Does anyone use a Morgan as a daily driver? I have had conflicting advice about this from different dealers.One said that a shabby 1970s 4/4 would be fine as a daily car (brakes worried me mostly to be honest). Another dealer said a new 4/4 would not be able to cope with daily use (eg 25 miles a day every day plus half a dozen big trips a year; total annual mileage about 8,000) and would wear out very quickly as they're pretty fragile really, especially in relation to chassis, wood, body etc.
who's right and what do I buy? Thanks
Monty
Hi Monty
Sorry, I've been slow to pick up this post...
YES, daily use is possible. Drove my 2009 4/4 Sport approx. 330 days in first year. Will be about 300 this year (had a little "off" recently, no mog for 6 weeks = hell).
15-18,000 miles a year. Me+Mrs+6 bags of Waitrose shopping or 2 overnight bags perfectly possible. Drive in ALL weathers bar snow.
I would NOT go for a 70's Mog - but I am a mechanical idiot, so don't let that put you off. I think it's worth an extra £10k ish to go for a 4/4 Sport 2008-10 vintage. Little 1.6 Sigma is good (and mappable
) but you should consider Suplex suspension aftermarket upgrade as it transforms the handling.
Chassis = galvanised (not with 70's versions usually), wood is cuprinol'd and a Ford engine should be good for 150-200k miles if serviced every 10k or so.
Others will (probably have already) sing the praises of 1.8 Duratecs and Roadster 3.0 or 3.7s - but you'll be paying much more.
Anyway, as others have said, "go for it". We're only here once and I love my mog - my only car.
Jeremy
