I've been lurking on here for nearly a month now whilst waiting too take delivery of my 4/4 80th Anniversary (as it turns out - previously owned by Kenny H of this Parish!).
Well I'm pleased to announce that I collected the car today and I thought it was high time that I introduced myself. Big smiles from me today. Most chuffed
This is my first Morgan. Originally looked at the 3-wheeler but space was a tad tight for me at 6'4''. Saw a red 80th in my local dealer and loved it. Found the Saxe Blue version and made the trek up to Cheshire and glad I did. Deposit paid and the rest is history.
I've come from a BMW M135i so 320bhp to 115. The BeeEmm was supposed to be my daily driver when I bought it but when its first winter arrived a couldn't face driving it through the salt, slime & slush so ended up getting (another daily driver
I ended up spending a small fortune on BMW's expensive aftermarket 'M Performance' accessories both inside and out and the car looked fantastic and was very quick. Did the odd trackway in it as well.
But in the end, I just wasn't using it. With a couple of bikes in the garage as well it struggled for my attention and I rarely took it out for a drive just for the sake of going for a drive. Maybe at the end of the day it was still just a 5 door hatchback. Despite my investment in trying to make it special - driving it was never really an event
The Morgan on the other hand is
Some great advice and information on here. Very much looking forward to Morgan ownership.
