Here is a good question for you to answer for the trad fellas. If Aeros were no longer available for whatever reason, what would you buy, a Morgan or another car?
Lorne
An excellent question, I had in fact ordered a Plus 8 when Morgan wrote advising of the new Aero 8 and as I had already had three new Plus 8's, I was intrigued by the thought of a new model and exercised my option to change my order. Consequently, I was scheduled to have one of the earliest Aero's but I delayed delivery very slightly, so chassis no: 134 became mine.
I was very impressed with the initial Aero experience, and thus I have since bought a Series II and a Series III, the last of which I still own.
In a garage I have a re-built BDA RS1600 engine and I have been looking for a while for a 1970's Morgan 4/4, not quite a basket case, but something suitable to have this engine installed and to be re-built into a Morgan special; I suppose one would call it, for use around the English country lanes. Then I will have my two ideal Morgan's for me - not everyone's choice, but hey.
So the answer to the question, would I buy another Morgan if the Aero was not available, the honest answer is YES.
Now that we've got that out of the way, let me ask you a good question for the Aero fellas. If Trads were no longer available for whatever reason, what would you buy, a Morgan or another car? I trust that I can rely on you to answer this question just as honestly as I answered yours.
As you know, it is almost a rite of passage on another DG to say that one will never buy another new Morgan, so it is hardly surprising if the MMC does not give those owners the recognition that maybe they crave. I think that in our enthusiasm we sometimes forget that it is a business and thus our interests and those of the company can at times be mutually exclusive.
Looking forward to your honest reply Lorne.
