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[DodgeRover]

I don't see it like that. I'd have said it was reinforcing the reason they are already sending their kids there (as per the dad in the advert). So their kids do better in life than they have, isn't that what people want for their kids?

To be honest I would rather them have a happy time at school, something I have failed with so far hence no. 1 son starting back at a school that is half an hours drive away, and come out rounded well behaved and able to think for themselves. Pieces of paper don't mean a lot if they are the result of being miserable throughout your childhood at a successful* school which will have far more effect long term than 10 A* GCSEs.

[cort1977]

The purpose of education is to do well in life, part of that is surely gaining the financial means to live the life you want?

 

Don't disagree with you, I certainly want my kids to have a good education so they can do well in life, I guess I just don't like the way that advert is written. 

[vulgalour]

Success is rated by the perceived quality and cost of the labels you choose to display and our school can help you acheive that goal through expensive education.  Not for you the humdrum life of mundane transport, you should strive for a badge that more correctly displays your position in society.  When you've earned that badge you should pay it back to those that have helped you get there so they too can display to the world how successful they are now they have a child with Education and Wealth and Status.

 

It wouldn't encourage me to enroll my (theoretical) children there, but it would certainly encourage a lot of other parents to do so.  Parents generally want The Best for their children and that's fair enough.  It's easy to dismiss the advert as being a bit stupid, a bit misinformed but it's probably not that daft.  You want to appeal to the sort of people that value social position by apparent wealth, who want their children to do so well they get something in return from their investment, and that's exactly the sort of parents you'll attract with this.

 

Well, unless it goes viral and people think you're stupid if you fall for the scam and you don't want other people to think you're stupid, do you?

[alcyonecorporation]

If I had £23k spare and kids I'd stick it in a trust fund for them rather than sending them somewhere like that.

 

I mean, Christ alive, I have an old Volvo, I'd be a terrible father, obviously.

[Asimo]

My headmaster had a rusty BMC 1100, the deputy head (mistress) drove a knackered Bedford CA.

 

Schools were better in the old days.

[xtriple]

off to look at super duper V12 tomorrow. It's done 2.5K miles since 2008! Looks good in pictures, MOT history is okay rust on suspension mounting points a couple of times but no mention of rusty sills or floorpans. We shall see...

[Guest Hooli]

The XJ-S I was bidding on ended at £3100. I would have bid more if the bugger had let me go and have a look at it. An hour or so passes and I get a text from the seller saying I can ave the car for £3000, do I want to go and have a look? It's one family owned for the last 21 years, stainless exhaust, all old MOTs and 11 months current all with 77000 miles on. Sound good?

 

Oh yeah, it's a V12!

 

Sounds good, can't wait to see pics.

 

 

To be honest I would rather them have a happy time at school, something I have failed with so far hence no. 1 son starting back at a school that is half an hours drive away, and come out rounded well behaved and able to think for themselves. Pieces of paper don't mean a lot if they are the result of being miserable throughout your childhood at a successful* school which will have far more effect long term than 10 A* GCSEs.

 

I said succeed in life, not school. Yes that sort of school often gets better exam results but that wasn't what I was getting at.

My experience of state schools is they are setup to make you as thick & unimaginative as the next person, hardly what you'd want for your kids I'd presume? My very limited experience of private schools (I did scholarship exams, passed & stupidly said no*) was they offer a much better outlook on life & how to succeed in what you want to do.

 

BTW, succeeding in life to me could equally mean living in a bin like Oscar the Grouch if that makes you happy & content as opposed to being a captain of industry.

 

*I still don't know why I did this as it was probably the stupidest thing I've done so far.

[Fumbler]

Miss Hurricane Florence is about to Pummel Carolina, Virginia and many other places. I wonder how high up on the BBC newsreel it will go...

[Lord Sterling]

"No, you've got it all wrong - look, you can get a Jaaaag for your father for only £300, alright? We're not all elitist snobs here, honestly!"

