Passed My Test!

Zip · 6 Jul 2006 at 19:51

Holly_Pinklady said:
Hey! I hope that wasnt a sexist comment about the ability of girl drivers?

Imagine what your friends would say when you get whipped by a girl!

You would have a long way to drive to give me any hassle

Nozzer · 6 Jul 2006 at 19:51

Holly_Pinklady said:
Imagine what your friends would say when you get whipped by a girl!

My friends didn't say anything, they'd paid for it.

iCraig · 6 Jul 2006 at 19:51

Oh my god. Somebody asked "asl". :rolleyes:

Congratulations on passing btw.

Holly_Pinklady · 6 Jul 2006 at 19:52

Zip said:
Getting in quick i see

I'm sure he just wants to be friends!

Leave him alone.

Holly_Pinklady · 6 Jul 2006 at 19:53

Nozzer said:
My friends didn't say anything, they'd paid for it.

Your so rude!

el_dazza · 6 Jul 2006 at 19:54

Kroegen said:
Ive only had a lesson once a week, and my instructor was on holiday for another few weeks

ahh, that explains it, some weeks i had 6 hours worth, some i had 4

Better say congrats as well, nearly forgot

Holly_Pinklady · 6 Jul 2006 at 19:58

el_dazza said:
ahh, that explains it, some weeks i had 6 hours worth, some i had 4
Better say congrats as well, nearly forgot

Thanks, are you about to take your test or have you already passed?

el_dazza · 6 Jul 2006 at 20:02

24th of august.. nine weeks waiting list :eek:

Holly_Pinklady · 6 Jul 2006 at 20:21

el_dazza said:
24th of august.. nine weeks waiting list

well good luck for it.

el_dazza · 6 Jul 2006 at 20:25

Thanks

I'm feeling *reasonably* confident.. just i suck at parallel parking, so i've got 7 weeks to perfect that

Holly_Pinklady · 6 Jul 2006 at 20:27

el_dazza said:
Thanks
I'm feeling *reasonably* confident.. just i suck at parallel parking, so i've got 7 weeks to perfect that

Tell me about it! I had exactly the same problem, i'm sure i'm gonna knock someones wing mirror off sooner or later!

Zip · 6 Jul 2006 at 20:28

el_dazza said:
Thanks
I'm feeling *reasonably* confident.. just i suck at parallel parking, so i've got 7 weeks to perfect that

I perfected it in a few hours :cool:

Find a road where not many people drive, Use some sticks/cones for markers(less stressfull then cars)

Then try park between them over and over again and once your good enough bring the sticks in closer

Zip · 6 Jul 2006 at 20:28

Holly_Pinklady said:
Tell me about it! I had exactly the same problem, i'm sure i'm gonna knock someones wing mirror off sooner or later!

el_dazza · 6 Jul 2006 at 20:29

Zip said:
Find a road where not many people drive, Use some sticks/cones for markers(less stressfull then cars)

My instructor's got me to drive to "quiet" places, no cars coming along, and when i'm doing a maneouvre, 5 cars come along, then when i'm finished, nothing. Every bloody time

Zip · 6 Jul 2006 at 20:31

el_dazza said:
My instructor's got me to drive to "quiet" places, no cars coming along, and when i'm doing a maneouvre, 5 cars come along, then when i'm finished, nothing. Every bloody time

Do it on your own(with your parents in your car of course) to learn.
And then you will be all good and you can do the test

And remember, those cars have to wait for you

el_dazza · 6 Jul 2006 at 20:33

Two things:

1) I dont have a car

2) My parents' car is a VW Passat, slightly larger than the corsa i'm learning in.. but then again, practice makes perfect.. right

Zip · 6 Jul 2006 at 20:35

el_dazza said:
Two things:

1) I dont have a car
2) My parents' car is a VW Passat, slightly larger than the corsa i'm learning in.. but then again, practice makes perfect.. right

Right

If you learn to park the Passat you will walk though the test and parking a matchbox of a corsa

It will make the corsa feel so easy to park and will make you more confident because you have managed to park a larger car

el_dazza · 6 Jul 2006 at 20:37

Cool, i'll give that a go then

Sorry holly, I kinda hijacked this thread by talking piffle as usual

William · 6 Jul 2006 at 20:38

Parralell parking for dummies:

Drive really close to the car you are parking behind about 2" between the wing mirrors. Put your back wheels in line with his rear bumper. Turn the wheel one full turn to the left. Now, when the kerb disappears in your left wing mirror go hard over right. Perfect results every time.

Careful you don't smash his rear with your bumper the first few times though incase your car is longer/shorter than mine.

el_dazza · 6 Jul 2006 at 20:39

Thanks for that, I'll give that a go next time