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I see they perpetuate the wooden chassis myth......I thought they were meant to be experienced motoring journalists! Oh......I forgot, it's Clarkson and his gang!!

Now, what is it they say in Journalism ?....... "Never let the facts get in the way of a good story"

To mis-quote Groucho Marx

"PLEASE ACCEPT MY cancelations. I DON'T WANT TO subscribe TO such a magazine THAT i already don't subscribe too".

What unbelievable drivel these people write!!!
Can anyone take them seriously?

If the Top Gear lot want to see a wooden car, there was this wood bodied Hispano Suiza at retromobile.

This +8 is now officially my dream Morgan, trad styling with modern V8 chassis and simple electrics

But at £80k, I could only dream

He used to write for Evo. I wrote in to complain about his Aston DBS review as it was full of misinformation/prejudice from which a summary was drawn, shame to see he's still doing it.

Much easier 'reviewing' something based on spurious 'facts' rather than have your own well-expressed opinion.

I'm certain inaccuracies in magazine/web articles like the +8 review in Top Gear are deliberate and serve only to wind up the knowledgable enthusiast, the scribe hoping to solicit a complaint and draw further attention to poor penmanship. Best ignored.

Hang on folks -okay, lazy in some respects, but in general wouldn't you say it was fairly positive for TG? I wonder what Chris Harris will write?

As some will have noticed, a new +8 appeared at Prescott for the Easter Saturday competition meeting, kindly brought along by Richard (RedMorgan). After racing was complete (finished early) the opportunity was taken to get some photos of the +8 and Greg D-S's 3W.
Richard then kindly took me for a run "around the block" - probably some 8+ miles, via Greet, passing Alderton, Teddington Hands, and back via Gotherington, 30% narrow country lanes remainder good A & B roads.

Impressed, I certainly am! Car sits very nicely, whatever the road surface, easily coping with the rougher country lanes we travelled. On smoother roads, like any Morgan, the car was an absolute delight. Performance, bearing in mind driving licenses and that we didn't want to wake too many locals (those 4 rear exhausts do sound "The Business" ) is in the words of Rolls Royce "adequate" - who am I kidding? Phenomenal is a much better choice. The seats, while bucketed, are not too narrow for my girth and I felt I could have sat there and navigated Richard on a round Britian tour - not sure he'd have liked the fuel bill though .

Want one? - If I remortgage the house, sell for some camels (I'll probably get more for the camels ) and liquidate some other assets I'll join the already some 80+ orders already taken (Greg D-S estimate). Actually, I'd be better selling the house and buying a large garage with a flat above - there is No Way this car will fit down the present driveway...
Come on Premium Bonds, about time I got some real investment return

Thanks for the experience Richard...