Well, I haven't been a Morgan owner quite that long (since 2017) and never had a new one, but boy have I got attached the 4/4 that made me bonded with the marque.
To the extent that I felt like I had been unfaithful to a significant other when I parked my newly purchased Roadster next to it in the garage. Gave it a pat and said "I still love you... it's me not you!" I definitely remember saying that to young ladies before I met the lovely Mrs Tykester. Like the girls, it's still going to get binned off (...the 4/4, NOT Mrs Tykester)!
As for furry family members, I feel your pain. One of our rescue cats who we had for 15 happy years passed away earlier in the summer. We have since taken on another whose previous owner died, was thrown out on the street by his landlord and was feral for a while, then in an outside pen at a rescue for 18 months, but is now a cosy house cat again. He's a miserable little ****er mind, but we feel like we have done the right thing. Also, he doesn't pee on my car cover when I leave the garage open like the deceased cat used to do, so there is that!
There are loads of lovely pooches who need a family if you feel able to manage a pet still...
