Learning to drive.

[cuddlepop]

What car would you consider would be good to learn to drive in?,what one did you learn in.

Most learners tend to buy the one the driving instuctor used when they were learning,would you agree?

As most of these are small focus type cars or equivelent can you manage in a big 4 by 4 or estate?:confused

[sharona]

you now if your a driver a screw driver , me i passed mine in the city so i no that i can drive propper with good round abouts ,,crossroads anything wot comes sorry but up ere there is only one round about that is a sleepin bobby the travic lights are only normal street lights not very hard to do so it depends on were you pass your test???

[tonkatojo]

What car would you consider would be good to learn to drive in?,what one did you learn in.

Most learners tend to buy the one the driving instuctor used when they were learning,would you agree?

As most of these are small focus type cars or equivelent can you manage in a big 4 by 4 or estate?:confused

Portree is a cushy venue for passing your test, at least Broadford now has a traffic roundabout. LOL
The answer to the car question, whatever you are competent/comfortable in.The higher up the seating the easier drive. In my opinion.

[Whitewater]

I have driven all kinds of cars, I am most comfortable when sitting a bit higher up as in a 4x4.
Best car to learn in is a difficult question to answer. Most instructors use low powered cars with not much acceleration as the are a tad easier to drive. Trouble is when a new driver gets behind the wheel of a powerful car the acceleration can get them to 100mph in something like 10 to 15 seconds over a very short distance, it can be a great thrill but if you have never driven something like that before you can kill youself very easily.

[sharona]

get in some thing good tear the tyres and enjoy i say its like any thing with a engine

[young_fishin_neep]

i got myself a corsa and find it alot easyer to drive in than my mums 4 x 4

xxxxx

[Alice in Blunderland]

We got our daughter a Fiat Punto and its a great wee car for her.

She passed her test a few months ago and I feel its the perfect run around. Cheap to insure, cheap to run and so far reliable. Its not the most powerful but its giving her experience on the road and when she is more confident and cheaper on the insurance she can change it for something a bit bigger with a slightly bigger engine. :)

I agree with Tonkatojo on the higher up car. I liked the drive in the Galaxy as its easy to get in you sit higher on the road and have a good all round visibility.............now the Beamer and Audi pah your backside is almost on the tar I feel in those cars but they are hubby's babies.

[redeyedtreefrog]

if you're looking for reliability, economy and fuel economy, get something electric or a hybrid.

[Dadie]

When you first pass your test the thing that determines what car you get is not the price or engine size or how big the car is.

Its how crippling the insurance costs are!

[cuddlepop]

I hear what your all saying and agree its the insurance that ultimaly determines what car you can afford but what I'm unsure of is that if your learning to drive in a small corsa can you practice in a landrover or other big car.?:confused

[Vistravi]

you now if your a driver a screw driver , me i passed mine in the city so i no that i can drive propper with good round abouts ,,crossroads anything wot comes sorry but up ere there is only one round about that is a sleepin bobby the travic lights are only normal street lights not very hard to do so it depends on were you pass your test???

True enough. I'm learning to drive in inverness where i have 9 roundabouts to go around just to get to the local tescos;) If you can drive in a city especilly aberdeen or edinburgh you can drive anywhere so my partner thinks anyway.

I'm not a fan of wee cars, i want an average sized car partically a vectra. I'm quite fussy about things i like and usually only know what i want when i see it in a cars case. My partner since i have known him has always had large/long cars one in which was so big that it would have covered the whole of the small staff car parking area at my work.
Everyone at work seems to have a wee corsa or a megane. Nothing wrong with them but not for me unless i have no choice. I like the space you have with a bigger car and you can used to anything once you know how much space you need and where your backend goes. ;)

[Vistravi]

I hear what your all saying and agree its the insurance that ultimaly determines what car you can afford but what I'm unsure of is that if your learning to drive in a small corsa can you practice in a landrover or other big car.?:confused

Aye you can. It may get a bit confusing fair enough but it makes you think about how you need to implentment your driving skills to different cars. As an example a non turbo car and a turbo engined car like my parnter has atm need different driving techniques when it comes to clutch control after changing gears. You just need to know what each car needs and go from there.

