I have great sympathy for the fact that MMC needed two new contemporary models in order to simply remain in the market. Besides, changes are only ever a point of criticism from the point of view of users who have grown fond of the old one. In the 1970s there was an appalling outcry when Porsche first fitted a brake booster when changing from the 2.7 G model to the 3.0 SC. In the foreseeable future, many of the new Morgan customers will no longer know how a Trad drove...with all its strengths and weaknesses. It's simply the next evolutionary step, but Morgan's positioning still remains true to itself with the CX models. The shape, the open riding experience, the individuality. No one will soon complain that the car has better suspension and more modern cornering than a Trad ever could. Now, let's move on to the problems discussed in this thread. How should we classify them? Are they the typical teething troubles or are they systematic error results of a small series manufacturer who could never iron them out? Because the high-tech basis behind the Morgan's shape retention can only be handled by large car companies? My gut feeling is that they are teething problems. Just two more years and it will be much more reliable. I believe this because MMC, unlike Toyota for example, only has to worry about three models being built unchanged for as long as possible (except for constant fine tuning like better seats etc).
To look on the bright side, everything that has been noticed as a CX error so far are things that are not extremely fundamentally a design error. I personally consider a lack of ground clearance worse than an unreliable radiator or a brake master cylinder as an example. The lack of ground clearance will never be changed...except for a few millimetres by fiddling. There is so far only one weak point of all CX cars that I have read so far. That is simply the way the Plus Six can unleash power when you are reckless. But even that is a question of time, because the right drivers will select themselves. And with the Plus Four, you only hear the best about the performance in relation to the car, I haven't driven a CX yet...it's all just reading.
Word will also spread among younger potential buyers that they could expect initial issues with a new Morgan. But will that stop them from wanting one? Let's assume that not all potential fans are stupid and slick naive "consumers" who equate the reliability of a Morgan with that of a Toyota. Besides...if you look on the net there are horror stories from car manufacturers where you wouldn't expect it. Maybe MMC should have to "educate" their new customers a bit, just like Peter Morgan did it. Maybe MMC has to be very accommodating in the first year, and tell a new story in case of early quirks. Not like in the past: "They are all like this", but e.g. "our handcrafted unique pieces always need some time until everything is perfect". "You are not a guinea pig but a valued customer in an illustrious circle whose car we will optimise in the maturing phase of the first year, because that is our claim and this procedure reflects our handcrafted approach“. This is how I could envisage MMC's near positive future.
