The Plus Four didn't get a good start in life, plagued with early revisions to seats, hood, radiators and brake recall, clearly demonstrated the lack of development and spoiled the reputation of an otherwise excellent car. When it came to buying a CX, I wasn't totally convinced that I would feel happy to put £80/85k into a new car especially with the possible reliability issues and rampant depreciation they were experiencing. Plus the loss of the traditional wood veneer covered dashboard and wooden steering wheel was just too far a step for me at the time, so I went for one of the later MY22 cars, post the recall production.
I really like the specification of my used car,I feel like I'm sitting in a traditional Morgan with wire wheels, wood and leather everywhere but much better built and it would have been exactly what I would have ordered from new, but now acquired just 3 years old with only 825 miles, but a massive saving on list running into many tens of thousands. So happier bunny all round, especially so, if I got it terribly wrong,due to my back and left leg issues with the clutch and footwell size I experienced in other Morgans. In effect getting out of the car was under those circumstances (with a used car) was much less of a hit..to my pride and pocket. I should have had a little more faith in Morgan....
I can understand how special the purchasing experience at Malvern is, our car is being serviced by Malvern and it is that little bit more special and personal dealing with the guys who build them. The cleaner look to the Morgan is growing on me, the Supersport in some of the latest colour schemes I've seen are very tempting and the car seems to be regaining that reliability it truly deserves especially considering its such a hand built product. Prehaps we are starting to get the quality of product matched with the performance and handling that a Morgan has always deserved.
Last edited by JohnHarris; 30/05/26 10:50 AM.
