The Car in Which You Learned to Drive - Page 2

danasan · 06-22-15, 02:24 PM

My father's NSU RO 80, which I took for a ride being only 16 in Germany... The first car I drove. I'm glad that nobody took notice, I was not allowed to take the car...

Eichhörnchen · 06-22-15, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by danasan

My father's NSU RO 80, which I took for a ride being only 16 in Germany... The first car I drove. I'm glad that nobody took notice, I was not allowed to take the car...

I remember thinking when I was young what a fabulous modern-looking car the 1968 NSU Ro80 was in my Brooke Bond (trading card) album

It still looks pretty to me...

Schroeder · 06-22-15, 04:57 PM

I learned on 3 different cars.
The first was the standard driving school car of the late 90ies. The VW Golf MK IV:

However it was sold before I finished my training and the replacement car wasn't delivered yet so I took a few lessons on a VW Polo III which was the spare car of the school and gas powered instead of the normal diesel engines in training cars:

Finally the replacement car arrived and I got to drive my third car within a few weeks, an Audi A3:

August · 06-22-15, 05:13 PM

1975 AMC Matador. The only thing different is no stripe on the side and regular hub-capped wheels. Think Dad had had white walls on it too.

Red October1984 · 06-22-15, 05:23 PM

First Drive was a 2012 Camry SE

Spent a lot of time learning in a 2006 GMC Sierra too.

Taught myself to drive stick in a 2004 Focus

Many of you know the story of what happened to that car

and I taught myself how to do lots of cool stuff in my 2003 Focus SVT

flostt · 06-22-15, 06:04 PM

A VW Type 2 T2a, a.k.a. "Bully", built 1969, light-blue

Learnt to drive in the Upper Karoo (Richmond), South Africa

memories coming back....

razark · 06-22-15, 07:10 PM

1977 Toyota Corona Station Wagon. Brown.

The one I had was not this shiny.

GT182 · 06-22-15, 08:33 PM

1964 Pontiac Star Chief. I have no photos of it, so the one below is off the web. It had a white body with a dark Green top, dark green interior, and an electric front bench seat. Great for Saturday nights after the dance.

Wolferz · 06-22-15, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by GT182

1964 Pontiac Star Chief. I have no photos of it, so the one below is off the web. It had a white body with a dark Green top, dark green interior, and an electric front bench seat. Great for Saturday nights after the dance.

Ding ding ding! We have a winner in who started with the first fuel guzzling boat.

Eichhörnchen · 06-23-15, 01:23 AM

Yeah! As a Brit, I can hardly believe the HUGE cars some of you guys in the US learned to drive in. When you see a learner driver over here, he's in a small car creeping nervously along, almost on the grass verge.

danasan · 06-23-15, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Eichhornchen

I remember thinking when I was young what a fabulous modern-looking car the 1968 NSU Ro80 was in my Brooke Bond (trading card) album

It still looks pretty to me...

Yes, it seemed to be from the next century. A lot of AUDI cars looked rather similar, TWENTY years later...

Red October1984 · 06-23-15, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhornchen

Yeah! As a Brit, I can hardly believe the HUGE cars some of you guys in the US learned to drive in. When you see a learner driver over here, he's in a small car creeping nervously along, almost on the grass verge.

I learned to drive in full size vehicles but I can't stand to drive bigger vehicles anymore.

I can zip around, squeeze through gaps and park without much effort in my Focus....but in a big truck I can't do a lot of things i do in smaller cars.

Although I do really like driving muscle/sport cars, for a daily driver, i'd much rather have something smaller.

Stealhead · 06-23-15, 11:50 PM

I learned to drive in a Toyota Van.

