Agree there Colin. I actually like messing around with mine when I have someone next to me who can teach me but frankly on the modern stuff with electronics there isn't a lot you can do :( As an aside I was pleasantly surprised to drive up from my village of El Portil in Huelva, Spain to Santander via Salamanca, get on the ferry for 24 hours and then drive to Billingshurst from Portsmouth all on 2 tanks ! Before it goes to Mike Duncan on Saturday does anyone fancy a pie and a pint somewhere Warwickshire way on Friday lunch so I can give the old girl a send off ? best Mike normally SWS but in Solihull now
________________________________ From: Colin Shearring [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wed 09/05/2012 22:12 To: mogtalk2 Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] What happened to Miscellany? Yes its scandalous that not all of us bought a Morgan so we could spend hours underneath it. What next a test to prove worthiness of ownership Perhaps only those of us who have advanced excel skills should be allowed to operate PC's ;-) Come on guys - Miscellany content is one thing but criticising the wrong sort of people for owning a Morgan We all have different reasons for buying the car - mine was a 30 year dream coming to fruition and the fact that my wife wanted an open top sports car and the Honda and BMW dealers treated her as if she didn't exist. She then saw a Morgan and said now thats what a real sports car should look like and the rest is history result one happy man ! And I certainly wont apologise for not having the skills that many have Colin On 9 May 2012, at 20:49, Jeremy Edwards wrote: > Your comments reflect my opinion: modern Morgan owners are treating the car > as a trinket and have minimal interaction with it. A travelogue with food, > wine and sat-nav slip ups is about as involved as it gets. > > These days I am a white collar worker and my Morgan and Land Rover allow me > to re-experience a distant youth as an apprentice car mechanic! I might be > wiser, but I am definitely fatter! > > Anyone fancy meeting in a pub now that better weather (?) is here? I would > suggest Grants Free House in Borough on the Hill, LE14 2JQ. As I don't have a > working Morgan, can I come in the land Rover? > > > On 9 May 2012, at 20:46, Elton Wright wrote: > >> When I bought my first Morgan (1935 F2) in 1983, there were Morgan owners >> who were mechanics, plumbers, plant managers and those who were very >> wealthy, all of which worked on or even restored their car. We all got on >> well together and had a great time enjoying our Morgans. Any +8 was seen as >> a strange machine with lots of horsepower and a show off owner. Times have >> indeed changed. The only reason I still own Morgans is because I have >> pretty much owned them continuously since then and only sold to upgrade or >> change as my needs changed. The last time I sold a Plus 4 (1967 4 seater) >> the only ones to even look at the car were folks with substantial resources >> and no knowledge of the cars, their history, or what Morgan ownership was >> all about. Luckily the ones who purchased the car had a good local English >> car mechanic who has done them well. My point is that many recent Morgan >> owners bought them for the same reason most people buy a Range Rover-because >> it makes them look good and they can afford to look good. I know I am >> probably starting a firestorm, but I have owned Morgans (and Land Rovers) >> because they are fun, easy to work on, and maybe they make me look good too! >> But I feel a connection with the history. Like some of you, I too am >> interested in technical articles on how to repair this, or overhaul this, or >> restore something else along with an occasional travelogue piece that tells >> me how the writer repaired his exhaust with wire in the middle of the French >> countryside. I am afraid though that the average owner sees the Morgan as a >> really cool car with lots of character. But a lot is expected just like for >> their Jaguar or Hyundai. How many new Morgan owners would stand a chance >> making a roadside repair to their car? Maybe a travelogue is the best thing >> for the new owner?????..... >> >> Elton > -- > Jeremy Edwards > 1972 Morgan 4/4 2 str > Melton Mowbray, England > > > > ------------------------------------------- > View posts on The Mail Archive > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/] > > Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22459785&id_secret=22459785-4a39ddf8 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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