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Goonery · Mar 28th, 2007, 07:41 AM

Pitstops Driving School in Stratford on Avon have an R56 Cooper about to join the fleet, replacing a MINI One 56 Plate which now needs a new gearbox as first gear has all but dissapeared completely.
Pupils are waiting for lessons deliberately so they get to drive in the new Cooper, and as has been mentioned before, the majority of pupils are girls. First time Pass rate is >95% since the MINI's have been used. Is there a coincidence or is it the car ?

Ant FR · Mar 28th, 2007, 08:35 AM

i can not read this thread without wanting to pick up the phone to the European court of Human rights.

It hurts me to know that innocent Mini Cooper S's are being abused and molested by learner drivers. Come on people we can stop this if we all try, stop the suffering of another poor mini.

Drivnginstructor01 - i hope you are proud of yourself, do you feel big by encouraging this abuse of a mini. Not to mention one so young, not even a month old. I can't take it no more........

M1TCH · Mar 28th, 2007, 09:02 AM

^ I bet they don't abuse the car like you or I ever would on the road.

118 · Mar 28th, 2007, 09:24 AM

wow, lucky pupils! I had to learn in a crappy Corsa!

just had a look in your gallery - very nice

supa-dupa-cooper · Mar 28th, 2007, 05:33 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Ant FR (original)

i can not read this thread without wanting to pick up the phone to the European court of Human rights.

It hurts me to know that innocent Mini Cooper S's are being abused and molested by learner drivers. Come on people we can stop this if we all try, stop the suffering of another poor mini.

Drivnginstructor01 - i hope you are proud of yourself, do you feel big by encouraging this abuse of a mini. Not to mention one so young, not even a month old. I can't take it no more........

Not all learners are cr@p drivers you know!

I would think people who have been driving years are sometimes worse, picking up too many bad habits!

Nice looking S though

mister.t · Mar 28th, 2007, 06:43 PM

No, not all learners are crap drivers

Ive had the Shogun since I was 14, 2 years ago, and nothing has been replaced, and thats even when its being abused off-road. Gearbox, clutch, windscreen etc are all factory std, and 18 years old

mister.t · Mar 28th, 2007, 06:44 PM

Also driven the Mini 3 times, and not stalled or jerked. OK Ive only been to 20 mph, but its a step forward

supa-dupa-cooper · Mar 28th, 2007, 06:49 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Ollie Tebbutt (original)

No, not all learners are crap drivers

Ive had the Shogun since I was 14, 2 years ago, and nothing has been replaced, and thats even when its being abused off-road. Gearbox, clutch, windscreen etc are all factory std, and 18 years old

Quote: Originally Posted by Ollie Tebbutt (original)

Also driven the Mini 3 times, and not stalled or jerked. OK Ive only been to 20 mph, but its a step forward

On private land i hope

lab-monkey · Mar 29th, 2007, 12:59 AM

hi drivinginstructor001 nice looking S

Great car the S to teach lots of low down torque , ive had mine since last aug ,(teach in Gloucestershire area) after using both the older mini diesel (04)then a cooper (05) then buying a MCS (06) , only down side the ride comfort with all the speed bumps around here it seems to shake the car to bits

, . also teach b+e training in a d3

which just flattens speed bumps .
Will be the selling the MCS at the end of this week as ive ordered a new cooper diesel for delivery week april 15th

drivinginstructor001 ref the insurance who are you with because that sounds a bit steep ?

Jay

drivinginstructor001 · Mar 29th, 2007, 03:07 PM

REPLY to lab-monkey

I insure the car with equity red star though C&A Mackie a specialist in adi insurance it was the lowest quote i could get the others were £1,050 and £1,300.
I was only paying £350 to cover my 05mc, thats with 13 years ncb, all the brokers i phoned apart from three would not give a quote because the cost of the car was above £16,000 or the group was too high, who do you have your MCS insured with?

Its good to see that there are other ADI`s in this forum, I think i will start an ADI roll call to see how meny members are on here.