I learned to drive a manual in about 30 minutes in a VW transporter called the Pickel cause they messed up its repaint and it looked like a pickel more than olive drab. Anyway the guy riding with me didn't want to drive so he asked me if I knew the concept of stick I said yeah. So he tossed me the keys and statered reading Stars and Stripes.

swamprat69er · 06-26-15, 08:22 AM

This old boat. i was driving at 13 on the farm, but this is the one I learned to drive on the road. Same colour just really badly faded. Flat head 6, 3 on the tree, standard steering and brakes. I was 15 when I stole it, twice. Dads' car, but I did take it without his permission.

Jimbuna · 06-26-15, 09:00 AM

^ Reminds me of a hearse but I bet they were tough as anything in those days.

06-22-15, 02:24 PM	#16
danasan Elite Spam Hunter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Flensburg / Germany Posts: 1,141 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	My father's NSU RO 80, which I took for a ride being only 16 in Germany... The first car I drove. I'm glad that nobody took notice, I was not allowed to take the car... __________________ "I invite you to go inside this submergible hole in the water where you can nicely hide from destroyers."

06-22-15, 04:57 PM	#18
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	I learned on 3 different cars. The first was the standard driving school car of the late 90ies. The VW Golf MK IV: However it was sold before I finished my training and the replacement car wasn't delivered yet so I took a few lessons on a VW Polo III which was the spare car of the school and gas powered instead of the normal diesel engines in training cars: Finally the replacement car arrived and I got to drive my third car within a few weeks, an Audi A3: __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

06-22-15, 05:13 PM	#19
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	1975 AMC Matador. The only thing different is no stripe on the side and regular hub-capped wheels. Think Dad had had white walls on it too. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see. Last edited by August; 06-22-15 at 06:15 PM.

06-22-15, 05:23 PM	#20
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	First Drive was a 2012 Camry SE Spent a lot of time learning in a 2006 GMC Sierra too. Taught myself to drive stick in a 2004 Focus Many of you know the story of what happened to that car and I taught myself how to do lots of cool stuff in my 2003 Focus SVT __________________

06-22-15, 06:04 PM	#21
flostt Sonar Guy Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Switzerland Posts: 388 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	A VW Type 2 T2a, a.k.a. "Bully", built 1969, light-blue Learnt to drive in the Upper Karoo (Richmond), South Africa memories coming back.... __________________ Von den 40'000 deutschen U-Boot-Männern des Zweiten Weltkrieges kehrten 30'000 nicht zurück... 40’000 German sailors served on U-boats during World War II – 30’000 never returned home...

06-22-15, 07:10 PM	#22
razark Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,731 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 12	1977 Toyota Corona Station Wagon. Brown. The one I had was not this shiny. __________________ "Never ask a World War II history buff for a 'final solution' to your problem!"

06-22-15, 08:33 PM	#23
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	1964 Pontiac Star Chief. I have no photos of it, so the one below is off the web. It had a white body with a dark Green top, dark green interior, and an electric front bench seat. Great for Saturday nights after the dance. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

06-23-15, 01:23 AM	#25
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,381 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Yeah! As a Brit, I can hardly believe the HUGE cars some of you guys in the US learned to drive in. When you see a learner driver over here, he's in a small car creeping nervously along, almost on the grass verge. __________________

06-23-15, 11:50 PM	#28
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I learned to drive in a Toyota Van. I learned to drive a manual in about 30 minutes in a VW transporter called the Pickel cause they messed up its repaint and it looked like a pickel more than olive drab. Anyway the guy riding with me didn't want to drive so he asked me if I knew the concept of stick I said yeah. So he tossed me the keys and statered reading Stars and Stripes. Last edited by Stealhead; 06-23-15 at 11:56 PM.

06-26-15, 08:22 AM	#29
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	This old boat. i was driving at 13 on the farm, but this is the one I learned to drive on the road. Same colour just really badly faded. Flat head 6, 3 on the tree, standard steering and brakes. I was 15 when I stole it, twice. Dads' car, but I did take it without his permission. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

06-26-15, 09:00 AM	#30
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	^ Reminds me of a hearse but I bet they were tough as anything in those days. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!