What car did you learn to drive in? Shocked to see what learners are now driving...

[cuke2u]

My dad's car, a Vauxhall Victor FB estate...

 

[Hagar]

My dad's car, a Vauxhall Victor FB estate...

Column change?

 

[doggles]

Vauxhall astra

 

[chaparral]

Mk3 Ford Escort 1.8d

I loved the old mk3 escorts. The mk3 & mk4 were great cars in there day
I didn’t like driving the mk2 which I owned 2 of. Just found them boring to drive.

 

[Rotty]

Vauxhall Nova

 

[Resident]

I think people should learn in something similar to what they'll actually drive.

I learnt in a Corsa. A common first car at the time.

These days I think everyone should be learning in an ev. Something like a leaf or zoe they have a chance of affording.

Early 00’s 208 and a Clio. I saw a Focus ST learner car this week!

I learnt in a brand new 2001 Golf GTi.

I was the first student to drive it, had 312 miles on the clock.

 

[Maundie]

I learnt to drive in a Metro in 1992 and once passed my test got a Mk4 Escort 1.3 as my 1st car, it was terrible with rampant rust, a leaky after market sunroof and constant breaking lights\indicator stalks, kept it 1 year and then swapped to a Mk2 Golf Syncro 1.8

 

[Werewolf]

Vauxhall Corsa, one of the original ones, petrol with power steering from memory.

I went from that to a Vauxhall Corsa diesel with no power steering, that was nearly impossible to stall even on hill starts but was very heavy on the steering especially at lower speeds.

 

[Fluffybob]

Toyota Corolla for me

 

[pastymuncher]

My first driving "lesson" was in a BMC FG lorry around Newlyn harbour car park in 1984. I then went on to a proper driving school, Peter Trahair driving school of Penzance who gave me a initial lesson and booked my test straight away. I had just a couple of further lessons, one of which was directly before the test and passed first time. The driving school car was a Peugot 205 diesel. I then bought my first car, a Ford Cortina Mk4 1.6L which cost me just £180 a year to insure, a vast difference to the rip off insurance prices new drivers have to pay today.

 

[chaparral]

a Ford Cortina Mk4 1.6L which cost me just £180 a year to insure, a vast difference to the rip off insurance prices new drivers have to pay today.

But the wages back then was something like £80 per week

I remember paying £800 for my 600cc motorbike insurance in 1989 (19 years old) and think my wages were around £100 per week then

I think insurance these days is cheaper vs wages then it used to be or at least not much difference