Hi Stevemag, I had Morgans for 10 years, I also got fed up with the factories poor attitude to the problems I had with a new Plus 4, I sold it and bought a SLK, the SLK I changed last year to a pre reg SLC amg line, do I miss the Morgan....no..not a bit, the Morgan was blessed with a faulty/poorly programmed ECU and did not provide a good driving experience, I was not bothered about putting a smile on other peoples faces or waves from other motorists, it was a smile on my face I wanted and the poorly constructed Plus 4 did not do it, the SLC is amazing, as people have said on here, depreciation is higher but I want to enjoy the car not worry about what it is worth when and if I sell it. I enjoyed some of the time with the Morgans, but the last Plus 4 I bought was not properly developed and the factory were very unhelpful and even told lies regarding the ECU (they did a flash upgrade to cure problems, still found problems with that, when I contacted them again they said yes they were aware they had not cured all problems as promised and were working on another upgrade, all this took 1 year!!)
Two years of Merc ownership now and no regrets, especially seeing how much a new Plus 4 is with options, almost twice as much as the SLC.
Wow exbiker, that is some commentary...
Strangely enough I am seriously considering an SLK myself. I've found a very nice low mileage 2007 AMG that I may just find too tempting
My other half has a three year old SLK. I really enjoy driving it I have to admit. She loves the Roadster but you have to be in the right frame of mind. Great on a smooth road but the crude suspension lets it down on most country lanes whilst the SLK tackles everything. Then there’s the creaks and groans, the leaks over the back of the dash...I can put up with the rest of the leaks... and the need to keep the battery on charge all the time. It grates at times and then at times I think the world of it. Once I thought I’d have a Morgan for life.....now I’m not that certain.
There’s a lot of year old or less Morgans at the dealers which suggests that a number of owners whilst originally liking the idea of a modern classic rapidly fall out of love with it due to its shortcomings.
Jays Former Morgan owner. Gone but hopefully not forgotten!
