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Dave R D said:
Yes well spotted I have a different name on other sites.
How are you geting on with your new Morgan?
In different lights my morgan looks a bit green, that is why I liked it.
I have not been out much, when I have it does get a lot of attention.
I only had mine for the weekend when i bought it - then it went back to Williams to have some work done. Hoping to get it back in the next few days.How are you geting on with your new Morgan?
In different lights my morgan looks a bit green, that is why I liked it.
I have not been out much, when I have it does get a lot of attention.
Service, MOT, sports exhaust, 2 new tyres, a few other minor fettling bits.
Can't wait!
I had it for the weekend again but it's gone back to Williams this morning to have the last few bits done.
The suspension is fidgety and hard at 25mph in urban environments with patchwork tarmac, but above about 45/50mph it smooths everything out beautifully. I think it's just too stiff for the low speed stuff but the pay off is magic carpet ride and excellent body control at 50/60mph on A- and B-roads.
The engine seems to have two personalities, being very docile and lazy below 3k rpm but conversely very lively and eager above 4k rpm. There does seem to be a bit of a flat spot around 3500rpm, but once you get above that the engine clears its throat and wants to fly. Wasn't expecting the 4.4 to feel so "cammy" but it really does. This of course means it's lovely to waft around in 5th or 6th at 30 to 60mph, but if you're in the mood it's genuinely brisk and exciting above 4k rpm.
It's also very happy to pull away in 2nd gear, and yet pulls beyond 60mph (still in 2nd gear!).
The steering is quick, direct, with reasonable feel as you load it up around some faster corners but it's definitely a "both hands on the wheel" kinda car. I've changed the leather wheel for a wood-rimmed example in the same style and size (14" Moto Lita).
The brakes are very effective and seem more than capable of slowing the car down. I like the fact that you have to put some effort into the brake pedal.
Being sat so close to the rear axle of course when it slides you feel it, but it's also very communicative and controllable. The limited slip diff seems effective too.
It's much nicer to drive (and quieter?) roof down than it is roof up. Mine has the very early roof which folds all the way down but is far from airtight or even watertight, and of course the wipers are laughable
I've never driven anything which gets more positivity from the general public. People stop and chat everywhere - petrol stations, car parks, traffic lights, villages, all sorts! I slow down or stop for horses and dog walkers and families in villages and invariably everyone wants to stop and chat, not just say thank you and carry on with their day. I have given up counting the smiles and waves, and on the motorway every other car has a camera phone pointing at you.
Overall i have to say i'm even more impressed and enamoured with it than i expected to be. Can't wait to put some more miles on it.
The suspension is fidgety and hard at 25mph in urban environments with patchwork tarmac, but above about 45/50mph it smooths everything out beautifully. I think it's just too stiff for the low speed stuff but the pay off is magic carpet ride and excellent body control at 50/60mph on A- and B-roads.
The engine seems to have two personalities, being very docile and lazy below 3k rpm but conversely very lively and eager above 4k rpm. There does seem to be a bit of a flat spot around 3500rpm, but once you get above that the engine clears its throat and wants to fly. Wasn't expecting the 4.4 to feel so "cammy" but it really does. This of course means it's lovely to waft around in 5th or 6th at 30 to 60mph, but if you're in the mood it's genuinely brisk and exciting above 4k rpm.
It's also very happy to pull away in 2nd gear, and yet pulls beyond 60mph (still in 2nd gear!).
The steering is quick, direct, with reasonable feel as you load it up around some faster corners but it's definitely a "both hands on the wheel" kinda car. I've changed the leather wheel for a wood-rimmed example in the same style and size (14" Moto Lita).
The brakes are very effective and seem more than capable of slowing the car down. I like the fact that you have to put some effort into the brake pedal.
Being sat so close to the rear axle of course when it slides you feel it, but it's also very communicative and controllable. The limited slip diff seems effective too.
It's much nicer to drive (and quieter?) roof down than it is roof up. Mine has the very early roof which folds all the way down but is far from airtight or even watertight, and of course the wipers are laughable
I've never driven anything which gets more positivity from the general public. People stop and chat everywhere - petrol stations, car parks, traffic lights, villages, all sorts! I slow down or stop for horses and dog walkers and families in villages and invariably everyone wants to stop and chat, not just say thank you and carry on with their day. I have given up counting the smiles and waves, and on the motorway every other car has a camera phone pointing at you.
Overall i have to say i'm even more impressed and enamoured with it than i expected to be. Can't wait to put some more miles on it.
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