Its a 1997 Morgan +4 and if youre interested - which, if you like reading Life On Cars, you probably will be - its yours for £24,500. Yes, I know thats the same sort of money as a showroom fresh Focus ST, a brand new Toyota GT-86 or a gleaming Golf GTI, but this is a much more enticing prospect. This is an immaculate Morgan that belies its years because it feels as though its only just been run in.
Regular readers will already know Ive got a soft spot for traditional sports cars and what I reckon this lacks in showroom-fresh reliability and warranty it makes up by just feeling more alive somehow. On a grey day at Southport sands it looked the part, and theres something about the view down that long, louvred bonnet that makes this a motoring experience rather than just a drive.
Would I have one over a GT-86? Not if I had to use it every day - its heavy, defiantly old fashioned and I get the feeling taking a +4 to Tesco would spoil the Morgan magic somehow. But given a sunny day and a set of windy lanes to a country pub, this would run rings around the Toyota.
I mean, just look at it...
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