Took my Aero 8 S3 out for a blast with my 13 year old son (who is rather fond of Pagani Zondas, Maclaren MPthingies, Lamborghinis etc. But he also loves the Morgans (including our M3W).
I'd not driven in half decent weather for a few months and had gone out in the rain a couple of weeks earlier roof up but this was the real deal - dry roads, not too much traffic, fresh 98 unleaded in the tank.
My goodness, what a great car, and what a great drive. The grip on my new Avon ZZ5s is a lot better than I remember and the tyres get almost sticky with a bit of temperature. The noise that thing makes is simply fantastic and I fell in love all over again.
Everything working beautifully - no dodgy noises, Chopin Etudes on the stereo (which are quite good for driving if you're slightly odd like me!) and the heater doing its stuff sufficiently. Fantastic chassis so I can't wait to see what the new upgraded S5 one is like (although to me it begins to sound like it's been simplified and dumbed down a bit - quite likely better grip, but will it have the same feel - we'll see...)
Really, truly couldn't imagine a better drive in anything.
Oh - and once up to proper temperatures (35 miles or so), I did a proper getaway with a little wheelspin and through to 6000 rpm in the first 3 gears with a little over 100mph on the clock in what seemed like no more than 10 seconds - splendid. Clearly I must have dreamed that bit because it would be impossible on a real road in this day and age, but the dream was so realistic I could have sworn it was real.
Fantastic, wonderful, a real heart-lifting drive.
Funny things, Morgans...
Oh, and my son was speechless and more than a bit impressed (although I won't 'dream' of doing that again for a good while!!)
