Julian, I understand your point. Obviously a forum centered around a single brand can't be a place where you can expect the utmost objectivity or an unbiased view. Only, the question of this thread assumes some subjectivity. Or to put it another way, when asked about emotional pride of ownership, you can't answer that question if you don't own a Morgan. So it is inevitably a question that even presupposes subjectivity. The question is not being asked of car testers or acquaintances who have only driven the Morgan a few kilometers once. It's a question about life with the Morgan. I don't want to split hairs, but this question about the feeling of ownership would probably be answered no differently outside this forum than within it. Ok, I admit we don't have the opinion of real owners who have sold their Morgan after a short time because they didn't like it and who are not in this forum.
Besides, we haven't just read rose-tinted hymns of praise here, but the problematic issues have also had their say.
As for your cars, Julian, a very nice sequence of Morgans you have had from my point of view. It's crazy, because when I picked up my first Morgan in 2005 I was very happy, a brand new 3.0 Roadster. I wasn't interested in the smaller engines at the time, which was a big mistake, because it's the smaller and lighter engines that I definitely prefer for my Morgan experience today. So, when I picked up the Roadster there was a very young used Runabout in the showroom, maybe from 2004 or so? I've never been able to get this car out of my head, she was light blue. The salesman explained my Roadster to me. But the mechanic, who I casually asked about the Runabout in between, told me calmly that it was one of the best Morgan he knew, as a model series. I had never forgotten that and today I know why. I've often thought to myself that if I ever had another Morgan, it would be a 75 anniversary Duratec or a Zetec. I seem to remember that these Zetec 4/4s were the last ones with the lighter frame built just for the 4/4?
Probably the Zetec is even more authentic? Julian, you had both the 75 anniversary 4/4 as well as the Zetec with lighter frame. If it is allowed here in this thread, very briefly, what are the arguments in favor of the Zetec, which you would also buy again?
