Ian,

You are reluctant to address his words from the Mog article. But that is where this thread started. Can we return there?

"If you fit a non-genuine part that damages the vehicle- your warranty is voided." MOG magazine

versus

"The warranty does not apply to defects arising from the fitting of parts NOT made or approved by Company." older manual

They do not mean the same to me. Do they to you?

Dan

I can't quite see the importance of this.

However the magazine article implies that fitting non approved parts will void the warranty. Fairly normal.

The handbook seems to be saying that defects caused by fitting non Morgan parts are not covered by the warranty. (ie will void the warranty).

Both statements are remarkably similar, the manual being slightly more specific.

As previously discussed, if you a fit a non Morgan wing mirror and your engine explodes, any court in the land would uphold your warranty. If you fit a non Morgan fuel injection system and your engine explodes, you're screwed.

I've never argued that the warranty wording & the magazine article are the same, merely that the two versions of the warranty are the same. I won't comment on the magazine article, 'cause I haven't read it, but the pieces of text quoted here would suggest that that Mr Whitworth is going beyond the warranty as stated in the handbook.
Again I say "Given the choice, I'd put my money on the warranty statement in the handbook rather than a magazine article"
Ian

In the last three years I've bought three Morgans, one (new) from a franchised dealer and two (one new, one 10 months old) from MMC, and I can honestly say I've never had a quibble over warranty work, in fact Mark Baldwin, Service Manager bends over backwards to give 100% satisfaction and I wouldn't expect any change of wording on the warranty to alter this commendable approach. What the reported change in wording will do though is give MMC an additional get out clause for the small minority of customers who abuse the system or refuse to be satisfied come what may.

Quite frankly most of what is spouted on Mogwire is sensationalist and geared at stirring doubt and problems towards MMC. I think between the sensible heads here the basis and wording is both agreed upon and conforms to the usually understood maxim of warranty's and non OEM items and what happens if they have a detrimental effect. Case closed?

As for Mogwire, Katoen and Dan D referring to Richard Whitworth as "whitworth", am I the only one that finds that a tad disrespectful and rude?