I collected my used plus six from the dealer just over two weeks ago, on collection I noted the brake warning light was lit and took the car straight back the dealer who spent two hours trying to fix the fault, but could not do so, I took the car on the proviso that a more local to me dealer would repair the fault, now I am told they cannot fit the car in until the end of October, since collecting I have noted the clock is four hours slow and will not adjust , while on a drive this week while driving briskly the engine management light lit up and went into limp mode for a split second very scary. The car drives great lots of power and grips great in the dry, on tour 38+ mpg which is surprising in such a powerful car. The brakes work really well when you get used to them, just need a harder push, stopping power is not a problem. The car should have been well sorted before I collected it, I read that some forum members say it is not the dealers fault well in this case it is and for such an expensive car is just not good enough.
I had the same issue with the engine management light and momentary loss of power, as you say quite scary. It appears to have rectified itself for the moment.
If support for CX cars don’t improve, some people will look elsewhere…
I also had the engine MIL issue on my CX. According to my dealer, Morgan had known of this problem and informed them of a fix for a poor earth. Worth mentioning to your dealer. It needs sorting as it is likely to happen again and you might be in a situation where you don't appreciate the sudden drop in torque delivery!
On the wider point that you make, it is difficult to disagree. Morgan do need to up their game and I honestly wonder if the rose tinted Morgan glasses that many wear are not helping MMC in the long run. Younger owners do have higher expectations and they are more critical - thats a fact borne out by nearly all in-depth customer satisfaction surveys. If Morgan want younger customers' money then they need to take what comes with it i.e higher expectations.
I purchased my 2nd Plus Four (manual as I didn't really enjoy the automatic as much as I thought I would) and 10 days after picking it up I got the stop-drive notice. I seriously considered rejecting the car then and there and it was only because I was busy with other things that I sucked it up and waited for the dealer to fix it. Also I'm lucky in that I have an Alpine A110 to enjoy so the lack of the Morgan was not so annoying.
The Plus Four has now been back on the road for a couple of weeks and all seems well so far. As far as compensation is concerned, I don't like to think about the true cost of not having the car for some months but I do feel the 3 month extension to the warranty offered by MMC is borderline laughable.
Now, where did I put my rose tinted glasses. Ah, thats better I'm all calm again now. :-).
Ian
A convert to the joy of Morgans after years of motorcycles
