After a frustrating time waiting for the DVLA to complete the reg.no. transfer, we finally got our hands on the new Roadster, just in time for the weather to turn decidedly wintry and it has remained indoors ever since! (No apologies for the garage - it's the "lived-in" look!) Comparing this car with the three previous 3.0L Roadsters, it seems to be a much better developed package with the Mustang engine, rather than the adaptation of the engine from an SUV. The improvements I have noticed so far include the drive-by-wire throttle, the race style pedal box with no pedal rubbers to continually come loose, and the indent to the right of the throttle pedal, no doubt as a result of the narrower footwell. The gear change is a huge improvement although it has a very narrow "gate". The side screens come with a drain hole ready drilled in the front corner and there is the rubber channel to keep the side screens from being sucked outward at the top. There is an additional horizontal Tennax faster for when the hood is folded to stop it flapping about. Two bonnet props are standard fitting. I'm still not wild about the instruments and the clock has a different colour of blue lighting to the main dials. According to the latest Morgan Trad. handbook, the fuel consumption readout is still in miles per US gallon so that it shows only 83% of the real mpg! Two tripmeters and range to empty are also useful parts of the display. The power steering is very artificial in feel with almost no self-centring and, while it makes slow speed manoeuvring a doddle, time will tell if I get used to the "feel". So far, it has been driven very gently (less than 200 miles) but already it is clear that there is enormous torque. If only the weather would improve!
