Like I said Stevo, If there's a will, there's a DATSUN!!!

and yes you just need to get over it and believe it dude!

tr6 and tr8 and all those pointy looking crap boxes, i am sorrry but thay are all shocking looking cars.

a would rather no car than owning a tr6

I just can't figure out how you people keep these cars on the road...and for what reason? Back in the 70's they were really hard to get parts for, especially when the B210 came in. I graduated from the 1200 to a 1976 Mercury Capri II......now there was a hotrod.....oh...but lest i forget the speed limit was only 55 mph on the freeway.

Laughing my arse off!
I got my first 1200 to replace an Anglia...The datty was a limo by comparison!
Ah, the days before cheap jap imports.... You now pay less for a s13 syliva than I payed for that first datty...

Yo Stevo,

Just to let you know that there are several Datsun 1200 fans in the US...I'm one of them. If you have any questions, please let me know..parts as well. Keep those Datsuns alive buddy

If there's a will, there's a DATSUN!!!

Cel

now knock that anti British crap off....or I'm definitely going to start making fun of the Datsun F-10

I said that "I" liked the TR6. Even the most rabid TR fans won't say its the most reliable car. That's not the freaking issue. It's a collectible because people want it. It's a desireable vehicle due to styling and character. It was marketed as a sports car, not an economical box with 155SR12 tires....lol...i got bigger tires than that on my flipping lawn mower.

All in good fun

I realize that the MGC had a 6 cyl. Triumph had an 8....the TR8....but anyways thanks for the warning...by the way, does he know the Crocodile Hunter?

This review was actually written by someone who owns one of theese crap heaps.

I suggest you attend to the problems in your own back yard before running down the datto.


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1971 Triumph TR6 PI from UK and Ireland
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Great Looker, but don't put your life savings on its reliability!
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What things have gone wrong with the car?
Fuel Injectors clog up periodically causing the engine to misfire, necessitating removal of brackets which, if the appropriate tools are not to hand, can be very frustrating.

Engine runs rich, increasing petrol consumption and requiring mixture adjustment at regular intervals.

Various electrical faults - not uncommon on early seventies BL car
General comments?
The car was purchased fully restored in 2001. An excellent and unusual metallic dark blue turns plenty of heads, as does the pale blue leather interior. I had forgotten just how idiosyncratic old sports cars can be. Nothing is easy to get at and the non inertia reel seat belts require proficiency in calisthenics!

The angle of the glove box makes it impossible to open it without safe -breaking skills.

Water ingress into the driver's foot -well is an inevitable consequence of heavy rain as the water flows back towards the windscreen with the forward motion of the car.
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Engine and transmission
2.5 Manual
Performance
7/10
Reliability
5/10
Comfort
4/10
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Running costs (higher is cheaper)
3/10
Distance when acquired
400 miles
Most recent distance
2000 miles
Previous car
Renault 5
First year of ownership
2001
Most recent year of ownership
2002
Date of Entry
26th December, 2002
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