Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Morgan Plus Four, Supersport & Plus Six (CX & CXV Generation Vehicles) 3 years of Plus 6, good bad and ugly now sold.

I don't believe its' necessarily a case of choosing carefully leads to longevity in ownership for everyone. Other factors enter into the period of ownership equation when looking at ownership priorities eg finite garage space and where you live. I find once I've had my period of enjoyment, I see little point in leaving a car in the garage for the next sunny day ( when ever that arises), as generally long periods of inactivity invariably leads to more issues around reliability and degradation of the vehicle. Especially as I live in a very salty coastal environment that rusts and corrodes everything, no matter what preventative measures you take.

In less than a year I 've owned the Plus 4, despite careful garaging and cleaning I noticed rust bubbles were appearing around the wing turn indicators ,and the paint had gone thin ,at the end of the drivers wing by the rear wing which weren't there when I bought the car. When I had Harleys with the exception of 2 of the bikes which I did keep long term only to watch them deteriorate, I used to buy new in the spring and sell in the fall, as keeping over winter lead to chrome and paint either going thin / rusting. Just one of those disadvantages of a coastal environment. I work on the premise when I buy a car, the money is spent and if I get some back on the sale then it helps fund the next purchase.

I live in Lancashire and they are equally renown for their .thrift as their closest neighbours, only real difference is we live in 'red brick' houses and don't have a comparable rhubarb triangle.