Mate. I couldn't get a Jag for love nor money.

 

Mind, my Dad wouldn't want one, plus I've a BMW and several decaying Rover 800s to be proud* of.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

What exactly is wrong with a school advertising it's pupil's should be successful in life?....

 

Ah, it wouldn't be a grammar school now, would it?

[Guest Hooli]

Ah, it wouldn't be a grammar school now, would it?

 

 

I've awarded myself a C- & redone the work sir.

[brownnova]

My Saab ticked over 180,000 miles today...

[MarvinsMom]

My headmaster had a rusty BMC 1100, the deputy head (mistress) drove a knackered Bedford CA.

 

Schools were better in the old days.

 

the head teacher at my school had a black, series 3 Daimler Doube Six as her transport.

 

with paint like glass, and it was her choice of vehicle.

 

the deputy had a mark 2 Sierra GLS, in 2 litre EFi flavour, while the Wookwork teacher had a DAF Variomatic and the guy who taught Metalwork was running about in a snapdragon yellow Mini 1000. The miserable old sod who taught (!) art drove a beige Maestro 1300. that was a cheap one too as it had metal bumpers.

 

the PE teacher had a maroon Capri Laser, and Mrs Todd who taught Physics had a late, white Metro Clubman, while Doug Scarr (a geography teacher) had a Volvo 340/ it was a dear one, with a sumptuois velour interior.

 

Mr Sowerby, who taught french and german, and who was also a TERRIBLE letch around teenage girls, well he had a newish (at the time) Volvo 240, with hubcaps....

 

those are the ones i remember. the other teachers welll god knows, cos i've got no idea what they had.

 

ah, the good old days (it would be around 1985-90 ish)

[Tadhg Tiogar]

the head teacher at my school had a black, series 3 Daimler Doube Six as her transport.

 

with paint like glass, and it was her choice of vehicle.

 

the deputy had a mark 2 Sierra GLS, in 2 litre EFi flavour, while the Wookwork teacher had a DAF Variomatic and the guy who taught Metalwork was running about in a snapdragon yellow Mini 1000. The miserable old sod who taught (!) art drove a beige Maestro 1300. that was a cheap one too as it had metal bumpers.

 

the PE teacher had a maroon Capri Laser, and Mrs Todd who taught Physics had a late, white Metro Clubman, while Doug Scarr (a geography teacher) had a Volvo 340/ it was a dear one, with a sumptuois velour interior.

 

Mr Sowerby, who taught french and german, and who was also a TERRIBLE letch around teenage girls, well he had a newish (at the time) Volvo 240, with hubcaps....

 

those are the ones i remember. the other teachers welll god knows, cos i've got no idea what they had.

 

ah, the good old days (it would be around 1985-90 ish)

 

 

 

Can't remember the exact chod that all my teachers were driving back then, except for:

 

Senior Branch

 

The Headmaster of my school walked to/from school, as his house (provided by the school) was only about a half-mile away.

 

Mr. Mellor (long dead now) who had a 1976 Austin Maxi. He taught Maths and was an alcoholic; the two may have been related.

 

Mr. Myles: we had him for Music. He ran a 1985 Honda Accord EX.

 

 

Junior Branch

 

Mr. Norman: taught Music. Nicknamed Papa Smurf and was a total tyrant. He had a 1987 Austin Maestro.

 

Ms. Spencer: taught Maths. 1980 MGB roadster, in yellow. Subsequently left teaching, married a fabulously wealthy businessman and is reportedly enjoying a luxurious retirement.

 

Mr. Rance: think he taught Geography or Maths; maybe both. Drove AC Cobra replica that he built himself from a kit. 

