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I am a lucky fellow!!! Ordered mine just over 1 year ago and finally it is HERE!!! BRG with Tan interior and the chrome package. I have just over 500 miles on her and the "FUN" meter is pegged at FULL!!
I am in Florida, USA and lucky me can drive in nice sunny warm weather year round....
Contact me if anyone knows of a maintenance manual from Morgan.

qbflyr

where in florida are you located? I am in NE Florida myself and if near would love to see a M3W in the flesh if possible.

Probably ought to register here too now, as my order is placed. Live near Guildford, Surrey, UK, expect my Spitfire Green with brown leather but no bright-pack to be delivered mid-June this year and hope to time my factory visit to see it being built by those Engineers with pencils in their brown coats.... Richard Thorne supplying.

I already have an impractical, open car without windows, roof, heater or anything electronic (Renaultsport Spider, proper LHD), so the 3-wheeler should be in good company.

Welcome R1NGA, I'm only down the road so will look out for you

The Renault Sport Spider is one of my dream cars, along with a Morgan of course (and a Porsche 356...) I've only ever seen a Spider in the flesh once, about 15 years ago, but that was enough to make me want one. If you don't mind me asking, what colour is yours and do you have the fold down windscreen? I've heard that their a little under-powered, do you find that?

Neil

I used to live in Godalming (now Reading), so know the area well. There are a few Morgan owners in the area, but I don't know of any M3Ws.

Drove a Sport Spider, and loved the chassis, but found the engine a tad uninspiring. The car felt very solid but also quite heavy for what it was. Shades of M3W?

There was a Helem roofed version with a twin turbo V6 from the Safrane biturbo - now that must have been wild! Never seen one.

My Alpine GTA V6 makes a nice contrast to the Aero 8 S3 and M3W that share the garage. GTA is a fantastic drive. Engine is great too - but I love all 3 to bits and all drive very differently albeit all tremendous cars and all rare (which is what gives me the biggest kick).

My word, what a very well knowledged bunch of folks you are! I look forward to bumping into other Morgan owners in Surrey, although I have more chance of seeing an M3W than a Spider. There were only 60 ever sold in the UK between 96 and 98, but the RHD cars are not really right and proper, as the balance is all wrong (LHD drive cars balance driver with fuel tank and battery and don't need nasty bell-cranks for clutch and brake pedals).

My Spider is a little bit 'tweaked', as is my way, and runs Ohlins, +30bhp and other general tweakery. It is much more responsive now, as the weight has dropped to about 850kg and power lifted to 180bhp. It is of course the correct Yellow with Grey and with Windscreen, plus LHD. It's cold, windy and impractical, but brilliant fun and surprisingly capacious with lots of luggage space in the front boot for a French Continental tour. Mrs R1NGA and I do a lot of events with the Renault Alpine Owners Club (twinned with the Alpine Gordini Club de France) and the Macon Rally is a highlight. La Vie en Bleu at Prescott in June (Sun 2nd this year) is also a cracking event - WISCOS, you really should come looksee! Loads of Alpines and Bugatti's of every shape and flavour. I was parked in the Paddock collecting area in the pi55ing rain at the 2009 event next to Pink Floyd's Nick Mason in his T35, both of us sheltering under umbrellas comparing notes about classic cars and Audi RS6's, which we both happened to have at home and wished we were sat in at the time!

I really look forward to my time with the little Morgan and I am sure it will compliment the Spider, not fight for attention with it.

Unless it's snowing I'll be at Prescott! See you there!!

I've done the hill in the GTA, although would probably not come that far in it these days, and it needs the headlining re-glueing. Common enough problem as the glue eventually dries out!!

Your Spider sounds epic. I must rejoin Club Alpine Renault and use that car a bit more - my son wants it when he's a bit older (he's only 11 at the moment).

I agree you'll find the little Mog is unlikely to spoil your enjoyment of anything else...

Just thought I would put my spoke in here. Expecting to collect my 3 Wheeler from Williams this week. Really looking forward to it especially as the weather may have turned....

My only internal debate is about the steering wheel. There are some lovely looking wheels (the bespoke wooden ones and the simmonds especially) but I was thinking smaller rather than larger.