Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Classic Morgans (pre-CX) Morgan Roadster 100 - 181 miles from new!

This is the roof on mine, which I imagine is the same as on no. 40

Thanks, M3W55, I also meant more the condition when it has not been used for 13 years. E.g. if it has shrunk. Whether it can still be stretched at all.

Oops.

ROAD TAX Six Hundred and Seventy Five Pounds !

I have just paid mine - £395.

Mines an R100,
It’s Sub £400 for the RFL(tax)

As above my R100 is sub £400 RFL

£675 probably refers to 3.7 S4s.

And early Roadster S1 from c 2005 to 8

Shame the car hasn't been used all this time. Having bought an immaculate like new 4k mile Roadster that was in storage most of its life, its not an experience /opportunity I would enter into again. Most of the cars mileage had been put on during a continental tour in 2014 and then unused since. A low mileage like new long term storage car is not the same as a new car, and can be full of surprises beyond the obvious ,once you start to bring them into regular use

Beside the obvious costs like aged tyres and other perishables like hoses, wipers etc in essence even following the major service with all the fluids changed etc when I collected the car, I still had to basically totally recommission the car . Whilst everything on the surface is relatively new and unused, and would pass visual inspection, there are hidden surprises once you start to use the car eg radiators start to weep/blocked, thermostats stick, dampers had to be replaced, as with the front suspension had developed restrictions on travel and required disassembly, cleaning and reassembly and so on, rear springs started to sag quite quickly. Most caused by remaining static for so many years and the suspension had not been used and lubricated by use. Once sorted out, it was a great and reliable car, but the first 6 months of summer use proved to be very frustrating and very expensive.