Corolla T-Sport
As some of you may have previously seen my first car was a Clio Campus Sport which was my pride and joy for a year and a half. I enjoyed making it my own and keeping it clean and tidy.
Come university I had to sell up because I wasn't sure how funds would cope with a car at uni. Now with one term left at uni, I began looking at cars over easter, the idea being to drive one standard until summer when I will get a job and can begin changing a few things.
Mum recently bought a mini cooper and is very impressed therefore I was looking into a cooper s, as with my ncb and location insurance would have been manageable, however with further research the cost of road tax, parts and fuel made me opt out.
I really liked the minis so began hunting a cooper, an ideal one cropped up on eBay literally as I refreshed the page, so phone call made I went to view it the next day. Deal done I have myself a 01 Mini Cooper, 44k on the clock, fsh, one previous owner and stunning condition considering the age. It's also a decent spec with part leather seats, aircon etc.
So far I am very impressed with the car, the suspension is stiff, handling responsive, everything seems very smooth and easy. It's not the quickest car but it's a step up from the clio. I have a few plans in mind, priority being the alloys as I can't stand the current ones, possibly oz superturismos or something similar. The exhaust is blowing due to the backbox being rusty, I am undecided whether to put an aftermarket cat back on or not at the moment. I am also after a cooper S upper grill to match the lower honeycomb grill. Looking to the future I may put it on coilovers. Any opinions/suggestions are welcomed.
Here are a few pictures after a quick detail without clay as I had run out.
Come university I had to sell up because I wasn't sure how funds would cope with a car at uni. Now with one term left at uni, I began looking at cars over easter, the idea being to drive one standard until summer when I will get a job and can begin changing a few things.
Mum recently bought a mini cooper and is very impressed therefore I was looking into a cooper s, as with my ncb and location insurance would have been manageable, however with further research the cost of road tax, parts and fuel made me opt out.
I really liked the minis so began hunting a cooper, an ideal one cropped up on eBay literally as I refreshed the page, so phone call made I went to view it the next day. Deal done I have myself a 01 Mini Cooper, 44k on the clock, fsh, one previous owner and stunning condition considering the age. It's also a decent spec with part leather seats, aircon etc.
So far I am very impressed with the car, the suspension is stiff, handling responsive, everything seems very smooth and easy. It's not the quickest car but it's a step up from the clio. I have a few plans in mind, priority being the alloys as I can't stand the current ones, possibly oz superturismos or something similar. The exhaust is blowing due to the backbox being rusty, I am undecided whether to put an aftermarket cat back on or not at the moment. I am also after a cooper S upper grill to match the lower honeycomb grill. Looking to the future I may put it on coilovers. Any opinions/suggestions are welcomed.
Here are a few pictures after a quick detail without clay as I had run out.
