Hi Alistair
Live near Clitheroe/Skipton - in the middle lol.
The Maser is a tourer, pulls great but weighs two tonners and is more noise then snap your neck. The S2 sounds more fun and that was the original look I saw at Southport flower show about 8 years ago... fell in love and so nearly traded my porsche in but that was my daily driver and going south in the Morgan on the M6 seemed a waste.
Yep I have petrol problem to around 12 mpg if lucky but open the windows and dont care, the Morgan would be something for the lanes and hills, Im 1 hour from lakes, some amazing twisty roads near me and great to get out in the open, I also run a large car show here so would take her to get looked, sat in and prodded.
In terms of maintenance assume as BMW engine then thats ok to service etc, is it more just odd parts that are old and not generally in stock hard to get.
It sounds like Im best off test driving the models to see which fits best, the S4 in awesome colours Im addicted to and love the updated interior but the S2 has the classic front look and sounds more like manual aggressive driving that I dont have in the Maser, its a electronic clutch and paddles, changes in microsends but not like dipping clutch and dropping the stick.