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Worst "I've got a new car" post ever!

Gimme a shout if you needing that cranking handle

Sorry it's half term for us so we're down in Portsmouth at the naval historic dockyard Would have liked to try my new headlights bulbs, but will be adding anti freeze instead for its winter sleep. Cheers Jon

Another cracker, thanks for organising @Julie Hall - AO Representative, Peak District AO. The Bakewell Cake was gorgeous, although that photo makes it look like a face sticking its tongue out . Great to see some new faces (for me), and some folks I haven't seen for a while. Until next time...

My wife is okay. I told her,that i go to visit Serena and Paul in Epsom,and came back home with the Westie ...and i am still alive

me and andy are about to book donnington unsilenced day tommorow if anyone else fancys it. weather forcast looks dry but obviously chilly

Ok hotel booked for halfway again, I’m coming so your stuck with me its the lemon tops oh and the company

still time to book on

Nice review Jabiqq. My half hood has been delivered (well, Hermes don't bother and leave it at the local post office because lazy) but I've not had a change to fit it yet! I also have a boot cover coming,.

Oh! Yes. It was a Westie v Golf day. Pleased to say my Westfield won my indecisiveness. What a cracking day with Peak. And it only took us 3 miles to find cow pooh!! Thanks Miss Julie. Awesome day out.

Fitted mine yesterday & had a dry test drive today so I`ll add my 2p: + nice and warm inside the cabin, so less weather gear needed (some 5-8 degrees today) + my doors without the holding straps (not fitted yet) stay in place in the corners! + I felt a bit more anonymous (if you don`t like all the attention) + perfectly fine with MSA bar up to 60mph, buffeting probably okay for short-mid distances at 70mph + no need for glasses / sunglasses +- feels much more like a regular car with the hood on - I can see why leaving the hood off as much as possible is still the preferred choice - I`m pretty worried about the longevity of screen channel. Quite impressed with Soft Bits quality.

You do have a way with words, Dave, and Ali took the photo's to accompany those words craggy outcrops near The Roaches long sweeping roads don't you just love how the word TOW is on Simon's roll cage on the photo of him seemingly towing the caravan and for the record here is a list of who came with us today, Chris, Dave, Ali and Gail, Andy and Sue, Andy and Rebecca, Bill, Martyn and Sue, Luke and friend , Simon, Ian. Jon, currently searching for a Westfield came in his MX5. Some really good photo's on here from other people, thank you keep 'em coming

Once again a fabulous day out with like minded friends, and new faces and names to add to the memory banks, thanks again Julie Hall for organising us

....would prefer cremation sitting in my Westie.Would be faster

- another owner, living life on the edge!!

...therefore i bought a narrow body. If my wife wants to drive with me in the Westfield,she has to eat less

Hard to believe how one amazing day keeps getting topped by another, but it does! Awesome, awesome views on some of the long sweeping roads through the Peaks, craggy outcrops of the Peaks themselves to one side, beautifully coloured autumnal trees in the valleys on the other, and Westfields as far as I could see, both ahead and in the rear view mirror.

Another fantastic day out @Julie Hall - AO Representative, Peak District AO, Westfields, great company, amazing roads and scenery, lovely food and cake of course. See you all soon.

Yep thanks @Julie Hall - AO Representative, Peak District AO Fantastic day, catch you all again soon.

Thanks Julie for organising another fantastic run about the peak district what a great roads and scenery was beautiful. Thanks again and I hope no one got to wet on the way home. P.s Not sure towing a caravan is a good idea

