br>
1978 Inca Sprint Engine back in - needs timing - awaiting help from someone more talented then me<br>
1978 Yellow 1850 auto - spares car<br>
1973 Mimosa Sprint Project car - sold, going end of september - I hope</p><i></i>

[David6214]

anywhay whatever the reason - high bidder problem solved (for the time being!!)<br>


<p>1981 1500 HL - tidy - daily driver<br>
1980 Inca Sprint - Quite tidy - high days and holidays (and any other excuse) <br>
1978 Inca Sprint Engine back in - needs timing - awaiting help from someone more talented then me<br>
1978 Yellow 1850 auto - spares car<br>
1973 Mimosa Sprint Project car - sold, going end of september - I hope</p><i></i>

[1300dolly]

gleebe is another breaker.<br>
david i take it you have a trailer and room to put 2 more cars??<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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J.

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[triumphdolomiteuk]

If members feel that an "Ebay Hall of Shame" is required on here to name Ebayers who regularly break otherwise restorable cars, I'll happily provide one. Of course the named users will have the right to reply and to tell us why they believe it's a good thing to buy up cars and break them for profit....comments?<br>


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[1300dolly]

good idea but could cause problems accusing someone we dont know to be a breaker... but what the hell its still a free country and it wont be me being sued for libel, go for it<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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J.

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[David6214]

I could always find space for one more if it saved a worthwhile car/project being broken. Trailers - I have to hire them, any space big enough for a trailer has a dolly on it!<br>
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A name and shame may be a bit controversial, but I like it. That said, would they visit our forum anyway (maybe they would take a gander at the save a dolly ads...it doesn't bear thinking about)

<p>1981 1500 HL - tidy - daily driver<br>
1980 Inca Sprint - Quite tidy - high days and holidays (and any other excuse) <br>
1978 Inca Sprint Engine back in - needs timing - awaiting help from someone more talented then me<br>
1978 Yellow 1850 auto - spares car<br>
1973 Mimosa Sprint Project car - sold, going end of september - I hope</p><i></i>

[SprintV8]

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I have also seen this Sprint Well from the road anyway.<br>
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It's been replaced with a Triumph 2000 on the drive?,<br>
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I'm keeping a eye on it to as it's Local to where I lived and I found somewhere to store it is well if I should win it again Local.<br>
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Mind you I'll be bidding at the end as long as it doesn't go over the price I want to pay before hand.<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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[dollyboy]

how could you be sued for creating a forum, while maybe a bit controversial, on an enthusiast specific (while public)message board, where the accused have an equal opporunity to state their case/justify their actions/make an argument for why they do it???<br>
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thats not really libel me thinks, just a platform to plonk these numpties on for the benefit and interest of club members to make an informed choice of who to and who not to buy parts from.<br>
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in fact, I'd say DO IT ANYWAY, and someone should also take it upon themselves to point these breaker guys to the board so the breakers themselves can actually see what people think of them. <br>
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the counter argument, as raised before is that whether we like it or not, we all need parts for our cars. not all parts are available currently, and not all parts have been remade, so there is a need for these people to exist - they offer parts and people buy them, and while we're not all in a privaleged position like Alun to have a stash of parts thats probably big enough to build a few cars from, this is and will probably always be the way of things.<br>
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I dont like to see good cars get broken, my SE is in the process of proving that, but its supply and demand guys, not particularly scientific is it?!<br>
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<p>project orange - gradual progress<br>
project STEALTH - PASS!!! <br>
project white - AAARGGGHHH!!! too many cars!!!</p><i></i>

[Carsreunited]

Right, how about we have a section dedicated to people who 'seem to buy alot of cars which then end up in bits'.<br>
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We put down their ebay id with a link to what they have bought, we then put a link in showing the kind of parts they then end up selling 'due to an unfinished restoration project'. <br>
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You and I know what we are talking about, no need to publicly verbally castrate them or slag them off. The Links will speak for themselves while they are live.<br>
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[David6214]

I'm cool with that - I have bought a lt but sold them on whole - or still have and drive them so I am feeling in the clear.<br>
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I took a second opinion on the only one I broke and anyone is welcome to view my spares car - or have it for what I paid if they want to restore a crash damaged motor......<br>
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I still think wantonly breaking good cars is wrong. Name and shame if you like....

<p>1981 1500 HL - tidy - daily driver<br>
1980 Inca Sprint - Quite tidy - high days and holidays (and any other excuse) <br>
1978 Inca Sprint Engine back in - needs timing - awaiting help from someone more talented then me<br>
1978 Yellow 1850 auto - spares car<br>
1973 Mimosa Sprint Project car - sold, going end of september - I hope</p><i></i>