Today I Have Mainly Been Driving....

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[Before i start, if you dont have anything constructive to say, please click Back. I know i could buy all sorts with £24 odd grand, but i dont want 2 mondeo ST220's or a BMW whatever. Thanks]

Anyway, Mainly been driving:

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2004 Morgan 4/4 - what a cracking car, was really quite fast, loud, and got noticed :D was well specced for a morgan rental car, and im quite prevalidged, as im the only 21 year old who has ever hired one out from morgan (usually have to be 25). All in all it was a great day out, topless all day and it was fantastic. Covered 160 great miles. Now all ive gotta do is find one i like for sale :D

Im still in the process of uploading pics of the car, and the factory tour i took afterwords to HERE for those interested.
 
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rG-tom said:
what's the specs on the engine of the one you're lookin to get?

Tom.
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1.8 Zetec engine (115BHP). it really did go, and the NOISE :D made my civic type r sound like a lawnmower. It really was fantastic, but it wasnt all about the speed. it was great fun just to cruise round at 50mph and see everyones reactions :D
 
[TW]Fox said:
Are you saying Zetec engines > Honda VTEC's? :D
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I know im comparing two totally different cars, but i enjoyed driving the morgan more than i enjoyed driving the civic. Maybe because the civic tempts me to drive like a tool, and the morgan not. but i was VERY impressed with the engine ;)
 
Stellios said:
Stunning, absolutely stunning. They really are my cup of tea. If you get one of those ill be very jealous.
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glad someone likes them :p

I like them because they are have modern engines, but on top, have style and class. and depriciation is virtually zero. Ok you pays ya money for one, but they dont lose much.

The factory tour was very interesting, to see them building the cars with the precision they do, amazing.

All the pics are in the gallery now :D
 
Siliconslave said:
looks very very nice, how refined are they to drive?
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Very simple to drive. the only thing is the steering is VERY heavy at slow speeds, but at normal driving speeds, its fine, and something id more or less got used too by the end of the day.
 
Siliconslave said:
whats the depreciation like on them? i can imagine they aren't a bad investment over most new cars!
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You dont lose much at all on them. If you buy new and spec most the options i want, it will hit over £30k, so im looking to buy anything over an 03 plate. you will need well over £20k for this.

It depends massivly though, you can buy a 54 plate with a fair few options like This one (i had my eye on that one for ages but it was sold the other day)
or an old one thats about 9 years old, for only 3 or 4k less. so it does vary a lot. A lot of the time, it depends how many extras are on it. atm theres a silver one up for sale (05 reg) for £20,995 but theres no extra's on it what so ever, it looks carp :(

But they are probably the one car that you can buy now, and sell it in 3 years for less than £1k loss (depending on mileage / condition).

With regards to the M3 - i dont blame you, but ive had the speed (CTR) factor, and found you just cant use it on the roads, and the way the CTR drinks fuel is insane. I did 160 miles in that morgan yesterday and used quarter of a tank of fuel, so thats not bad at all.

And like i say, i have my volvo to get me to work now so i can afford something more exclusive for the weekends.

Dolph said:
How much are they again?
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I heard that IF they go into production, they will be north of 70k :eek:
 
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