Thinking of a change

[RobK]

anybody think someone is trying to wind people up  - yawn  

BAN HIM CLEGGY!!!!

It is you thats the boss of that sort of thing on here isn't it?

OOohh, wait a minute......  

[Cleggy the Spyder Man]

dunno what yer mean  

than permo ban hammer awaits I am sure  

[ollieamb]

Hi all,thank you for the quick replys,all what i wanted to here aswell

John,i'm 10 miles east of Lincoln at a place called Wragby.

Nick,thank you for that as that was one of my main concerns.lol.

Liegh,it's a 2ltr zetec i would be looking to get as i have been into fords for a long time now and will still be part of the North Lincolnshire RSOC which i have been a member of for the past 12 years.

Yes i am bored of polishing it,being as it's all painted underneath it's a pain to keep clean.

I have to choose when i take it out,i'll only go out on sunny days and go to a show if it's fair.

If i get caught out in rain it means getting it up on axel stands and having about 7hrs washing and polishing to get it looking right again.

Here's a couple of pics so you can see what i mean

Tiggs,the local meet(Lincolnshire) is less than 10 miles from me and i quite often have a ride down that road as it's a very good driving road

I'll try and make the next meet and  have a good look round them,and as you say there might be someone kind enough to take me for a ride  

As i said i sort of understand the power to weight ratio thing and 258BPT is not exactly shy is it.

To be honest i'm not bothered about top speed,i'm happier going for a little play round twisty roads.

Iv'e been looking at a few vids on youtube and i'm getting the idea of how quick they are round track,and i got to say,very impressed

Again,thank you for your replies,all very helpfull.

Ary

Awesome car! congrats

[Ary]

Hi all,went to the Notts/Derby meet at Shardlow on Thursday night,was made very welcome thank you all

A big thankyou to Kerry for letting me have a sit in your car(YES,i do fit,but it was abit of a sqeeze,lol)

Thank you to all the others i spoke to and for all the very usefull advice i got

I'm going to go to the Lincolnshire meet this Thursday,to hopfully have a look at some more.

Is there anybody on this site that gets to the Lincs meet?

Ary

[jak]

Hi,

Good to see you make the trip down last week.

Is the Lincolnshire meeting still on? ISTR that it no longer happened - have you contacted the A.O.?

John

[KerryS]

A big thankyou to Kerry for letting me have a sit in your car(YES,i do fit,but it was abit of a sqeeze,lol)

No worries M8. You started something with this thread didn't you? I am almost tempted to swap mine for yours!!

[jak]

A big thankyou to Kerry for letting me have a sit in your car(YES,i do fit,but it was abit of a sqeeze,lol)

No worries M8. You started something with this thread didn't you? I am almost tempted to swap mine for yours!!

That would make an interesting collection - V70, MX5 and Sierra Cosworth.    

[KerryS]

A big thankyou to Kerry for letting me have a sit in your car(YES,i do fit,but it was abit of a sqeeze,lol)

No worries M8. You started something with this thread didn't you? I am almost tempted to swap mine for yours!!

That would make an interesting collection - V70, MX5 and Sierra Cosworth.    

Put it like that and it's obvious I can't do it. Two cars have alphanumeric names and one would real words - well sort of   so it wouldn't match  

[Ary]

Hi all,i think somebody with the powers that be needs to change the details in the local area meet section.

I rang the details on the page(Mick Steer) and it turns out that there hasn't been a meet for 2 1/2 years!

Had a good chat with him though and it turns out his mum and dad live in the same village as me and after further conversation i realised i built there bungalow for them.

He has a Noble now but he did say he would have another Westfield in the future.

I think i'll try and get to the Notts meet next week and have a look around

Ary

[jak]

I think i'll try and get to the Notts meet next week and have a look around

Hi,

If you let me have you email and telephone number, I'll add you to the Notts & Derby North mailing list.

John

[Ary]

Hi John, email sent to you

Will definitely be at the meeting to have a look around

As it happens i'm taking the cossy to Norris MotorSports just down the road at Alfrerton on Thursday for a service and set up before i sell it.

So when it's done i'll have a ride over to Matlock and Bakewell for the rest of the day then call in to the meet on the way home.

Now i don't know if anyone would be intrested but if someone will take me out in their Westfield,i'll take them out for a ride in the cossy  

Ary

[jak]

Details of meeting here

I can't make it, but Mark (Spire) will be looking after meeting.

Hope it is dry next Thursday.  

John

[Ary]

Well the cossy is sold  

The hunt is on for a westfield now,going to look at one on Thursday evening,wish me luck

Ary

[Bob Green]

Now that the dummies appear to be placed back in the appropriate prams, perhaps I can add my twopenneth.  I guess the gist of the thread strayed from Ary asking a question to are Westfield’s a good road car.

Well, I agree with Nikpro to a great extent as I don’t think Westfield’s are a good road car.  Don’t get me wrong here, I love my Westfield although use it very little in comparison to some folk on here.  I have had my current car for 5 years and not done 3,000 miles yet, clearly not using it enough.  I may sell it in time to come as I fancy renovating an old motorbike, something like a b*****ds Stopped Again.

I travel over 1,000 miles a week during the course of my business and I would only do that in my SAAB 9.3 and definitely not in the Westfield.  By comparing the two in this manner, the Westfield is not a good road car.

When we do go out in the Westfield, it becomes a fun car.  Given I was born 10 years after the Bismarck was sunk, at my age I kind of drive with the traffic and not like a track day hero so 200 miles on a (non long range) tank is normal.

So, I am of the opinion (putting aside using a Westfield for competition), the Westfield is a fantastic fun car but not a good road car.

I thank you.

[KerryS]

Well the cossy is sold  

The hunt is on for a westfield now,going to look at one on Thursday evening,wish me luck

Ary

Seem plenty about at the moment, Ary. Good luck and hope you find something that suits.

And I agree with Bob FWIW