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At that price its a real bargain!

I'll be amazed if its not snapped up quickly.

Mine said ten!

He must be desperate to sell. That must be a 5-6K hit

That's an interesting comment, so go on then what price do you think that car should be sold at?. There are two very nice and sorted cars at Ledgerwoods for sale for low 20 thousands, I have physically seen them so can comment. People have had these things for sale for high 20s early 30s for a year or more. Surely you cannot value a very nice used 2014 car at above 25-26 thousand to actually sell which would make a Brooklands about right at high 20s. am interested what people think in all honesty forgetting that you really want your car to be still worth 30 thousand cos probably isn't.

oh and the main reason that the value of these cars is starting to fall because it is......... you're reading it right now!
This forum should have been made a members only access years ago, its not like you couldn't afford 10 quid a year or whatever, what's been said on here should not have been open to the general internet. Some yes the general chat ones etc, but the more specific and technical ones like this.... no, The damage done is probably irreparable to both the car and the company.

Actually, I think you have the value about right, not a bargain, sorry Andymot, but good enough value to tempt someone seriously interested, although how many people are still out their I don't know? Someone will undoubtedly come along with an offer below your asking price, and you will then have to make the decision whether to take a bird in the hand etc,

As to your comments about the value of Three Wheelers being diminished because of their problems, aired here mainly, it would seem, the answer to this is that anyone who now buys a Three Wheeler will now go in with their eyes open wide to their defects, not only that, but many of us feel a little shortchanged by the factory in their attitude to dealing with what should be warranty claims - the compensator is a classic case where they supplied a known faulty part to replace the same part that has failed, so what other from of redress do we have other than to moan here. It is a known fact that the factory do follow these hallowed pages. The administrators have to be congratulated here in allowing free speech, although things did get a little heated a couple of years ago.

We have also learned that although, officially there is no chassis problems, the factory have replace complete chassis with the latest design, even though the car is out of warranty, I suspect this will quietly continue if dealt with properly.

I wish you the best of luck Ironman, and hope it gets sold soon, so as to remove my being tempted back into a 3rd Three Wheeler, which I now think is the car it should have been at the beginning.

I wish you the best of luck Ironman, and hope it gets sold soon, so as to remove my being tempted back into a 3rd Three Wheeler, which I now think is the car it should have been at the beginning.
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My sentiments too!!

In addition to the above, we are also part of a minority group in that you have to 'want' or 'get' the three wheeler thing in order to even start looking for one in the first place. I have friends who think I'm barking to spend so much money on a car with no roof, heater or extra wheel let alone contemplate using it in anything other than a bright sunny day..

There are many plus points to buying new, guarantee being one, but also the choice of spec, colour or in this case, being one of only a handful ever to be made. That make you feel very special, and rightly so.

The downside is that you pay VAT on the whole thing at 20%, so the moment you drive away your resale value is down by that amount, at which point you start on a downward spiral of lower value because you're at the top of the chain of that cars life.

Now market forces are fickle, and some vehicles start to attract a higher value if there are either none left to buy new, or so attractive that at least two others want them. Two because, they will potentially outbid each other to get what they want. Of course, if there are lots of other identical vehicles around, it could be argued that there is an oversupply in which case the price will drop quicker.

I like the fact that internet forums open up the ownership qualities, be they good or bad and whilst as an owner I'd be really happy to have any issues aired behind closed forum doors, I think in the longer term we need an openness to it all in order to grow.

I really feel for some of the early adopters, Paul being just one, and I can't help but marvel at some of their stoicism in the face of the issues they've had. It's their input on here that has made the M3W owning community such a strong bond & I doff my cap to them all.

I'm sure you'll sell Ironman, and I hope you sell to your satisfaction. The Brooklands models will surely be something worth seeking out in the future.

The best thing to help resale values would be for Morgan to take an M3W sabbatical for a year, and lower production for a while..

Ah so censorship is the answer?
No it cant be. Producing well engineered cars is the answer.
Morgan misjudged the customer base for the 3W
They must have known that there were lots of baby boomers and some a liitle younger who hankered after the 3W. Many I am sure, were or are motorcyclists and all would be total enthusiasts. Initial marketing seemed to be aimed at: well, yuppies. So the marketing was twenty to thirty years out of date for a start.
I walked out of a launch party at the local dealers becuse of the cliental anoyying the hell out of me. I realised I should wait a year and see what was available when all the Ruperts had got fed up with thier new toys.
Perhaps I should have waited three years!!!
I had never heard of Talk Morgan and would I have changed my mind if I had. Maybe, but probably not. I would have been forewarned and I would have pushed for a better deal.
Would I recomend a three wheeler to anyone. Yes I would.
They are or were badly engineered but they are getting better and its just a shame Morgan themselves sometimes( not always) appear to adhere to the British Leyland school of customer service.
18'0000 mls and happier than ever

Unfortunately Ironman is as guilty as anyone for posting negative experiences about his car. I was seriously thinking about buying a new M3W but after reading the forum I decided to buy an Aston instead, but I still think I will buy one, its just a question of when. Having read Ironmans posts it looks like he's had a lot of issues and has hardly even driven it, so it really doesn't inspire me to buy it. Unfortunately I'm not an engineer so I depend on other people to look after every aspect of the car.

In the mean time, my advice to IM would be to be patient, a buyer will come along and it is a gorgeous looking car!