Driving Instructor Using A Golf R!!!

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I've seen a driving instructor near me giving lessons in a Golf R! I thought it must be a diesel/1.4 TSI with an R badge stuck on, but it's got the chrome wing mirrors, 4 exhausts and R seats (I stopped right next to it and could see the 'R' logo)...

You've got to be very trusting of your students to teach them to drive in a 300HP car haven't you?

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HayesDC2 said:

Not a bad plan, most people would choose to drive that rather than a corsa given the choice

Definitely! Although I imagine it's a lot less scary when a student 'lets it get away from them' in a Corsa... I learnt to drive in 1995 in the slowest 1.2 Corsa imaginable i.e. an auto. The one thing you could guarantee is that if you did accidentally stamp on the accelerator, all you'd get is more noise.

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CarAbuser said:

If he's picked it up on one of those 99p per month lease deals then it's perfect.

Running costs are low because of the cheap lease and you get more customers because it appeals to budding boy racers.

Didn't think of that. If that's what it is, then it's a great idea!

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paranoid airbag said:

Why? Any modern car can do 100 mph if pushed, which, despite all the extra metal they carry, is enough to turn a Golf and definitely a Corsa into a modern art exhibit. Not that it matters, since both will have dual controls.

I'd far rather be in the faster car tbh, where you don't feel you have to preserve momentum at all costs. Nor would anyone have exactly that attitude of "it's ONLY a 1.3..."

My comment was a bit tongue-in-cheek, but a 1995 1.2 Corsa automatic is not a quick car!

Blaster72 said:

Could be an R Line diesel like this one I guess?

http://www.greatoaksales.co.uk/used-VOLKSWAGEN-GOL...

I'm pretty sure it was an R. It had the chrome wing mirrors, 4 exhausts and R seats. It could be a replica but I reckon it was real