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When I got my Porsche 356 many years ago off its original owner I noticed the well worn St Christopher medal on the dashboard near the starter button...when asked the owner said he always stroked the medal with his thumb before and after every journey and after 30 years the finish had worn down to the brass...priceless...and do you know what I continue to do this on my new Morgan !!!!!
" I LOVE THE SOUND OF THROTTLE BODIES IN THE MORNING " (ROBERT DUVAL IN "APOCOLYPSE NOW " )
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Jays original question - Why do we buy Morgans?
Uncomfortable over long distances, not particularly weatherproof, not a particularly smooth ride, not that easy to get in and get out of, build quality is somewhat suspect.
So why buy one?
Quintessentially English, quirky, vintage driving experience, driving on a sunny warm day down a quiet B road in the countryside, makes you feel good. People wave at you, stop to talk to you. Morgan owners are generally nice people. I could go on .......
John
1989 911 Porsche Carrera
Land Rover Series
Defender 90 SW
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Talk nicely to it as well. [When we are alone together.] 
.+8 Now gone for a 1800 4/4. Duratec in bright yellow.
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Jays original question - Why do we buy Morgans?
Because they are such fun to drive and they look beautiful.
Adrian B
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Jays original question - Why do we buy Morgans?
They appeal to people like me that go weak at the knees when I hear a Merlin Engine or a GWR Whistle shriek.
The car, whether 3 or 4 wheeler evokes memories of a world that was much simpler than it is now.
M3W 'The Mapmog' Built June 2015
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The article seems to be pretty much bang on the mark as far as I'm concerned.
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Guy I'm talking to: "Well I keep a car in the garage and rarely use it because it's really not a practical thing to go about, and it draws a lot of attention."
Me: "ReallY? I do have two of those, but I use them as much as I can."
Guy I'm talking to: "Well you're braver than I am, but we are alike then, with our taste for exquisite cars. I own a California. You?"
Me: "Errr ... a Morgan Plu4 and a Morgan 3 Wheeler."
Guy I'm talking to: "Errr ... I see, very interesting."
(conversation stalls)
And I think: "We are definitely NOT alike!"
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Why I buy Morgans?
Just love them. Always have, always will.
Admit patting the rear tyre sometimes.
Titus
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Pat on the top of the front wheel arch just before I close the garage door.
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I came across this on Jalopnic in an article about the Alfa 4C.......thought it very apt for we Morgan owners!
" There was a time when “sports car” meant a car designed for sport, that is, a car whose primary, and often singular purpose was the sport of driving. Carrying groceries or kids was secondary, and the idea of integrating a purpose-built receptacle for your beverage would have been laughed at.
Over the years the sports car has evolved, or more accurately, devolved, into a comically over-engineered, overweight, luxury status symbol whose list of design goals place things like iPhone connectivity and multi-zone air conditioning systems above driving pleasure. Hence why so many of us have turned to vintage cars to get our excitement out of driving. How else are you going to feel connected with the road, the car, and the elements? Some of us still enjoy the sense of danger that comes with pushing a purely mechanical object to its limits and those of our own."
Cant argue Jays - those were the sentiments Iexpressed when bemoaning on the non Morgan board the absence of real sports cars. But it isn't black and white, is it? There is a difference between useful technology likedisc brakes and useless technology ( in a sports car) such as electric door handles Luckilyyou are more likely to get a true sports car from a small maker since they don't have easy access to high tech
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