Due to the impending purchase of a Mercedes 190E my faithful Acclaim needs to go.
1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr
Good points:
51000 miles.
Good, strong engine which has recently a new head gasket, rocker gasket, cambelt, plugs, coolant, oil, filter, plug leads, radiator and fan belt.
New discs & pads and recent new rear shoes and very good tyres all round.
A very tidy brown velour interior with some fancy Bluetooth CD player which i can't work out how to use.
A new MOT with no advisories and tax until end of October.
Smooth 5 speed gearbox
Done a 600 mile round trip to Mid Wales and back in May loaded up with car magazines and it didn't miss a beat, It's used daily and has never let me or my wife down.
Bad stuff.
Starter motor bendix slightly sticks when first starting which makes a strange noise.
Bodywork a bit scabby around the edges, but not unsightly.
It's had a new pair of rear arches at some point but the offside one was poorly filled so doesn't have a swage line like it should.
Got a patch in the boot on the rear wheel tub, a common area but it's solid now.
Sunroof used to drip in heavy rain so I've sealed it with mastic.
Back box has just started to blow so I've bodged it for now with a tin can, screws and some exhaust paste, it's got a new mot so there's no panic on that one.
So there you go, warts n all. I'm making it sound worse than it is but trust me, It's pretty good for one of these.
The car genuinely drives really nicely, very light controls and it's perfectly quick enough for modern traffic, 1335cc twin carb Honda EN engine which is a dream, cheap tax and insurance too.
Any questions just ask, So how much for all this grade A* GOLD fanny magnet then?.. £800 ono, which i think is pretty fair as I paid more than that for it a year ago and spent a fortune getting it up to scratch since.
A nice, comfortable, cheap to run and maintain, nippy daily driver.
1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr
1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr
1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr
1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr
1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr
1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr
Small hole on wing and a few scabs on the front valance and arch edge.
1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr
1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr
This is probably the worse bit on the car, Stevie Wonder did the filler work here and it's bubbling at the bottom of the rear quarter, it's still solid so can be fixed easily enough.
1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr
1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr
1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr
This is the patch in the boot, these all go here and this is now nice and solid.
The sunroof has been sealed and doesn't drip anymore.
1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr
1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr
1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr
1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on FlickrGood points:
51000 miles.
Good, strong engine which has recently a new head gasket, rocker gasket, cambelt, plugs, coolant, oil, filter, plug leads, radiator and fan belt.
New discs & pads and recent new rear shoes and very good tyres all round.
A very tidy brown velour interior with some fancy Bluetooth CD player which i can't work out how to use.
A new MOT with no advisories and tax until end of October.
Smooth 5 speed gearbox
Done a 600 mile round trip to Mid Wales and back in May loaded up with car magazines and it didn't miss a beat, It's used daily and has never let me or my wife down.
Bad stuff.
Starter motor bendix slightly sticks when first starting which makes a strange noise.
Bodywork a bit scabby around the edges, but not unsightly.
It's had a new pair of rear arches at some point but the offside one was poorly filled so doesn't have a swage line like it should.
Got a patch in the boot on the rear wheel tub, a common area but it's solid now.
Sunroof used to drip in heavy rain so I've sealed it with mastic.
Back box has just started to blow so I've bodged it for now with a tin can, screws and some exhaust paste, it's got a new mot so there's no panic on that one.
So there you go, warts n all. I'm making it sound worse than it is but trust me, It's pretty good for one of these.
The car genuinely drives really nicely, very light controls and it's perfectly quick enough for modern traffic, 1335cc twin carb Honda EN engine which is a dream, cheap tax and insurance too.
Any questions just ask, So how much for all this grade A* GOLD fanny magnet then?.. £800 ono, which i think is pretty fair as I paid more than that for it a year ago and spent a fortune getting it up to scratch since.
A nice, comfortable, cheap to run and maintain, nippy daily driver.
1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on FlickrSmall hole on wing and a few scabs on the front valance and arch edge.
1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on FlickrThis is probably the worse bit on the car, Stevie Wonder did the filler work here and it's bubbling at the bottom of the rear quarter, it's still solid so can be fixed easily enough.
1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on FlickrThis is the patch in the boot, these all go here and this is now nice and solid.
The sunroof has been sealed and doesn't drip anymore.
1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr1984 Triumph Acclaim HLS by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr