Hello from another new owner

Malcolm_N · Post by **Malcolm_N** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 5:29 pm

Greetings everyone!

After staring longingly at pictures of MGFs since 1995 (as well as collecting brochures and magazine articles) I finally decided to indulge myself last May and bought an X-reg MGF SE VVC with 33k miles, in the customary Wedgwood Blue, which I've always liked. Part of the reason for buying it was to have something fun to drive while my 1972 MGB GT undergoes a (very) long term restoration.

Due to our indifferent summer, the first real outing with the hood down was to the Sunday of MGFest09 at Gaydon, which we thoroughly enjoyed. Curiously, Gaydon was also the destination for our first outing in the MGB the day after the museum first opened (in 1992?).

MGFifteen is already in the diary - hope to meet some of you there!

Canalsman · Post by **Canalsman** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:00 pm

Welcome!

You'll have fun with the F I'm sure.

My car is similarly enveloped in snow right now - going nowhere anytime soon.

We live at the bottom of a steep ice and snow caked hill ...

I have previously owned a C GT, B and Midget. And my TF is every inch a proper MG.

Good luck with your B GT project. Just think - you now have two classic MGs rather than one!

Post by **colintf** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:15 pm

Malcolm_N wrote:Greetings everyone!

After staring longingly at pictures of MGFs since 1995 (as well as collecting brochures and magazine articles) I finally decided to indulge myself last May and bought an X-reg MGF SE VVC with 33k miles, in the customary Wedgwood Blue, which I've always liked. Part of the reason for buying it was to have something fun to drive while my 1972 MGB GT undergoes a (very) long term restoration.

Due to our indifferent summer, the first real outing with the hood down was to the Sunday of MGFest09 at Gaydon, which we thoroughly enjoyed. Curiously, Gaydon was also the destination for our first outing in the MGB the day after the museum first opened (in 1992?).

MGFifteen is already in the diary - hope to meet some of you there!

Hi Malcolm, and welcome!

You have the car that I first wanted when I started to look at F's and TF's - very nice, well done.

Malcolm_N · Post by **Malcolm_N** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 11:17 pm

Thanks for your good wishes both - and in case you're wondering...I carefully removed the snow from the car immediately after taking that photograph!

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:02 am

Hello and welcome!!

rogerbusybee · Post by **rogerbusybee** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 12:28 pm

Hi Malcolm, another proud owner of a wedgewood

there are lots more events before fest2010,
stoneliegh on the 21st febuary.maybe catch up with you! i will will be going but not in the f as its away for the snowy
winter but will be going in my zs which i have recently brought,

Malcolm_N · Post by **Malcolm_N** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:46 pm

Hi Roger, good to hear from another SE owner.

Yes, Stoneleigh is in the diary too, and if it's reasonably fine and dry I'll be aiming to take the MGF - it's insured and taxed so it'd be a shame not to really!

Hope to see you there.

rogerbusybee · Post by **rogerbusybee** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 5:03 pm

Yes and you can park in the "cow sheds" along with all the other MG,s

Post by **nigelandjo** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:29 pm

There's likely to be a few cars from the West of England region going to Stoneleigh ~ keep an eye on our forum and you can join up with us if you wish.

Nigel

jimbo2107 · Post by **jimbo2107** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:56 pm

Congratulations on getting the Wedgewood se, bought one myself in Dec. Drove it for the first time for 2 weeks today. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do. You can see mine in a earlier posting, meet maggie. best wishes Jim n Chez

Ribena Rob · Post by **Ribena Rob** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:51 pm

Hello Malcolm,
from one new owner to another, welcome. Looks like you have had more snow than we have had in Lincolnshire. One tip a friend with a TF has passed on - if the thick snow melts and runs down the engine compartment vents, it can get onto the engine electrics and give starting problems. My pall took 3 days to dry his out after it was covered in snow whilst he was away on holiday.
Good luck and keep up with the B restoration, still a really nice car.
Cheers,
Ribena Rob.

Malcolm_N · Post by **Malcolm_N** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:21 pm

Thanks Nigel, that's a very kind offer.

Depending upon your route from the West of England you may well pass within about half a mile of our front door (we're just off the A46 Tewkesbury/Evesham road from the M5) so it would make a lot of sense to join you!

Kind regards

Malcolm_N · Post by **Malcolm_N** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:23 pm

Hi Jim n Chez

Yes, saw the pics of Maggie and that was partly what prompted me to join the forum...like your mudflaps by the way...!

Kind regards

Malcolm_N · Post by **Malcolm_N** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:28 pm

Hi Rob, thanks for the tip - mindful of that I've been out there again clearing the snow off the car this morning, as we've just had another covering overnight (the MGF hasn't moved for about ten days). One of the benefits of working from home...!

Kind regards

purplehaze · Post by **purplehaze** » Fri May 14, 2010 3:02 pm

Hi there!

I have got exactly the same colour and specs of your MG

but mine is a Y reg

Malcolm_N · Post by **Malcolm_N** » Wed May 26, 2010 8:49 pm

Nice one! There don't seem to be all that many of us about; in fact the only other SE I've actually seen is Roger's - at Gaydon and at Abingdon. Had some great top-down trips last weekend, but must get the polish out this Bank Holiday!

Kind regards

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