Dibby Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 Love the noise, the thrill, the wind in my hair (ok, the wind on my head), love eating flies and road gravel, I love the connection between you and the road, the complete lack of any safety features knowing that if you crash you will more than likely end up dead, I even love getting a sunburnt head when I forget to take a hat. Love being able to hear, see and smell the countryside in far more detail than if you're wafting along in a diesel tin-top. Love having to concentrate on every gear change, corner, line, pot hole and cowpat, love the noises and character and everyone's car being different - it's almost like it's a living thing you have to be extra nice to on a cold morning, I love going for a drive for fun and not just to get from A to B, love the way you can forget about your worries, love that it's the only car I've driven that I don't want to put music on to drown out the monotony, I love that 40mph feels like 100mph .... it just makes you feel more alive. I hate not having it in the country with me and having to sell it on. 4 Quote
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 Let's see, what do i love... The directness and responsiveness, the tiny footprint of the car on the road - makes A and B roads feel so much wider, with more room to manoeuver. the "tinkerability" of the car and the huge number of ways they can be customised and personalised. In fact, most things about them really. I don't "hate" anything about them, that's way too strong a word! But dislike? Or wish was better? I wish some of the more practical improvements in the Sport Turbo's weather gear had been fed back into the regular ZK and FW gear. I wish we had a "mark three" scuttle that recognised the desire for owners to swap between windscreen and aeroscreen for the summer, and that when fitted with a screen, both properly integrated it into the design, and incorporated wipers that worked at better angles. I wish we had a factory option steering rack actually designed and set up for a car as light as a Westfield. There's some geo' tweaks i'd wish for too, but I'll stop there! 1 Quote
Kingster Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 I wish we had a "mark three" scuttle that recognised the desire for owners to swap between windscreen and aeroscreen for the summer, and that when fitted with a screen, both properly integrated it into the design, and incorporated wipers that worked at better angles. That'd be a good call - I like the aeroscreen a lot, but am planning a trip to the Alps next year - so a screen and half hood is hovering in the back of my mind. The westy for me has achieved something I thought impossible - it has satisfactorily replaced my long time addiction to motorbikes - and that is a statement I honestly thought I'd never say! It is a hoot on the country twisties - and requires a similar level of concentration as a bike (being all small and vulnerable). This is something in particular that I like, as it means my head can only work on driving and staying alive which in turn means all of the day's problems that filled my head get neatly put away and this (for me) magically helps solve subconscious issues, whilst at the same time providing a nice shot of adrenaline! Now, if only I didn't have 300 hrs of work to do this month! (right, back to it) 3 Quote
Onliest Smeg David Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 I love the noise - it brings a smile every time! Absolutely agree :) Quote
Dommo Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 Recently, I love how easy it is to drive, fast or slow. I hate that I hardly drive it! Quote
SootySport Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 Hate the insects that are attracted to it, you can guess what colour car I have. Quote
Maysty Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 Love the... tapered retaining nuts for the wiper blades smell when you open the garage just before a run noise when it gets up on the cams look on a first time passengers face full on face blast with the aero screen exits from roundabouts on dual carriageways fact that I now own one after waiting for so long Hate the days it rains days I have to work Quote
Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 I hate the fact that there is only one Sunday in a week, everything else I love. 1 Quote
CraigHew Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 Love the fact that my car just makes me feel alive.... Hate the fact that the weather isn't conducive to a drive out every day.... 2 Quote
Kevin (Mr T) Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 Love The sound of the crossflow That it looks so small and neat next to Mrs T's Mini That people smile when I drive past That people grin when they ride in it That it makes me grin .......this would be a very long list if I didn't stop Hate Nothing Quote
KugaWestie Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 I love the following:- I built it, makes me immensely proud. I have upgraded it I keep upgrading it, not sure I will ever stop! Tinkering The fact that I am a member of this club The camaraderie of the club and local members I never thought I would do track days, now love them Every one is different, and changing them does not really affect value The sound The speed of acceleration/pick up on overtaking The handling Need I go on? Dislikes:- Not much fun to drive in the wet Quote
Kingster Posted August 8, 2015 Posted August 8, 2015 Hate when it's suddenly not on the road on a Saturday when the sun is shining 1 Quote
MWMSport Posted August 8, 2015 Posted August 8, 2015 I adore my Westfield. I've been lucky enough to own some cracking cars in my time, from 106 rallyes, to cossies, to turbo charged clio 172's. I even owned a 310bhp Ford transit connect van and I can safely say the Westfield blows the lot of them out the water. Nothing has a grin factor like my Westie. I find it cheap to run and upgrade and the performance really is unbelievable. Heres some pictures 1 Quote
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