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Ah! So now we know the secret: no louvres and no door handles = improved aerodynamics  The standard model has the aerodynamics of a brick, Stanley has the aerodynamics of a brick with round corners. In the age of being PC we need be fair to Stanley - he is 'louvrally challenged'!  I have just spent a few minutes trying to word a suitable witty riposte, but to no avail. I will therefore retreat to the garage to grease Stanley's springs, in readiness for TOTH. Note to Mods - can we have a smiley that is blowing a raspberry, one I could use for an educated reply to such comments!
Bud
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Ah! So now we know the secret: no louvres and no door handles = improved aerodynamics The standard model has the aerodynamics of a brick, Stanley has the aerodynamics of a brick with round corners. In the age of being PC we need be fair to Stanley - he is 'louvrally challenged'! I have just spent a few minutes trying to word a suitable witty riposte, but to no avail. I will therefore retreat to the garage to grease Stanley's springs, in readiness for TOTH. Note to Mods - can we have a smiley that is blowing a raspberry, one I could use for an educated reply to such comments! 
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 Louvrelly challenged -  it!
Graham (G4FUJ)
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Louvrelly challenged - it! That's it! Even Graham is joining in now! So to quote that well known cartoon character "Screw you guys, I'm going home" 
Bud
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Not before ToTH you're not! Look forward to seeing you and tLLB there  
Graham (G4FUJ)
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Louvrelly challenged - it! That's it! Even Graham is joining in now! So to quote that well known cartoon character "Screw you guys, I'm going home" To Louvre or not to Louvre, that's the question. 
Adrian
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Two Louvre Lautrec was short on louvres as well.
Best Regards
Lang may yer lum reek
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Get to know the feel and characteristics of your car.
Experiment with varying combinations of gear/rpm until you "feel" the car's response.
I moved from a 93 4/4 with 1.6 cvh to a 2002 Plus8.
Totally different feel, response etc.
Both would pootle along with ease but the extra low down torque of the Plus8 made it feel almost an automatic at times with fewer gear changes.
The 4/4 needed more thought/reading of the road to maintain speed ( not just at high speed either) and gear/rpm matching.
For a while I got "lazy" in the Plus8 due to the added torque. When I thought about it I realised my laziness and reverted back to my 4/4 mentality. That doesn't mean hooning about....just getting the car to be in a suitable torque range by managing revs.
I find driving the Morgans (both I have had) is more enjoyable due to their feel and the way they make me think more yet not in a tiring way,
So, Hoggy......experiment, get an instructor on a track, whatever needed. Track is safer but sensible try-outs on public roads is ok. Yes.....watch out for animals! Remember, a posted speed limit is a max but not compulsory! Weather, wildlife, other users mean often going slower.
Oh yes......it is not true that rhe more louvres you have the faster you go!
Even a lopsided louvre pattern won't make the car go in circles either!
Reverse louvres? Do they make reverse faster?
Plus Four MY23 Furka Rouge
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