21 replies to this topic

[cradley-heathen]

whilst at work today we had another customer arrive to take away their new pride and joy, a young lad who had just passed his test, like most of our buyers are.

however, after my mate gave him a quick demo of the controls and switches etc, he then moved onto the choke.

now im not that old (honest) but being part of my generation i grew up going places in my dads morris ital, which obviously had a choke. then moving into my teens my older brother had a metro and then a few minis before i passed my test, so i was fully used to seeing what it was for, and knew how to use it.

but today i was thinking how strange it is for new drivers, being about half my age, who learn to drive in much newer cars that everytyhing is electronic etc. you dont even have to wind the windows down let alone pull the choke out!

this is in no way a criticismby the way, just an observation!

so what is the choke for again?

[mininuts]

so what is the choke for again?

I thought it was for keeping wooden clothes pegs on

(Some of you may understand what I mean)

[iDemonix]

I heard if you pull it out when the engine is cold it makes it sound angrier.

[stretch tech]

you pull it when your mini won't play nice on the cold mornings

[Scallywag630]

Its a hold used when histerical passengers scream.....

[Beej123]

Handbag holder?

[Spud_133]

Am I unusual that I've never had any advice or even told hold to use it, I just gathered by how it drives, with and without until warm, and I'm only 18

It is for the cruise control isn't it?!

[cradley-heathen]

so what is the choke for again?

I thought it was for keeping wooden clothes pegs on

(Some of you may understand what I mean)

i know only too well what you mean there mate! they should have had them on the options pages when you bought a mini new.

[huntface]

so what is the choke for again?

I thought it was for keeping wooden clothes pegs on

(Some of you may understand what I mean)

i know only too well what you mean there mate! they should have had them on the options pages when you bought a mini new.

My grandmother, who owned my car before me, had a collection of bulldog clips for that.

[JakeJakeJake]

I thought it was to wrap the excess chord for the sat nav charger on

[Mini Mad Drakeley]

i thought it was for elderly ladies to hang their handbags on and then wonder why there mini was running badly after a few miles...

[MaxAndPaddy]

I remember and what a fun game it was especially in Winter.... ''Pull the choke out to Juussstttttttt the right place''

Too much - Flooded ahhhhhh! Wait a few minutes with choke off till you dare try again.... -25points
Too little - Chugga chugga chugga! Wasting the bit of spare battery charge you have- ....-30points

You get a feel for it, but untill then its lots of please start, please start, please please please ....BEFOREeeee the battery goes Kaplunk!!

[Daviewonder]

I thought it was an old fasioned cruise control?

[buck]

Try over preparing, doing so much research on a mini that you get your shiny new SPI and keep pulling the heater knob out before you start it up.
I have learnt much since!!!

[adam davies]

Its a brilliant addition where you can hang your air fresheners on