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 ian7675
Techno Viking  Location: Gloucestershire Registered: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 6,068 Status: Offline |
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I've noticed recently there has been a sudden influx of driving instructors (in Bristol) who are teaching the young 'uns to drive in hot hatches. DS3's are popular and also Corsa VXR's and others and these are proper stickered up learner cars. In my day you would be lucky to drive anything more than a 1.1 s**tbox. Anybody else have this around your area?________________________________________ Less than 24 hours to go! |
 Posted 12th Sep 2012 at 22:20
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demondriverdan
Seasoned Pro  Location: Londinium Registered: 29 Nov 2010 Posts: 2,665 Status: Offline |
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Seen a DS3R, Mini Cooper S JCW and a Astra VXR round here. God knows why they put learners in these cars!________________________________________ Rallye Race Car |
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Posted 12th Sep 2012 at 22:25
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daver6
Seasoned Pro  Location: Durham Registered: 08 Aug 2010 Posts: 2,379 Status: Offline |
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In Jesmond, home of the rich kids with daddies wallet, they have cars like that because they're too good for lesser spec models________________________________________ Red Rallye - Rolling "restoration"Wishbone Polybushes available |
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Posted 12th Sep 2012 at 22:27
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jsoulman
Seasoned Pro  Location: Bristol Registered: 19 Apr 2006 Posts: 13,662 Status: Offline |
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ian7675 wrote: I've noticed recently there has been a sudden influx of driving instructors (in Bristol) who are teaching the young 'uns to drive in hot hatches. DS3's are popular and also Corsa VXR's and others and these are proper stickered up learner cars. In my day you would be lucky to drive anything more than a 1.1 s**tbox. Anybody else have this around your area? Yeah man VXR's are very popular round these parts for learners for some reason. I learned in a Austin Metro back in my day. |
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Posted 12th Sep 2012 at 22:29
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ian7675
Techno Viking Location: Gloucestershire Registered: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 6,068 Status: Offline |
Post #5
Mind you, a lot of the instructors don't look much older than the learners so I imagine in the evening, off come all the stickers and then they use the car for tearing up the streets. ________________________________________ Less than 24 hours to go! |
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Posted 12th Sep 2012 at 22:33
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ian7675
Techno Viking Location: Gloucestershire Registered: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 6,068 Status: Offline |
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jsoulman wrote: I learned in a mini metro 1.4 back in my day. They were quite fast little things to be fair. I nearly got my hands on a GTi Metro in the mid 90's. ________________________________________ Less than 24 hours to go! |
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Posted 12th Sep 2012 at 22:34
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daveyboy
aka Jim Davey  Location: Southampton Registered: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 8,648 Status: Offline |
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^^^ +1 to that, I was rocking the burgandy Metro look back when I took lessons. Spent most of the time bricking it that the car would stop as the instructor would always turn up with bugger all fuel in the car and the light would be on for the whole time. ________________________________________ R H Davey Welding Supplies. I sell new and used welding equipment in the Hampshire area. I take on welding jobs in the evenings, ally casting repairs are one of my specialities but I can weld pretty much anything. PM me with your requirements.Some of my services: (See my for sale threads) Engine mount/chassis repair Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION Harness bars |
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Posted 12th Sep 2012 at 22:34
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seans6
Senior User  Location: Cheshire Registered: 11 May 2011 Posts: 530 Status: Offline |
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My first ever lesson was in a micra 1.0. Was some yocal old guy who was cheaper than bsm etc. I soon found out why though, Within about 10 mins i was on a b road, he hardly spoke or told me anything, seemed very angry and half way through the lesson lite up a cigar! I went with bsm after that. |
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Posted 12th Sep 2012 at 22:42
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jsoulman
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 19 Apr 2006 Posts: 13,662 Status: Offline |
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seans6 wrote: My first ever lesson was in a micra 1.0. Was some yocal old guy who was cheaper than bsm etc. I soon found out why though, Within about 10 mins i was on a b road, he hardly spoke or told me anything, seemed very angry and half way through the lesson lite up a cigar! I went with bsm after that. hahaha this is fairly similar to my instructor who was an old woman that used to show me her arthritic wrist whilst I was driving. In a non sexual way mind! Jesus I cant believe I let a woman teach me to drive. It was back when theory tests had literally just come out, so about 1997 and I kept failing due to me being so paranoid that every question was a trick question, so I answered wrongly even though I knew the actual answer. What a plum! I passed my actual test first time though. |
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Posted 12th Sep 2012 at 22:46
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ian7675
Techno Viking Location: Gloucestershire Registered: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 6,068 Status: Offline |
Post #10
My instructor was a religious nut who had a bible on the dashboard at all times. I think he was a very nervous man...________________________________________ Less than 24 hours to go! |
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Posted 12th Sep 2012 at 22:50
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swiftyboi006
Seasoned Pro  Location: Maidenhead Registered: 12 Apr 2010 Posts: 2,110 Status: Offline |
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Dunno if its just me but every banger i have driven is harder to drive than a more powerful strong clutch car? Ive driven 1.3 fiesta same spec punto 1.2 fiesta new 1.4 astra and every car ive driven thats over a 2.0 or has a big spec has been alot easier to drive? Maybe just me________________________________________ cherry p1.....SOLD (regreting this)blaze p2.....why did i buy this SOLD Black p3  |
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Posted 12th Sep 2012 at 22:51
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demondriverdan
Seasoned Pro Location: Londinium Registered: 29 Nov 2010 Posts: 2,665 Status: Offline |
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I learned to drive in a 1.6 Focus Mk2 and a 1.3 Corsa C diesel. Also had a family 306 1.9TD that I drove as extra practice.But then I only passed my test in 2009! ________________________________________ Rallye Race Car |
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Posted 12th Sep 2012 at 22:54
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scotzman
Seasoned Pro  Location: Dundee Registered: 24 Jun 2011 Posts: 1,408 Status: Offline |
Post #13
I learned in a G reg diesel fiesta and it was newish, showing my age.________________________________________ '90 1.6 205 GTi, '98 306 GTi-6 |
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Posted 12th Sep 2012 at 22:58
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spike_uk06
Seasoned Pro  Location: Billingshurst Registered: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 1,637 Status: Offline |
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I learned in a BMW Mini one. It's was green and because it was a 1.6 I thought it was pretty quick!  ________________________________________ Team ChinaTeam Pirelli Team Cracked Bumper 92k 20th Nov 1999 she was born |
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Posted 13th Sep 2012 at 02:30
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yippeekayay
Seasoned Pro  Location: wilts Registered: 27 Oct 2008 Posts: 4,144 Status: Offline |
Post #15
Also learnt to drive in a metro 1.1L 4 speed tan coloured piece of crap....but at least my instructor would launch the car outside of school where he used to pick me up.... I steered and he did the pedals for the first 2 or 3 lessons from school. Felt a hero in that metro....Half the learner cars round here are lookalike motors with 1.4 vxr looking kits and I know the citrons are the basic deisels by us... ________________________________________ 306 less for first time in nearly 7 years. Lets keep it that way... please refuse any offers i make to buy your 306 ( doctors letter supplied by request)Marmite and cheese sandwiches anyone??? Burns and Mcrae will be forever missed. x box "yippeekayaymofo" |
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Posted 13th Sep 2012 at 04:43
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owain
Seasoned Pro  Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
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I know a couple of people who learned in older diesels, passed their tests then spent the next few weeks constantly stalling petrols as they thought all cars had that much torque low down. I think Ian's right - instructors can't afford to run two cars anymore, so whatever they teach in they have to drive themselves when they're not working. Extra insurance, fuel and maintenance must be a nightmare. Bigger tyres, servicing costs more, brakes cost more, very odd. ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 13th Sep 2012 at 07:10
