The last few months we've used Mandy the cabriolet quite a bit and its been super enjoyable. Its our first convertible and all a bit new.
On the first decent outing on a hot as day was a trip to Nelson where we both learned why it is we'd always seen convertible owners wearing caps and its not because they are a suitable place to put an MG or mx5 logo. Without a peaked cap the sun in pretty intense when there's no roof. Duh.
Another thing we learned is you get baked!!! Its like a little oven. Tops of our legs. Ouch.
So caps and lots of sunscreen became a thing.
Took the car over to Blenheim via the lakes for Dads funeral. Kevin came with us. Great drive. Really nice scenery and a new outlook with no roof.
Took some pics on the way...
Kevin wasn't that impressed with the lake ..
He likes the little nook he had under the seat...
Found this aptly named street near Blenheim - that's my younger brother with a childs cap he'd found on the footpath ..
So yeah- this little car has been great fun. Even used it to collect some alloy- the drop down rear seat centre was very handy...
But we had never intended on keeping this car forever as we've enough cars and more projects on the way. We have had it advertised on trademe for a while now and there was plenty of interest but we wanted it to go to the right home where it would be cherished and adored. A few folks who enquired were blatantly going to trash it as a cheap car.
Finally the ideal new home was found - a young fella in Auckland who'd owned a k11 before, missed it after it was gone and really wanted another one. He made his way down yesterday via plane, ferry and bus with his Dad and was super enthusiastic about his new car. He works in a race car preparation workshop and has some cool ideas for future Mandy. I think he's already sorting out a new roof from some guy in the Netherlands who makes them to order.
So that's the short story of Mandy and here's a pic of the excited new owner and his Dad just before they headed off to make their way home - and it looks like they'll be avoiding the upcoming next lot of rain expected luckily.
Of course, as seems to be the case with us, when one k11 goes another pops up. On our way home we stopped to check out a k11 that has been left dormant on the side of the road for the last two weeks. I've located the owner and I'll be asking what the deal is - does it need rescuing
On the first decent outing on a hot as day was a trip to Nelson where we both learned why it is we'd always seen convertible owners wearing caps and its not because they are a suitable place to put an MG or mx5 logo. Without a peaked cap the sun in pretty intense when there's no roof. Duh.
Another thing we learned is you get baked!!! Its like a little oven. Tops of our legs. Ouch.
So caps and lots of sunscreen became a thing.
Took the car over to Blenheim via the lakes for Dads funeral. Kevin came with us. Great drive. Really nice scenery and a new outlook with no roof.
Took some pics on the way...
Kevin wasn't that impressed with the lake ..
He likes the little nook he had under the seat...
Found this aptly named street near Blenheim - that's my younger brother with a childs cap he'd found on the footpath ..
So yeah- this little car has been great fun. Even used it to collect some alloy- the drop down rear seat centre was very handy...
But we had never intended on keeping this car forever as we've enough cars and more projects on the way. We have had it advertised on trademe for a while now and there was plenty of interest but we wanted it to go to the right home where it would be cherished and adored. A few folks who enquired were blatantly going to trash it as a cheap car.
Finally the ideal new home was found - a young fella in Auckland who'd owned a k11 before, missed it after it was gone and really wanted another one. He made his way down yesterday via plane, ferry and bus with his Dad and was super enthusiastic about his new car. He works in a race car preparation workshop and has some cool ideas for future Mandy. I think he's already sorting out a new roof from some guy in the Netherlands who makes them to order.
So that's the short story of Mandy and here's a pic of the excited new owner and his Dad just before they headed off to make their way home - and it looks like they'll be avoiding the upcoming next lot of rain expected luckily.
Of course, as seems to be the case with us, when one k11 goes another pops up. On our way home we stopped to check out a k11 that has been left dormant on the side of the road for the last two weeks. I've located the owner and I'll be asking what the deal is - does it need rescuing