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Originally Posted by CooperMan
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Bert, good news on the seats but the first time I have heard the roof inconvenience mentioned, ooi what height are you ?

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Originally Posted by capta2
Having bought a 20 Plus Four, interested to inspect the latest model so sat in the new hooded car. You will need to be "narrow shouldered " unless you can live with the new top window seal rail sticking into your arm!


I missed that thanks Jon, with a 48" chest and 36" waist that has definitely ruled me out then grin2

Being 6' helps, not with a Plus Four though it seems..

I was tempted a while back with that little Fiat Abarth open top but no way could I spend any time cramped up in the available space it offered.. like the MX5 they are built around the Japanese small frame I assume.

Never had a problem with any of my Morgans in that area even with my earlier short door Plus 8.


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Originally Posted by +8Rich
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Bert, good news on the seats but the first time I have heard the roof inconvenience mentioned, ooi what height are you ?

Mentioned here...
Originally Posted by capta2
Having bought a 20 Plus Four, interested to inspect the latest model so sat in the new hooded car. You will need to be "narrow shouldered " unless you can live with the new top window seal rail sticking into your arm!


I missed that thanks Jon, with a 48" chest and 36" waist that has definitely ruled me out then grin2

Being 6' helps, not with a Plus Four though it seems..

I was tempted a while back with that little Fiat Abarth open top but no way could I spend any time cramped up in the available space it offered.. like the MX5 they are built around the Japanese small frame I assume.

Never had a problem with any of my Morgans in that area even with my earlier short door Plus 8.


If you reverse those figures we are very similar sizes Richard 😊

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Originally Posted by +8Rich
Bert, good news on the seats but the first time I have heard the roof inconvenience mentioned, ooi what height are you ?

I am 1.89 m about 6ft 2”.


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Originally Posted by capta2
Having bought a 20 Plus Four, interested to inspect the latest model so sat in the new hooded car. You will need to be "narrow shouldered " unless you can live with the new top window seal rail sticking into your arm!

I had missed this earlier comment. I can confirm from own experience and tested in a new plus four, that the new hood mechanism intrudes too much into the interior to the extend that I have way more shoulder room in my 2009 Roadster than in the new CX platform, that was designed to give more interior space. The continious intusion into upper arm/shoulder is very uncomfortable, this aspect I consider a big design mistake, that needs correction. If not corrected interseted people will walk away.


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Has anyone enquired about having a proper door on the glove compartment to replace the cheap netting, or even attempted to make one of their own? An MY2023 upgrade, possibly?
BTW - I'm not a fan of the lockable compartment behind the seats. Daft idea IMHO. If there's room for that then why not have the backboard on the slope, like the pre CX cars, for more squishy-stuff luggage space?


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Originally Posted by johncc
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Originally Posted by CooperMan
Originally Posted by +8Rich
Bert, good news on the seats but the first time I have heard the roof inconvenience mentioned, ooi what height are you ?

Mentioned here...
Originally Posted by capta2
Having bought a 20 Plus Four, interested to inspect the latest model so sat in the new hooded car. You will need to be "narrow shouldered " unless you can live with the new top window seal rail sticking into your arm!


I missed that thanks Jon, with a 48" chest and 36" waist that has definitely ruled me out then grin2

Being 6' helps, not with a Plus Four though it seems..

I was tempted a while back with that little Fiat Abarth open top but no way could I spend any time cramped up in the available space it offered.. like the MX5 they are built around the Japanese small frame I assume.

Never had a problem with any of my Morgans in that area even with my earlier short door Plus 8.


If you reverse those figures we are very similar sizes Richard 😊


Thanks John, I spilt my tea laughing at that laugh2


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You're not the only one! grin2


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Can I ask you guys that have sat in a 22MY car hich dealer(s) did you visit that has a 2022 car please? There don't appear to be any on the MMC website.

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Originally Posted by BertR
Originally Posted by capta2
Having bought a 20 Plus Four, interested to inspect the latest model so sat in the new hooded car. You will need to be "narrow shouldered " unless you can live with the new top window seal rail sticking into your arm!

I had missed this earlier comment. I can confirm from own experience and tested in a new plus four, that the new hood mechanism intrudes too much into the interior to the extend that I have way more shoulder room in my 2009 Roadster than in the new CX platform, that was designed to give more interior space. The continious intusion into upper arm/shoulder is very uncomfortable, this aspect I consider a big design mistake, that needs correction. If not corrected interseted people will walk away.


The hood mechanism has been revised recently I believe to correct the arm / shoulder intrusion. One has to ask why this was not corrected during development? 🤔


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Originally Posted by Taffmog
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Originally Posted by capta2
Having bought a 20 Plus Four, interested to inspect the latest model so sat in the new hooded car. You will need to be "narrow shouldered " unless you can live with the new top window seal rail sticking into your arm!

I had missed this earlier comment. I can confirm from own experience and tested in a new plus four, that the new hood mechanism intrudes too much into the interior to the extend that I have way more shoulder room in my 2009 Roadster than in the new CX platform, that was designed to give more interior space. The continious intusion into upper arm/shoulder is very uncomfortable, this aspect I consider a big design mistake, that needs correction. If not corrected interseted people will walk away.


The hood mechanism has been revised recently I believe to correct the arm / shoulder intrusion. One has to ask why this was not corrected during development? 🤔


I have had it confirmed to me today that the hood mechanism has indeed been revised and there is a fix available for existing 22MY cars.

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