Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxhh.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxhh!dxp From: dxp@pyuxhh.UUCP (D Peak) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Help with (used) car shopping wanted (Triumph & Fiat) Message-ID: <727@pyuxhh.UUCP> Date: Tue, 2-Oct-84 09:31:22 EDT Article-I.D.: pyuxhh.727 Posted: Tue Oct 2 09:31:22 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Oct-84 20:12:40 EDT References: <591@trwspp.UUCP>, <197@pyuxt.UUCP> Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway N.J. Lines: 29 TRIUMPH For : Reasonable access to engine ,reasonable fuel economy, reasonably uncomplicated engine layout Against : heavier than fiat,not as much luggage space as fiat FIAT For : Good fuel economy,reasonable performance,all of them offer wind-in-the-air driving. Against : restricted engine access,driver limited to 6'0->6'1, has a pretty bad rep for reliability(this is mostly due to incompetent mechanics - I did have an excellent mechanic but he got promoted) All in all they both CAN be excellent little cars ; later models, due to EPA they are both severely under-powered and due to the fact that they are both imports after-market tuning & parts are expensive ($200-250 for a good camshaft for the X 1/9). Funnily enough the earlier 1300cc Fiats have more power than the later 1500cc jobs (1300cc=75bhp ,1500cc=67bhp). Turbocharging the Triumph would probably the best way to make the thing work as intended (TR8 gives great performance but as marcus hand stated it takes up a lot of room - the best engine for the TR7 is from the Triumph Dolomite Sprint a 16 valve engine almost exactly the same size as the original). Enjoy !! -- Dave Peak (pyuxhh!dxp) "Kabooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom" - Guy Fawkes