Andrew 4770 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Aye driving. Parking however just usually involves chucking the hazard lights on. I always knew you were a complete bastard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4770 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Proper used to mine now, it's a great piece of kit. Foolproof. Rank how I failed my second test on parking (30 seconds in) and now I'm parking quicker than Ace Ventura. Did they make you drive the rest of it anyway as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 I wanted to tbh Seems pointless paying £100 + and coming away with nothing at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 (edited) I wanted to tbh Seems pointless paying £100 + and coming away with nothing at all. A lad I went to school with hit the curb going back into the test centre in Blyth at the end of his test, the bloke give him a major for it. I think he only had 3 minors up to that point in all iirc. Edited August 12, 2016 by Howay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 They've failed people in Durham for going over 30mph into the industrial estate where the test centre is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33246 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Aye driving. Parking however just usually involves chucking the hazard lights on.Taxi driver......confirmed. (Jokes, we already knew by your patter, CT). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10858 Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Mate of mine failed within 30 seconds of starting. He didn't put his belt on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4770 Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 I locked the keys inside the car during the bit looking under the bonnet on my first test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 I was at a junction waiting to pull out into slow moving traffic. Bloke flashes me out. Failed, apparently shouldn't trust someone flashing you out. I'd have literally been sat there for an hour by that logic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7031 Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 I drove on the wrong side of the road on my first test. Going past the Pitz in Gateshead I though it was a 2 lane one way road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4268 Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Passed first time with 3 minors cause I'm a bloke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7031 Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Have you got a motorbike licence too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15538 Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 I passed first time and I'm only barely a bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4268 Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Anyone have any experience with the old style minis? Wanted one since I was a kid and now seems like the right time, can pick up a circa 2000 version for about 5-7k but my old man reckons they are pigs. I would be using it everyday but it's only me and the dog for the foreseeable so no kids etc. The furthest I drive is back to the NE really so mainly city miles. Is it likely to be a pain in the ring and cost me fortunes to keep running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 I've had a few old mini's. Never go wrong and easy to fix. Rust issues and water getting in here and there are BAU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4268 Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Cheers both. I have been looking on piston heads ant and the lower mileage ones in decent nick seem to start around 5k. I probably do maximum 70-100 miles in a standard week so it's not like I'm going to be living in it. By "old" mini I mean the old shape. Did bmw make those shape circa 2000? I drive a fucking Kia atm and hate it but I could probably get 5/6k for it so it would basically be changing my current shit heap for a car I've always wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4725 Posted September 4, 2016 Author Share Posted September 4, 2016 I had an old mini in 95. Absolute pig is correct. Floors / sub frames rot very easily and no fun to drive all the time. Not to mention they are death traps compared to moser day cars. My dream old car was a stag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21924 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Old minis are great, as long as you don't mind four gears, a car that will vibrate and whine as it labours to reach 60 miles an hour, putting your back out in the process. i had one in the days before speed bumps and it was bloody awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4268 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Probably need to take one for a test drive by the sounds of it. Cheers all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44900 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Just get something boring and reliable - a Ford or something. You don't need to be getting the car equivalent of what your dog was like 6 months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7031 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 An old mini is a car to get out and drive for an hour on a Sunday morning. If it's your main car I would give you 3 months before your sick of fixing broken bits on it and want to sell it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35095 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 They're a good laugh but they're not exactly practical. Plus any decent collision is likely to see the engine being where your legs used to be. My lass's family used to go to Devon and the Scottish Highlands all the time on their hols in one. Her dad is about 6ft 2. So that was him, her mam, my lass, her brother and the dog (English Bull Terrier) plus all the luggage for a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42459 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 My first car was a Mini. Imagine driving on a motorway in a roller skate with a roof. I also managed to 720 it down Matthew Bank, and stay in lane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7083 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I just scrapped a mini, it's clutch went twice in less than three years and the seats were all fucked up. I'm buying a new car now, what a ballache it is. Are there people you can pay to sort all this shit out in life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30620 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 What's so hard about it? Choose the one you want and have a look for the best price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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