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Please don't be silly Bill, we're trying to have a serious debate here....

I'm up for one and hope to transfer the deposit on Monday.

Brian, I think you will like it even more than the Max.

found pics (all the folks joining HRH had compact-camera's)
I'm still glad to have a Max on order,
if I had to choose for one car (and have to sell the Roadster)
than I would take the AeroTarga

just sad they kept the Lancia-lights,
would be nice to have swapped those to differentiate a bit more

top of the rear-section is a (for me) a mixture between
a thea-table and a ferrari 575Superamericana (sadly not the same roof-section)

don't understand why they stop with the Aero8,
yes, Bmw-engine must be superexpensive with the value-drop of the pound...
and a serious price-raise would be neccesary,
but foreign-clients compensate that in the whole price of the car (sorry for the UK, but then again, you all bought sigarettes/... cheap in Oostende)

o, don't like the wheels

Not sure about that Ian, but in any case I plan to keep the Max.

Interesting comment as I was first told about his car last year at the Aero Club lunch in the BRDC Club. As those present know, I said that I had ordered a new car then. It has pretty well turned out as described, though there are a couple of major changes that did not make it, and these are obviously being kept for the next iteration.

I think that secrecy with new models can be necessary, when Charles revealed the 4.8L engine early it had a very adverse effect on the current Aero's sales. I had always thought that Morgan people were completely honourable and would respect the company's wishes, but you do live and learn.

... for a picture.

A spain guy from Monaco bought my white Aero 8 ! He saw the car and ..... !
I have a new order for an Aero (beginning next week).

Brian, shall I wait ?

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Oliver

I think I may become persona non-grata on e-mog, that or they will not let my posts reach the forum.

Someone there was berating my comments about the info and pictures being released. They then went on to say that they are not from the dealer launch day but the Princess Royal's visit from yesterday. Looking at the pictures they are correct.

I did apologise in my first post to them if in fact the factory were happy for those photo's to be posted as emog intimated. However, that does not seem to be the case. It is correct that MMC allowed camera's but the factory (I guess naievely) expected people to honour the request not to release photo's of the car until the after the official launch date.

I guess the 'holier than thou attitude' that some places have is not warranted.

What is really funny is I wasn't supposed to see the car on Thursday, I was at the factory getting my speedo sorted and bumped into Richard Hammond as he was on his way out. Was convinced (somewhat easily LOL) to go have a quick look but I wasn't to take a picture or give the game or name away (the name is great!)

I had a quick chat with Matthew about the design and what was likely to change in the production model and also got to sit in the car and have some photos taken, which are not available until after the official launch date! I believe that MMC would have preferred I not see it for fear that I blab about it when in fact it's some of their trusted correspendents or dealers that have failed to honour the request to keep schtum about it.

Having looked at the pictures on e-mog, I can say that they really do NOT do the car justice at all (probably why the factory didn't want any non-studio shots getting into the public domain ahead of the official ones!)

The rear picture especially looks poor and when the official shots are out, I expect peoples views on the car to improve immensely.

Brian, how true. I wonder if the factory will learn. The problem I see is that there are many of us enthusiasts that are prepared to honour requests to keep things secret but when someone doesn't, it makes it less likely for those that can be trusted to be allowed to see or hear things ahead of official time.

With this model not competing with any other I guess it won't harm sales as the £50,000 plus price differential over a series 4 puts it in a different segment of the market. Unlike the series 3 to series 4 change.

Going forward, I can see serie 3 and 4 Aero's regaining lost ground, probably more so than series 1's or the somewhat interim "short run in the west-end" series 2's!

Perhaps the company's future is in continually building trads in the current production format and 1 year production runs of specials all in the £130k plus bracket. If so, that will really put the Aero in a unique position compared to if they made a series 5 and then a 6 and so on.

How many posts have you made Ian? I have seen two today.