The Plus 8 is the car I want to drive and the one that leaves me smiling. Sure, it is flawed but is quick and comfortable. At 303 bhp/tonne not that powerful, BUT it is relatively small and I'm fully in control: the new MP4S rubber has made a massive difference.
The M140 is also fun, though a lot less powerful it has enough turbo driven low speed grunt to get the back end to step out (no LSD) and occasionally make me grin. Otherwise it is a posh Golf.
The AMG C43 is only 202 bhp/tonne, it has a clever 4 wheel drive and a trick exhaust. The only amusement comes from making irresponsible boy racer noises with the exhaust and pulling out of side turnings at very large throttle openings, knowing that it will catapult its self down the road. It has no real soul, a bit like the description of the Golf that started this thread.
I used to ride bikes, that is really connecting with the road and weather. But I've given up as my reactions are not what they were and my balance isn't either. Allowing the bike to fall on you whilst sitting on it, engine off, was embarrassing as I was trapped and couldn't move. I had to wait to be released. No damage to bike or me, but when you can't trust your leg to hold up.....
We don't have to justify our Morgans logically any more than we justify our choice of partners. My Morgan makes me smile, and I enjoy both owning and driving it.
