Re: [mogtalk2] RE: Chips - non mog- now +8

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:37:54 -0700

hi chaps, well I had an old +8 years back when I was in my 30,s and i hated it, rover v8,s are great engines for sure but the are just wasted in a morgan, these days with sky high fuel costs and the green thing I think that v8,s will just become old hat, What I was looking for in a car this time round now at 55 was a car that would not cost a arm and leg to tax, insurance etc, so thats the german sports cars out, I did not wish to spend weeks on end cutting out rust sports so that takes out the old e types etc. I don,t like MG,s so it was back to morgan, I ended up with a 2 year old 4/4 with the ford sigma engine in, OK its underpowered even for a morgan, but it comes with low tax insurance and good mpg just over 45 mpg, so i can drive it without it eating my wallet, also V8,s are on all the dealers forecourts and not selling, and if its bad today it will be very bad tomorrow, the days of the big engine cars are coming to an end sad to say. michael 

From: Tim Harris <t...@lambdapi.plus.com>
To: mogtalk2 <mogtalk2@listbox.com>
Sent: Monday, 13 August 2012, 12:17
Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] RE: Chips - non mog- now +8
Two things for which +8s are justly renowned: they sound absolutely gorgeous, and they have simply prodigious quantities of torque. 

Two things about which you may (or may not) be mildly concerned: The handling is somewhat ponderous compared to the smaller cars, which is an advantage if highway cruising/touring is your bag, less so if you like flinging it round the twisties. The only other downside is the fuel consumption, which compared to the 45mpg+ of the newer +4s is a bit disastrous, with sub 20mpg not being uncommon when driven enthusiastically.

They are also enormously valuable these days, second hand prices are sky high - which may or may not be a good thing, depending on how fat your wallet is.

I've actually only driven one once, the feeling of being shoved along on an unstoppable wave of torque was really quite something. As Colin says, if you drive one once, you will know immediately what they are about.

Tim
On 13 August 2012 10:21, Owen Jenkins <o...@osjl.co.uk> wrote:
Just listen to the exhaust note as you take off. Say no more...
 
Owen.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 10:01 AM
Subject: RE: [mogtalk2] RE: Chips - non mog- now Old F-rts

Go and have a drive in one, that’s all the persuasion you’ll need!
 
Colin Mackay
 
From: Dave P [mailto:da...@bazonka.plus.com]
Sent: 13 August 2012 09:39
To: mogtalk2
Subject: RE: [mogtalk2] RE: Chips - non mog- now Old F-rts
 

Tell me about +8s................got a +four, as i thought it might be cheaper to run, but Id like to be persuaded that itd be Ok to get one........
From: o...@osjl.co.uk
To: mogtalk2@listbox.com
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:44:47 +0100
Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] RE: Chips - non mog- now Old F-rts
I decided I wanted a +8 when they came out in 1968. I was a 20-year old student. Nearly bought one a couple of times in the 70s, but nowhere to keep it and a family changed that. Finally got the 4-seater in 1996. The +8 followed in 2003, when it was clear the end was nigh for the Rover/Land Rover V8-engined cars.
 
Cheers,
Owen.
----- Original Message -----
From: Tim Harris
To: mogtalk2
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] RE: Chips - non mog- now Old F-rts
 
That would be interesting. I fell in love with Morgans when I was around 25, but it was another 15 years before I could afford to buy one. I guess that makes me fairly new to them, I bought mine 12 years ago.
 
Tim
On 12 August 2012 16:32, Brian Cowell <f.brian.cow...@gmail.com> wrote:
But how many have grown old with Morgans and how many are fairly new to Morgans?
 
Brian of SpotMog
On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 6:09 PM, Gerald Wallace <gerwa...@gmail.com> wrote:
David, how old is an old fart, I wonder? Looking around at all who came along to Brands Hatch Morgan's breakfast today, I guess the average age of a Mog driver (and navigator) must be in the late 50s. Has anyone a more accurate figure?
                                   Gerry.
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