I understand the disappointment that people feel, when what they received was not what they purchased, but it seems that everyone wants Morgan to turn their 2012 purchase into a 2014 model for free. Do we expect that with any other vehicle, regardless of the amount of design and engineering that went into it.
I also am an outsider looking in. As much as I love the concept of the M3W, I love odd ball vehicles and love the sound of a great V-Twin roaring down the road, but I'm not sure if a M3W is in my future.
That said, I think that if the many issues the M3W guys are having were fit and finish, rough ride, poor steering geometry etc, I feel that after reading all the posts here, many would be more than willing to pay for upgrades to bring their M3W up to current standards and improving ride and style a bit.
BUT... what they have are cars that are not fit to hit the road with any amount of confidence that they won't have to be trailered back home. These problems are not cosmetic or comfort, but down right reliability issues; let alone what might happen if a BB locks up and car loses control and someone gets hurt or worse.
So as Steve said, if he had the opportunity to go for a 1k mile jaunt for a long weekend, he would just love to take his brand new 2014 M3W, but out of fear of being rescued on the road rather than driving back home, he would NOT take the M3W on that trip.
That is just not Steve's feelings, but probably a lot more on here than would admit to it.
It's a sad state of affairs that one would spend that much money for a presumed to be fit for purpose vehicle and not have the confidence to drive it more than 100 miles from home.
I don't think it's too much for anyone here to ask that Morgan take care of the chassis issues on the earlier units and then get a dependable comp and BB, I think most here would be ecstatic and overjoyed. They could then take on the nit picky items and gladly pay for upgrade or newer options etc.
