RE: PH fleet: Morgan Plus 8
Discussion
J B L said:
A pal of mine owned a similar car (possibly this one), an automatic Morgan I thought would be heresy but then he took me for drive...lovely BMW low down torque and glorious burble - then he mashed the LOUD pedal and kicked down, as armageddon arrived with ear-bleeding glorious noise and immense acceleration forcing me into the back of the seat. This chap has owned some immense cars including some of the finest Ferraris, each has its own unique attributes and none are of course directly comparable, but this deserves its place on the top table.
Automatic Morgan - I get it alright, would like this car badly (styling IMHO is sensational with the delightful "butterfly" rear hatch/screen).
...off to check the Euromillions numbers
thewheelman said:
Personally i find Morgans pretty boring, i live not far from Malvern, so i see them very often, & a mate of mine works there. £80k seems pretty steep, & those wheels look terrible. I am amused by those that see Malvern as some magical place of Morgan worship & Charles as some kind of legend. I can guarantee you the locals don't see it that way.
I suppose anyone would find Ferraris boring if they saw them every day and lived near the factory.I agree that 80k is steep, 60k would be more realistic, but they will still probably sell every one they produce.
I too think the wheels look dreadful, far better the alloys fitted to the original plus eight...(imho).
just so you can hear the engine noise ...although this is the supersport with aero racing exhausts !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN86cEHjznw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN86cEHjznw
160tim said:
Stupid price.Old car for old money for old men.
Just look at what new cars can be bought for 80K,even old cars for that matter which look 10 times better,handle,stop,safer and won't depreciate.
Just look at what new cars can be bought for 80K,even old cars for that matter which look 10 times better,handle,stop,safer and won't depreciate.
Stop the press - bearded Audi owner berates Morgans and their drivers (and talks b
ks)
Wacky Racer said:
I suppose anyone would find Ferraris boring if they saw them every day and lived near the factory.
I agree that 80k is steep, 60k would be more realistic, but they will still probably sell every one they produce.
I too think the wheels look dreadful, far better the alloys fitted to the original plus eight...(imho).
There is only one car I'm looking at in that picture and it isn't the Morgan. I agree that 80k is steep, 60k would be more realistic, but they will still probably sell every one they produce.
I too think the wheels look dreadful, far better the alloys fitted to the original plus eight...(imho).
can't decide whether the 3-wheeler configurator is genius or awful
http://www.morgan3wheeler.co.uk/bespokecreate.html
http://www.morgan3wheeler.co.uk/bespokecreate.html
julian64 said:
Oh dear, I'm going to sound completely negative now.
I've always secretly hankered after a morgan. Its just that every time they produce a car they have to muck it up.
This one would be a lovely car, lower, wider than the gorgeous original, and 1000000x better than the dead end in design that was the aeromax but a BMW X5 engine!! They might as well have shoved in a Chevy lump.
I identify with the authors comments re appreciating the back to basics approach, but you could have said them about almost any decent kit car. The wind and elements, the immediate connection to your engine, the heightened sense of driving, and the freedom felt with the complete disregard of the current eurobox mentality. Any kit car that was half decently put together would give you that.
Morgan need to grab their niche with both hands. By all means vamp up the morgan, but stick a gentlemanly inline six in there with a characteristic note that makes you think morgan before you even see the car comming round the bend. Not here comes another X5.
I didn't think Morgan had used inline sixes for about half a century? It was Rover I4 and V8 for most of the time I've been into cars, then Ford I4s and V6s later on. I've always secretly hankered after a morgan. Its just that every time they produce a car they have to muck it up.
This one would be a lovely car, lower, wider than the gorgeous original, and 1000000x better than the dead end in design that was the aeromax but a BMW X5 engine!! They might as well have shoved in a Chevy lump.
I identify with the authors comments re appreciating the back to basics approach, but you could have said them about almost any decent kit car. The wind and elements, the immediate connection to your engine, the heightened sense of driving, and the freedom felt with the complete disregard of the current eurobox mentality. Any kit car that was half decently put together would give you that.
Morgan need to grab their niche with both hands. By all means vamp up the morgan, but stick a gentlemanly inline six in there with a characteristic note that makes you think morgan before you even see the car comming round the bend. Not here comes another X5.
The only V8 Moggy I've been in is the Aeromax. And I can't say I had any complaints about the noise of that. The fact it came with an auto gearbox on the other hand...
As an owner of an older type Plus 8 the new car looks great but far too expensive for many old time Morgan enthusiasts. Maybe though it will make the old car more desirable and increase its value in the market. Hope so. Lets applaude a truly great British company making something the REST OF THE WORLD will want.
Errrr,
Mc laren f1 has a bmw v12, is it a bad thing?
Mc laren f1 has a bmw v12, is it a bad thing?
julian64 said:
Oh dear, I'm going to sound completely negative now.
I've always secretly hankered after a morgan. Its just that every time they produce a car they have to muck it up.
This one would be a lovely car, lower, wider than the gorgeous original, and 1000000x better than the dead end in design that was the aeromax but a BMW X5 engine!! They might as well have shoved in a Chevy lump.
I identify with the authors comments re appreciating the back to basics approach, but you could have said them about almost any decent kit car. The wind and elements, the immediate connection to your engine, the heightened sense of driving, and the freedom felt with the complete disregard of the current eurobox mentality. Any kit car that was half decently put together would give you that.
Morgan need to grab their niche with both hands. By all means vamp up the morgan, but stick a gentlemanly inline six in there with a characteristic note that makes you think morgan before you even see the car comming round the bend. Not here comes another X5.
I've always secretly hankered after a morgan. Its just that every time they produce a car they have to muck it up.
This one would be a lovely car, lower, wider than the gorgeous original, and 1000000x better than the dead end in design that was the aeromax but a BMW X5 engine!! They might as well have shoved in a Chevy lump.
I identify with the authors comments re appreciating the back to basics approach, but you could have said them about almost any decent kit car. The wind and elements, the immediate connection to your engine, the heightened sense of driving, and the freedom felt with the complete disregard of the current eurobox mentality. Any kit car that was half decently put together would give you that.
Morgan need to grab their niche with both hands. By all means vamp up the morgan, but stick a gentlemanly inline six in there with a characteristic note that makes you think morgan before you even see the car comming round the bend. Not here comes another X5.
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