Ok, a few words from someone who in a few days will part with a nice sum of money and in about 3 weeks will show up at the factory's door to pick up a brand new Morgan 3 Wheeler (Brooklands, no less).
1 - About Charles Morgan - In Portugal we have a saying about people with a "large back". I searched to look for an equivalent English expression and apparently there is one. "Broad Shoulders". Please, I understand people not liking Charles Morgan, and I surely understand that someone that was for so long in charge of MMC might have made a few mistakes (on the whole, however, and all things considered, I think he did an amazing job ). BUT ... Charles Morgan is not in command for the better part of TWO YEARS (since Feb 2013).
The die was cast when The Morgan Motor Company announced that they would launch the "3 Wheeler" in 2011 at the Geneva Motor Show with UK deliveries starting in 2012.
CM made that decision: I believe it was one of the reasons he was removed from overall control at the end of 2012 as Morgan realised the car needed more development.
Since then Steve has been dealing with the consequences. I have great respect for steve and his team.
You say that Steve and the other Directors deserve some of the blame. I agree, but I believe they simply couldn't control CM. Free from the control of Peter CM did what he believed was right and took little or no heed of the opinions of the rest of the board. Which is why in the end all they could do is fire him. It is history now.
I agree with you about buying a new 2014 M3W. If I had the free money I'd be talking to Paul at Williams about the specification and price. Like you I have confidence that it would be a great product and any little niggles would be sorted.
