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Wish you luck in your search, maybe go classic for a while? No gizmos to worry about, zero RFL and hopefully no depreciation.
Post 90 classics maybe - by that era they were reasonably reliable and reasonably painted. My days of lying under a rusty old car on axle stands are over - apart from anything else, it takes me ages to get back upright!     .... Here we go again.... I'll give up all alcohol for a month if howard enters Morgandom  . Its on record now. 
F430 to Mog plus 4 is a big jump , 400 bhp to 150 bhp !
The 430 is 500bhp but 1.5 tonnes. Howard won't buy a Morgan , so don't worry ! Yes you're right max, I wouldn't have been so rash if I thought there was a chance of it happening - camels and needles come to mind. I find my Plus8 so comfortable over long distances to Kent or Cambridge, but I have a feeling my idea of comfort and howard's are at variance.
2009 4/4 Sport Henrietta
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Con Green +8 prev
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I'll give up all alcohol for a month if howard enters Morgandom . Steady Richard. You won't be able to do that if we're meeting up for an expedition such as the other year's trip to Loughborough Bell Foundry  Don't worry Graham a sabbatical might be called for, I don't think we need to worry though  . We shall have to think about another trip out in a while.
2009 4/4 Sport Henrietta
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Con Green +8 prev
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Here we go again.... I'll give up all alcohol for a month if howard enters Morgandom . Howard won't buy a Morgan , so don't worry ! Not a trad Mog at least
Hannes
once: Green M3W; 2013
now: Red 4/4 Sport; 2011
and some practical cars for use in real life
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I think we should give H a break - cut the guy some slack...you never know he might just do it!!
Neil
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Ring me and buy a morgan!!  
Steve
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If you loved the lotus can I throw another name into the prospective empty garage space fillers.
NOBLE
Mark - No Longer driving Archie the Old English Sheep Mog........... 2010 Roadster 3.0 V6 (S3)
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Pleased you enjoyed it Howard, I owned a Testarossa for nearly 2 years followed by a 355 Spyder for 18 months. I loved both, put 6k miles on the Testarossa and 14k on the 355. If I had either and I had just done 2-3k a year the 512 would have done around 50k miles and be worth around £180k, the 355 would have done around 60k and been worth probably about £120k. Based on average servicing costs for each being about £3k every 8k miles I would have spent around £20K plus 3 sets of tyres at £6k, then add on £10k for big bills, so being realistic overall cost would have been around say £50k, so if I sold today I would have made about £90k on the 512 and about £10k on the 355.
It's all relative and as you say leaving the car parked can be an issue, although in some respects it may be in the mind. I parked the 355 in a public car park in the centre of Milton Keynes for 6months when working there and no one touched it. I came back to it a few times to find people looking at it.
Adrian
Buggered Off, to a modern none leaky car, heart's still ticking
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I thought you didn't drink? Whenever we meet up I'm driving so yes on those occasions, I'm partial to a good gargle on some fine real ales though as Graham will confirm.
2009 4/4 Sport Henrietta
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Con Green +8 prev
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Wish you luck in your search, maybe go classic for a while? No gizmos to worry about, zero RFL and hopefully no depreciation.
Post 90 classics maybe - by that era they were reasonably reliable and reasonably painted. My days of lying under a rusty old car on axle stands are over - apart from anything else, it takes me ages to get back upright! .... Here we go again.... I'll give up all alcohol for a month if howard enters Morgandom . Its on record now.
F430 to Mog plus 4 is a big jump , 400 bhp to 150 bhp !
The 430 is 500bhp but 1.5 tonnes. Howard won't buy a Morgan , so don't worry ! Yes you're right max, I wouldn't have been so rash if I thought there was a chance of it happening - camels and needles come to mind. I find my Plus 8 so comfortable over long distances to Kent or Cambridge, but I have a feeling my idea of comfort and howard's are at variance. The rational choice for howard would be an Aero-chassis Plus 8, much more comfort than a Trad and the same traditional looks. They are much rarer than most of the Aero 8 Series cars and thus residuals are strong and likely to rise, particularly with the anniversary of 50 years of the Plus 8 next year. However, as we all know howard's views on cars are pretty subjective and thus the buying process for his next car may well resemble Russian roulette! We await the final choice with interest... Maybe we should open a book on the possible make, anybody willing to fill in the odds? - Lotus (must be favourite?) - Morgan (Plus 4) 100/1 - Ginetta - Noble - BMW i8 - None of the above...
Last edited by Aeroman; 14/07/17 07:30 PM. Reason: to add Plus 4 odds
Brian
1970 Morgan Plus 8 - Moss Box (Indigo Blue)
2014 Morgan SP1 (Rocket Red)
2015 Morgan Plus 8 (Rocket Blue)
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I would have 'none of the above' as favourite, with the Plus 4 at 100/1
DaveW
'05 Red Roadster S1
'16 Yellow (Not the only) Narrow AR GDI Plus 4
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