Thanks all for the thought provoking responses. I'm certainly not expecting to go into this with an assumption the car will retain it's value in future - I think that particular ship has sailed and the end of the ICE era won't help future resale values. And I agree that the advent of the modern car means there is a dwindling number of people who now have any idea how to maintain their vehicle let alone repair it. So the interest in cars like Morgans is likely dwindling. To me, this feels like a now or never moment - find a decent example of one of the latter traditional cars and have fun while I'm still agile enough to get in and out of it!
L, I suspect that in general the corrosion issues that can occur even in garage stored vehicles, may be down to the rate of change in temperatures on this small landmass surrounded by sea. I suspect condensation plays it`s part, even on tools left in garages....
I also remember well that despite your very high miles covered compared to most, that your Morgan ever gleamed better than new.... I on the other hand admire a degree of patina, a machine that wears a measure of it`s history even the occasional battle scar, as ever, each to their own...(-:
Jon, I suspect you have the right idea, when you typed now or never, and sad to say my Mog has spent most of my ownership sitting in my garage, due to other priorities in life, however just knowing it was there, and every time I went to the garage for this that or the other there is sat looking wonderful despite being surrounded with building materials, cement mixer, lawnmowers et al.... I suspect when I drop off the perch, it could be worth next to nothing to anyone, but then I am unlikely to care..(-:
I think the 4/4 is an excellent choice for a trad, had I not gone for the +8, it would have been a 4/4 for me..Good point that the wide door cars provide simpler access/egress, though I do like the simplicity of earlier cars, and never had trust in the MMC`s use or even understanding of digital electronics, given the times they often created foul ups on basic wiring on pre digital morgans...But then I am more at home with a hammer than a programmer... (-;
Be wary of the value of any guarantee, hard enough to get satisfaction with a new and very expensive car at times let alone one 25 years old or more... By on condition, condition, and lastly CONDITION... and if you do not have the skill to manage that... find a Morgan type who does..
L. is the only guy I know who does loads of miles and maintains his Mog as he does. So many folk can not enjoy their Classics once they restore them to perfection, thus live in fear of driving them, lest a stone might chip the paint... Seeking perfection and the desire to maintain it, can lead one up a blind alley..? I know plenty of enthusiasts who ended up there..!!!
The search can be great fun and very educational, it took circa 5 years of saving and research before I bought my Mog in 2002....
As before, I hope you find a good un, there will be plenty out there, and even a good un may still need a degree of cash spent on it to re-comission it.
Research..? That you turned up here was a good move, I suspect if you have not already visited that should you care to beam up gomog.com, you will find answers to questions you never thought to ask...(-:
