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Hi folks. Tried to enter text in New Post to no avail so tried initiating a thread & now I can respond to myself!!!!

Have a background of classic & fairly modern sports cars (3 Triumph TRs, 2 MGBs, Merc SLK, Alfa Spider V6, & more recently 2 MGTFs) which my good lady & I have used on many European touring holidays as well as being my everyday car.

We also have a sensible car: Renault Captur.

Coming back from South of France in 2015 the MGTF we finally realised that although we love sports cars it was all getting: too noisy; too hot (no aircon); & too uncomfortable. What to get instead?

Had never seen a Wind in the UK before but had seen them in Italy & France. OK: more of a roadster than a sports car but looked fun & had a boot big enough for golf gear & luggage which wasn't affected by lowering roof.

So: In July 2015 we were lucky enough to find a blue Wind GT Line 1.6 133 on a 61 plate with just 5500 miles on the clock for £6700 with a 6 mth dealer warranty.

OK it really isn't a sports car (the TF160 was 0-60 in 6.9 with a top speed of 136mph) but: it doesn't hang about; it seems to handle well; & it has all the refinements: auto air con, reversing sensors, heated seats, the list just goes on.

We must like it as it now has 9300 miles on it & we are planning two continental trips in 2016.

Was an active member of MGTF forum so hope to swap tips & pick other people's brains in the future.

pittstop

Hello and welcome Pittstop.  Always nice to see a new Owner.  Can i just say what great taste you have in cars.....

As you may notice I am the stalker so tell me what part of the Country do we normally find you in?


Great colour for your Wind too.   BLUE

Looking at your previous stock of cars, good job you went for the 1.6 rather than the 1.2, as it has the sportier engine. I have the 1.6 as well 

There were only around 2200 Winds in the UK, the majority are Blue and Black, and there are only 32 Reds we believe. I have one of them 

The other rarer colours are White and Grey.

You will note we have a colour rivalry on here, but all of us are friendly.

Blue has to be the best it was the Launch colour ....

K Series engines are brilliant until the head goes ! I use the wind for long distances and it's not too bad well refined compared to a few of my past motors what engine did your SLK have in it?

Well done with finding a car, and finding us.

Now, how about a third trip in 2016 - as some of us are off to France in May, to join up with the French Winds to hve a look around some Chateaus.

Barbs wrote:Blue has to be the best it was the Launch colour ....

Standby for immediate launch 

Thunderbirds are go 

colin565 wrote:

Barbs wrote:Blue has to be the best it was the Launch colour ....

Standby for immediate launch 

Thunderbirds are go 

I remember that well

Thanks for responses. Obviously keen owners out there.

In answer to questions & comments:

Glad to hear the Wind is good on long runs.

The SLK was an X plate 2.3 supercharged.

Didn't have head gasket go on my TFs but one did have a cracked cylinder liner which gave the same symptoms!

I live in the South East.

Pity about Chateaux in May we already have a trip to Northumbria booked that month.

European trips planned are: Black Forest & Lake Annecy (France) in July & Italian Riviera in Sept.

That should put some mileage on the Wind.

Will study site to see what questions have already been asked & answered then may start with a few questions of my own!

pittstop

Good, another SE Wind.

You will find the roof very fast in open operation compared to previous convertibles , and just as fast up if it rains.

You will need that when in Northumbria 

colin565 wrote:You will find the roof very fast in open operation compared to previous convertibles , and just as fast up if it rains.

You will need that when in Northumbria 

But when the sun shines in Northumbria there is no finer place in the world.  Out of interest (stalking again, before Araf says it LOL)  Pittstop what part of Northumberland are you going to?  We have had some great holidays up there.

I have stood at 45 degrees in Seahouses on the coast, eating fish and chips and not fallen over, just take a second to visulise that 

(Thats the wind factor for you)

Not 45 degrees temperature then?

Oh no. 45 degrees. Seahouses is where we are going!!!

Don't worry, not all days are like that, and you can venture out to the Farne islands on the tourist boats.

Just watch if you go to the Holy island (Lindisfarne) by car, that you do not get cutoff by the tide, (the road causeway goes under water) been there done that, had to go to the pub till the tide turned, he he.

So many places I could recommend, spent many days out in that area when we were kids living in Durham City. Craster is a place we have stayed at a few times in a cottage on the harbour.