IcePack is bang on the money and like him my wife doesn't care for the Plus 8 she is a VW GTI girl and that's it. Which is good as we both have diverse interests which keeps the marriage healthy and gives me lots of rapid trips and outings without the satnag.
I have had 2 Plus 8's and a brand new 2009 4/4 Sport over 14 years of Morgan ownership and the Sport was a pain in terms of having to finish off what the factory should have done and bits kept falling off it all the time. The build quality of the 1994 and 1999 Plus 8's is far better in my experience. A well sorted secondhand one is a better route if you want fun and reliability from day one. Do you know any of the Aussies on here they will tell you straight and have the extra experience of the difficulty of procuring spares etc I know Gary finds it easier getting parts for his DeLorean than he does for his Morgan in Aus !
If it's just a money/time decision and you like the cars just do it don't hang around please, I was 53 when I got my first one and I should have got one earlier if they bite you they never let you go be warned. Another thing to help your decision making is that over a 10 year period you are likely to get more for it than you paid if taken care of properly. As a guide my new Sport was £27,000 with a few extras I requested just take a look at the UK prices for one as a guideline.
Quite a few people present and past on here have dabbled in a Morgan but never really got it and sold theirs on but they are still on the voyage of finding what they really want to own possibly.
At the other end of the spectrum one of the senior admin members on here has had Plus 8 Morgan's since they came out and now owns 3 one of the originals, the current Aero bodied Plus 8 and a special BMW V8 engined one he had built to his own design by MMC called the SP2 a fabulous machine.
Have fun enjoying your motoring whatever you decide on.
So true but things are looking up now we have access to reliable advice and service even if it is via our new West Australian dealer.
And yes the Delorean service is superb even though the Company went broke in 1983.
