Morgan 3 Wheeler | The Coffin on Wheels
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- We review the Morgan 3, a three-wheel pleasure vehicle that takes the on-road experience to bare levels. This vehicle is void of modern pleasures such as ABS, Airbags, Touch screens, and fake engine noise. The air freshener is real outside air and for around $60,000 this olde style transport is a mixed bag.
#cars #luxury #funny
Index:
00:00 Intro and Interior
2:35 Mechanical Story
5:31 Driving Impressions
10:03 Final Thoughts - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Do they offer a "deluxe funeral" package where your relatives can quickly take off wheels, suspension arms, etc. so it can be fit into a regular size grave? This could be a deal breaker.
that package comes as standard. you lose the external parts on impact, and because it is made of wood you can used it for cremation on a stop.
On the Bright side, your dependants will love it...They can inherit way earlier than planned.
Meh, as an ex motorcyclist motorcycles are still more dangerous, a crash in this is like being crushed inside a tin can, being a motorcyclist means YOU get crushed like a tin can if you land in front of an SUV😂
But will it fit in the furnace at the crematorium, LOL.
I would love to live in a world where I could drive one of these without the fear of getting ran over by a walmart shift managers platinum F-150 while I'm sitting at a stoplight.
Nice. I stopped riding motorcycles because I got smashed into sitting at a red light... and I wasn't stopping at a yellow, nope, just sitting there for over a minute then POW!!
@@infidel900rr I've been hit in that exact same scenario in a car twice. That's what made me give up my dream of one day owning a motorcycle
@@infidel900rr glad your still here brother
@@infidel900rr "Shit sorry bud, I couldn't see you there with all that air in the way"
@@infidel900rr Same same brother. That's when I became a track wanker. Got a couple of old guy class flat track #1 plates in the shed now!
“ your muffin top will spill over and fall on the exhaust which will then cook it and you’ll be able to eat yourself for dinner “. The writing was comedy gold for this episode
Certainly not designed for the average American.
Pure gold 😂
Fat phobia is not a joke 🤣
@@robwaters8848 At least you don't have to work at being fat! ... Just shove those Big Mac's down the old gullet ...after a combat tour in Vietnam with the 2/502 Inf 101st Airborne and spending 330 days in the jungle carrying about 100 LBS ruck and gear, eating dehydrated food packets (LRPS), no dairy or junk food (the odd boiled lollies), I came home weighing 198 LBS,
After 9 years US Army I moved to Australia, I just weighed in my GP's Office at 205 LBS last month ... as I now us a walker, so my daily runs are over .... grow up and take care of yourself...live a long life.... and be safe!
Word of advice for driving this thing, wear glasses or goggles because getting a bug in your eye at 60mph would sting like all heck😂
I’ve owned one since 2017. I have a lot of toys in the garage but the Morgan always ends up being the top choice to take out.
Done any long trips in it?
Incredible that Mark and Jack can create a video that makes me feel connected to a car they are reviewing, it makes me feel something, and I rarely get that from watching car videos. Great Job!
I really appreciate how their videos don’t feel like the same corporate advertising garbage everyone else loves to spew.
Pretty easy to do because 'terrified' isn't a difficult emotion to get across, especially when it's what you're actually feeling.
yeah these guys are special. i like this channel as much as top gear back in the day which is saying a lot.
I own a 2017 It is the funnest car ever. Guaranteed smile every time you get in let alone drive it. A 911 feels like a thunderbird in comparison. There’s a reason why none are ever for sale used. Nobody still alive wants to part with theirs.
I bought my 2012 model used with 1000 miles on the clock and paid the same price as when it was new.
Mark wearing the Kirkland sweatshirt is the perfect antithesis to this car's existence
You sure? Toy cars abound in the suburbs: garage space, spare $ since the houses are cheap, and bored, midlife men. They probably meet up @ Costco
Driving a slow car fast makes sense on todays roads.
Would love to see this thing at the Arby’s drive-through
I have taken one of these through an Arby's drive through before lol!
You could keep your Beef 'N' Cheddar hot on that exhaust pipe. Brilliant!
In the 80s I took my motorcycle thru the drive thru to see what happens, they served me like everybody else but I got some funny looks at the window😂
One of those cars you can drive till the rest of your life,which doesn’t have to be too long.
