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You had better have a drive in the M140i before it goes as it has exactly the same engine and gear box.
Then in the Plus 8 as it will give you a good idea of the ride and handling.
Remember, if you order a +6 now you should get it for Christmas.
Oh, and I will be jealous.
BUT, I think it is a logical and sensible consideration.
Chop in the GT 86 and the Morgan Roadster. Get the hard top version and it is an all weather car.
Peter,
66, 2016 Porsche Boxster S
No longer driving Tarka, the 2014 Plus 8...
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A spaniel coloured Morgan Plus 6. Hmmmm!  Brown ?
Geneva 2016 plus 8' The Green Godess' 4 side exits .
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God no, nothing so subtle!
Mark - No Longer driving Archie the Old English Sheep Mog........... 2010 Roadster 3.0 V6 (S3) 
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I do like the idea of two-tone...…….  But radios? never listen to the radio in the Morgan. In fact we rarely have it on in the tin tops...……. We travel in silence....relatively speaking.
DaveW
'05 Red Roadster S1
'16 Yellow (Not the only) Narrow AR GDI Plus 4
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I like the auto lever in the Coupe as it is a big lump of metal with nice knurling. Very tactile. The BMW one in the Plus6 does look a bit odd but having used one in a couple of their cars it is very functional. The ones in our Aero chassis cars displaces a BMW gear change control lever, so why couldn't MMC carry it over? Then it would match the brake lever, which is exactly the same as the Aero one.
Peter,
66, 2016 Porsche Boxster S
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I think that in the new BMW lever there is much more electronics than in ours, including the electronic parking button.
2010 Violet Aero Supersports | 2012 Green Vantage S Roadster
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I do like the idea of two-tone...……. But radios? never listen to the radio in the Morgan. In fact we rarely have it on in the tin tops...……. We travel in silence....relatively speaking. Dave , the only time the radio/cd is any good is if the car is on tick over and a 70's rock band are playing !
Geneva 2016 plus 8' The Green Godess' 4 side exits .
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Has a lot to Say!
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As you may know in NL we enjoy CO2 tax when buying a new car.
For the Current Roadster @ 240 g/km this amount is about 47keuro.
For the +6 @ 170 g/km this tax is about 17keuro.
This makes me think that that the +6 in NL might even turn out to be cheaper than the Roadster...
The website of the NL Morgan dealer, is always hopelesly outdated. No word about the new model there yet..., so I can not check the facts. But the big difference in CO2 pennalty, more than offsets the higher net of tax price of the +6. VAT amount will be higher on the new model, but NL tax policy makes the choice between +6 and Roadster intersting... I think Roadster sales (allready low) will come to a full stop in NL.
Cheers,
Bert
2025 Plus Six - 1909
2009 Roadster
1983 4/4 4str
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Very interesting figures those, certainly no surprise then that the Plus 6 will sell over the Roadster.
2009 4/4 Sport Henrietta
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Con Green +8 prev
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Taxation is a strange one.
My plus 8 costs £525 to tax vs a 500hp GT3 with similar MPG costs £140.
Martin (Deano)
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