I get bored with cars after a while and start searching for something different. It's been the same with my Morgan history, had an excellent older 4/4 but started to get wandering eyes and bought my current 2008 Plus 4 which on the whole I love. But...am now probably in the market for something new or nearly new and have absolutely no confidence in getting rid of my excellent 2008 vintage for a new one with potentially many problems. I look at new ones and I see in some cases examples of a poorer finish than I have in/on mine, unacceptable blemishes or marks and if that's what you can see god knows what's going on underneath. A generalisation I know but to spend £45k plus and worry that it might not work is just not on...no new Morgan at that price with that reputation for me.
But if you feel like something different ( I typically take 7 years on cars or boats til that feeling arises)you wont really be achieving it by swapping an 08 trad for a 16 trad. After all the whole point about the trad is that it changes little from decade to decade.
Something different could be taking your existing car to a tuning shop for an extra 50 bhp, fitting a roll bar and doing some not too serious sprints or hill climbs? That might be a new skill to learn or you might be replying "been there done that".
Maybe an Aero. A second hand Aero wouldnt be a huge amount more than a new trad and its a totally different car. Or you could go really sporty and try something beginning L
