It's interesting that many of us will view our cars through rose tinted glasses and forgive them for their shortcomings compared to a modern car. Its the same with other makes. I loved all the Defenders I have owned but they were quite crude compared to, say my Discovery. I have owned my Series 1 LR for years, its slow, noisy and uncomfortable on all except short trips but it has bags of charm and is a British icon and it will never be sold.
My Morgan (when it was on the road) wasn't particularly comfortable for long trips, wasn't that easy to get in and out of, got buffeted by the wind when on a fast road and a pain if you got caught by a rain storm hood up or down hence it is a fine weather car and I make no apologies for that. It has, like my Series 1 LR have bags of charm and it is again a British icon.
I have my Discovery for every day and the Porsche as a civilised sports car which I am happy to drive long distance and not worry about the weather however I like my slow bumpy uncomfortable, as they left the factory Land Rover and Morgan, I would not change them because they are like stepping back to another era, when things were simpler and the pace of life moved a bit slower, I don't want them full of modern gizmo's I have other cars for that. I like the simplicity of them and the fact that if they do break down I could probably fix it by the roadside. Not a Luddite just someone who appreciates when cars were of a more simple design.
