What car did you learn to drive in?

[JrDarknes]

Ford f150. He told me since trucks are harder to turn. If I got used to it, a smalller car would be easier.

I learned stick on my first car. I lied to my mom saying my dad taught me so I could get it. When the owner left she told me to drive it home... That's when I let out the truth. Got yelled at for 30 mins. She taught me first gear. The rest I got easily. I did stall a couple of times going home especially on hills.

My dad was so proud =]

 

[AOS-]

Corollas

'06 model from an instructor, and an '09 my dad.


Funnily enough, I'm not very enthusiastic about driving. You know how kids are normally always so eager to drive when they get the chance once they're of age, except I'm not. I love playing driving games, but I'm not as anxious to get behind a real wheel. Strange.

 

[homeforsummer]

Funnily enough, I'm not very enthusiastic about driving. You know how kids are normally always so eager to drive when they get the chance once they're of age, except I'm not. I love playing driving games, but I'm not as anxious to get behind a real wheel. Strange.

Believe it or not, you're not really in a minority. You're of a generation for whom technology generally means a lot more than driving does, for various different reasons. It's scaring the crap out of carmakers because in 15-20 years time a whole generation won't be buying their brand new cars...

 

[Solo]

I learnt to drive in a Citroen DS3, it has the worst B pillar for rear visibility when you look over your shoulder of any car I have ever been in.

 

[wrapture]

Originally learned in my dads '02 Excursion and F-350. Learned standard in his '96 VW Passat TDI. Currently taking drivers Ed in 2010-12 Accords. Once I get my license I will ride my '06 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6R.

 

[xMARKITOx]

While growing up in the suburbs in the middle of nowhere, most of the kids around here learned on soccer mom vans. This one was my learner. Ahh the memories.

 

[Guardian]

While growing up in the suburbs in the middle of nowhere, most of the kids around here learned on soccer mom vans. This one was my learner. Ahh the memories.

Quick question, but what is that actually?

 

[Goshin2568]

Auto on a '00 Oddysey.

Manual on a '01 Cavalier and an '03 Impreza

 

[xMARKITOx]

Quick question, but what is that actually?

It is a 1st gen Pontiac Montana.

 

[wrapture]

Auto on a '00 Oddysey.

Manual on a '01 Cavalier and an '03 Impreza

I would have loved to learn standard in any Subaru.

 

[Joey D]

We had Pontiac Aztek's and Grand Prix for driver's training when we did our road portions, we drove Saturn SL's in the parking lot.

From my parents I learn to drive using a 1983 Toyota Celica which looked quite a bit like this:

I also drove a 2001 PT Cruiser, 1998 Chevy G-Van, 1995 Ford Ecoline, a 1994 Interpid, 1998 S-10 and a 1995 Neon when I was 14-16.

 

[Spacegoat]

My original driving instructor had a '92 Hyundai Excel. He retired and I ended up with another instructor who had a '98 Ford Laser, which I passed my test in.

 

[alfiD]

We had Pontiac Aztek's and Grand Prix for driver's training when we did our road portions, we drove Saturn SL's in the parking lot.

From my parents I learn to drive using a 1983 Toyota Celica which looked quite a bit like this:

I also drove a 2001 PT Cruiser, 1998 Chevy G-Van, 1995 Ford Ecoline, a 1994 Interpid, 1998 S-10 and a 1995 Neon when I was 14-16.

Wow that Celica looks awesome. I wish Toyota still had a similiar style. But now they concentrate on other things. They are trying though with the 86 GT.

My original driving instructor had a '92 Hyundai Excel. He retired and I ended up with another instructor who had a '98 Ford Laser, which I passed my test in.

I forgot to add that in drivers ed we used Neons. They look like giant mice. We called it the mouse.

Quick question, but what is that actually?

It would be cool to take a minivan like this to the race track. I don't know why that temptation is there.

 

[Guardian]

It is a 1st gen Pontiac Montana.

Ah, Ok.

Thank you. 👍

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

Mk1 Focus. Despite of the reputation it has in US, it is a great car.

 

[RVDNuT374]

I first learned to drive in a 2000 Daewoo Lanos Hatchback :

I took my driving test in a 1997 Ford Explorer:

 

[Guardian]

I first learned to drive in a 2000 Daewoo Lanos Hatchback :

Is it bad that when I scrolled quickly past that, I thought it was a Civic Type R (EK)(?)

*facepalm*

 

[ilikewaffles11]

A while ago I learned to drive in an '82 Toyota Supra. It has very little paint, the brake was very hard, and you ha to force it into reverse or else it'd pop out into nuetral. It also stalls if you leave it idling for more than about 30 seconds. Still a cool car.

 

[thelvynau]

Learned to drive in a 85 (i think) Ford Falcon for a big car it drove nicely.

 

[Rage Racer]

Chevrolet Lacetti, kinda like this (not exact one, but very similar):

I first learned to drive in a 2000 Daewoo Lanos Hatchback :

They are still produced in Ukraine, named Chevrolet Lanos (and the cheapest versions are called ZAZ Chance). I still see a lot of them on streets
But the 3-door version was taken out of production in 2003, and now they're pretty rare.

 

[thelvynau]

Nothing to exciting learned in a Kia Rio

 

[Yauma9]

I learned to drive (still driving it) in this:

It's a completely spartan car, so it's great for learning -auto comes later-

That doesn't mean I don't stall once in a while.

 

[TheCracker]

A Renault 25 when i was 15-16 at a local airfield. Then at 17 i'd take it out with my dad to learn hill starts etc that you can't learn on a flat airfield. I also had lessons at the same in a Daihatsu Charade, which was dreadful.

 

[acascianelli]

Learned to drive in a 2000 Pontiac Grand Am, learned to drive a manual in a 2000 Mercury Cougar.

 

[LancerEvo7]

I learned to drive in a '93 Mercury Sable, to drive stick in an '01 Saturn SC1.

 

[xXKingJoshXx]

I technically learned how to drive in a 2007 F150, as it was the first vehicle I ever drove. But in driver's ed, I drove a 2008 Honda Civic for the first two tests (which was a piece of crap) and an old Jeep Liberty or something (which made the Honda seem like a Mercedes S class)

 

[mp10]

Well my first instructor had a Ford Fiesta 2010 or 2011 model.

Then with my next instructor i first drove a Seat Leon for around 3 lessons then he switched to a Vauxhall/Opel Corsa which i preferred.

 

[SpeedDrift360]

I'm 13 (almost 14) now. When I was 11, I began driving a 2000 Dodge Neon. Now, I drive my dad's 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2001 Ford Explorer, and 1996 S-10 around the yard. We'll have the 1968 Chevrolet Elcamino driving soon.

 

[Pupik]

Mk1 Focus. Despite of the reputation it has in US, it is a great car.

Actually, it was quite well received upon its U.S. arrival in 1999; but many car magazines tend to turn on their words three years later, unless the original car was epic, and the replacement was a complete dog. The North American-bound Focus also hung on for over a decade on the same platform, while the second generation bypassed us completely (not counting the Volvo C30). Ford was selling a ton of trucks/SUVs even on rising gas prices, so there was limited demand for improving the econobox sector.

Another words: sometimes you can't trust the mags/press, as their advertising budget is for promoting more new cars, not used ones...almost every once-lauded car is eventually sent to the magazine's boneyard and becomes a rolling kick-me sign and strawman argument when it's favorable to do so.

 

[Keef]

I learned in a 1993 Ford Ranger, something like this:

It's still maroon, it's still a 5-speed, and it still works.