Hello everybody
Very exciting to post for the first time on the Talk Morgan forum. Knowing really nothing about Morgans, I am now a Morgan owner (hoping to become a fan).
In my thirties I drove a 82´911. Been there - done that! Have had several different motorcycles over the years - nothing really posh - now only a Vespa 200 2 stroke left. Feeling a bit finished with bikes too... (not the Vespa though)
Getting close to 50 I felt the urge to look for something.... Something "roadwise" again, to motor a bit on sunny days (if any - this is Norway). Not wanting a bike, nor really a sportscar (i Norway anyway - bad roads/low speed limits) I ended up buying a Morgan 3 wheeler, without really considering for long. Slightly spontaneous there, but my wife was supportive. (and that IS a good thing)
Bought from the official Morgan distributor i Norway, located in Oslo. It is a 2014 model, registered for the first time now in February 2015. I have never driven one, I have never seen one "live". It is a pure "hope this is right for me"-thing, bought via email and telephone.
Now the Morgan is waiting for me in Oslo, and I am waiting for the Norwegian winter to let go...to cross the mountains, bringing it home to Bergen. Aiming for mid-april-ish.
Very exciting....and a bit scary! It is a lot of money for a strange car that I know little about.
I have read/viewed tests, and they are (more or less) all talking about the pure joy of riding this car. Back to basic - all mechanical. My hope is in those few but important words. Maximizing the pure fun of just driving on normal, not-so-good roads. All senses receiving impulses (even rain in the face)...
And in the winter-resting-season just sitting in the garage polishing...enjoying the pure look of a very odd car...together with a beer. A dreamer I am.
"Not something for everyone - but everything to someone". Maybe? :-)
Best R,
Helge