They cars are not reliable.. you could live months maybe
It could be the last car you need to own as a senior, you crash, you die and your next of kin buries you and the entire car like a Cadillac in Las Vegas for a high roller gambler 😂jk
'Turns a 25mph corner into a harrowing experience'
Perfectly sums it up
Not true. This video is pure bullshit. I have one of these cars.
What a Treat!!!!
After daily driving my 1962 Honda Super Cub 50 for the last 40+ years, the Morgan appears to be the perfect step up.
Well Done! Thank you for this.
Your mpg's are going to dissapoint with the Morgan ..dont do it
"I haven't felt this unsafe since we were in a Jeep Compass" fucking killed me
Heh, I lol’ed even tho I’ve never ridden one, just heard about them😂jk
Anachronism taken to the nth degree. This would be a great third car for summer days out in the country, pushing it until it slides around, being silly. Love it
I disagree. This is a useless toy most people would never drive after a few months, if that long. Like Mark said, any more than 20 min in this thing and the experience would quickly shift over to annoying and perhaps downright terrifying. I'd skip this thing and just get a Miata, a car that is infinitely pleasurable to drive on those country roads.
@@dlg5485 infinitely pleasurable to motorheads. There's a reason why most people don't like them, same reason most people wouldn't like this 😉
@@dlg5485 I spend 2 hours at a time in mine and can’t wait to get back in it! You can’t compare a Miata to it. It’s its own thing and you have to experience it to understand.
That’s exactly what it is for! I’ve put 5500 miles on mine in 2 years. Such a fun car to take out on some backroads on a nice day. And everyone loves it! From the biggest meanest lookin Harley guy down to children. Smiles for Miles!!!
@@oregonhighway "Most people don't like them" That statement proves you have no idea what you're talking about. I've never known anyone who has actually driven a Miata to not fall in love with it. You're making sh*t up.
OMG, and I almost never use this word, I ADORE this car. It's just so rudimentary. It's classy. It's history rolling on wheels. And I couldn't buy one because in Canada they don't know how to classify this so it can't be imported. Thanks for an awesome video guys.
Most fun "Car" review ever. Loved the fact while you were driving and listing all its faults, you couldn't stop smiling.
Not to take away from SavageGeese but I watch Throttle Houses Viper and Shelby reviews like once or twice a month because of this same reason.
I kept wanting for a "but..." and I think it finally came in the last couple of minutes. (That's if you don't count Jack's maniacal laughter while driving it)
Always wondered how Morgan were able to get this thing to pass NHTSA safety standards but I think it’s technically seen as a motorcycle to them
Afaik very low production vehicles are exempt from a lot of the safety regs
3 wheelers are considered Motos. In most states you have to wear a helmet technically.
@@hedonisticvanity yes. the original morgan was built to avoid ferry charges because it was considered a motorbike.
That's correct, it's registered as a motorbike
It’s as if these clowns know nothing of the Morgan three wheel history or modern day historic racing capability. Colin Chapman designed a three wheel F1 car and I believe versions or a version was built. It was the physics of no inside rear wheel lift that appealed, plus, being Chapman, weight saving.
I have built and driven a three wheeler (the two wheels at the front naturally) and you’d have to try hard to flip it.
I’m used to Americans saying their tools are best and their cars are best. Watch any Top Gear test of any American car more than ten years ago and sarcasm was the norm. Classically, Captain Slow’s sum up of the Chrysler Crossfire, “The slower you go, the better it is.”
Also, finally the car guys are starting to get a small sniff of what it's like to ride a motorcycle.... you never feel more alive than when you are at your closest to death...
That last phrase is fundamental to the lure of cigarettes. A part of what it is to be human is to seek the sublime.
@@DiscoFang Really? Because I hate that my cigarette is killing me but not as much as I love how present it makes me feel.
@@funfun5656 It’s a complex relationship indeed.
Exciting like parachuting but you risk hitting the back of an SUV at 60mph rather than the ground at terminal velocity😂jk
I've never clicked so hard
Came**
Nick...finally an original and funny joke on this channel. Not the same old stupid wife jokes...
Could you stop capping
Did you crack your screen?
"You can literally watch this thing shak-UUUUUHHHhh-shake itself apart."