 

Mr. Hann: Science. Had a VW Golf Cabrio - think it was relatively new at the time. He was married to the Art teacher, Ms. Kelly. The two of them divorced and she went on to marry a Senior Branch teacher, Mr. Eggleton. The two of them then spent the next decade or so growing apart from each other and, when they divorced, she consulted the Teaching Staff list (again) and got hitched to Cobra-driving Mr. Rance (see above). I hear they are still married, in retirement, and Mr. Rance is now nicknamed "Ebeneezer" due to him being very careful with money even though he's got pots of it. Mr. Eggleton subsequently married another divorcee (who later became my riding partner) and they've gone off to spend their retirement on a farm in Wales.

 

School for scandal. Think I've opened a window there....

[dollywobbler]

No idea what the head drove, but the deputy drove a grey M11 Prairie, the chemistry teacher a blue Carlton B L estate, the librarian a green Volvo 345GLE and the rural sciences teacher a red and white 2CV...

[Toledo71]

the head teacher at my school had a black, series 3 Daimler Doube Six as her transport.

 

with paint like glass, and it was her choice of vehicle.

 

the deputy had a mark 2 Sierra GLS, in 2 litre EFi flavour, while the Wookwork teacher had a DAF Variomatic and the guy who taught Metalwork was running about in a snapdragon yellow Mini 1000. The miserable old sod who taught (!) art drove a beige Maestro 1300. that was a cheap one too as it had metal bumpers.

 

the PE teacher had a maroon Capri Laser, and Mrs Todd who taught Physics had a late, white Metro Clubman, while Doug Scarr (a geography teacher) had a Volvo 340/ it was a dear one, with a sumptuois velour interior.

 

Mr Sowerby, who taught french and german, and who was also a TERRIBLE letch around teenage girls, well he had a newish (at the time) Volvo 240, with hubcaps....

 

those are the ones i remember. the other teachers welll god knows, cos i've got no idea what they had.

 

ah, the good old days (it would be around 1985-90 ish)

 

 

The head of my secondary school (78-85) had a string of Pug 305s, brand new every 18 months.  The three deputy heads had, respectively, a Morris Ital, a series of new-ish Hondas followed by a Volvo 240 Saloon, and a lovely Triumph 2500S.  The most interesting cars operated by the rest of the staff were an olive MGB and a dark green Saab 96 whose registration I can still remember.  There was a Granada 2.8 Ghia Sapphire but I never found out whose it was.  One of the sports teachers had a Polo but would occasionally rock up in a new-ish E23 735i which I found out belonged to her dad.

[Noel Tidybeard]

notables from Moseley School circa '78-82

• renner 4 in beige with factory side exit zorst- mr brown chemistry
• purple mk2 crapi 1.6L- mr (pete) anstey geography
• gold crapi 3 litta ghia- miss (bev) charmaine english
• orange allegro 3 estate- mr (roger) norfolk physics- this was the bloke driving the flying scotsman on bbc4 december 2016!
• pink xj6 sreies 1- mr (frank) kirby
• lancia beta spyder- mrs bradley art
• rover p6 followed by sd1 2000!- mr clarke year head
• series 3 swd landrover- mr (tony) stokes year head

[RobT]

Been digging holes in the Xantia's OS sill this evening.

 

 

 

As the MoT was achieved last week I thought it safe to have a prod. It's beyond the 30cm (I think) but had been an advisory last year so I figured it needs doing. I took the opportunity to spray loads of Dynax S50 into the sill via the massive holes, and then Vatcan on the rusty bits. I'll see when my friendly mechanic is free to do the welding.

 

Earlier today (and to stave off the boredom of being at work) I popped in to see a mate at lunchtime who was swearing at his Jag. The life of an old car lover...

 

 

The Merc is also his and works, but has loads of little niggles.

[Skizzer]

I popped in to see a mate at lunchtime who was swearing at his Jag.

 

That’s what you get for wanting to be like a prep school headmaster.

[egg]

My junior school teacher had a hanging mk1 escort estate in yellow about 85-86, when teachers were paid sod all under Maggie.

 

At secondary school, most notable was an English teacher who lived a mile from the school who drove in every day in his Senator A.

