My new plus 8 had a long list of things that needed correction including paint work, trim, screen etc.I put it all into a letter to my dealer. The car has just spent two weeks at the factory and is now perfect.
You're right on that, Frank. That's the one reason I'm willing to give reasonable leeway on the odd problem. As the problems mount up, though, I'm wondering if Morgan should have stayed out of the £100k and up area. For that money, you can't afford to have so many faults. If I'd have gone with the more reasonably priced models, I think, as a consumer, I would certainly feel less stressed. That said the real issue is in my own mind. Every time something goes wrong, it reinforces the negative side of my mind that told me, during the purchase, "you're daft to spend that kind of money on a car" and "they build it like they did in the 1930s, so I might get 1930s unreliability for 2010s prices".
Agree with everything the others said here - sometimes it seems like unacceptable when you spend so much however it is due to the bespoke nature of the car .
So far I have had constant fettling done , and I suspect this will continue in greater or lesser frequency to keep the car tip top - for me the car is either fixed or not so even small items if kept in check will keep the car in A1 condition
For me all of this is outweighed by the driving experience and look on others faces !
"they build it like they did in the 1930s, so I might get 1930s unreliability for 2010s prices"
There were no electronics in those days....so your doors would open and close ok and be locked with a key! Windows would be wound up and down with a lovely manual winder...usually quicker than an electric one.
It's damned annoying when things go wrong with a new car...and not only one as expensive as yours. I doubt if any more care is taken in building a £100K Morgan than a 4/4. A friend of mine bought a Plus 4 from the factory at the same time I got mine... he had some potentially dangerous faults with it which took quite some time and a lot of angst to get sorted out by the factory. They did eventually bend over backwards to sort it out when they realised how dangerous the fault was. But it has muddied my friends relationship with the car, the factory and his local dealer...the latter who was no help whatsoever.
Don't let it put you off the car yet. Hopefully these faults will be sorted out for you and allow you to enjoy the car...from your previous posting you obviously felt that the car was pretty special and made you feel good. Hang on to those feelings!
Jays Former Morgan owner. Gone but hopefully not forgotten!
Legally, I've got to give them a chance to put it right. I'm regretting the purchase now, though I do love the cars in general.
With the immense drama leading up to the purchase of your Mog I cannot state that I am surprised to see this comment.
You will have read time and time again that new Mogs require fettling. I am aware that this was covered by many in your introduction topic. By mentioning your legal rights I would question whether you are prepared to go through the bedding in process that these vehicles require.
Dog man, it's part of new Morgan ownership give it a little while and you'll get it sorted and then be back in love with it. What I would say is use it as much as possible to get the problems identified and fixed quickly.
Look at it like a house, it's built by hand, settles on its foundations, and the you get the builder back to fix the cracks. House don't have sub-millimetre tolerances and neither do Morgans. They're to built on laser jigs but on trestles.
