August 22nd...."The Day"!
We went up on a slow but scenic train from Salisbury to Yate there to be collected by Williams Morgan for the short drive to their showroom and garage.
Waiting for us was our glorious 2009 Roadster, valeted to go and looking wonderful in the sun. Zuralic Blue is one "interesting" colour, in dull light it is virtually black, but once the sun is out it is a deep blue/black with hint of purple due to the blue and red sparkley bits under the clear coat.
Paul's handover was thorough and taken at a good pace, especially the hood opening and closing process so we couldn't damage the little pins behind the doors.
We had ordered the Suplex front suspension upgrade and the drive back to Salisbury was a revelation: the front suspension has been brought almost into the 1980s! Still crashes about on the worst surfaces but on reasonable roads it is smooth, comfortable and grips well, the steering is lighter and more importantly the car goes where you point it!
Home I spent much of Friday looking over the car, there are a few bits where pedantic attention to detail suggests improvement could be made, for example the rubbers round the windscreen wiper fixing are starting to perish, so need replacing. Not a big deal but I'd like them perfect....
Also interesting to see under the bonnet where the hinge had been fettled when built to clear bits....but not touched up.
Photos to follow, but the main job is to clear the garage so she can go in at night and when there is ice about.
All in all I'm a very happy Morgan owner...a stunning car to drive and a car to play with over the winter. Life doesn't get much better..!