PS Thanks to 118 for putting my photo on as a thumb nail, i don't know how to do it.

DI001

Ant FR · Mar 29th, 2007, 03:48 PM

i spose not all learners are crap. well i know i was'nt, i passed on my 17th birthday with 1 minor fault. I've never met anyone else in the uk who has done that yet, my own personal claim to fame.........

118 · Mar 29th, 2007, 04:52 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Ant FR (original)

i spose not all learners are crap. well i know i was'nt, i passed on my 17th birthday with 1 minor fault. I've never met anyone else in the uk who has done that yet, my own personal claim to fame.........

I passed when I was 17, with no faults, not even one minor one

supa-dupa-cooper · Mar 29th, 2007, 05:24 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 118 (original)

I passed when I was 17, with no faults, not even one minor one

Ooo get you

118 · Mar 29th, 2007, 05:48 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by supa-dupa-cooper (original)

Ooo get you

I know

Mar 28th, 2007, 09:24 AM	#24 (permalink)
118 growl like a tiger..... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Over Thuuuuure Local Time: 05:31 AM Posts: 21,174 Offline	wow, lucky pupils! I had to learn in a crappy Corsa! just had a look in your gallery - very nice clicky here to visit the Union Jack Owners Club thread Twixys Rubber Ducky

Mar 28th, 2007, 05:33 PM	#25 (permalink)
supa-dupa-cooper Hates Pirelli tyres! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cloud MINI Local Time: 05:31 AM Posts: 21,019 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Ant FR (original) i can not read this thread without wanting to pick up the phone to the European court of Human rights. It hurts me to know that innocent Mini Cooper S's are being abused and molested by learner drivers. Come on people we can stop this if we all try, stop the suffering of another poor mini. Drivnginstructor01 - i hope you are proud of yourself, do you feel big by encouraging this abuse of a mini. Not to mention one so young, not even a month old. I can't take it no more........ Not all learners are cr@p drivers you know! I would think people who have been driving years are sometimes worse, picking up too many bad habits! Nice looking S though UNION JACK OWNERS CLUB GB002 19?

Mar 28th, 2007, 06:49 PM	#28 (permalink)
supa-dupa-cooper Hates Pirelli tyres! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cloud MINI Local Time: 05:31 AM Posts: 21,019 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Ollie Tebbutt (original) No, not all learners are crap drivers Ive had the Shogun since I was 14, 2 years ago, and nothing has been replaced, and thats even when its being abused off-road. Gearbox, clutch, windscreen etc are all factory std, and 18 years old Quote: Originally Posted by Ollie Tebbutt (original) Also driven the Mini 3 times, and not stalled or jerked. OK Ive only been to 20 mph, but its a step forward On private land i hope UNION JACK OWNERS CLUB GB002 19?

Mar 29th, 2007, 12:59 AM	#29 (permalink)
lab-monkey MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: southwest Local Time: 06:31 AM Posts: 16 Offline	hi drivinginstructor001 nice looking S Great car the S to teach lots of low down torque , ive had mine since last aug ,(teach in Gloucestershire area) after using both the older mini diesel (04)then a cooper (05) then buying a MCS (06) , only down side the ride comfort with all the speed bumps around here it seems to shake the car to bits , . also teach b+e training in a d3 which just flattens speed bumps . Will be the selling the MCS at the end of this week as ive ordered a new cooper diesel for delivery week april 15th drivinginstructor001 ref the insurance who are you with because that sounds a bit steep ? Jay Now Cooper D 07, prev mini d 04, cooper 05, mcs 06 arriving soon mcs 08 Last edited by MINIAC : Mar 29th, 2007 at 01:31 AM. Reason: fix ImageShack links

Mar 29th, 2007, 04:52 PM	#32 (permalink)
118 growl like a tiger..... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Over Thuuuuure Local Time: 05:31 AM Posts: 21,174 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Ant FR (original) i spose not all learners are crap. well i know i was'nt, i passed on my 17th birthday with 1 minor fault. I've never met anyone else in the uk who has done that yet, my own personal claim to fame......... I passed when I was 17, with no faults, not even one minor one clicky here to visit the Union Jack Owners Club thread Twixys Rubber Ducky

