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I would really think twice before committing to a replacement roadster purely on account of this blasted sump, which really takes the edge of open road driving---sometimes literally! Fear Not the Roadster (or the Aero's for that matter) on the Open Road, David!!!! As you well know they are a fantastic drive.  Just need to watch out for the stupid ''''Gatestops'''' in those ancient properties  
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]Fear Not the Roadster (or the Aero's for that matter) on the Open Road, David!!!! As you well know they are a fantastic drive. But those sleeping policemen are also a problem in the Aero's Frank and the latest models seem to be lower than the 8's. With loads of them in Eton Wick and Datchet, some of which seem higher than the regulation height, we seem to be surrounded by them and I spend time doing circuitous routes to avoid them ...
Brian
1970 Morgan Plus 8 - Moss Box (Indigo Blue)
2014 Morgan SP1 (Rocket Red)
2015 Morgan Plus 8 (Rocket Blue)
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Not to mention Aalborg 
New joints for old!
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I haven't drunk that Brasso for a while Doc! 
Brian
1970 Morgan Plus 8 - Moss Box (Indigo Blue)
2014 Morgan SP1 (Rocket Red)
2015 Morgan Plus 8 (Rocket Blue)
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I have one fitted & it makes the bellhousing the lowest spot.
We survived the off road drive in Jersey courtesy of Tim de Feu so it seems touch wood to work
JohnV6
2022 CX Plus Four
2025 Renault Scenic Alpine etech "Yvette"
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Formerly known as Aldermog Member of the Inner Circle
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Aldermog will get its MulFab sump with the service on 18 August!
But crawling about under the car shows more evidence of grounding on the bell-housing and the Differential than the sump, which is remarkably free of "witness marks"!
So, 22K miles without a serious problem, but the Southwest is remarkably free of sleeping policemen and if there is no choice I slow to less than walking speed, taking the "pillow" types with 2 wheels. This doesn't make one very popular with other road users.
Peter,
66, 2016 Porsche Boxster S
No longer driving Tarka, the 2014 Plus 8...
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There's a racing Roadster for sale online with a dry sump, so it can be done................
DaveW
'05 Red Roadster S1
'16 Yellow (Not the only) Narrow AR GDI Plus 4
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Learner Plates Off!
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Talking about protecting the underneath... Got stuck in a parking in aix en Provence: angled slope with a metal seal... One protection bolt got stuck in the metal seal. It took three park attendants to make the car "bounce" from front and back up a little till it was cleared again. (Quite an unpleasant situation) 
vMog is a 2013 +4/ 4 seater, dark red with saddle brown trim, wooden dashboard and console.
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When we left to go to the Le Mans Classic we got stuck on the ferry ramp. Because the lake was high the ramp went slightly up, instead of down, to board the ferry. The hinged section at the end of the ramp dropped to the deck instead of being hinged up. This created a nice gap at the top, usually bottom, of the ramp that is exactly the same width as the crossmember under the gearbox, and yes, you guessed it, that is where the crossmember dropped into. It took 4 of us to lift the car enough to roll back off. I just hope the guys at the front where using the overriders, as we were at the back, and not lifting under the mudguards. We got the ticket refunded and spent an hour driving around the lake  All the time this was going on the ferry captain was going on about having a schedule to keep. We just told him we were on a schedule too 
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