I'll break down what you said so I can reply easier:

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Thanks all for your opinions!

Scotty, I think you misunderstood me from my earlier question,



Your initial question was regarding if we thought it was a good idea to have an as a learner/driver training car?

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I have no worries regards fuel costs, tax deductable and all. Replacement parts if damaged? Seriously...Do you think that a plumber or joiner would loss sleep if one of their tools were damaged?



We're not talking about a monkey wrench from B+Q here... we're talking a bash up the curb could cost £1000 to fix... and an alloy could quite easily be taken out by a hard hit which would be £150 + possible new tyre @ £100...

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I am surprised by the negative responses my question has got from a froum of ST lovers. Maybe it is just a bit of snobbery and you think that learners don't deserve to learn in such a car

just my opinion. Thanks for yours!



I think you have got the wrong end of the stick with the responses. We are all or lovers and of course we love to see people wanting to get an . We obviously have quite an extensive knowledge of the car and possible negatives it might have being under a learners control.

I think you have misjudged us if they think we are being snobs. I think you should understand that if you post something on a public forum you cannot expect to get a response back that you wanted, sometimes the response is not as you intended or possibly even negative.

I feel the comments put by myself and others are completely fair and honest... did you want us to put down that the is the best thing since sliced bread? You would most definitely have got this going onto a Vauxhall, Pug or Fiat site... when we all know they are not particularly great cars.

It seems you have already decided to get an and I wish you all the best of luck with it... please let us know how you get on and get some pics up if/when you get it
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