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barry.rs
Seasoned Pro  Location: South West Registered: 03 Apr 2003 Posts: 7,389 Status: Offline |
Post #17
Good marketing in my view.17 year old lad looking for a driving instructor has the choice between a 1 litre corsa or a hot hatch; which will he choose? |
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Posted 13th Sep 2012 at 09:32
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jord294
Seasoned Pro  Location: somewhere in north wales Registered: 09 Nov 2009 Posts: 3,102 Status: Offline |
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I learned to drive when I was in college in norfolk.I had driving lessons in a metro. But when I came home at the weekends, my dad would let me drive his Toyota hilux. It felt like a monster truck compared to the little Austin  ________________________________________ FRESHLY RE-FURBISHED GTI BEAMSFITTING AND LOWERING AVAILABLE. ALL AXLES BUILT USING GENUINE PEUGEOT PARTS IF I'M NOT HERE, IT ONLY MEANS ONE THING.... I'M SOMEWHERE ELSE! |
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Posted 13th Sep 2012 at 10:09
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cjm_harris
Seasoned Pro  Location: Parts for Sale section Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 7,442 Status: Offline |
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I learnt to drive in a 306 HDi, then bought a 306 for my first car.Been downhill from there  ________________________________________ Chris1999 China Gti6 Supercharged  [Fun car] >>Project Thread<<2000 Bianca 306 Diesel [Work runabout] |
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Posted 13th Sep 2012 at 10:13
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rikky
🦔 Location: cheshire Registered: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 26,793 Status: Offline |
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i learned to drive in a D plate 1.9 205 gti  ________________________________________ 306 rallye reproduction decals (full sets/individual decals) | 306 b-pillar textured vinyl weatherstrips306 slam panel esso stickers | 306 yellow / orange / pension fund red side door badges gti6 inlet manifold badges | 306 rear boot badges (p2/p3) winner of Extraction of toys from prams with outstanding vigour award 2009 [source: gti6 owners club] |
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Posted 13th Sep 2012 at 10:14
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samslow
Regular  Location: leicester Registered: 19 Jul 2010 Posts: 158 Status: Offline |
Post #21
theres lots of ds 3 s and minis round here fiestas too one of which t boned me a while back. I learnt in a 1.8 fiesta diesel and was told then instructors preffered diesels because the clutch was easier to learn as a diesel is harder to stall too________________________________________ Diablo Gti6 ph 2 98 |
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Posted 13th Sep 2012 at 11:01
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306 Rxs
Regular  Location: Gondomar Registered: 01 Jan 1970 Posts: 184 Status: Offline |
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In Portugal that kind of marketing strategy began a few year ago!!In 2001 i drove a vauxhall nova 1.5d during my driving instruction... But now, it's usual to see 120d, audi a3, Golfs, A class mercedes. ________________________________________ What is a hybrid?Honda engine...Ford brakes...Peugeot chassis...Vauxhall steering... |
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Posted 13th Sep 2012 at 11:06
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic  Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,817 Status: Offline |
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are you sure the DS3 you've seen is an R? grey + orange, carbon wheel arch trims, 203 bhp 22k....________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 13th Sep 2012 at 11:21
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jsoulman
Seasoned Pro Location: Bristol Registered: 19 Apr 2006 Posts: 13,662 Status: Offline |
Post #24
rikky wrote: i learned to drive in a D plate 1.9 205 gti Lies! You learned in a huge rollerboot with a top speed on 4mph and no real turning ability. The only way to stop was to lean forward really hard so it tipped up on its front stopper. |
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Posted 13th Sep 2012 at 11:28
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swiftyboi006
Seasoned Pro Location: Maidenhead Registered: 12 Apr 2010 Posts: 2,110 Status: Offline |
Post #25
barry.rs wrote: Good marketing in my view. 17 year old lad looking for a driving instructor has the choice between a 1 litre corsa or a hot hatch; which will he choose? ^^^this ________________________________________ cherry p1.....SOLD (regreting this)blaze p2.....why did i buy this SOLD Black p3 |
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Posted 13th Sep 2012 at 16:44
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