Morgan couldn't afford to put their cars through the testing that major manufacturers do, so they turn to early adopters to beta test their products first hand. Early adopters of major manufacturer cars have more issues than those a few years after initial production as well(albeit far less). My guess is that Morgan has been able to stay around all these years (and into the modern era), because their customers tend to be people willing to put up with their shortcomings.
What we do know is that the Morgan Three Wheeler would never have been undertaken by any other manufacturer. Due to both safety issues and unproven tech designs. If this was something being made by Ford, it would probably resemble the Polaris Slingshot, versus the ACE Cyclecar evolved design. Its hard to hamper on them so severely as without them, something like this wouldnt be built in 2017.
Im no Morgan owner, but do hope to own a M3W one of these days, Im glad I wasnt an early adopter, but would love to support a company like Morgan who still brings it even with the odds stacked against them.