Well done everyone on turning your clocks back, it made me laugh when Glen thought we had left it a bit late to get up this morning - and then realised it was a hour earlier than he thought. 11 Westfields met at Ashbourne and dived in M&S for warm. Everyone seems to have been to Aldi and bought their heated seats which is a very good idea. It was a steady run over the damp, salty roads in stunning sunshine with the clear air making for lovely views We arrived at the Roaches Tea Rooms a little early so we could have a 'bonnets off' moment and a look at Simon's very tidy MX5 turbo'd engine. We are 300 metres (1000 feet) above sea level here with views from the cafe over the southern part of the Peak District Bagpuss had pulled, he was kissing in the corner Taking in the view behind Gail's car Someone has a better photo than this of a Westfield seemingly towing a caravan I had booked us a table in the conservatory with a lovely view, everyone had loads of layers on and with the sun coming through the windows we all started to cook. I was first in the car park and we just block each other in so we can all fit, might as well take another photo then while I wait to be let out. Back on the road again, up The Bank, one of my favorite roads and to the cake stop. Did you notice that I went sailing past my turning, so we ended up going down a road I have never been on, thinking 'cripes I hope there is plenty of tarmac on it' actually it was a nice road and we will do it again. At the Tea Rooms, only the best quality, homemade, proper cakes here and not silly prices either. We totally destroyed this Bakewell Cake, full of jam and almonds, they might as well have just put the whole cake on the table and given everyone a spoon......on second thoughts, NO. The Monkeys Tea Party in the Old School Tea Rooms Parking was interesting again, just drive in and block everyone in Dave needs to work on his little finger, one holds one's tea cup in the proper manner Nom, nom, nom Is your car poppy ready? get your knitting needles out Another fantastic day out and a big thank you to everyone for travelling the many miles to join us, especially Simon who came all the way from Peterborough. The convoy looked great in my mirror, I could not see the end of it there were that many of you. The other new guy, Johnathon, who came in his MX5 must have had a brilliant view as he tagged along at the back. He is trying to buy a Westfield and is not even a member yet. Next time we are going to a new pub that we tried out last week, guess what? it has lovely views from the car park, so do a sun dance and it will be on next Sunday. Cheers.

Final job for today was to make some spacers on the lathe for the roll bar backstay.

Thank for a fab day I loved it. hope to see you all in the near future, been back about 10 minuets back out now walking the dogs.

After what seemed like ages messing around with clevis' and split pins I could then get on with something different. When the Carburol Special was modified for hillclimbs a crash box was formed around the pedal assembly in the nose. During a trial fit of the pedals a couple of months ago I'd spotted that in the pedals wouldn't fit in the two forward most positions as they'd hit one of the additional new chassis tubes in the nose. The Carburol Special ran a much more upright seeting position compared to when it was a JW4 so I presume this wasn't a problem, but as I'm quite long legged I wan't to be able to use the full range of pedal positions. There was no way round it and the tube had to be cut out, but I wanted to retain the option for it as it helped to stiffen the nose and more improtantly offers addition feet protection so I'd deceided to make the chassis tube removable. As the orignal tube had been butchered by the angle grinder a new one had to be made. The ends were then drilled and threaded so it could easily be unbolted when required.

A few more small jobs completed today. The pedal assembly is an unnecessarily complex affair with a pull rod acting on a simple balance bar to the master cylinders. Not unsurprisingly the JW4 was criticised for the vagueness of feel and the amount of play through the linkages. Even the throttle pedal is over complicated with the addition of a couple of linkages to allow for a twin throttle cable setup.

As above! I use mintex 1144’s after having ebc on my road car and Westfield briefly what a difference with the mintex .... you have to see it to believe it but do it !! Go with the 1144’s

I bought EBC gold rotors and yellow pads, the rotors cracked and warped with in a month and the pads lasted even less time. COMPLETE RUBBISH STAY WELL AWAY

Well that appears quite clear!

Dire. Nearly killed me and a mate in my Elise with yellows. Ebc are dreadful junk.

IMHO they are rubbish Use Mintex 1144 and you will be impressed

NO NO NO NO NO NO Avoid them Mintex 1144 were really good in my Westy, I also have them up front in my Mini Cooper S track car now

Obviously a very popular Westfield view point! An early spring day last year for mine

my daily - a 2008 Alfa GT diesel - just keeps going and going and going - turned 250,000 miles last week

Or... my local village pub landlord for even daring to consider putting John Smith's Smooth on tap!

Sorry, can't make it this month.