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After all the doom and gloom of End of the road for Morgan the factory looks very healthy they have a very nice range of cars nobody hear's very much from the family from year to year and the boss seems very happy with the new investor. Even though the new car prices are out of reach for many of us I wish Morgan and all it's workers a very bright future. The glass is more than half full. After getting that off my chest it's dry off for a blast in the old girl.

Em

Well said Em!

Yes Em!
Harvey-Jones must be chuckling a bit!
Biggest profits plus big new investor.......
Where’s my tin hat?
The flak will be coming in soon.

You have to hope so. We all want Morgan to survive.

Can I be a bit controversial, I think it's a given that we all love our Morgans however, with the ever increasing cost of a new one such that very few of us will ever buy a new one and the company being sold perhaps so the family can take a nice profit, why do we care if it survives?
There are always a fair number of posts moaning about the lack of concern over problems with the cars ( most of which should have never occurred) and no company has the right to exist so why should we be concerned?
Sospan, talking of tin helmets and flak, watch this.

MMC do seem to have been a bit lax on customer relations and some less than fully developed/tested problems.
However, in general I hope the new management influence the development of PR, customer friendliness etc..
In our noggins discussions re factory visits and guiding visitors to dealers and cars to view has seemed lax. Once they see the building of cars catch them and entice them! Link them to their nearest dealer. Give them contact details etc..
Sales would probably be generated.

Reg, I nearly choked on my garabaldi you are a naughty boy......


Em

Sorry to don't agree at all, the investor have already do one time, they buy Ducati and sold it later to who want to buy, they will do the same again and again.

Currently we only listen sweet word, simply because the deal isn't yet complete. Sooner than later we will listen some other song.

The story of share in the workforce or management this is marketing (BS?), the one decide it's who have the majority and the others have to follow or leave, is simple as that.

We have see that, several time in cars field (look at TVR for example)

Now for return on the actual key point, it's how long they will last and how long we can find part for our existing cars and do the price will stay up or he will crash down. Do it's safe to keep our cars or is time to sell it before is too late. That's the actual questions.

The over optimistic smog all around, don't hide the reality.

Chester I think you're a over dramatising a bit, there's a long road to travel ahead. As far as spares and parts, mechanical parts are mostly mainstream, the rest body and frame parts are available from specialist sources. Can't see any short time worry's.

Not quite the same situation but when MG went down the pan there was no effect on residuals or parts supply for the MGB.

I suppose longer term the Aero parts might get scarce but the Trads can be kept going now outside the dealer network.