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Mar 28th, 2007, 07:41 AM	#21
Goonery 6X therapist My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2003 Local Time: 05:31 AM Posts: 13,669 Offline	Pitstops Driving School in Stratford on Avon have an R56 Cooper about to join the fleet, replacing a MINI One 56 Plate which now needs a new gearbox as first gear has all but dissapeared completely. Pupils are waiting for lessons deliberately so they get to drive in the new Cooper, and as has been mentioned before, the majority of pupils are girls. First time Pass rate is >95% since the MINI's have been used. Is there a coincidence or is it the car ?

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Mar 28th, 2007, 08:35 AM	#22 (permalink)
Ant FR MINI2 Master My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2006 Local Time: 05:31 AM Posts: 1,930 Offline	i can not read this thread without wanting to pick up the phone to the European court of Human rights. It hurts me to know that innocent Mini Cooper S's are being abused and molested by learner drivers. Come on people we can stop this if we all try, stop the suffering of another poor mini. Drivnginstructor01 - i hope you are proud of yourself, do you feel big by encouraging this abuse of a mini. Not to mention one so young, not even a month old. I can't take it no more........

Mar 28th, 2007, 09:02 AM	#23 (permalink)
M1TCH MINI2 Regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Essex Local Time: 05:31 AM Posts: 130 Offline	^ I bet they don't abuse the car like you or I ever would on the road.

Mar 28th, 2007, 06:43 PM	#26 (permalink)
mister.t 5 days!! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nowhere exciting Local Time: 05:31 AM Posts: 6,328 Offline	No, not all learners are crap drivers Ive had the Shogun since I was 14, 2 years ago, and nothing has been replaced, and thats even when its being abused off-road. Gearbox, clutch, windscreen etc are all factory std, and 18 years old

Mar 28th, 2007, 06:44 PM	#27 (permalink)
mister.t 5 days!! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nowhere exciting Local Time: 05:31 AM Posts: 6,328 Offline	Also driven the Mini 3 times, and not stalled or jerked. OK Ive only been to 20 mph, but its a step forward

Mar 29th, 2007, 03:07 PM	#30 (permalink)
drivinginstructor001 R56 S With L Plates Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Leicester Local Time: 06:31 AM Posts: 21 Offline	REPLY to lab-monkey I insure the car with equity red star though C&A Mackie a specialist in adi insurance it was the lowest quote i could get the others were £1,050 and £1,300. I was only paying £350 to cover my 05mc, thats with 13 years ncb, all the brokers i phoned apart from three would not give a quote because the cost of the car was above £16,000 or the group was too high, who do you have your MCS insured with? Its good to see that there are other ADI`s in this forum, I think i will start an ADI roll call to see how meny members are on here. PS Thanks to 118 for putting my photo on as a thumb nail, i don't know how to do it. DI001

Mar 29th, 2007, 03:48 PM	#31 (permalink)
Ant FR MINI2 Master My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2006 Local Time: 05:31 AM Posts: 1,930 Offline	i spose not all learners are crap. well i know i was'nt, i passed on my 17th birthday with 1 minor fault. I've never met anyone else in the uk who has done that yet, my own personal claim to fame.........

Mar 29th, 2007, 05:24 PM	#33 (permalink)
supa-dupa-cooper Hates Pirelli tyres! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cloud MINI Local Time: 05:31 AM Posts: 21,019 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by 118 (original) I passed when I was 17, with no faults, not even one minor one Ooo get you UNION JACK OWNERS CLUB GB002 19?

Mar 29th, 2007, 05:48 PM	#34 (permalink)
118 growl like a tiger..... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Over Thuuuuure Local Time: 05:31 AM Posts: 21,174 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by supa-dupa-cooper (original) Ooo get you I know clicky here to visit the Union Jack Owners Club thread Twixys Rubber Ducky

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