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A new Triumph?
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UKdave2002
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:02 pm    Post subject: A new Triumph? Reply with quote
Could be a winner if it has Triumph styling with BMW engineering & reliability.

http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/354/C13555/
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Job-Rated
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
How expensive will it be to maintain, though?

Will the battery be sealed so you can't give/receive a jump start?

Will it have to go to a certified dealer to have annoying dash warning lights turned off?

Will it attract a similar customer base? i.e. 'Businessmen' & 'Chavs'?

Hitler would be having a right old laugh if he knew the Germans were building British marques.

I'm really not impressed.
Plus, it's damned ugly.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
interesting idea though. The style of 'Triumph' on that drawing's numberplate looks like the bike version of the logo, rather than the car one

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well, it wouldn't be the first time that the krauts got it wrong.
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dpr
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 6:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Bet it's not called Spitfire
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UKdave2002
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well I think it would be nice to see the brand name back on an open top car who ever the owners and punters are, if there is a new generation of Triumph buyers thats fine by me, I suspect the people who bought Stag's & Spitfires in the 70's were probably business men and Chavs of thier day!.
May be if BMW sell them from the same showrooms as the Mini they will become BMC dealerships ! Wink
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