Originally Posted By Chris99
Originally Posted By mph
It's a design fault


Is it? Who at MMC has confirmed this?

Morgan have known about this for just over 4 weeks and in that time have designed and fitted modifications to 6 of the 7 cars known on TM to have the issue (the 7th was attended to by the owner).

IF on investigation it does turn out to be a design issue or traced to a particular batch of chassis then I've confidence MMC will address it as they did with the bolt on chassis brace ie foc modification via the dealer network.

In the meantime I'll carry on enjoying my 21,000 mile, 2013 M3W drive smile


There is NO way Morgan is going to voluntarily declare they have a design fault.

You can bet those issues will be kept very quiet and managed on the old “We’ve never seen that before” basis.

TM knows of 7cars but what about the owners/drivers that are not on TM.

This chassis issue is serious no matter which way you view it.

Seems to me the M3W position can be summarised as follows:-

1) There have been significant quality and reliability issues from the beginning.
2) These issues have now developed to justified concerns as to fundamental engineering and safety.
3) Any investigation as mentioned should be completed by an independent qualified automotive engineer so a universal “fix” can be made available to ALL owners.
4) A recall will cost Morgan a pile of money but that’s better than being sued (particularly in the USA, the new target market).
Vehicle recalls seem to be rather fashionable at the moment and may not be as humiliating as you think.
5) A fix would clear the air and provide a sound reputational and quality platform for future sales.
Like it or not, news of the current M3W problems is entering the public domain.
It’s easy to find the contact details of the various motoring scribes who peddle global automotive publications and it won’t be long before one of them picks up on this.
A fix could potentially save new and second-hand sales from going down like a fat kid on a see-saw.


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