 

I also remember after a school trip in about 93, I was waiting for parents to pick me up, me and a girl I fancied. Her dad arrived in a flippin W124 and just behind was my mum in our Mk2 roman bronze escort. I knew then I had no chance.

[dollywobbler]

In other news, there's a classic car show at Milton Keynes Museum this coming weekend. I'll be there on the Sunday, with the Matiz, trying to pretend its a kei car.

[MorrisItalSLX]

That’s what you get for wanting to be like a prep school headmaster.

You’re telling me!

 

[vulgalour]

The Matiz is effectively two motorbikes sharing an engine stuffed into a biscuit tin.  It'll fit in just fine as a kei car.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Been digging holes in the Xantia's OS sill this evening.

 

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At least the metal inside looks non-rusty.

[Spottedlaurel]

Quite by coincidence, the automotive choice of my kids' headteachers was a topic of discussion at home last night. At both primary and high school they apparently had Volvos, clearly they went/go to rubbish schools.

 

My own primary school head had an L-reg (suffix, not prefix) VW Camper for all of the five years I was there. Can't remember middle or high school, but back in the 1970s/80s Citroens seemed to be popular in the staff car park. A larger number of left-leaning teachers back then?

 

Head of another local primary school had a Datsun 1200 throughout her time there - what sort of a chance did those poor little blighters have? I now own said Datsun.....

[DVee8]

Mr Tate the head teacher  had a Audi 100 in black.

Mrs cheng had a white XR3i.

[Guest Hooli]

Mr Nicel had a shitty mk1 transit minibus that didn't seem to go very well with a raw egg in the tank.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

My junior school teacher had a hanging mk1 escort estate in yellow about 85-86, when teachers were paid sod all under Maggie.

 

At secondary school, most notable was an English teacher who lived a mile from the school who drove in every day in his Senator A.

 

I also remember after a school trip in about 93, I was waiting for parents to pick me up, me and a girl I fancied. Her dad arrived in a flippin W124 and just behind was my mum in our Mk2 roman bronze escort. I knew then I had no chance.

 

 

I remember being in Sixth Form and being invited to a party at my friend Henry's house.  He told me he was a bit rural, so his Dad could come and pick us up from Sainsbury's on Friday after school.

 

Great!  Thought I.

 

Then, Friday came.  I'm waiting with Henry, happily chatting and a car pulls up.  Henry goes over to it and then I look up.  It's a six-month-old Bentley Continental GT.  His Dad ushered me in, Henry got in the back and I sat in the front.  I was stunned.  His Dad even proceeded to give us a 0-60 down a country lane and we had a lovely chat about cars.

 

It turned out that his Dad had been an amateur racing driver and had made a lot of money in business.  Completely self-made.  He'd had to give up the racing after he'd had a heart attack half way around Castle Coombe driving a Caterham.

 

It was the best party I've ever been to.  Loads of girls turned up, loads of other mates from school and I got absolutely trashed in this lovely country home.  The next day, his Dad drove me home with a couple of other people in his other car.  A Range Rover Sport.

 

Good times.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Junior School - can't remember who had what

Humber Super Snipe - Cream/Red Interior

Hillman Hunter Estate (Possibly Minx?)

Volvo Amazon

MG Midget

Granada

 

Only standout I remember from secondary school was the gorgeous teacher who owned the Nova Kit Car - hydraulic roof and everything, It was a morning betting game to see if she'd have one of our favourite short skirts on....... and I'm damn sure she new she was being ogled too...... 

[BorniteIdentity]

My Primary School Headteacher was a winner on all levels. Mr (Jon) Trotter of Felixstowe with an enormous Peugeot 505 Estate with all of the seats - and his wife’s runabout was a Talbot Sunbeam.

 

Even by 1994 these seemed, at least to someone who’s father had always had a Ford Sierra, slightly unusual choices. The Peugeot was eminently practical though with many seats and no minibus - and I’d never seen another Talbot other than his!