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by Joske Vermeule, September 1
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I'm pretty eccentric (and vegan) but also not a millionaire. If my numbers come up on the lottery, I'd definitely be ordering a Plus Six (in matt black, to match the bikes).
"Y mae dafad ddu ym mhob praidd"
1972 4/4, 1981 MGBGT, 1984 FLHT1340, 1980 XLH1000, 1990 ZX10
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I think that falling out of love with brand loyalty is a natural progression. We fall in love with a certain brand at a point in our lives because our ducks line up. Inevitably, new models emerge and attract new buyers with ducks in a row, but our ducks may have drifted apart.
My duck point was the early 2000's. Earlier Morgans featuring things like short doors, wings painted on the car, painted door hinges, steel bulkhead, steel wings/body etc don't appeal. My ducks kept in a row until the Trads ceased production. Now my ducks are dispersed widely.
Yes I am totally with Dave on this
99 plus 8 indigo
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I think that falling out of love with brand loyalty is a natural progression. We fall in love with a certain brand at a point in our lives because our ducks line up. Inevitably, new models emerge and attract new buyers with ducks in a row, but our ducks may have drifted apart.
My duck point was the early 2000's. Earlier Morgans featuring things like short doors, wings painted on the car, painted door hinges, steel bulkhead, steel wings/body etc don't appeal. My ducks kept in a row until the Trads ceased production. Now my ducks are dispersed widely.
Yes I am totally with Dave on this We are vintage classic oldtimers 
'14 4/4 graphite grey
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Has a lot to Say!
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Has a lot to Say!
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What would interesting would be a back to back road test on the suspension and drivetrain improvements rather than cosmetics
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Smile, it confuses them Member of the Inner Circle
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My current duck status. ![[Linked Image]](https://tm-img.com/images/2023/03/02/Ducks_Squirrels.jpeg)
Everyone loves a Morgan. Even me, unless it's broken again.
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Alistair, have you been forgetting to take your meds again 
2009 4/4 Sport Henrietta
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Con Green +8 prev
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Just watched this video. It's all very sterile & shiny. Would that have appealed to me back in 2008? Not really. Might as well be selling a sofa.
Bring back Chris Goffey...........
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'16 Yellow (Not the only) Narrow AR GDI Plus 4
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It's all very sterile & shiny. ![[Linked Image]](https://up.picr.de/45269802qu.jpg) Everything is too shiny at Morgan these days. It starts with the models in the official publications, cast as if from the catwalk. Morgan was really Morgan when the hulking Maurice Owen in his dirty work coat squeezed himself behind the wheel of the Plus 8 prototypes. And the workers in the halls tried not to be too distracted by the countless pin-ups on the walls. Of course, it is also clear to me that the plant would have no chance of surviving in this way today.
Last edited by Jens; 02/03/23 12:32 PM.
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Times have changed! Not long ago GB and Germany were the main customers for the factory. Now they are looking for another clintele. Asia and the United States promises more money and more profit. So Europe is not very interesting anymore for these "investors". Dealers in Germany try to sell their 22 stock of cars and this seems to be quite difficult, if you see, how many of these cars are standing there. And to make it a little bit easier for them, Morgan raises the prices for 23 models around 15.000,- €. This sounds like a perfect plan to me.  Maybe other markets will pay these prices and everything is fine for the factory,but I doubt, that these buyers will become the faithful, enthusiastic ones, they have nowadays in Europe.
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2018 +4, persian blue
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