Interesting post Robo, did you buy Phil's car in the end? If so you got a good'un, I think.
We changed our order for another Plus 8 to a Series I Aero and took delivery in 2002. I must say there was quite a bit of anti-feeling from the old brigade at Mog Meet's, not a a proper Morgan and all those sort of silly comments. Whilst you'll still find the occasional through back, in the main most Mog owners are more broad-minded, and even a certain legal luminary is not against them per se, but rather on his perceived view of their reliability and build quality.
However, I'll leave him to give you his opinions himself!
Don't be put off going to any Mog event Robo, this site was started and habituated initially by mainly Aero owners, but even here we're outnumbered and the site is all the better for the mix of owners, with the potential 3W owners also adding something quite different to the mix.

Enjoy your Mog in whatever form it takes!