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What car did you learn to drive in?

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:27 pm
by Toosh
Me, I learnt to drive in and passed my test in a H plate Escort Elipse.

Also my dad use to take me out in my mums G plate Uno 1.0 Formula. Wow Powwwwahhhh :lol:

How about you guys?

Re: What car did you learn to drive in?

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:57 pm
by nickbell69
Driving instructors was a fiesta, dads car a vauxhall viva HC which i got given when i passed test. Super car for maintaining. :D

Re: What car did you learn to drive in?

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:13 pm
by Paddy
My lessons were in a 1.4 golf. I didnt drive at the time other than for my lessons. When i passed i drove my mums 1.4 megane phase 1, she then gave it to me for my 21st. I proceeded to write it off a week later. I must look out the photo... I didnt do it by half ill tell you that :banghead

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Re: What car did you learn to drive in?

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:32 am
by downsyndromedhorse
My first was a peugeot 106, in proper boy racer fashion; used to think it was a little bullet.
Mum's a driving instructor so i had free driving lessons :D She had a corsa and if people can't drive a corsa they shouldn't be allowed to drive, it could not be any easier.

As above i proceded to write off my 106, then got an astra!

Re: What car did you learn to drive in?

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:34 am
by wanda
For me it was first an automatic Audi 500e, then a Toyota hilux 4x4 (must say after that everything was easy), then a corolla and lastly a Renault Clio

Re: What car did you learn to drive in?

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:42 am
by wanda
freddymercurystwin wrote:
freddymercurystwin wrote:I learn't in a Mini, I love'em, had a few more after that one for a few years

Oh dear, i think I'm showing my age! :oops:


I wont tell if you wont tell :wink: :lol:

Re: What car did you learn to drive in?

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:59 am
by T9LFA
I learnt and passed my test in a Nissan Almera Si. The good old days...

Re: What car did you learn to drive in?

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:04 am
by pocket
Learned to drive and passed my test in a Mitsubishi Colt.

Re: What car did you learn to drive in?

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:25 am
by Bumpy macaroon
Car was japanese (nissan i think) had the indicator stalk on the wrong side and smelt of pipe tobacco, instructor smoked non stop and spent most of the time driving around doing errands, 3 days later took test and passed so it must of worked.

Truck was a daf, 4 days pass

Artic was a renault 4 days pass

im showing off but hey some can drive some cant.

Re: What car did you learn to drive in?

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:30 am
by Toodeep
Don't know that I actually remember "learning". The first time I drove was in a Ford Corsair Automatic and the first car I owned was a Ford Zodiac Executive which, as a large 3-litre V6, was a bit unconventional for a 17 year-old yet to take his test. I learned by buying annd driving (often illlegally, I confess) various cars and, having got my head around a manual gearbox, had been driving for 12 years before ever going for my test. I'm not sure why!! The final car I "learned" in was a Fiat X1/9 (a 2-seat convertible popular in the 70s) which I fully intended turning up for the test in until I was advised against it. Finally went to a driving school the week of the test who insisted I have an hour lesson (my only one) before they would let me use their car for the day.

I passed but it wasn't plain sailing and the examiner clearly thought I was a ringer.

Re: What car did you learn to drive in?

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:47 pm
by andywills
first car drove - renault 18...then decided to learn

instructors car - micra
dads car - cavalier gsi

Re: What car did you learn to drive in?

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:56 pm
by Toosh
Actually thinking about it, i first learnt to drive in a Mazda 323 it was one of my mates 'field car'. He had a few acres of land and we used rag that all over the place till it died, it didn't take long :lol:

Re: What car did you learn to drive in?

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:45 pm
by Ray
for about 2-3 hours i learnt in a Fiesta 1.25 Ghia.
after that it was a Focus 1.6 Ghia... til the instructer smashed it and I then learnt in a 1.6 LX.

all with the AA and I think they were all 51 plates.

Re: What car did you learn to drive in?

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:25 pm
by tallpaul
i learnt in a Merc A-Class, Peugeot 206 and Renault Clio

Re: What car did you learn to drive in?

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 10:38 pm
by fergie
i learned to drive in a MK11 ford escort 1.6, which was my 18th birthday present. i can still remember the reg number as well. i so wish i had kept it now.