Faults:

Owning the car for over 37 years, nothing major has gone wrong, just the usually maintenance upkeep like water pump replacement, mechanical fuel pump replacement, clutch/slave cylinder rebuild, brake master cylinder, and brake pads/shoes replacements.

The car has been very reliable and I still get a smile every time when I crank up and hear that lovely exhaust note from the straight 6 cylinder.

General Comments:

My car is British Racing Green, tan interior, electric overdrive in 3rd and 4th gears. Still have the original interior and dash with no cracks. I have kept it almost 100% stock in appearances. Even found original replacement parts on eBay including the original NOS Wagner sealed headlights. And if future parts if needed, from The Roadster Factory and Moss Motors. Had it repainted in 1991 and it still looks great! Even have the redline Michelin tires.

Faults:

This car takes constant care. Not real expensive, but maintaining the car is not optional; you have to.

General Comments:

There is only one thing that I would want different... more power. This car is beautiful! It is perfectly balanced. It was built to ride with the road and respond with your reflexes. If it had 500hp and handled the same, there would be no reason to look further for a roadster; it is fast enough, but faster?... it's what a sports car is about. I have seen very few cars that have such a "Look"; the TR-6 is just gorgeous.

Faults:

Car is basically stock and for me has been pretty much trouble free. Cosmetic upgrades only.

General Comments:

The car is fun to drive.

If you are a large person, this is not the car for you.

It's a huge head turner.

It is not a fast car in its original engine state.

Trying to make it faster will quickly decrease the value.

Trying to modernize this car with all the after market upgrade parts available will dramatically reduce the collector value.

If you want to own a Porsche, buy a Porsche, this car does not handle like a Porsche.

Faults:

It gets dirty and I have to change the oil.

The only big problem is that the air conditioner always made the engine overheat in heavy traffic. So, I just took it out. Problem solved.

This is a good "just for fun" second car, but it is a dream on the interstate at 70 mph, especially at night with the top down.

General Comments:

This car is a shade tree mechanic's dream. You can just about take the whole thing apart with a screwdriver and a 1/2 inch wrench.

It is not hard to repair. My slave cylinder failed once and I just changed it out on the side of the road. Parts are readily available by mail order.

It gets good gas mileage and it has so much torque that it will fool you into thinking it has double its actual horsepower.

The fun factor is off the chart for this car.

Faults:

Heater fan blowing fuses.

Fuel pressure relief valve stuck.

General Comments:

The car is very quick even by todays standards.

The overdrive transmission makes cruising at high high speed fuss free.

It corners like a go cart on smooth roads, but unfortunately the front end is unstable on bumpy roads.

The cabin is a little cramped and the seats are not comfortable for long distances.

It also attracts a lot of attention and comments from people of all ages.