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Well that put a cat amongst the pigeons and stirred things up a bit!

My points were simply to highlight the lack of response from The Top Man at MMC.

To clearly state that 3 months additional warranty amounts to very little in my case as it will cover September, October and November of this year. In effect one month of reasonable use one month of occasional use and one month of use if we are lucky.

This clip trap that its a Morgan so get on with it simply don’t wash. My Plus 4 had 20 years of trouble free motoring a trip to Rome and a tour around Spain and Portugal. The components used to build the CX platform vehicles have all been type approved. The brake master cylinder failure cost will either be covered by the supplier or their insurance as should consequential costs.

As previously mentioned the actual cost of the additional warranty is minimal, why do you think KIA and the like have such long warranties? It gives nervous customers peace of mind. And peace of mind for the next 12 months would make me extremely happy!

Whilst agreeing with Julian BB , I would not have thought adding a years warranty would have cost the company that much with such a modern power plant and gearbox.

My brother-in-law has a 2020 Ferrari which also has brake issues:

"The brake fluid reservoir cap may not vent properly, creating a vacuum inside the brake fluid reservoir, and resulting in a brake fluid leak that may lead to a partial or total loss of brake function.
Dealers will replace the brake fluid reservoir cap and update the software to provide a new warning message for low brake fluid, free of charge.”

He only found out when my nephew saw it online, he's heard nothing from either Ferrari or his dealer. Apparently, letters to U.S. customers are being sent at the end of this month.

In comparison, I think Morgan has been remarkably proactive.

It has been my experience Dave that 99% of the time, contacting an MD results in one of their assistants replying. Most OEMs do not offer a full vehicle extension on warranty but rather on the affected part and with some offering a small token of goodwill.

I recall Porsche having a stop sale on 718s with the 4.0 engine with a few resulting in a full engine swap. Warranties were extended on the engine and in some regions a gift voucher for service or parts.

Personally, I feel that we/many hold MMC to a higher standard due to how open MMC are with owners and fans. Part of what drew me to Morgan was the fact you got the sense of belonging to the 'family' but in doing so they open up higher expectations, be it justified or not.

Just my two cents

Our Mercedes-based motorhome was off the road for a number of weeks with only 65 miles on the clock. Mercedes customer service were initially dreadful but eventually sorted the problem and gave us a free service as compensation. That was a very expensive vehicle off the road - similar to the price of a new Morgan. Having an expensive vehicle doesn't guarantee good service.

I am thinking that Morgan has made a really big step in the build quality of the plus six and plus four. Look closely at the car and it is not so bad . The radiator problem exist since the plus six and untill now they have changed the radiator free of charge . The brake is a part not coming for Morgan and it is fixed by Morgan. Ok three months in summer is not funny but it is done and the car braking is a little better.
Now i will enjoy the car even driving in the winter. The price has increased too much , but i suppose the man hours have also increased in uk, and the car is built by hand not by a robot. What is the cost of a complete power train from bmw. What is the cost of the new chassis .And when the car will be sold you will have almost your money back. Yesterday i have washed my car , i am going to the garage only to look at the car , do you do that with your Mercedes,BMW, Peugeot,Audi . When you drive in the street you receive thumbs up , sometimes people asked me if the car could be hired for their mariage. Nobody is jealous of you when you own a morgan ( not sure if it is the case with a porsche,ferrari,etc)

Julian, Morgan isn´t any longer a small family-run company. Now Morgan is owned by a multi-million dollar investment company. You can now also set the standards there, like at other big corporations.

Delighted to receive a note from Steve Morris today even if it was a holding note until next week.

I live in hope.

IMHO: The only step MMC appear to have taken into the “big boy” league is to inflate to “big boy” prices! Proper pre production testing would surely have ironed out all the issues that have since arisen. However, the Super3 is now so long in coming, maybe they have learned a lesson and are trying to get it right first time.
As for investment value, I still see 20 and 30 year old Morgans for sale at prices greater than they were new; sadly, many early CX models seem to be offered at up to £20k less than new! Annual “ MY” updates will only serve to make earlier models less desirable.

Oh I just remembered that when I took my diesel Golf in to have the ECU "Upgrade", I received an insulated VW branded coffee mug, a keyring and a small bag of sweets.