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Hi, As some of you may have seen elsewhere on the forums I am taking delivery of a new model Morgan on Friday (if all goes to plan). Its not brand new it has 260 miles on the clock, and its been delivered from the dealer to my house. There is over 100 miles of motorway between me and the dealer, and I don't fancy my chances with the weather! I don't think I am going to get much of a 'handover', so I have some fairly basic and mundane queries that I've yet to get an answer to. My intention is to use the beast as much as I can (weather permitting), so my first question (please don't laugh  ) is how do you check the rear tire pressure??? Is it simply unscrewing the 'storage cover' and locating the valve? Not sure if this stuff is coverd in a manual, but if there are any handy hints for new owners I would welcome them. Thanks Mike
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260 miles is still counting as new if you ask me. I would be more than happy to have one with far more mileage on it if only to be able to own one.
Enjoy it, look forward to your writeup on your experiences with the new car!
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go easy on running the engine in
when you fill it up "full full full" it starts more difficultly but it does, give it some throttle and get off with a burn out
then you won't stall
rear tire: lying down on the floor and look for the valve
(never done that, only check the fronts)
have now 4500km including a trip from Brusselas to Modena
without getting in to troubles other than a loose cable at the battery
but it is good to dismantle it and look how things are mounted
as when you need to, you'll know how to
Steven
sold: M3W, Aeromax,V6, 4/4 4seater
now: +fourLM62
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I dont own one, but looking off the design of the M3W, wouldnt you be able to pull the plastic wheel shield/boot box in the rear and gain easier access to the rear wheel?
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Mike, what a nice time you have coming to you, rain or shine, it won't matter too much, be aware how easy it is to get the back end out in the wet, just be careful with your right foot. I would also advise getting a motorcycle rain suit to wear in the worst weather and a small towel to go around your neck. I got mine from Lidl when they were doing a motorcycle special some months ago, you might also like to keep your eyes open for a cheap motorcycle helmet too, more for weather protection than to save your head.
You can check the rear tyre from underneath, but it is difficult to get the valve just in the right place at the bottom of the wheel, unless you are lucky, much easier to take all the woodscrews out of the plastic cover, and just use two at the back to hold it in, after all it's not going anywhere, being clipped in behind the fuel pipe at the front, then it's easy to take out the two screws and lift the cover to get to the back wheel, also easier to clean as well, as that area will get absolutely filthy, I've made an aluminium wheel cover for mine, but a fair bit of muck still gets everywhere.
The fuel guage will go down quite quickly to start with and then show around 6% for, maybe as much as 100 miles. You might want to carry a spare can of fuel in the back until you get a handle on how inacurate the fuel guage is.
Enjoy your new car and let us all know how you get on with it.
Paul
[At last, I have a car I can polish]
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Mike, I'd agree with what the guys have said, I'm up to 3500 miles in mine now. Things will work loose so check the car over, this will obviously be done at the first service but it won't hurt to look. I removed all of the screws for my rear wheel cover and fitted some threaded nuts One thing to buy is some googles, I bought a bunch of cheap approved safety glasses (high velocity spec) which I leave in the car, about £9 a pair, just make sure they have a head strap. I also have a more expensive set for long runs that I don't leave in the car. Only other thing I'd recommend is a tooth brush to remove the flies from your teeth. Most of all enjoy.  Now where are you based?
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Mike, what a nice time you have coming to you, rain or shine, it won't matter too much, be aware how easy it is to get the back end out in the wet, just be careful with your right foot. I would also advise getting a motorcycle rain suit to wear in the worst weather and a small towel to go around your neck. I got mine from Lidl when they were doing a motorcycle special some months ago, you might also like to keep your eyes open for a cheap motorcycle helmet too, more for weather protection than to save your head.
You can check the rear tyre from underneath, but it is difficult to get the valve just in the right place at the bottom of the wheel, unless you are lucky, much easier to take all the woodscrews out of the plastic cover, and just use two at the back to hold it in, after all it's not going anywhere, being clipped in behind the fuel pipe at the front, then it's easy to take out the two screws and lift the cover to get to the back wheel, also easier to clean as well, as that area will get absolutely filthy, I've made an aluminium wheel cover for mine, but a fair bit of muck still gets everywhere.
The fuel guage will go down quite quickly to start with and then show around 6% for, maybe as much as 100 miles. You might want to carry a spare can of fuel in the back until you get a handle on how inacurate the fuel guage is.
Enjoy your new car and let us all know how you get on with it. Thanks for this ( and to the other comments from everyone else!). I'm really looking forward to the car. I'm not expecting the car to be 'perfect' but thats part of the attraction to me! So running out of fuel, things dropping off, back stepping out all part of the fun as long as no one ever gets hurt! Can't wait!
Last edited by MikeMTW; 02/10/12 07:47 PM. Reason: My post sounded big headed!
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no s,h,i,t: face-wash stuff, like the misses use to take their make-up off, so you have a clean face when entering somewhere after a long ride
and ear-plugs hugely improve the "comfort-feeling"
(like they do in any convertible)
Last edited by 1560; 03/10/12 08:47 AM. Reason: dermot
Steven
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Okay, heres a question.. Has anyone had any issues with parking tickets (ie the ones out of the parking marchines). There isn't a lot of screen to stick the little bugger to..... 
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What I do on my 4/4 when i stick a parking ticket in the windscreen with the roof down is I photograph it on the car with my 'phone, so if it has blown away/been pinched I have some proof that I had paid & diplayed. I guess an unscrewable tax disc holder might be the way forward. Of course with the M3W you have no wipers for them to stick the ticket under......the rest of us have 3 wipers for them to choose from.
Giles. Mogless in Paris.
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