I felt that lol
Jack’s grin at the end of the video says it all . Great video.
This is the best and worst advertisement for a Morgan but you just sold 10,000 units with this.
You know your car is of 'bespoke' design when the transmission is five times the size of the engine powering it.
The "Intro and interior" segment was one of the funniest I've seen so far. Great work guys
Back in 2015 and again 2017 I've traveled to our neighboring country (Austria) to rent the 3 wheeler for an extended weekend and promptly did almost 3000 km (1800 mi) in total, going from Vienna to Slovenia's countryside and mountain ridges, experienced 35°C (95°F) heat while driving through Vienna, pouring rain while doing 100 km/h (62 mph) on the Austrian autobahn and driving at 6°C (42°F) through Slovenia at 3 am in the morning trying to return the 3 wheeler in time to Vienna, not feeling my face anymore and not seeing anything 10 m in front due to front lights being absolutely worthless (wearing sunglasses to protect your eyes from razor blade sharp cold wind also doesn't help).
The handling becomes a lot better once you overcome your fear of impending doom (and not looking at the front tires almost unnatural flexing during hard cornering) and you start trusting it. Like Mark said, it is basically the worst go-kart in the world and it performs this role flawlessly. I've surprised quite a lot of Alfa/BMW drivers through the mountain roads following them doing 100-120 km/h seeing their awe struck faces at the end of the road seeing this little coffin following them. Its either that or the fact I looked like a pale ghost being scared shitless doing such speeds as mentioned in the video, cornering at 60 mph feels like you're doing 200 mph at Le Mans. Max speed I dared to go was around 150 km/h (90+ mph) which feels like you're on the brink of death, the chain driving the back wheel rattling and vibrating in the transmission tunnel so violently you get the feeling the car will disintegrate to pieces right under you.
Do not drive (or own) this car if you have an introverted personality. You draw crowds everywhere - people stop at crosswalks to take a picture, every stop at the gas station becomes a meet where strangers think you're the long lost crazy and fun uncle that they miss in their lives and what to chat about everything. There can be a literal pink Aventador with an enormous dildo stuck on the roof parked next to you and no one will even notice it. Just be sure where you're headed and don't get lost like I did in Vienna, forcing me to do a U-turn in a dead end street, which takes ages in a 3 wheeler due to absolutely pathetic turning radius, drawing a crowd of 30+ tourists taking pictures... Out of 50+ cars (from Golf R's to 430 Scuderia) I've driven in my 36 year lifespan, this is the best car I've ever had the privilege of piloting and hopefully, someday, I will save enough money to eventually own one.
P.S: this car is best summed up by its fuel gauge - it shows 100% or 90% of fuel left for ages and then suddenly it drops to zero, causing you to panic and scramble to find the nearest gas station only to find that you managed to squeeze in only half of the tank (fuel tank capacity is 42 liters/11 gal). Then you ask the owner of the vehicle and they laugh at you, explaining that the fuel gauge is mostly cosmetic as it sits in the tube that connects 2 separate tanks and it shows 0% fuel remaining when you still have half a tank available. Ask me how I know....
I've hired one in Yorkshire but we managed about 50 miles a day including driving through the Yorkshire rain; I salute you @Kaaregorn. You must be insane. It is a wonderful car for brave folk.
As a motorcyclist this resonates & vibrates with me. That said I'd rather get something like an Exocet for like 1/3 the price. Or a motorcycle for 1/5th the price.
You're paying for the look at styling of that silly thing that's why its expensive. If you had money to burn the mono bac makes is the pinnacle of not actually buying a motorcycle. The bac is like a f1 car and a motorcycle meet. This thing here is just a death box on 3 wheels.
Its neat, but yeah it would seem to me if you already have or ridden motorcycle this thing is superfluous.
@@Pheonixco I think part of the appeal for things like this over motorcycles is supposedly safety....... but honestly if you get hit by a 6000lb behemoth I don't know that this would be any better than a bike.
My bet is that it would probably be worse than a bike. Much more to impale you and if you're not wearing gear more like rip skin open. Not that bikes themselves are all that safe but still pick your poison.
@@future62 It wouldn't be, and the cornering ability, braking, and acceleration of a bike give you options you wouldn't have in the Morgan. When I'm on my bike, my head is at a level higher than most SUV drivers'. With all that said, you have to admit these things are charming.
