Talk Morgan Forums Community The Malvern Arms Modern Hire car versus Morgan? No contest!

Sorry, been absent. Dave I think she had Steed in mind but as those who met me at Le Mans Classic will have noted I'm really more the Simon Templar type

And yeah the continental image of the English gentleman is alive and well and actually supports a small industry e.g. a Morgan dealer plus high priced gentlemen's outfitters in central Vienna doing quite nicely

Sorry but I would lose my status as chief pedant if I failed to point out that the name Terry-Thomas is quintessentially Englishly hyphenated.

I believe there should be a comma after "Sorry".

Don't see a volvo p1800 or a hirondelle in your car list though.....:)

I have only read some of the posts here.
Based on the thread heading I assumed hiring a Morgan instead of a “regular” car.
Couple of queries...
Why are you hiring a car? Surely the reason determines the choice?
A simple A to B with luggage...hire a load carrier.
Hiring to have fun? Perhaps a Morgan then.
I have hired vans to carry bulk stuff...a Mog is useless as an option!
I hire a car to fill a purpose so for the short time I have it it doesn’t worry me what it is, within reason.
It is nice to try out some cars for their features/toys but learning their use properly takes time.
Hiring could be looked on as an extended test drive so another plus to consider.

Sorry if my heading caused you to be confused.
I hired the Golf as my wife and I had flown to Inverness from Bristol to see her mother. We chose not to drive any of our cars, Morgan included, to Scotland on what would have been a 1900 mile round trip, as we were only up there for two days. Also, the cost was less than the fuel costs, amazingly.
I agree that the hiring of a car is like having an extended test drive, and can be very informative. However, nice though the Golf was, I kept wishing I was driving the Morgan instead of the Golf, given the super roads up there in Sutherland. Of course this would not have been practical as the mother-in law would not have appreciated being strapped to the luggage rack!
The point of my post was essentially to say that for pure driving pleasure and analogue experience, a Morgan, for me, far outweighs all the benefits of a modern car even with all the electronic aids.

Clarified!
I agree about enjoying the Morgan more than a modern toys filled tintop.
We have carried a shrub home in the back of the Morgan so it is versatile! Got some amusing looks too.
Sitting at traffic lights in a downpour, hood down, umbrella up was another.
One aid I would go for though is ABS. Having locked the wheels in an emergency stop it would have been a bonus.

Agree entirely about the ABS. I remember Sean Foo, a first time purchaser of a Morgan (ARP4) in 2016, who unfortunately crashed his car into a stationary vehicle and was quite badly injured. Even though he loved the car he decided that due to the lack of safety features, principally airbags, to sell the car and get an AMG Merc.
I am not a lover of airbags on Morgans (I know some models had them fitted as standard) as I always put a Motalita wheel on my cars, and love their retro look and feel. However, ABS braking might have enabled Sean to avoid hitting the stationary vehicle in the first place.

This is what I really mean (if you substitute a Morgan for the classic Porsche, that is).
https://www.facebook.com/GentlemenDriversASD/videos/1056082067817218/