I do not see a golden halo around the company, nor do I view the product through rose tinted spectacles; however, I have taken the time to get to know the people behind the cars and while they, like the product, isn't always perfect, I would never question their passion, commitment or dedication to the product or the constant improvement of it.
My previous comments stand - the more you charge for a product the more demanding I believe the customer becomes (this is as true as a move from a £30k 4/4 Sport to a £50k Roadster V6 as it is for a £70k Aero 8 to a £135k SS) and therefore, a constant evaluation of quality and commitment to constant improvement is necessary to ensure commercial success.
I had started a post which I have now deleted, as Simon's post adequately covers most of the points that I was going to make. I did feel also that Alistair's post was apposite.
As Morgan owners we all know that despite the intrinsic quality of most modern Morgan's, there is still a period when the new cars have to be fettled and this applies to many trads; as well as Aero's. I am currently going through that process again, and Boshers does misquote me somewhat in his first post as the point that I make to him is that having bought a MMC demonstrator, he has not had this particular experience as his car was already 'sorted'.
Most of us go into the buying experience with our eyes open, and are willing to have some of the minor niggles sorted out by the factory, or in some cases the Dealer, over the first few months of ownership. To many new owners of an Aero, coming from a Porker, an Audi, or whatever, they are not aware that this is part of the experience and it can be a shock as it is not something they are necessarily used to. Please note I am not saying that all other prestige cars are faultless, they aren't as I know from my own experience(s), but you can't compare the perceived quality of our recent 911 and my new Aero SS.
This is not an abject criticism of the company or the car, I have shown my backing of the company by buying several cars, but just a realistic assessment of both products. The good people at the factory will get my car right, it goes in for its first service shortly, but with a little more care it could have been much better.
I think that Robert's view has been somewhat tarnished by his experience, but he is still posting on TM and thus, he is still interested in the marque. It is good to see Russell getting involved, as although I know he did not sell either the pedal car or the Aero to him, he is a Morgan Dealer of the right sort.
Hopefully you will carry on posting here Robert, I for one enjoy your contributions and look forward to seeing you back driving a Morgan of some sort in the future; and I don't mean the pedal car!
Brian