Hahahaha simpler times 500 years ago!!!! I spit out my drink. This review is why I love and enjoy your guys channel. Thanks for the great content.
Funniest SG video yet! And the most honest review of one of these things I've seen. Thanks, guys!
Good to see that Morgan still uses the traditionally British S&S v-twin engine manufactured in the British section of (checks notes) Viola, Wisconsin.
This video just reenforced my love for this channel-beautiful camerawork as always!
The audio was great also
I don’t know if it’s the type of lens they used, but it looks extremely fast. Like the Ariel Atom review, the way it’s filmed gives you a great sense of how it feels to drive the car
Mark moving upmarket from the Patagonia to the Kirkland Signature, you fellas must be doing quite well these days. Well deserved, congrats 🎉
Edit: Damnit I forgot to capitalize Signature, please Mr. Costco don't revoke my Premium Business™️ membership there's nowhere else I can get my Rao's Pasta Sauce by the pallet (see Mr. 'Co I even added the ™️ stamp because I respect you and the relationship I have with your brand so much)
Budget cuts
Mark’s deadpan humor is so goddamn funny
“If I had to spend more than 20 minutes at a time in here, I’d rather be in a hospital bed getting my asshole reamed out with a scope”. I nearly spit out my food from laughter.
Truly amazing production quality with sprinkles of dry humor. Doesn't matter if you like cars, this channel is great
"There is a compensator between the gearbox and the motor". You're damn right there is, Jack.
I’ve wanted a Morgan 3 wheeler for a decade, very impressed that you’re reviewing it
I love you guys. The intro is perfection.
Awesome work as always. We need to hear jacks laugh more often!!
The folks who do your music have really hit their stride lately and are going from strength to strength. Thanks for going the extra mile SG
Love that I live where they film these videos cuz I know the roads so it makes it hit home a little different. Great videos
More than a few laughs on this one, you guys do great honest reviews enjoy all the videos !
Jack is basically Mr. Toad from "The Wind in the Willows"
Love it! Thanks guys!
Great video guys. I was laughing for alot of it. Now just need to test a Vanderhall
Just added this to my fave car reviews playlist!
Simply one of the very vest videos you guys have ever done.
I was busting out laughing this entire video. The funniest yet, and I sure needed those laughs.
The concept of this thing is pretty awesome!
That was the bestworst complimenting I've ever heard. Thanks for the fun ; )
Morgan 3wheeler, great guy seething with rage...the imagery. Subbed.
Awesome-Awesome-Awesome review, entertaining start to finish....need your leathers
Opening video and music matched up. Good pick.
I talked to a guy at Caffeine and Octane with one of these and he was a great guy. Had one that had some extra work done to the engine, exhaust, etc. Sweet ride!
My sister in law & her boyfriend are just back in Scotland having toured a couple of thousand miles to the Swiss Alps with the Morgan club with these. Mad - YES... Grin - TOTALLY!
3-wheel Morgans are rolling nostalgia. Morgan started making them shortly after the wheel was invented or in 1911, whichever version you prefer. I believe that in the UK, first sons of noble families are forbidden from driving them unless they also have younger brothers.
So the spare wasn't included in the package?
love it!!
I haven't laughed this hard during an SG review in awhile, well done
Ha! You guys are driving Fish Lake Rd. I used to ride my motorcycles on that road, one of the best in the area! I didn't realize you we so close to where I live
Jack's "give it the beans" face is pure comedy.
Love these little things! 💕 😅
Great video!
Would you guys consider a trip to Japan (assuming the channel revenues allows for the cost) to try out the cars out there? They're pretty different to stuff around the world and it might also be interesting if you could do a documentary on your experiences (like the Porsche experience). Just an idea for something unique as none of the other channels have done this.
As a lover of weird Japanese cars and a subscriber to a few Japanese culture channels on this here CZcams, I'm all for this.
@@themanthemyththebanger A documentary in the vein of the Nissan Z documentary quality would make it perfect.
@savagegeese This is a great idea right here!
I live in Japan, and they would definitely enjoy some of the cars we have here! Specially in the kei-segment, to see what they think. Also would love for them to try out the Daihatsu/Toyota Copen! Such a fun little car!
