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well said paulj.

I think you hit the nail on the head. this isn't about wanting perfection or a modern car, it's about dumb ass oversights on the manufacture's part that could and should of been recognized/and fixed after less than 500 miles on a test mule.

while i understand that morgan's are works in progress both on the part of the manufacture as well as by the owners, I think someone from the factory spending 30 min a week on this forum and taking notes on what is actually happening with these cars would allow for progress at a breakneck speeds due to the fact you have a huge collection of test mules "aka paid and delivered customer cars" who are providing invaluable feedback and even creating solutions for the manufacture free of any r&d charge.

I just wonder how much morgan loses on senseless warranty claims that could of easily been fixed at the production stage of things instead of post sale work by dealerships.

All of this being said i'm having a blast in my morgan and have enjoyed getting my hands dirty as it was something that was missing from my life before the 3w, but i'd much rather not being fixing mfg's oversights, laziness, or sloppiness and spending that time and energy modifying the car or just basic upkeep.

I just don't think it speaks very highly of the "craftsman" putting the car together when non mechanically inclined people who don't do it for a living are able to fix and reassemble the car properly and with better attention to detail.

and for those who either don't have a morgan or do and think i'm being oversensitive, he's a cherry example, they forgot to put rubber grommets on the screws that attach the cover to the air filter which meant that there was about a half inch of play between the cover and the filter. this means that when accelerating it would rattle and bang against the engine sounding like a can of rocks and would make terrible noises when hitting bumps. it was fixed by less than a $1 with the purchase of a couple pieces of rubber to put on the screws so it was seated properly.

i know i'm coming across as a dick and stepping on a lot of people's toes with those comments but i only say it out of love because i want morgan to be around for another 100 years and honestly I just can't see that with this kind of rushed production/development. just so much wasted potential with such great cars to be made.