HOW TO BUY A WESTFIELD SE
WESTFIELD HO!
If you want adrenaline-rush immediacy and driver reward from £4000 up, head for a Westfield. John Evans tells you how to navigate the many choices and find a good ’un
Megabusa and Megablade
These Westfields are powered by Suzuki Hayabusa and Honda Fireblade engines.
I f you want to get back to real driving, buy a Westfield.” Not our words, or indeed Westfield’s, but those of Westfield enthusiast and workshop specialist Mark Glasswell. We’d agree, of course. We’d also say the same about Caterhams, which are more expensive – your money buying an aluminium rather than glassfibre body, a generally better finish, a more track-tuned set-up out of the box and a direct association with the original Lotus Seven. Not that the Westfield is a poor relation, as many owners will attest. In fairness to Glasswell, he’s not dewy eyed about the cars, being equally passionate about Caterhams.