Never an easy decision to make. I tend to look at this in the context of what use I want to put the vehicle to on a daily basis and how suitable it is to meeting those needs ,so more of a 'head' decision, weighed against the heart in the sense of the number of truly halcyon days where one may enjoy the' heart' moments more.
Following a fall on icy steps pre Xmas, when I hurt my back, I find I can no longer get in and out the Morgan easily and depressing the clutch aggravated the injury, making it very uncomfortable to drive. Sadly, this week the my Morgan Roadster 4 seater has been sold. I had been looking for something to replace it, having for decades driven convertibles many with mohair hoods. I gone for a Mercedes SLC with a folding hard top, which I am finding more opportunity to drive roof down, as I don't have to wait till the roof is bone dry before lowering otherwise the mohair creases. Having so much more fun, so much so, that the wife has changed the Mercedes cabriolet for one of the last Euro 6 SLK's and she is enjoying far more roof down motoring than we were ever able to achieve with the mohair roof cabriolet.
Do I miss the Morgan, yes from time to time without question, especially the smiling faces and waves from passers by etc, but when it comes down to the core reason for owning and driving a convertible car I'll take the SLC and SLK any day, even if it doesn't have the cache of a Morgan. Maybe at some point in the future we will consider an automatic CX as the wife wont drive a manual car.
Whilst unfortunately certain events have forced my hand, I'm enjoying my fresh air motoring, which is central to why I drive a convertible car.
Last edited by JohnHarris; 20/04/23 09:01 AM.
