Morgan Work Experience

[iBilo]

I did my work experience at my local indoor karting centre where I tested karts and marshalled. I even did a BBC stint as a extra on "Try something different" TV Program.

 

I got paid £40 and £80 in karting vouchers and I'm getting a job there in about a month.

 

Nice work experience Speed. Looking forward to hear more.

[Speedtouch]

^ Wow you got awesome work experience! I would love to be paid/get a job for something much more fun than what I am doing.

 

And Adam, I would be fine with these hours if it was a job, and I was being paid properly. But I'm not. And obviously working at a mainstream dealer/garage is very different to working at Morgan. Its a case of if time runs out, they just stop and finish it in the morning.

[AdamFraser]

Very true. It's quite a reality shock the first week (it was for me anyway).

 

I am actually genuinely suprised - you sound very busy for such a small place. Is there really that many Morgans in the UK?

[AdamFraser]

How did the final day go?

[Camel]

It's two weeks long i think s he has next week too

[Fridge Magnet Rabbit]

wow...lucky sod....are you even getting paid for your work experience or is it another one of those 'oh...hes worked like hell but we wont pay him coz we're cheap skates' things?

[Speedtouch]

Adam: Consider the fact that there aren't many Morgan garages in the UK. And that it is many peoples local MOT garage. And also it is the only racing section of Morgan etc.

 

Sorry I haven't updated you on Morgan since Wednesday, but I guess I have been pretty busy. In fact very busy.

 

Thursday was a fairly unimportant and boring day. I spent the morning polishing an MG A, just to clean it up for the customer, but that was reasonably boring. Then I spent a bit of time helping one of the guys out with the MOTs, then spend a short time working on a 4/4. It wasn't very interesting, however Friday was.

 

Due to many reasons, there weren't many people in the garage on Friday (some had gone on holiday etc), which made it better. I like things when they are quieter and less busy. The day was slightly different in the sense that not much was going on, but I got to it cleaning and polishing cars, which I found surprisingly fun and interesting (probably because I like doing things on my own - knowing what I have to do etc). But then the fun came. A Morgan Aero 8 came in for a simple replacement of a fuel filler cap (it wasn't opening). I'd like to thank the designers now for making it so well hidden and inaccessible.

 

But after that, because it was my last day, and because the owner wasn't coming back for another 2 hours, we decided to take it for a very short test drive. The car in question had an after market quad exhaust, so really did sound like the apocalypse... My god that thing is fast! And the sense of speed is immense! I thought the Roadster V6 was fast, but this BMW V8 sounded and went so amazingly. We hit 110mph, but don't tell anyone... :p

 

Also on Friday, I took my camera along. Took a load of pictures, but have only sorted out and uploaded 4 (I went out Friday evening and have only just got back), I will get round to uploading them all soon.

 

The Aero 8

 

A Roadster which I cleaned

 

The Aero 8 wheel, and lightweight racecar (only 16 of them in the world)

 

Aero 8 speedo

 

I really loved the week, and loved working there. So here is my plug, if you ever want a Morgan, go to Brands Hatch Morgans in Borough Green, Kent. :D

[Speedtouch]

Note to self, If I ever get a Morgan never go to that garage. :p

 

Oh no, buying one there is fine, but never take it there to be serviced :p

[Speedtouch]

I've finally got round to sorting out and uploading many more photos from Morgan onto my flickr. Enjoy!