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[MGMT]

naughty boy all on a private field i hope???

Nee Naa Nee Naa...

I'll have you know it was in my old man's field! so lol

i had been doing it for 4 years before my first lesson, helped no end! only had 24 hours and passed first time! apparantly the average hours needed now is about 45 - 50! so i was quite chuffed!

also helps knowing what to do when the car gets a bit twitchy if u hit a patch of mud on a country road, or diesel on a roundabout after a lorry has broken down or something! no end of my mates have thought they were the dogs bits when theyv passed, lost control and written the car off because they dont know what to do when it gets a bit mad!

none of my mates would get in the car when i passed, i think it had something to do with if it was their 1st time in the field i'd take it on 2 wheels for a while! their faces were always a picture!

tell me about it! i had a reputation at school for being "reckless" before i had even past my test! now i get my revenge when all the cocky ones have crashed into telegraph poles or written there cars of for going to fast round a bend and understeering off the road!

then again, it did go the other way, some people who were into cars and motorsport would take a lift of me over anybody else because they knew i could handle a car better than the other person driving!

Same here, I had been driving for about 5 years before I passed and got comments from people about being reckless....well I showed them! first to pass in my year and in 4 weeks!!!
I agree that I know more about how a car handles and how hard I can push it before it will spin out etc so its probably better. I loved having all my cheap cars and raggin them round the airfield but its sooo much better on the road!!

*cough*lampost*cough*

Shhhh we are keeping that one quiet remember drove past it the other day and they have cut the top off and wrapped it in yellow 'caution' tape lol and no bill yet so its all good
and most my mates dont know about it - and they wont find out hopefully lol!

[Sir Cheat]

I've had 2 off road Minis. 1 Was a clubman estate made into a pick it was java green. The other was a blue 88 Mini 1000. I also have 3 Minis for the road 1 Mini 2 Clubmans. + 4 Motorbikes Aprilia SR50/125 RS 125 and a KH 250 which i still own.

[jakson]

ive had 4 cars being driving 3 years.

first car a 1.1 fieasta lx very slow, but good fun in fields. didn't last long tho it got rear ended twice in two weeks on the exact same strech of road.

then i had a 1.9 xrdt 306 was better than fieasta, dameged rear suspension too much powersliding so sold it for 500 only lost 150 quid on it,

then bought a 106 xsi 1.4 was good car when it worked i had alot of problems mainley gearbox, fixed it all up spent lots of money on it then i rolled it being an idiot and now its sitting on drive in bits, if anyone want 106 engine 84k on clock let me know .

i then decided to go retro and have my mini touch wood not many problems and havent crashed it

Edited by jakson, 17 December 2008 - 06:00 PM.

[pcracker]

D Ford Fiesta 1.4s in two tone brown and cream
E Ford Orion 1.6i
K Daihatsu Charade GTti 998cc turbo
N Vauxhall Omega 3.0V6
D Mini City Automatic
K Citroen BX 1.9d estate
F Fiat 126 bis
G Fiat 126 bis
W Smart City
W Renault Scenic
E Mitsubishi Starion 2.0 turbo wide body
05 Citroen Picasso (daily driver)
P Fiat Coupe 20v turbo in yellow!
K Toyota Hiace Camper (still got)
L Sprite 1275 (still got)

So thats 15! I really regretted selling the Charade, should have spent the money making her mint. But I have a good mini now which sits better with my good lady than the yellow italian job that ate cash as fast as tarmac.

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[backstreetclassics]

5. minis

3.metros

1.mk2 escort

5. orions

1.escort rs turbo ..could of brought a house the money i spent on that....

2.fiesta xr2s

1. renault 5 turbo

1.mk4 escort van 18d

1.ford transit 2.3 d

1.fiesta turbo

and all of theses since 2001 not bad lol

[Big Sam]

One mini since 16.

But been the main driver on my mothers motablity cars, 05 Golf and 08 Citroen C4.

[Heather&Henrietta]

one car - Henrietta

1986 Austin Mini City E

given to me as a xmas present from my mum and dad in 2007

[minimadjonesy]

so far I have had the following:

9 mini's
1 peugeot 405 (biggest lemon i ever bought)
1 peugeot 206
1 bmw e30 325i coupe
1 mazda MX3 V6
1 Nissan Primera GT
1 Toyota Auris (company car)
1 SEAT Leon TDI Sport
1 Fiat 500 (new style)

The current cars out of those above are:
Fiat 500
SEAT Leon TDI Sport
and my current mini!

Favourite Non-Mini has to have been the E30 325i coupe! 2.5litre straight six engine was a blast with rear wheel drive! only got rid of it because the girlfriend (later to be mrsmadjonesy) didnt like it! grrrrr women!!

[1380MEDlee]

some cool cars there...

[mini_mob]

i have owned one and its a mini 25 lol

have only bin passed 4 months hehe

[spitfire_bob]

yellow mini city 850
mk3 escort
white mk3 rs1600i
mk4 xr3i
s2 escort rs turbo
92 cooper
black 3dr sierra cosworth
mondeo st24
mondeo v6 ghia x
black mk3 rs1600i
series 1 escort rs turbo
96 sportspack cooper
mitsubishi galant ralliart vr4 estate
mini 30 (on going resto)
mondeo v6 ghia x
mev rocket kit car (still in bits tho)

[Elfie]

Owned my first 1969 Riley Elf HMB 504G when I was 17, sold it three months later
Got my current Elf ANU 422A soon after
Bought a 1969 Wolseley 16/60
Sold the Wolseley and bought a 1989 Mini Mayfair
Also owned two bedford rascal vans

[murukan]

1. Miny City 1000
2. Peugeot 207
3. White Transit short wheel base, semi converted to a camper while at uni.
4. MR2 Turbo
5. Peogeot 306
6. Mini Cooper spi
7 Vauxhall Vectra.

Currently have the 306, Cooper and Vectra. The head Gasket blew on the MR2 in January so I bought the Vectra as a temporary replacement for the girlfriend to get to work.

[scoticus]

im on 2

technically its 1 sinec passing my test

but i have 2,

my Allegro

and my series 1 jaguar

but im in the middle of restoring the jag, so i aint driven it yet lol

[pariahcreative]

8 minis
1 fiesta xr2
1 Metro van den plas
1 fiesta rs turbo
1 sierra rs 500 cosworth
1 freelander
1 vw beetle (classic)
2 ford pumas
1 1976 golt galant gto, which is an awesome car. miss it loads!
1 daihatsu copen
1 fiesta xr2i
1 imprezza turbo
1 mitsubishi evo
1 honda crx

1 honda cbr 400 rr
1 fireblade
2 r6
1 suzuki gsxr 600
1 aprilia mille