Oldie Newbie from the Isle of Wight

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Bazzajay
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MGF Register Region: South Coast
Model of Car: Wedgwood SE 1800i
Location: Shanklin, Isle of Wight

Oldie Newbie from the Isle of Wight

Post by Bazzajay » Wed Jan 04, 2017 8:48 pm

Hello, I'm Barrie and have just acquired my second MG, a 2000 MGF Wedgewood SE with 87,000 on the clock. I bought it from a chap in Cowes who is having difficulty getting in and out of the car, well, he is in his 80's, but doesn't look it. My first MG was a 1937 ZA, which I had for several years in the 1960s. It expired with a rusted chassis, after the sunroof drain had cascaded water over it since it left the factory!

I'm looking forward to fettling my acquisition for the summer and enjoying open-top motoring again. It should be good fun after my everyday car, a Peugeot Partner, which is good to drive and corners very well, but isn't endowed with much horsepower. I shall have to be careful though, my daughter-in-law calls me "The Geriatric Boy-Racer", and I can't afford to lose my licence after all these years.

Best wishes,

Barrie
Barrie

2000 MGF Wedgwood SE 1800i
2002 Peugeot Partner Quiksilver

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Re: Oldie Newbie from the Isle of Wight

Post by nigelandjo » Wed Jan 04, 2017 9:15 pm

Hello and welcome back to the MG fold.
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Re: Oldie Newbie from the Isle of Wight

Post by talkingcars » Wed Jan 04, 2017 9:48 pm

Hi and welcome to the forum

James
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Re: Oldie Newbie from the Isle of Wight

Post by bigmac » Wed Jan 18, 2017 5:16 pm

hi Barrie--i live in Ryde. there are quite a few f / tf owners over here.

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Bazzajay
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Model of Car: Wedgwood SE 1800i
Location: Shanklin, Isle of Wight

Re: Oldie Newbie from the Isle of Wight

Post by Bazzajay » Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:14 pm

My memory has been playing tricks with me. The MGF is, in fact, my third MG. In the early '70s we had a 1960 Midget, Registered 7253MG. I bought it from a colleague and it was used mainly by my wife. She finally persuaded me to replace it when it broke down three times on one journey. She rang me and I called out the RAC for her, from her description I thought the condenser was at fault. This I suggested to the RAC whose staff tried three different tacks fixing it, all of which seemed to fail after 25 miles or so. She finally abandoned it and came home by train. The following day I went to get the car, replaced the condenser and drove home with no problem. My wife however had lost all confidence in the car, so we bought her another and exchanged the MG for a Sailing dinghy, which we had for 30 years.
Barrie

2000 MGF Wedgwood SE 1800i
2002 Peugeot Partner Quiksilver

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Bazzajay
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Model of Car: Wedgwood SE 1800i
Location: Shanklin, Isle of Wight

Re: Oldie Newbie from the Isle of Wight

Post by Bazzajay » Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:23 pm

bigmac wrote: hi Barrie--i live in Ryde. there are quite a few f / tf owners over here.

Indeed, there are two that I know of in Shanklin, where I live. The Sunday before last, when I was on an afternoon run with the Vectis Historic Vehicle Club, I met a socialising group, with an F a TF and a B. I also understand that there is an Island MG Club, must look into it.
Barrie

2000 MGF Wedgwood SE 1800i
2002 Peugeot Partner Quiksilver

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Bazzajay
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Re: Oldie Newbie from the Isle of Wight

Post by Bazzajay » Wed Feb 08, 2017 7:23 pm

In my second post, I wrote:

[ " In the early '70s we had a 1960 Midget, Registered 7253MG. " ]

A check with the DVLA suggests that the car is no more, as the Registration Number now graces a 1973 MGB.
Barrie

2000 MGF Wedgwood SE 1800i
2002 Peugeot Partner Quiksilver

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Re: Oldie Newbie from the Isle of Wight

Post by talkingcars » Wed Feb 08, 2017 10:19 pm

Bazzajay wrote:In my second post, I wrote:
In the early '70s we had a 1960 Midget, Registered 7253MG.
A check with the DVLA suggests that the car is no more, as the Registration Number now graces a 1973 MGB.
It could have a different number?
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