To cut a long story short, I got to drive the R56 Cooper today :D:D Fiesta is broken again, so Mum organized this rather large surprise :D:D For someone who has only had their driving license for 2 1/2 weeks, and only been legally allowed to drive a road car for just over a month, it was incredible!! Anyway, here I was presented with a Cooper, with so statistics say, a lot more mid range punch and a more immediate throttle response than the R56 Mini One I learnt in. The throttle response is much better, because Im lazy, I often in 30 and 40 limits drive in 4th, and the One didn't like me doing that, but happily, the Cooper couldn't be more inviting :) However, the best bit about it has to be the mid-range shove. Exiting a roundabout entering onto a dual carriageway in 2nd gear from 20 mph to the red-line and into 3rd was one of the best feelings I've felt since I was full time racing. Considering my Fiesta does 0-60 in 16 secs (yes I didn't know it was possible either!!), getting to 60 in about 8.5 secs felt pretty swift after the Fiesta! Felt a lot more than 120bhp, the power delivery was so linear! The only lasting impression Im left with is what must a Cooper S be like? Then in another spectrum, an S Works :o:eek::eek: Im currently looking at the cheapest financial solutions and insurance as you read :eek::D:D

Lol, nice one Ollie :D So you want a Cooper of your own now then?! :p

haha nice one Ollie :D tell you what, you can have a go in my S if you're at the TG run :p

:eek: what have I just said! I mean as a passenger :o :p

haha nice one Ollie :D tell you what, you can have a go in my S if you're at the TG run :p

:eek: what have I just said! I mean as a passenger :o :p
:rolleyes: Close shave there Ian :p

I know Jo :o :p

I don't need asking twice :o Bad move :) I wonder what a Cooper D would be like :o :p

I don't need asking twice :o Bad move :) I wonder what a Cooper D would be like :o :p
Errr :eek:

Ollie is only just down the road from me :eek:

The nice Pepper White Dooper is still being used as a demo @ Specialist :D :o
(and its way better than the Cooper ;))

I may be working at Specialist Cars soon :o (Long story again...) Not sure if its BMW or MINI though... be the best in the world if it was MINI - Wouldn't drag me out of the demo cars! :p

Also just realised March the 1st is a Saturday - One of the days I've elected to work between 6th Form commitments. Does March the 1st ring a bell to anyone? :o I may have to plan to be ill if Im working for MINI :o:D

I may be working at Specialist Cars soon :o (Long story again...) Not sure if its BMW or MINI though... be the best in the world if it was MINI - Wouldn't drag me out of the demo cars! :p

Also just realised March the 1st is a Saturday - One of the days I've elected to work between 6th Form commitments. Does March the 1st ring a bell to anyone? :o I may have to plan to be ill if Im working for MINI :o:D
How did you land that Ollie? :p Not fair :hmph: :p What is it doing?

March 1st?? Means nothing to moi :o :o :D

You'll recognise me a mile off, i'll be the one whos dead excited, and probably in tears when I see the new car :o (yes, that happened before as well :o)

you could drive Jo's car out to meet her when she picks it up :D :p

you could drive Jo's car out to meet her when she picks it up :D :p
:eek: Or not! No offence Ollie :p

How did you land that Ollie? :p Not fair :hmph: :p What is it doing?

March 1st?? Means nothing to moi :o :o :D

You'll recognise me a mile off, i'll be the one whos dead excited, and probably in tears when I see the new car :o (yes, that happened before as well :o)

The dealership I'm working with at the moment has had a re-shuffle, and I can no longer be fitted in, and as per the managers original word, he said if he couldn't do anything, he'll do his very best to put me, within reason, any dealership in Herts (dealt with pretty much every one of them, but has a very strong relationship with Specialist Cars, always buys his Beemers and Minis from there) and I requested Specialist Cars!! I chickened out and didn't specify which garage (big mistake :o) but he knows how much I like Minis, so you never know - Playing the waiting game at the moment :rolleyes:

you could drive Jo's car out to meet her when she picks it up :D :p


:eek: Or not! No offence Ollie :p

Not to worry, I'll take it out late on the 29th Feb instead when the roads are dead :D:D



Don't worry I wouldn't do such a thing :) Not to your car anyway :o :D:D

The dealership I'm working with at the moment has had a re-shuffle, and I can no longer be fitted in, and as per the managers original word, he said if he couldn't do anything, he'll do his very best to put me, within reason, any dealership in Herts (dealt with pretty much every one of them, but has a very strong relationship with Specialist Cars, always buys his Beemers and Minis from there) and I requested Specialist Cars!! I chickened out and didn't specify which garage (big mistake :o) but he knows how much I like Minis, so you never know - Playing the waiting game at the moment :rolleyes:

Nice one! :)


Not to worry, I'll take it out late on the 29th Feb instead when the roads are dead :D:D


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Don't worry I wouldn't do such a thing :) Not to your car anyway :D:D

Phew! :o ;) :p