Talk Morgan Forums Community The Malvern Arms The 1000 bhp club

Nothing like taking the mickey out of one's self. The best flying I've had in the 45 years I've held a license has been in this humble little VW powered beastie. More fun than a Spitfire? Well if a Spit owner wants to swap for a day we can then go to the pub and compare notes e.g. both planes have a sliding canopy...

A desperate thread drift avoidance manoeuvre now: Horsepower is good but does not directly relate to enjoyment.

Personally I don’t care what mine all add up to. It’s not how I would measure the worth of any car.
Some of the best and most enjoyable cars I have owned would be at the low end of the bhp rating table.

You obviously don’t worry about the size of your willy Steve 😉

The most enjoyable car I have ever had was a mk1 RS2000 which optimistically may have had 110bhp. I was 20 years old, invincible with no responsibilities which probably added to the enjoyment.

Also very fond memories at 19 years old of driving a triumph vitesse to the south of France whose brakes failed on the way down, but we kept going as it was less grief driving without brakes than trying to find a BL dealer enroute.