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So from work we get a quarterly "wellness allowance". Meant for home office niceties, gym subscriptions, fitness equipment etc. You get the idea. I managed to sneak these through as "gym trainers", in a fetching shade of Westfield blue to match the car. Just right for the treadmill, or a small pedal box, whichever seems more appropriate! 🤣🫣🤫

North yorshire and pennines. You have some awesome roads. Apparently we were spotted by a friend of Bagpus while we were doing a u turn.

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome back. Car successfully collected today and 170 miles home (to do a journey that’s only 90ish). Covered in sun tan lotion, bugs in my hair and slightly deaf, but very happy!

Had the insurance assessor in today to examine the car and he agrees that it requires a new chassis and body panels. He said he would try and price what the repairs would cost and then submit his report to the insurance company, so I'll just need to wait on the next update from them.

There isn’t a section for returning users, so thought Startline was probably the best place to put this. For those of you who don’t know/remember me, I’m Mat and was a member here 3-4 years ago - used to have a green 1.8 Zetec before Covid job loss forced me to sell. For those of you I have met up with previously - hello again, can’t wait to see you all. My partner will confirm I’ve been a right miserable and grumpy sod since selling up, and so delighted to report that I’ve finally managed to rectify the situation. Introducing the Jaffa Cake. A 2.0 Duratec SEiW Deal agreed today and will be collected this coming week at some point. I’m based South Lincs, towards Peterborough. Looking forward to one of your run outs to some cake at some point @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative and @AndrewBClarke. Will be in touch with you too@Martin Bell - (Bellyboy) East Anglia AO as I think you’re my closest AO? Thanks Mat

I wouldn't; you could loose the cars identity, for a road car you would then need to IVA again, which could all get very complicated. If the factory supplies the chassis, they can ensure destruction of the old one, and issue it on the same VIN number, not something any other company should really be legally doing.. If it doesn't have clear Westfield provenance in the form of invoices, AND looks different to a stock chassis, you may then get hammered on price when ever you eventually want to sell...

None of this fancy European stuff for me unfortunately, just a mundane visit to B&Q. Any excuse to get out!

Galleria Passo San Boldo with @mTT97 @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman @Stu Faulkner

Yes, was passing at cake time!

Saw this sign at my local Tesco petrol station and I still can't work out what they meant. And yes that's my R1200RT on the right, waiting for me to figure out if I pay at the pump only or also in the kiosk... or neither

You had great weather for it.😀

Castle Bolton?

Great car. Love the reg! Enjoy!

Need to wait and see what they say, but a repair is out of the question and I'm not too sure about a new chassis with some new panels. The time frame could also be quite long and I wouldn't really want that, so miby the cash would be better. Just need to wait for their update.

If you have not already I'd be looking around to see what's available that matches the spec of your car so you've an idea of replacement cost when the discussion start. If they undervalue it as they are likely too then it increases the chances of it being a write off, a true valuation may make the repair economic.

Sorry to hear about you accident but glad your ok, I think if I were in your position, I would be looking to go straight to Siltech for a brand new chassis. Wait times aside, the quality is top notch

Hi Matt Looks great in orange. very nice.

It’s early wide kit bodywork.

Close, they are stainless steel food containers used to serve food from in canteens , this size are actually sold for ice cream. They are an excellent fit into the cills/sponsons on the Xi as the only storage

Back in the Peaks

Wirral and North Wales have organised 19 consecutive Y Ddraig Goch runs in Wales. The date for your diary for our 20th run is September 13th and 14th. Staying one night at the Highland Moors guest house, Llandrindod Wells. Touring around mid Wales, with our favourites, Devil's Bridge and the Elan Valley. A lot of interest in this tour, so if you want to take part then please talk to Sue at the Highland Moors to book accommodation. 01597 825151. LD1 5ND. Not to be missed. John.

East Anglias array of colour choices. 4 yellow perils and thats only scratching the surface in our area.

Welcome back. Orange is definitely the fastest & BEST colour…. 😎

Starting the journey home from the Dolomites

130 miles last night. That cleared the cobwebs

Personally I wouldn't be too anxious about taking the step to R13, obviously tyre choice more limited but ride is great. I've taken R15 off two cars to go R13. On a previous car I had 185 60 on the front which would not fill Westfield cycle wings hence why I used Caterham style cycle wings, looked fab. Current car has 205 60 all round and they fill Westfield cycle wings fine.

Thanks to all you members who came along, hope you enjoyed the tour. We got wet, we got lost and we had lots of fun 😎 and somewhere there is a sign with a WSCC tour sticker on it 🤭

A great big thank you to Marcus Barlow, our Events manager for giving us this tour, here it is from our seat. Thank you for the hats in the best colour! We travelled up the M6 with @AndrewBClarke, @neptune and @Stuart, making our way to the Lakeland Motor Museum for lunch by the river whilst watching the steam train, fantastic start. Lakeland Motor Museum It's cafe by the river, overlooking the cars and steam trains Next we drove along the shores of Lake Windermere to ride on the ferry and experience the Lakes close up After the torrential downpour we were glad to park our cars in the heated underground car park at Travelodge Kendal, what a luxury. I am hoping others will post their experience on here and will include a photo of approx 20 Westfield's tucked up for the night. We went into Kendal town to eat with the 3 Andy's and others The puddings flowed and the frivolities started Next morning we all gathered for the Tour Talk from Marcus Then it was time to set off, excited!! Thanks @Glynn Walters for the photo At The New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, Langdale It is in a lovely situation Next stop for us was the Honister Slate Mine cafe, here is the Honister Pass And here is us parked up Glenridding, a little mountain village next Time for ice creams Then we went a walk, follow me, puff it's uphill all the way to the top! To Lanty's Tarn For views over Ullswater Glenridding The second day was the Dales tour, over Buttertubs Pass and to the beautiful Simonstone Hall with it's amazing views, stopping for drinks The walk at Malham was cancelled due to rain so we went to Ribblehead Viaduct and sat it out in the Station Inn Our journey home with Andrew was to get down the M6 and pick up the Peak District, getting to the Cupola cafe before separating A fantastic trip, even if I didn't quite have a clue which National Park I was in each day, does it matter? they are all beautiful. Thanks to everyone for making it the awesome trip that it was, now let's have a little pray that Marcus treats us to the same next year XXXXXXXXXXXX

Unfortunately this show has been cancelled please see information below from show organisers: ''Lincoln Kit Car Show Dear Exhibitor, It is with great regret that we announce that the Lincoln Kit Car Show has been cancelled. We had hoped that the move from Newark to Lincoln would have been a good one for the show but unfortunately there has not been enough interest from trade to justify running the show. We will still be running the National Kit Car Show in Malvern and look forward to welcoming you there next year on 30-31 May 2026. Kind regards, Grosvenor Shows Ltd''