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I'm lucky to live in a very nice village that on a sunny day is stuffed full of tourists. I also have an old school (I call it a friendly style) Westie, clamshells, a bit scruffy, makes old fashioned noises... Yesterday I went for a potter through the village and got nothing but smiles, waves, pictures taken etc. There was a bus load of Japanese tourists getting off outside the Horse and Hound and their eyes were nearly popping out. The icing on the cake was the little lad who shouted loud enough to hear, "Daddy, buy one NOW" It really does make me feel good and convinces me buying a silly old car that some nutter obviously built in a shed was the right thing to do..!

Well after a couple of years warming the passenger seat in Mark Redpath's SEW i started to look for one of my own. Following a car accident when i was younger (which we don't talk about. do we Mark?) its time to give up motorcycling. The pain in my wrist and hand is just to much. I needed something to replace the feeling i get from biking but without the pain. After failing to put a deal together for a mates car it was off to the interweb where i came across this. A 1993 SeIw with 5k miles from new. As my Westi adviser told me. " find one as close as you can get to what you want and then change those things you don't like" Good advice. This seemed to be everything i was looking for. Not too low or track based, full wet weather gear, Body without a scratch or crack anywhere. Good solid 2ltr Pinto ( EFI version. not seen that before). And came with some assorted spares plus a cover. I emailed the owner pete and went to see it the next day. Off to Stoke saw it and bought it on the spot. Picked it up on sunday and drove it over to my mums in north wales ( empty double garage ) and it didn't skip a beat. Its going to be good enough to just drive as is until winter then theres a job list thats starting to take shape already. .

That makes sense... We are all such amazing examples of physical fitness and well being, we are being studied as to the possible genetic causes.

Oooooo matron

Yep, I'm a fainter as well. Not always, and no idea why. Had a batch of tests recently, 3 out of 4 I was 100%..... Like most people I suppose, I've seen plenty of my own blood over the years, as well as bits that shouldn't see the light of day under normal circumstances, accidentally inserted all manner of things that shouldn't be inserted into people (no, not like that!! I mean sharp objects, bits of glass, nails, screws, assorted tools puncturing assorted bits of my skin), stabbed myself, sliced myself, burnt myself, bounced myself of solid objects at bubious speeds etc etc. Used to do martial arts and would often cover about 90% of my body in large and deep bruises, never bothered me at all. The thought of the test doesn't bother me whatsoever. The thought I might faint like a huge great ******* whuss, now that's starting to wind me up. Last time I offered to do bookings for when they have a trainee in. I have a mate who is so terrified of the idea he can't bear to do it - runs away, litterally. Posed a propblem when he got infected with TB recently. My missus passed out at home when we were about to do a DIY cholesterol test....but she's fine with jabs etc. I think it's just plain weird and totally beyond your control. Had a trip to A&E a wee while back and had some bloods taken. Doctor had to use my wrist as both elbows previously used that day and she warned me it would be unlpeasant - no idea why, it was fine, as was I on that occasion. She said I must be over it if I could take that one OK. She was wrong, sadly. Seems that if you are prone to Vasovagal Snycope, you are stuck with it - it's just the way you are wired up.

One from the Trough and no damaged sheep this time

Un-burnt fuel on the over-run, gets sucked/blown straight through the engine, ends up lighting off in the hot exhaust. (It goes with the pops and crackles, can be mapped out on an FI car, but why? )

Mine is called B.O.B Box Of Bits ............

That is childish and immature... And flipping great fun so that's why I do it as often as possible

My fave was a blat out to Bibury in my Mazda SDV with Jon Clancy in his XI. We parked up for a small libation in a posh hotel and found a swarm of Japanese tourists flocking around the cars - they had never seen anything like it! One young lass who spoke a bit of english asked if they were british cars, to which I said yes, but lifted the bonnet to reveal the cam covers...they went into raptures on seeing a japanese engine in there! Lots and lots of photos taken of both cars.