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A nice photo from the London to Brighton run. The photographer was lying down on the grass verge by the side of the road all day!

Seeing as you asked so nicely… Some dusky mood lighting (it’s green, honest) and the (not so) oily bits.

Hi all, new member and owner here! After much deliberating and procrastination, I have finally decided to stop all that nonsense and take the plunge into Westfield ownership... with both feet, at the deep end. Someone had to...! I'm now the proud owner of a very pretty Seight in Westfield Racing Green, which comes with some interesting legacy and may well be known to a few members. The 4.6 rover V8 EFI topped with supercharger runs hot and raucous, despite methanol cooling on boost. Delightfully terrifying. The build is superb and the previous owner had it meticulously prepared after 10 years of ownership and personalisation. A couple of small gremlins sorted already and she's back on the road. I will have one or two small things to change in the near term and I may have to swap out the original sports seats for something more accommodating of my 6'4" frame, but for now it's time to enjoy. More to come.

Nice ride from Kent to the New Forest and back today (the scenic route). Mostly A roads except for the last stretch. Spent a few hours buzzing around the Forrest roads in the sun. The traffic was hardly mooooving at times…. Stopped off for breaky in Brockenhurst and called in at Caffeine and Machine on the way home. 413 miles and a sun tan 👍🏼

My personal experience with writing off a tin top or two is that the offer might be low. Don't be afraid to reject the offer if it doesn't match your expectations. Reject it politely and firmly, explaining in detail (include evidence of the sale price of other Westfields of similar age and equipment levels) why you think the valuation is too low in your opinion, and tell them to go back and reconsider, then contact you back.

Thanks, sound advice. I understand that the rule of thumb is to reject the first offer. Indeed the member of staff i spoke to on Tuesday, went over rejecting it too, so they must be expecting it.

Fingers crossed they give you a good offer and don't mess you around mate.

Fantastic picture

I bought my Impreza whilst still in Japan if that counts!!!!! 50% payment upfront and the balance before the boat sailed - payment into a Latvian Bank Account too..... Sound unbelievably stupid / naive, but I did my research and it all checked out, so took the gamble and never regretted it. Older now and PROBABLY wouldn't do it again...! Mart.

Well done Ian..great result

I sold my first Westy to a guy who phoned me, paid, sent a transporter to collect.. then phoned me to say thank you and that it was even better than he expected!

My Westfield is 25 years old and completely rust free. I've seen much younger ones with terrible rust. So I hope those pics include lots of chassis and suspension ones.

I was fascinated to learn that Q plates have such lenient emissions regulations. Straight pipes anyone? I had previously been put off by never getting Tax or MOT exemption, but that was before I understood more about what Q plates actually were. I learnt the hard way a couple of weeks ago how vulnerable you can be in a small car. My previous weekend car was a Honda Beat. An inexperienced driver pulled out of a junction onto a main road without looking. I got the anchors on immediately, but it was still a major impact. I was lucky that the Beat is mid engined, the front was completely flattened, however the passenger compartment held up well for a 30 year old car weighing well under a tonne. The car i had before that was a classic mini with a supercharged 1380cc. It was sketchy as f*** to be honest. It only did 12mpg so I had to carry quite a bit of fuel in the cabin, what with the thimble sized fuel tank. The power overwhelmed every other aspect of the car. As you can imagine, it was equally amazing and terrible.

Don't be put off by a Q plate either - it can be so much easier at MOT time regarding emissions... A Red Top will give plenty of options performance wise, feel pretty quick as standard anyhow. Biggest thing IMO to be aware of is how vulnerable you are, especially as the general standard of driving is so poor nowadays. You really need to drive defensively when in traffic - more like being a biker... Payback is in spades though - miles more bang per buck in a seven type car than super cars costing 10-20 as much - at least in smiles per mile. Remember, whilst sat in your seat, you could touch the road surface with your hand. This multiplies the driving experience and makes you feel as though you are going twice as fast as you are...

Many thanks for all the kind and generous donations. Look what we've achieved together!

Good turn out last night-

Received confirmation from the insurance company that my car is a write off.