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by G Walker - 24/08/26 06:52 PM
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| by +8Rich |
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Now this is a beauty with a very high spec and good mileage, get rid of the rack and spare wheel you have the best Morgan ever made, not keen on black but some are.
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| by sewin |
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Indeed Rich....+8 that is, You are so right. The Cx has changed the face of Morgan buying and those younger buyers that would have shuffled through a few classic's during their earlier years will be buying the CX and beyond platform cars if that is Morgan takes their fancy at all!
John, I can feel for your friends re. the ride returned from the classic's due totally to our dilapidated roads, I cannot say it doesn't effect me too! An interesting point here though is my son tells me that sitting in the passenger seat is really comfortable and its hanging onto the controls that makes it such a raw and somewhat overly physical experience!
Now talking about my son.... when he was a kid I gave him my Marshall stack (amplifiers for guitars) and a 3/4 size guitar, no interest whatsoever! I sold it all eventually. Then at about 18/19 years old a basic bass guitar arrived in the post for him, he'd obviously done his homework as it was the best for the money he could have bought. "You used to play the bass dad, didn't you?" Well many custom guitars and amps etc. later He's finished a masters in music ,he's in two bands and more on the recording and session side have evolved. What's all this about I hear you say? Well a couple of months ago an old morris minor arrived on a flat bed trailer, "Thought you could show me how to fix it dad, find out what's wrong with it and teach me how to do it". Well, we're just about finished now and he's absolutely loving it. To watch his confidence grow and skill with the tools improve daily has been brilliant, so here's another spanner monkey made for the future!
He loves our Morgan and is 25 next year so gets to drive it himself! I know he'll never sell it, but to be able to fully enjoy his ownership time in the way I have is a gift you cannot force on a person but It must give us hope for the future that albeit perhaps a smaller percentage of the populous might be taking taking part ...... it will still be relevant in times to come.
Finally let's remember something Jullian said a while ago..... "Let's not see our mogs as rising assets, rather as something we use and enjoy. The price its worth when we sell is the market, the value we got during our time with it is what that ownership gave us". It's the price we pay for our pleasure. Words might be different but sentiment the same!
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| by +8Rich |
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For £6k more they have a 2012 75th 4/4 Anniversary with the more powerful 2L duratec engine. Yes but you are missing the purity of the 800Kg Sport which is it’s usp.
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| by Jon G4LJW |
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It would look nicer without the rack and spare wheel - as a “Sport” model, it has the flat back, not intended to carry a spare.
Even though black is not my top choice, I would happily drive this one!
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| by Craig Jezz |
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Surprisingly there's only about 20 kgs difference between the weight of a duratec and sigma engine, and the spare wheel and rear rack (about 20 to 25k ) would add considerably to the 4/4 rear weight bias, so not quite as pure.
Without question my 2012 Plus 4 sport was the best handling trad, I have enjoyed, so I like the sport versions as long as they haven't added lots of weight to dilute the purity. Nice cars. As I pointed out obviously the extras like spare wheel and travesty of a rear rack side pockets and easy up need removing to return this car to true Sport status - it is now a lardy standard 4/4 not an 800Kg lithe beast. Unless you have driven a 4/4 Sport you won’t get it, they are special and Morgan got back into focus in 2009 as they realised they had lost their way with heated seats, easy up roofs and spare wheels et al. Richard’s right…..after reading this I miss my 4/4 Sport, best car I’ve ever had, maybe I shouldn’t have sold it…Ive always wondered where it is now. I did well to get £35,000 for it in August 2023 when prices started to drop not long after.
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| by Hamwich |
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... found to need engine revs in abundance to make any decent progress. You say that like it's a bad thing! For me that is the essence of a true sports car. Exactly - I love my 4/4 Sport time and to me it really is Morgan back to the roots which is exactly why they released them in the Centenary year and they all had a badge on the dash to commemorate the fact. Yep! A twisty B road, a high-revving 4 pot, flicking between 3rd and 4th, nailing it in 2nd on the way out of tight bends is the essence of what British Sports Cars are all about.
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| by +8Rich |
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... found to need engine revs in abundance to make any decent progress. You say that like it's a bad thing! For me that is the essence of a true sports car. Exactly - I love my 4/4 Sport time and to me it really is Morgan back to the roots which is exactly why they released them in the Centenary year and they all had a badge on the dash to commemorate the fact.
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| by JohnHarris |
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Chris,
I had 4 4/4s and found them very entertaining to drive and enjoyable, but without question the Plus 4 sport I had was the most rewarding to drive, even my 70th 4/4 with 125bhp, I always found a little under powered.
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| by Ian Wegg |
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... found to need engine revs in abundance to make any decent progress. You say that like it's a bad thing! For me that is the essence of a true sports car.
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