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Mine is also pretty quiet, just a two tone resonance weather you are on or off the throttle.
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My first one was also quiet, an April '12 build, this one is awful, not only whine, but what sounds like loose nuts and bolts too. Aaaargh.
After 10 days with the dealer, it was finally approved for a change, only trouble is Morgan have no bevel boxes left in stock, so still waiting, though car is at least in my garage instead of theirs. Aaaaaargh!
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Spoke with my dealer yesterday, he said that M3W sales in the U.S. are pretty slow at the moment - mainly because of the bump steer and bevel box issues. He said these two issues are often raised by most people who come in for a test drive...and the most frequent reason people give for not ordering...
It's a shame...these are two issues that could have been easily solved with good engineering up front... Don't know about the bevel box but the problem with the steering geometry is what happens when design aesthetics are allowed to rule over good engineering advice.
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Spoke with my dealer yesterday, he said that M3W sales in the U.S. are pretty slow at the moment - mainly because of the bump steer and bevel box issues. He said these two issues are often raised by most people who come in for a test drive...and the most frequent reason people give for not ordering...
It's a shame...these are two issues that could have been easily solved with good engineering up front... Don't know about the bevel box but the problem with the steering geometry is what happens when design aesthetics are allowed to rule over good engineering advice. +10000 Gambalunga... With the positive press the M3W has received, a slam dunk in US sales should have been a given...and lets not kid ourselves, the press has been phenomenal - with the caveat that virtually all road tests are done on a racetrack... In this niche market, and at the price of the the M3W, owners are going to do their homework, which mean visiting TM...nuff said. I should have my car in the next 7 days...still excited.
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I do know that there is a dealer meeting later this month to discuss what the factory is planning to do about the suspension. My dealer was told not to do anything until after the meeting. For what it's worth.
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What I know is that in the dealer meeting they will be told what the factory "has done", and this about both issues.
I'm keeping my hopes up and I expect to be owner of a M3W in less than 12 months.
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You're probably right. Mine is coming any time now. Good luck with yours. Waiting and anticipating is part of the fun. LarryS
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The US dealers are as frustrated as some of us are...they want to move some cars, but have a lot of people on the sidelines right now.
The question is whether MMC see's this as a 1) PR problem "The US market needs a comfort option" or 2) whether they see this as an opportunity to re-engineer some shortcomings...
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