Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi,

I want to buy a Morris Traveller but don't know if I'll be able to hack it as my daily. I have owned a Mini clubman estate in the past and just sold my VW camper that I have owned for 3 years. Surely the Moggy won't be much different from those 2?!?!?

Does it have a reasonable heater? and can they keep up with traffic? My old van sat happily at 50mph so I'm not expecting much faster than that.

What do you all think.

Oh and I'm Al, pleased to meet you all.

Al

Hi Al
Welcome aboard. A Traveller will do everything you need, cheaply, easily, economically and without fuss... Just buy one - you won't regret it

Hi al welcome, I think a traveller is your best bet if you take care of the wood, if the heater's not enough I think some ppl fit a mini matrix there are also loads of improvments for it like heated rear screens and so on

Hi Al. I suspect you'll find a Minor 1000 is faster and more comfortable to drive than a VW camper (though possibly not as comfortable to sleep in ;)). I use mine as a daily driver - over 12,500 miles in the past year! The heater isn't bad if it's in good working order and your door seals are in good condition (if the doors leak you lose all the warm air).

Thanks for the welcome guys. I am planning to buy off a guy who has worked on Morris's for over 40 years or so, so I'm expecting the quality to be decent. Am I right in thinking it's the same engine as that from a Mini, a good ol a series??

yes except in RWD

Yeah yeah yeah- do it! - you'll never feel miserable again!! If you've come from an air cooled bus, I'm sure the heater will impress by comparison! Just don't expect to go anywhere unnoticed. Any trip to the shops will take muuuch longer than anticipated unless you can avoid the well wishers!

alex_holden wrote:Hi Al. I suspect you'll find a Minor 1000 is faster and more comfortable to drive than a VW camper

Actually Alex, I would suggest that ignoring the different seating position they are equally comfortable in different ways. The heater is certainly better in the mog though!!!

hi

i am also planning to buy a trav to use everyday and starting to think i should have done it years ago !

Traveller is great - if you can keep the timber in good condition, as well as the normal rust problems that plague Minors! I would say for everyday use - a 2 door saloon will be a better proposition provided you don't really need the very useful carrying capacity of the Traveller for golf sticks etc.

Well I actually need the traveller as I play in various bands and need the space for my kit. Also I still want to go camping so need the space for a tent and all the other stuff that goes with camping trips.

I was toying with the idea of growing up and getting a sensible car but at 23 I'm not quite ready for that malarky yet!!!!

Bring on the novelty!!!

My traveller was regularly used to transport Son's drum kit round to gigs. 22" base drum, full kit, together with 4 X 12 Marshall head etc
We even got the flight case in as well!!

Just remembered (forcibly) a good point if you have a well loaded Traveller- the brakes work much better forward than in reverse. The thought struck me at the same moment I struck the car behind as I was reversing into a space by the road..on a hill.. with a full load... Luckily only touched enough to set off one of those horrible car alarms that no-one (fortunately in this case!) takes a blind bit of notice of! As a strange aside, coming from having previously driven a Xantia estate(2'6" longer) I discovered that the useable load space in the Traveller is very slightly greater , so yes, very practical daily driver, as long as you're not in a rush to climb hills!

I'm sure you will find the traveller suitable for your needs. It's amazing what you can cram in with the back seat folded down. If you feel like more acceleration or top speed there is always the 1275 engine route. A decent pair of front seats would help as well.

buy one you wont regret it,they are economical fun to drive,practical.ive used mine more this year than the daily driver because it is more fun.