It also gives you that authentic 'Sexton Blake' vibe !!! I love it john On 14 Sep 2012, at 09:28, Tim Harris wrote:
> Over the last few days I've been driving my Mog quite a lot with the hood up, > mainly because I've been carting stuff around that I don't really want on > open display when I leave the car parked, and with the weather being > changeable it's easier to put the hood up and down that wrestle with the > tonneau cover. On a couple of short trips I've left the hood up even when > it's not been raining, and do you know what? It's not bad at all! > > It's undoubtedly true that a Morgan with the top down is a vastly more > pleasant experience, but that doesn't mean that a Mog with the hood up is an > unpleasant experience, far from it. > > I know full well from many years Morgan ownership that the 'hood down at all > times' thing is usually meant in a light-hearted way, I participate in the > banter myself, but I'm left a little concerned that some people might feel > they can't or shouldn't take their Morgan out with the hood up. I was > particularly disappointed one autumn evening a few years ago, when I attended > a Noggin. The weather was a bit rubbish, rainy and not what you'd call warm, > so I put the hood up and set off. The Noggin was packed, loads of people > there, but sadly mine was the only Morgan in the car park. Everyone else had > come in other cars. > > If people are using their tin tops instead of their Mogs just because the > weather's poor, then that's a sad state of affairs in my eyes. > > Drive your Morgan. Enjoy it. Putting the hood up allows you to drive your > Morgan more and enjoy it more, then that IMO can only be a good thing. > > Tim > > On 13 September 2012 22:45, david taylor <davetaylor3...@googlemail.com> > wrote: > If you don't put it up it won't leak either! > > > On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Gerald Wallace <gerwa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just read an article in MOG magazine. According to a survey conducted in > August by Audi, 64% of Britain's convertible owners either rarely or never > take the roof down! > MOG mag invites comments to edi...@mogmag.co.uk > Gerry > ps I'd guess 75% of Mog drivers never put it up in the first place. > > View posts on The Mail Archive > http://www.mail-archive.com/mogtalk2@listbox.com/ > Modify Your Subscription > > > > -- > David, AA57MOG > View posts on The Mail Archive > http://www.mail-archive.com/mogtalk2@listbox.com/ > Modify Your Subscription > > > View posts on The Mail Archive > http://www.mail-archive.com/mogtalk2@listbox.com/ > Modify Your Subscription ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/mogtalk2@listbox.com/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/mogtalk2@listbox.com/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22459785&id_secret=22459785-4a39ddf8 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
