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I have to admit, I have to confess. I love my Morgan. It is my pride and joy. But as a everyday car I love my Tesla model 3 even more. It is a fantastic car. It is fast, it is nimble and the range is more than enough, even in the cold of Norway. If I should by another petrol car it has to be a Morgan - or a pre 1970 car. Otherwise it would be a electric car. I hope you can forgive me, but as a modern car the electric cars is so much better than a car with a petrol engine. I have to be honest, but I hope not to be excludes from the Morgan community.
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In years to come we know doubt will have to buy an electric car but as for now petrol engined cars are still allowed . The trouble is that in the UK there are rather a lot of people and rather a lot of cars and not many charging points for electric cars to cope with the volume of electric cars even now . they are also rather expensive and very much at the early stage in their development . Character isn't thje strongest point for an electric car !
Geneva 2016 plus 8' The Green Godess' 4 side exits .
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Gone to Porsche Part of the Furniture
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I have long been considering going at least part electric ( 1 electric car in the family) every man maths i have done doesn't add up as yet....maybe one day a Tesla will be in the Drive. As for now another new PASSAT Diesel arrived today. So currently 3 x Passat Di 1 xMazda 6 Di 1 x BMW 5 Di 1 x Merc GL Di 5 x Di Vans 2 Electric Fork Lifts 2 x Elecric cherry pickers
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Ragnar ....owning (and liking) a Tesla isn't a crime against Morganeering!!  If I lived in town I'd give serious thought to owning an electric car myself as a purely un-engaged but practical 'tool for moving about in' .....however, as long as they let me I'll have my little collection of petrol-driven beauties because that's where my heart lies. K
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Just barreling along Talk Morgan Guru
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Just barreling along Talk Morgan Guru
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I have to admit, I have to confess. I love my Morgan. It is my pride and joy. But as a everyday car I love my Tesla model 3 even more. It is a fantastic car. It is fast, it is nimble and the range is more than enough, even in the cold of Norway. If I should by another petrol car it has to be a Morgan - or a pre 1970 car. Otherwise it would be a electric car. I hope you can forgive me, but as a modern car the electric cars is so much better than a car with a petrol engine. I have to be honest, but I hope not to be excludes from the Morgan community. Ragnar, not by me ! as an i3 owner for 4.5 years (although slightly embarrassingly we also own 4 ICE cars too) but the EV is brilliant for our daily commutes as we live in a densely populated city
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Raganar, I wondered why you think a pre 70 car might be more suited to your requirements than perhaps up to mid 80`s..?
For me it was the introduction of digital technology that began to complicate repair and maintenance for the home mechanic that fouled things up. My mid 80`s +8 has an electronically controlled choke system which I think was the beginning of Morgan being forced into the world of emissions control while still running carbs, I suspect my old +8 was one of the last produced to to have carbs as some Morgans registered around the same time mine were produced with fuel injected engines.. ?
Currently running a modern diesel family car, but very open to electric replacement if/when the time comes to replace it.
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