@@ikemotosystems1434 I was being hopeful and thinking cars like the Century also, other variants of the Crown too. Does Honda do anything beyond Accord luxury in Japan?
Love the Abbott and Costello Comedy!!! Keep it up!
My grandfather imported one of these after returning home from WW2. Even these newer versions are still only fit for when the male population was shorter/skinnier. Also Mark sounds like Kenny in that helmet.
The British tended to be smaller in the earlier 20th century. It is something to do with poor nutrition and stuff like that. It is said that they could spot the British dead in WW1 battlefields because they were smaller.
Loved this
Your videos are amazing. Surprised you haven’t been offered some type of tv show.
That car is cool as hell too.
Thanks!
Fuck yeah this is what my dreams are made of. Thank you for a real review of the morgan 3 wheel from an American perspective!
Absolutely love mine, after a long day at work it's the unwinding tool for an evening drive.
The thing is, you've probably never been on a British countryside hedge-lined road where it's not only narrow and twisty with blind corners but the locals are basically used to driving it as a WRC stage
That is what this car was made for, the joy of dicing with death on the backroads of England on a typical rainy day to make a Brit feel something
For just one fleeting moment while piloting this, they (the typical brit) will perhaps not be dead inside. Seriously though, I dont think the Geese could understand or recognise british car culture nor general european one if it bit them in the behind. Total antithesis to American one in most ways.
Bought mine this year from a farmer who only went to car shows with it. After 1000 miles the cam belt went costing a fortune to replace, also S and S have decided to discontinue the Vtwin X engine so spares are harder to get, still the most fun I'll ever have tho unless its raining !
Love the sound
I was seriously thinking about getting one until I looked into the engineering and build quality. So I ended up building my own that addressed many of issues mentioned here. A more accommodating cabin and triangulated tube chassis. much more storage space, shaft driven swing arm and vintage appearing details- no plastic crap. I may offer them as kits as well. See avatar. Cheers!
That intro music spoke to my soul. I want one.
I have no idea why but in the final thoughts when Jack said the car’s made of wood and can be used as a coffin and then cut to the clip of the guy crying at the cemetery I cracked up. Also, the Morgan sounds pretty good!
There is not much wood in it. They are grossly over engineered and heavier than the pre-1952 Morgan three-wheelers. Three wheeler Morgans are just the job for motoring fun is an age of ludicrously low speed limits.
Lovely video 📹
The perfect kind of vehicle to keep your heart rate up when you’ve hit that age threshold that starts to turn off all your subsystems
Love the starcraft on the screen 🤣
I forgot the Morgan company existed. The intro was beautiful.
My UK model is 85hp, its not designed to match a modern day car rather to allow the driver the feel of traditional motoring of the past, when I drive in London I'm always greeted by huge smiles, if I park near a supercar g/teed a crowd will gather to look at the Morgan first.
I clicked on this video and immediately got an ad for a Can Am three wheeler, lol. Lifestyle baby!
Love it❤❤❤❤
I’ve always loved this “car”. I’d love to own one.
Lol that was fun to watch
This was incredible
Outstanding.
It's so inept as modern transportation that it's absolutely great. I love these things.
What an amazing intro
Another month another thanks! Finaly wehicle without touchscreen and with proper toggle switches.
So I completely spaced out. 🤣
I kept scrolling past this video, thinking it was some boomer channel, 'til I saw the Volvo episode, and was like "Wait, did SavageGeese skip an upload?"
Here I am. 👍
Shows how much I expect you guys to be on the new-new.
Bruh that sweater is golden!
That's awesome, more cars like this need to exist. Logic out the window. Just have fun with it.
Looks like great fun.
Loved this thing.
Damn I'd love to own one of those. What a hoot it is. Life is short drive fun stuff!
I love the opening Ken Burns’ Civil War series music. Makes me feel like I’m there while the death is occurring.
The starcraft soundtrack in the genesis was not missed. Sc1 and sc2 were some of the best games of all time. And what I think of when I think of Korea. Marine king prime and Boxer ftw, ok gg wp.
The intro music to the driving segment had very strong Dropkick Murphys "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" vibes to it.
Marks monologue was pure gold
Jack's shoes look pretty comfy, going to pick up a pair for track days
I love the Kirkland signature sweatshirt!