After 10 years resistance, I've given in and bought a car!
Not passed my test, but going to try a month or so of driving the mrs around with L plates then decide how many lessons I need. Think I could manage it with a few lessons just to point me in the right direction though....
Actually looking forward to my first drive in the morning!
I have bought the most boring car in the world though.....
You will be glad of it in the winter. Well whats the most boreing car then? They all become boreing eventually and performance is useless unlike bikes where you can zap past any traffic. I drive a Fiat Panda ,how boreing is that , but its ideal for my needs as dog and shopping carrier
I have no excitement for cars, so it's the cheapest, best service history, most MOT, most practical car i found in Sheffield for my budget. Very cheap to insure too!
Worst car I've ever had the displeasure of driving.
Aww...
I liked the look of an imported mk1 mx5. Insurance was a few hundred £ higher though. Again, i struggle to get to excited over cars, so as long as it goes, stops, keeps me dry any carries sh1t, it fine.
GerryB wrote:All my mates fall over laughing at me .... I drive a Citroen C1
Its fine , keeps me dry , tax is cheap , insurance is cheap , and its light on fuel .
Ditto - except mine's a Pug 107.
Likewise, nowt wrong with an Agila - like the Citybug, it's small, practical, cheap to run, keeps you warm and dry and carries stuff around. Job done imho.
Ah but some of us also drive performance cars as well.
Had a few, but now the every day car is a chipped Saab 95 Aero with 300+hp with excellent ergonomics / comfort and 55mpg equivalent as it is LPG converted too.
SP250 wrote:Ah but some of us also drive performance cars as well.
Had a few, but now the every day car is a chipped Saab 95 Aero with 300+hp with excellent ergonomics / comfort and 55mpg equivalent as it is LPG converted too.
Indeed....
....Personal Import Subaru Legacy Twinscroll Turbo much modified to 320BHP to commute in the winter because I am soft and live in the South
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David
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Steve1200S wrote:
Not passed my test, but going to try a month or so of driving the mrs around with L plates then decide how many lessons I need. Think I could manage it with a few lessons just to point me in the right direction though....
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Small cars are good! It might change next week but so far this winter I haven't had to commute in the car.
In Ireland afaik you have to complete some sort of EDT (essential driver training) with a min of 12 modules (1 hour each) . Is that not standardised across Europe?
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Steve1200S wrote:
Not passed my test, but going to try a month or so of driving the mrs around with L plates then decide how many lessons I need. Think I could manage it with a few lessons just to point me in the right direction though....
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Small cars are good! It might change next week but so far this winter I haven't had to commute in the car.
In Ireland afaik you have to complete some sort of EDT (essential driver training) with a min of 12 modules (1 hour each) . Is that not standardised across Europe?
No, just a theory test and a practical test here. Can drive a car on a provisional license, with L plates, as long as you're accompanied by a driver who is over 21 and has had their full license for at least 3 years.
Had a go today, not as easy as i expected, but I think I'm doing ok. Not used to having so many controls and sometimes get lost in my sequence of what do when approaching junctions, but I'll get better with a few more hours.
