Well said Owen.
A Morgan is after all a car and cars are designed and meant to be used
in all weathers even rain.
I well remember a conversation with Peter shortly before he passed
away, his views on this subject interetesting.
A Morgan is first and foremost a Sports car so use it as such.
I advise owners to try their hand at PCTs, sprints and hill climbs, you
will be amazed at how much FUN you will have.
Cheers,
Chas..
-----Original Message-----
From: Owen Jenkins <[email protected]>
To: mogtalk2 <[email protected]>
Sent: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:55
Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] New Owner at Last!!!
Everything on a Morgan is either replaceable or fixable, so follow Paul
and Richard's advice and use it. If you bend it, scratch it etc., you
can either consider it as "patina" (mind you, Richard's car is
currently suffering a surfeit of "patina" after a little vigorous use,
recently) or as an excuse to potter with it.Cheers,Owen, on another
cold, dull day in Scotland.----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul
Fileman" <[email protected]>To: "mogtalk2"
<[email protected]>Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 9:26 AMSubject: RE:
[mogtalk2] New Owner at Last!!!> <<<<Morgan's are fragile and they
scratch easily and really do not like > the> wet.>>>>>>>>>>Hate to
disagree with a fellow Mogtalker/Mog owner, but I think that's>
tosh!!>> In August 2003 when our bundle of joy arrived, I started out
thinking that> the Morgan was a very fragile device. Granted, there are
quirks. And you> need to be careful of speed bumps etc but (and this is
a big BUT) - you > will> do more harm to your car if you keep it in the
garage and never use it for> fear of damaging it. Many on this forum
and in the MSCC have very smart > cars> - that are used. We have a
DonMog member with an Aero who has not done 2> Autotests and a Sprint
taster day - without damaging the car. The same > chap> took the oil
cooler off on an obstruction on a friend's drive at 2mph.>> My point is
this - we have enjoyed our car far more by using it than we > have> by
wrapping it in Cotton Wool. I take great care when I clean it (it is >
the> only car we have that gets cleaned more than 4 times a year) and I
am> fastidious with the grease gun and the spanner check. Through all
the > DonMog> Autotests and Car Trials we have not damaged the car. I
did scratch the > wing> badly with a clumsy bicycle move in the garage
- and I am kicking myself -> but the car has come to more harm in the
garage than it has on the road. > It> pains me greatly that, at
present, that the only car I can drive is the> Disco - if my ribs are a
bit better I desparately want to get the Morgan > out> - I especially
want to join the Tormog run on 22nd July.>> /End rant>>> Best regards>>
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