The Triumph 2000 / 2500 / 2·5 Register Forum

So a further small update. On the return evening, which did not go quite as planned as already stated, ' Christine' obviously was not best pleased with leaving Peter's hands, and returning into mine....she started playing up . Really. The weather i ought to add was miserable, to say the least. So i ...

Thank you for the kind words. This evening did not go quite as planned......the car was being brought back down to me ( as formerly arranged) - but, as these ' planned things go' where vehicles are concerned , do not rely on plans!!!! So the transport down, well, broke down.....the alternator ...

Seeing as the National is, this year, in my county,and i now should be able to drive uphill, i am chewing it over although i no longer do crowds, too late to book , and she is still far from being good looking,i am on the fence so to speak.

Indeed !!!! Owned for albut 20 years, driven for 2 years. But never given up on it. Too good a car to do that. Cannot wait to start doing the tip runs in it again

A picture Peter sent me on his test run, in sunny Kings Lynn on Thursday, after pasting the nearest hill in his flat living area

Hi Mike,
Thank you for the continued interest in me and my nemisis 😄. I know you have always followed my highs and lows, well more lows i think. WELL ..... Peter has been ace with it , and has constantly kept me up to date, right from day 1, which i think without checking was a mere 12 days ago ...

I have sent so many posts on so many different topics regarding the problems with my S Estate i was not sure where to add the latest update - so i thought i would start a new post !!!!! So as i type my car is on it's way by trailer for the 'Peter Jackson Treatment'. He has kindly offered to haul it ...

Ah ok fair enough, i was not aware of that one. Am i right in thinking these can have issues with the tensioner over time, like anything i guess getting weaker with age....i'm guessing mine is the original set up so probably past its best....

Loving that picture

My 75 S has circlips....on all U.J.s if that helps.