[young_fishin_neep]

I hear what your all saying and agree its the insurance that ultimaly determines what car you can afford but what I'm unsure of is that if your learning to drive in a small corsa can you practice in a landrover or other big car.?:confused



definatly, but it tests your driving skills and your capability too adapt, i drive te corsa more regularly then my mums 4 x 4, when in my mums car i have to remember the lights are in a different place, the reverse is in a different place, to be honest i think its a good thing to experice driving the two different types

xxx

[poppett]

I learned to drive in a Ford Escort. On the day of my test it was broken down in the garage and I sat my test in a loan car.......same model, but different feel to the clutch etc., but I passed first time. Whilst learning I did have "L" plates I carried about in my handbag and would drive anything given the opportunity.

[sms]

I learnt in a few different cars all small ones then when i passed my hubby bought a vauxhall vectra sri- i was scared to drive it at first but now a year on i feel that i have learnt more since passing.
I passed in Ashford, Kent, dont think i would pass up here the drivers are not as considerate to learners.

Whatever car u decide on. Good luck with the driving just dont ever give up.

[cuddlepop]

I learnt in a few different cars all small ones then when i passed my hubby bought a vauxhall vectra sri- i was scared to drive it at first but now a year on i feel that i have learnt more since passing.
I passed in Ashford, Kent, dont think i would pass up here the drivers are not as considerate to learners.

Whatever car u decide on. Good luck with the driving just dont ever give up.
Thank you
This will be the third time I have tried although still not 100% so I know I need to be "convinced" that I can pass.

When your confidence has been knocked severly it takes alot to get it back.
People just cant believe I've got a "hang up" about learning to drive as in every other aspect I'm too confident.:confused

OH even got me a wee "blue bottle" last time but it wasnt to be.........

[celtic1888]

I learned to drive in quite a few cars..corsa..mini..fiesta..focus..207 but the car i found easiest to drive and learn in was the pug 207!
so easy to drive !

[tonkatojo]

Thank you
This will be the third time I have tried although still not 100% so I know I need to be "convinced" that I can pass.

When your confidence has been knocked severly it takes alot to get it back.
People just cant believe I've got a "hang up" about learning to drive as in every other aspect I'm too confident.:confused

OH even got me a wee "blue bottle" last time but it wasnt to be.........


Twenty years ago the wife passed her test on Skye, John Campbell was her driving instructor, she passed first time, I remember picking her up and the joy/elation on her face was a picture.
The wife was thirty seven then and had never driven before, I tried to teach her , big mistake, LOL I can still hear her screams ringing in my lug now.
The venue for her test was supposed to have been Portree but it got switched to Broadford, she was bricking it, but it turned out OK.

GOODLUCK.

[ClachanHope]

My driving instructor had a Metro, so my lessons were in that, then between lessons I drove about in a Ford Capri. I think it was good to learn like that as the length of bonnet on the 2 cars had quite a big difference.
And there was a big difference in the power, going from a 1.0 metro to the 1.6 fast capri, it taught me how to respect powerful cars.
Next car was XR2, then XR3, then Orion Ghia i, and now a days I drive a Skoda....:lol:

[ClachanHope]

I hear what your all saying and agree its the insurance that ultimaly determines what car you can afford but what I'm unsure of is that if your learning to drive in a small corsa can you practice in a landrover or other big car.?:confused


Yes, if you're instructor has a corsa, you can go home and drive dad's land rover, or mums zafira, as long as it's insured for a learner or you check with the insurance company what their policy is with L drivers......don't forget that bit.

[poppett]

Once you pass your test CP that is when you really start to learn to drive!