As I was sitting in a lengthy queue of traffic on Sunday,roof down in the blistering sun, heading south inching down Blackpool prom, taking us the best part of 40 minutes to travel a couple of miles.......I thought thank goodness, I'm in the CX. The air conditioning was doing quite well to cope under the circumstances, the auto just handled everything as we inched forward,, despite the heat and the lenghty time spend idling, the water temp guage was rock steady, we were listening to Sue's choice of music and all was well with the world,
Had I been in any of my trads, I'm sure I would have reached an entirely different conclusion as to the enjoyment factor of that particular journey.. Sunday. just built on the great journeys I've had in it, eg a few days earlier to and from Lifes, , where the car performed brillantly, felt like it was on rails and it moves when it needs to. Living with it as a daily driver is much less of a compromise, than I expected, even in the depths of winter it was good fun.
Yes, it has a frustrating clunk in the drive train, the wipers for some reason have also developed a heavy clunk when the come to the farest point in their sweep.......nothing obvious no idea whats causing that,or as to what's going on underneath. These type of things would have been really annoying to me in the past, but I've enjoyed the day to day living with the car so much. I'm more than prepared to forgive these 'inconveniences' and will get them investigated in the winter. I've still to sort out all the gaps which create's cold draughts, I'm getting used to them so, maybe it's part of the charm that reminds you, despite all the advancements. it's still a Morgan. The draughts are probably keeping me more honest to the brand.I doubt if I would have been as accomodating and forgiving with my trads, as I would have felt I've already compromised on the ride quality, footwell space, heating, cooling, lights etc...........compared to other open topped cars.
Of course it helps that I enjoy the high specification of the car, the wood dash, consul and steering wheel are so traditional Morgan, I feel at home everytime I get into the car.............don't use it for a few days and I get a welcoming leather smell as I open the door. I'm not known for keeping cars, but this one has hit the spot, I would like a Supersport, but with each passing day I'm not so sure I want to part with this one. It's not perfect by any means, but it comes close.....as Sue says what more do you want or could ask for?
It's a long way away from my first Morgans, less pure, less of a challenge to drive, but it keeps me dry, warm/cool as appropriate, but it does the most important job extremely well and that is keeping me driving a Morgan.
Last edited by JohnHarris; 23/06/26 01:35 PM.
