Talk Morgan Forums Community The Malvern Arms Would you Part-Ex your Trad for a CX?

I don't have a Trad to exchange so can't really comment but if the car was available in Australia and I had the funds I am more interested in the Plus four than the six. It looks more like a Trad in shape, can have wire wheels, can have a spare on the back which to me is part of the classic Morgan look and probably most important a manual gearbox. The six looks like some kind of cartoon car and I think it is mainly the wheels are just too big.

I hired a Morgan for a day years ago and part of the appeal to me was the fact it was not easy to drive, the brake and clutch pedals come from the floor but the accelerator from above, the fly off hand brake was different to anything I had used before and I really liked it, I think the flywheel lightened enough to make smooth driving difficult. But after 15 minutes or so I got used to it and by the end of the day my hill starts, gear changes, etc. where perfect. I really like the wooden centre to the Plus four and it reminds me of the last 4 seater which had the old fly off hand brake, I guess they are trying to appeal to a more normal customer but I wish they kept the handbrake. I assume the pedals are now all hinged from above and the car as easy to drive as any other new car.

I like fettling but not fixing if that makes sense. I love putting stereos in cars, putting in reverse cameras, I have enjoyed adding in electric windows into older cars, replacing stock suspension with coil overs etc. I also enjoy doing oil changes myself every 5,000km. But I like to do these things when I want (apart from the oil changes) rather than fix things immediately because they are needed to be done just to drive the car because things keep going wrong, which was the case of my Honda S600. I think what appealed to me about Morgans in 1980 was it had a new engine so would not die like my Honda all the time but I could still fettle with it and make it mine with subtle changes, hopefully the Plus four can still have some subtle changes done by enthusiastic owners.