Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Morgan Aero 8, 2012< Plus 8, SuperSports, Coupe & Aeromax So, have you driven your Aero today?

Truly fabulous - that must have had the hairs on your neck tingling with excitement!

Have driven mine to Provence - proving, once again, that the Morgan is not waterproof. Wet knees and feet with water dripping from under the dashboard. Not great...

However, made it to the sunshine and have not seen another Morgan in all the miles down here...

Shouldn't leak... as much as that...
Waders next time?

Great photos! Enjoy the trip and the dry weather.

I laughed so hard at this clip.

Re the Chris Harris vid...When I bought into the idea of Morgan ownership it was purely to enjoy it on chosen dry days all year round and in search of a pseudo vintage driving experience, which it has provided in spades.

That was circa 20 years ago a time when sports cars were becoming ever more sophisticated by way of comfort and on board electronics to make them simpler and safer to drive, and which seemed to match the ever evolving expectations of drivers at the time.... and all of which was in no way the driving experience that I was desirous of. Chris seems to hint at something along the same lines when commenting on the Roadsters lack of a digital on board mother in law, to keep the uninitiated out of the ditches, though not using those words exactly....

As for the stuffing of newspaper here and there to stop the water ingress, as someone mentioned on TM the term roadster may provide a clue as to reality Vs expectations..?

Plagiarised from Wikipedia, A Roadster (also spider Spyder) is an open two-seat car with emphasis on sporting appearance or character. Initially an American term for a two-seat car with no weather protection, usage has spread internationally and has evolved to include two-seat convertibles... Thus it seems we may be back to expectations exceeding those of the definition, just as any marketing splurge seems bound to encourage..?

It came as a surprise to me when my good lady decided we should go touring in the old Mog... most of which was in overly hot Southern Europe, and on our first trip heading south for the 24 hrs at LM it rained plenty... but as best I can remember from that trip, the hood and side screens worked very well at keeping the water out, though not being used to having either in place the difference in the cockpit cacophony was a tad dis-concerting at first... and once the heater got up to temp the dash mounted demist vents performed well enough. The hood kept us dry on the two days that it was put to use during that holiday, though with Sandra navigating the side-screens were ever in place... sigh!

The hood has been used a few times over the intervening years though when visiting friends in winter, utilised mainly to save messing about when the car would be left parked up outside, which worked out fine.

A few years back when staying at a hotel during a Jockmog event, it rained almost constantly and heavily for a couple of days, it seemed the hood was perhaps in need of re-proofing as things internally became a tad damp but still having a good heater and dash level vents kept the windscreen from misting up better than Chris seemed to manage on his trip.. Wading through dips in the roads holding quite a few inches of water on our trip and just the general faffing about with luggage behind the seats hood up hood down in the rain kinda got the best of me. Just a grumpy old man kinda thing I guess.. it was on that trip that I decided finally that a tin top sports car would be the requirement if I wished to enjoy sporting motoring in all the weathers my climate can provide.. and sometimes all in one day...(-:

Currently still got the Mog for the few days when I feel up for it...

Great photo, looks like the Reims pit garages ?

It was - en route south and I stayed in a hotel very close to Reims.

Picked up a nasty chip to the windscreen on the peage and am having 'CarGlass' (a French version of AutoGlass) come to the house on Friday to repair. I assume big chips are MOT fails and I don't really want to have a new screen. Hopefully it can be repaired.

MOT failure if over 10mm in a zone 290mm wide: centred on steering wheel, or over 40mm elsewhere on screen.

Great photos. I remember taking my 4/4 Competition to Reims- the French Police had set up radar traps as a welcome.