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iput my aero 8 on the site for sale, however i just cant make my mind up its such a beautiful car, and with the model range coming to an end soon they will become sought after.
therefore i have decided to keep it.
i have just bought an aston martin vantage roadster which i like very much but the aero 8 is such a beauty.

Great decision Scottie, I am sure you would have regretted it if you had sold it! I think, as Simon has said elsewhere on the site, that it will take some time before Aero 8 prices start to go up, but as cars go they must now be fairly rock-solid investments.

I must say that I like your other addition, what else have you now got in your stable?

hi think you are right a good investment, I also have a 2008 lamborghini gallardo spyder. i sold the challenge stradale.
was thinking of trading in the aero 8 in for a aeromax but i really like having the convertible roof.

After two years and 4000 miles a Morgan dealer in the states offered me what I payed for my Aero. Not to many vehicles that
strong on the resale front. Agree with Scottie, tough to trade a manual series 4 car for an Aeromax or SS because of transmission and convertible top.

Don't forget mmm that an automatic box is an option on both the AeroMax and Aero SS. Also, the Aero SS has a Targa top and apparently will be fully homologated for the USA. Makes you think, doesn't it.

I do believe the aeromax and the ss has a better looking backside
("booty") than the aero series cars. Initial info here is that american models get the paddle shift only, no manual option. I am
still exploring a new one with my dealer, but really think the manual transmission is part of Morgan experience I like personally, involvement with the machine/road...

Paddle shifter is what type on new car...Some other posts talk about a delay in shift response...If Morgans system worked like the Nisson GTR paddles because of the high reving nature of the motor, that might work.Dual clutch setup?

I do like the aluminum top feature...wind buffeting from a Targa perspective can be harsh which was my second concern.Still its tough to comment on the ss when all I have seen are the pictures here and the press pictures my dealer sent.I would love to read a full review of the ss from someone "In the Know"....

nope,
regular automatic gearbox,
on Aeromax no paddles
probably also not on SS

Auto gearbox has sport mode and manual shift feature that I am exploring on my S4. I've always been a fan of a manual transmission on a sports car, but have to say I'm loving the auto on the Aero so far.

In manual mode it's responsive and changes faster than I could. Sure it doesn't let you dip the clutch and rev the engine through tunnels (shame!) but otherwise I'm liking it.

The gearbox is solid in refusing to auto upshift in manual mode, which is a nice feature - better than on my old merc

Rumour is that there will be a paddle shift conversion available from an aftermarket supplier (after all BMW's have offered SMG on several models e.g. M3 CSL) but not sure when this will be available or who it is (so not much help then!)...

Hartge can make a 5.1 for both 4.4 and 4.8 =>420pk
Bmw now delivers the 4.8 with +400bhp (in the 7 I think)

bet that Hartge can also give you flappies
but I heard that manual changing gear on the auto-box
feels very much like shifting on a sequential gearbox

Merz & Pabst are developing a paddle conversion, there may be others developing one as well, with a known German BMW tuning company. This is for the ZF-automatic box in the S4 (et al), the SMG (sequential manual box) box in the M3 is an electronically controlled manual, a normal 6-speed manual with electronics organising the changing - despite the sequential moniker, if I remember correctly - perhaps Simon or someone else can confirm. Not quite the same thing as the ZF-automatic Morgan use, which has more similarities to the box in the Maserati and the Jaguar XJ (both with paddles).