Hi Simon, thanks for your advice.
I totally agree this is a hugely different experience from the German set. To be honest that is a lot of the appeal. I am yearning for something with some real character!
The occasional use nature of Morgan isn't a problem for me either. It's a nice day car that I am really after - I have only done 12k in 4 years in the Cayman!
My view on niggles etc is that I expect them on a hand crafted car. I am less forgiving for a precision engineered German car that is produced largely by robot. There is no excuse there. Besides, the niggles are only an issue if you are not well looked after in terms of customer service, and from what I understand, Morgan dealers are better than most.
I will certainly arrange a factory tour both pre purchase and during the build. As you say,m embracing the whole experience, including the community is all part of it.
I am based in Aylesbury, Bucks. Not sure where nearest dealer is.
Your advice to test the 4/4 alongside the Plus 4 is good and I will do that. thanks
Sounds like you have a good grasp on what to expect from an ownership experience and realistic expectations.
We've debated modern 911s on the site on many occasions - we have quite a few members who own one alongside their Morgan - and the word that gets bandied around, which the Morgan has and most mainstream 911s/Caymans/Boxsters are missing, is soul. A difficult word to define but I believe it boils down to: sense of occasion, the feeling of owning something unique, the hand crafted nature of the product, a modicum of eccentricity and a wonderful driving experience which isn't perfect but is more thrilling than any modern safety-net enabled car; all of these things are very Morgan qualities.
And before you think I'm knocking Porsche, I am not. I am still very much an admirer of their cars and will own another in the future; however, I just never felt like mine were special enough to be a weekend car (I'm excluding the niche RS and GT3 (and perhaps GT2) from this synopsis).
Reference dealer locations: there is a map on
www.morgan-motor.co.uk with the dealership locations. SGT aren't too far away from you (Julian Cutts is the contact there).
The key is to decide if you want to buy new, or new in stock or preowned.
As the 4/4 Sport is built in the standard Sport colours, you may find a dealer who has one in stock and ready to go in the colour you want: Phil Ledgerwood a RPM Morgan did have stock a few weeks ago.
Equally, and as above, you may want to go through the build process and be able to watch your car being built.
Good luck and any other questions, ask away
