What did you learn to drive in?

ThomP · 5 Dec 2006 at 13:25

Nissan Micra 1.1, revolting car.

kaiowas · 5 Dec 2006 at 13:30

Driving instructor had a fiesta of some description although I was also practising in my dads Cavalier SRi (I shudder to think how much the insurance was costing!)

Mickey_D · 5 Dec 2006 at 13:35

A pea-soup-green 1974 Pinto station wagon.

It was my brother's car at the time.

Kaiju · 5 Dec 2006 at 15:24

Red Fiat Punto, instructor got a black Punto soon after. Sigh

el_dazza · 5 Dec 2006 at 15:25

Vauxhall Corsa.. a 1.2 as well

Raymond Lin · 5 Dec 2006 at 15:41

Started with a Yaris

then now a Mini One Diesel

BigT · 5 Dec 2006 at 16:10

So a good proportion of these cars you all learnt in weren't even on the designer's drawing board when I was passing my test. I learnt in my first car which was a '79 vintage Mk 1 VW Polo

I wrote it off six months after passing.

lukechad · 5 Dec 2006 at 16:15

A nice car to learn in and quite nippy under foot although I couldnt obviously give it much with the guy next to me

djbenjo · 5 Dec 2006 at 16:49

307

Burnsy2023 · 5 Dec 2006 at 17:39

I spent most of my time in this:

When your 17, parallel parking this is very rewarding when you do it right.

Burnsy

saitrix · 5 Dec 2006 at 17:46

Instructor was a 2.0HDI (130ps) 307, then my mums car was a 1.1 206. Was interesting when I first drove the 206 with the lack of torque.

Proc · 5 Dec 2006 at 17:47

Corsa diesel, can't remember what the engine was. Not exactly outstanding but got me through my test.

Del Lardo · 5 Dec 2006 at 17:49

A Rover Metro 111i. Not a bad car* though I did have to remove the drivers seat and drive from the back seat in order to fit

* In hindsight a truely awful car but I was learning at the time and actually quite liked it.

Mickey_D · 5 Dec 2006 at 20:26

BigT said:
So a good proportion of these cars you all learnt in weren't even on the designer's drawing board when I was passing my test.

I'm with you there, mate. I know I'm not the oldest member on these boards (can you say Drawoh Tesremos), but for Pete's sake, I got my license in 1984....

Acolyte · 5 Dec 2006 at 20:33

Some newish Corsa 1.2 Twinport, much prefer my less well built french clio though

Draeger · 5 Dec 2006 at 21:15

A 1990 Nissan Micra.

I had passed my bike test a while before I went for my car test.

My driving instructor seemed a bit miffed when I casually mentioned on my third lesson that my bike I had at the time had a larger engine than her car.

Andr3w · 5 Dec 2006 at 21:17

i learnt in a micra, loved it

Booner! · 5 Dec 2006 at 22:04

Same as this one, but without the racing numbers and helmet

But dont worry i didnt drive it like that

Mr-White · 6 Dec 2006 at 00:13

1.6 16v astra

MW

MagicBoy · 6 Dec 2006 at 00:32

Instructor had a '91 Clio 1.4 RT.
Practised in my Dad's '88 Cavalier 1.6 Estate.

No power steering in either and the Cav had a temperamental manual choke. Proper cars with none of this electronic nanny state stuff.