Andy
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Post by Andy on Dec 13, 2017 15:08:03 GMT
Hi All,
Andy here (AbstractAndy). Just a quick few lines to introduce myself, as you may have gathered from the title, I suspect Im not the youngest here :-). Background in motor engineering (well, Leyland, so some may argue that statement) but lost interest in cars, other than as covered transport,many years ago, happier on two wheels. Anyway @ 60 I got an early pension and decided, just for a laugh, to take a visit to my local dealer Mazda and got talked into a test drive in a 2011 Sport Tech..... Wow! third childhood officially begins. I am now the proud owner of an MX5, I had forgotten how much fun a "real" car can be.
I'll head off and have a read around the forums to familiarise myself with whats going on here, best to all.
Andy
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Post by FFS Corders on Dec 13, 2017 15:11:44 GMT
Welcome! Whereabouts are you based?
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Post by wannabe on Dec 13, 2017 15:12:56 GMT
Welcome to the forum! Glad to see you are enjoying the joys of 'outdoor motoring' without the risk of falling off  lol (Although given recent weather, it's still possible, even with four wheels...  ) |
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Post by Andy on Dec 13, 2017 15:19:13 GMT
Hi Guys, wow, quick response on this forum :-). I'm in South Oxfordshire and with the weekends local weather I was glad to be on 4 wheels trying to get to work on Sunday...emphasis on "trying", had to turn back half way..
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Post by FFS Corders on Dec 13, 2017 15:22:01 GMT
Having seen some pictures of the area, I'm not surprised! I seemed to get away with it on my journey to Surrey at the weekend...came back to a Christmas postcard in Biggin hill though Depending how south ofxordshire it is, there is an evening meet in Bracknell on the last Thursday of every month. Next one is 28th Dec  |
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Post by Andy on Dec 13, 2017 15:29:35 GMT
Hi FFS Corders, Thanks for the Heads up on the meet, is that a Mighty5s thing or another group? I believe the MX5 owners club has meets close by but haven't looked into it yet. Bracknell is about a legal hour away so would be a nice option, just a matter of working things in with family and work shifts...... Oh what it was like to be free (memory still working) :-)
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Post by FFS Corders on Dec 13, 2017 16:27:26 GMT
I think it started as a Planetmx5 meet but is advertised on pistonheads, mx5nutz and here
Mx5oc get a bit sniffy about people to meets if they aren't members, but the benefits like 10% off at halfords, cheap mx5 only trackday and two big events a year plus free Thursday Goodwood tickets mean I haven't felt a need to attend any of their local meets
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Post by Horney on Dec 13, 2017 19:34:20 GMT
Hi andy,
Welcome from another NC owner!
Whereabouts in south Oxon? My folks live in Henley and spent most of my youth in that area. Sadly I’m now down in Basingstoke.
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Post by wannabe on Dec 14, 2017 8:07:57 GMT
Bracknell is about a legal hour away I like the way you quantify journey times lol |
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Post by JamesMk3 on Dec 14, 2017 12:21:35 GMT
Hi FFS Corders, Thanks for the Heads up on the meet, is that a Mighty5s thing or another group? I believe the MX5 owners club has meets close by but haven't looked into it yet. Bracknell is about a legal hour away so would be a nice option, just a matter of working things in with family and work shifts...... Oh what it was like to be free (memory still working) :-) I'm in S. Oxon, just outside Wallingford. Bracknell meets are worth the drive, I go most months. Details for the OC meets are here: www.mx5oc.co.uk/areas/oxford/I've attended a total of two. Wasn't really my cup of tea to be honest. I seemed to be the youngest there, by about 20 years! The spring and annual rallies are worth attending though. |
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Post by Rickster on Dec 14, 2017 18:07:29 GMT
Hi FFS Corders, Thanks for the Heads up on the meet, is that a Mighty5s thing or another group? I believe the MX5 owners club has meets close by but haven't looked into it yet. Bracknell is about a legal hour away so would be a nice option, just a matter of working things in with family and work shifts...... Oh what it was like to be free (memory still working) :-) I'm in S. Oxon, just outside Wallingford. Bracknell meets are worth the drive, I go most months. Details for the OC meets are here: www.mx5oc.co.uk/areas/oxford/I've attended a total of two. Wasn't really my cup of tea to be honest. I seemed to be the youngest there, by about 20 years! The spring and annual rallies are worth attending though. I had this problem when I went to OC meet - once only, (Wessex area) and Im no spring chicken, raffles, cake sales, trips to the New Forest to play games (no not that sort!!) - WTF its a canoeing car club, it was winter admittedly but they were rolling up in their German barges and eurorepmobiles, seemed a bit pointless Dont think the chromium junkies would appreciate my scruffy mk1 anyway!!! |
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Post by FFS Corders on Dec 14, 2017 18:18:02 GMT
It's an acquired taste for sure. But the rallies are brilliant as is the yearly trackday
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Post by Andy on Dec 15, 2017 1:06:23 GMT
Hi again all, not used to forums so if I'm getting out of sequence please say. Jumping back to Horney's post I'm by Berinsfield/Dorchester so not to far from JamesMk3 it seems. As for Rickystickers post, well, with the big build up of raffles, cake sales AND trips to the New Forest, you darned never had me signing up there and then! |
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Post by melx5 on Dec 15, 2017 3:37:35 GMT
Welcome to the forum.
I went to a Linc's owners club and must have been the youngest owner there by a couple of decades, spoke to one couple about a fantastic local road and they said they didn't use it as there were too many corners? And when they planned the next run out based on which garden centre baked the best cake I instantly made my mind up not to bother again.
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Post by FFS Corders on Dec 15, 2017 8:06:17 GMT
I have always called the local meets the "fish tea brigade"
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lol
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le sigh