I've got to say that I don't find this type of 'smart' response very helpful on what I thought was a serious owner forum. If I've committed some silly error or mistake in my posting I'd appreciate being told in a more helpful fashion.
Sorry Chad, since I'm the 'culprit' here, let me be the one to apologise
The Aero is, as I am sure you'd agree, a stunning car and it has( justifiably) many many fans, including a lot of people on this site who have a great knowledge and experience of them.
The issue for some of us ( and I'm the worst 'offender' here) is that when one comes to the Aero,one is, to an extent, moving out of the traditional zone for Morgan owning and indeed pricing.
This raises big questions regarding what a prospective Aero owner would expect in terms of build quality, reliability etc. To put it another way, does the Aero come up to the standards of other cars coming in at the same price?
Precisely because they are hand built, this isn't always the case. We have some Aero owners on here who have had absolutely trouble free- cars while others have had one or a series of niggles with things such as electrics, shut lines/ fitting, leaks etc.- and ALL of these will have been cossetted and cared for, so you casn't really use that as a bench mark
In these cases, the upside is that the factory always seem very willing to sort things out. The downside is that perhaps a potential owner might take the view that given the car's pricing, these things shouldn't happen in the first place.
So, there you have it, the old 'Marmite' issue
Being a grumpy so and so I fall squarely into the latter category. Hence my initial cynical post
Don't be put off by that. As Robbie and Aeroman have said, the beauty of this forum is that we all have views and we all air them. So, my measured advice is: yes, it's a great, iconic car but check out the 'warts and all'angles before you buy one
Hope that clarifies
regards
G
