Anyway, I learned to drive on a '96 red Ford Explorer which looked pretty much exactly like this one:
I learned to drive in the US, but the car was Canadian and had the speedo in KPH. The MPH was listed, but the numbers were small and vaguely spaced so my speed was always an educated guess. It was a stick-shift, and I also used it for my driver's test.
Given the size and the transmission (which at that time wasn't even working properly), I was pretty damn proud to have parallel parked it on my first go.
Better to be nouveau than never to have been riche at all.
TedTAce From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (6 years 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 5345 times:
1980 Honda Civic 4 Speed Manual!!! I loved it almost as much as the 1981 Honda Civc 5 speed we has as well at the time. The things I did with those cars were just not right
AsstChiefMark From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (6 years 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 5338 times:
1974 Ford station wagon.
It was a real pisser to learn to parallel park with that thing. But, as a result, now I can parallel park anything on wheels. People are surprised that I can parallel park a huge "box-type" ambulance on the first attempt.
AirCop From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (6 years 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 5307 times:
The driver ed car at the high school was a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda, not the type of family sedan one associates with drivers education.
Learned to drive at home on the 1968 International Travelall and 1966 Datsun Pickup. Wasn't real fond of taking the Datsun on 19th Ave in San Francisco and stopping at a red light going uphill with the 4 speed.
EasternSon From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 660 posts, RR: 1 Reply 15, posted (6 years 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 5259 times:
I learned to drive in a 1986 300zx, which I bought sometime near my 16th birthday. It had an automatic transmission (a sin, I know) so I learned to drive stick in my sister's 1972 BMW 2002 and my mother's 1964 Mercedes 230.
I was really lucky to have learned in those cars. Apart from the horrible clutch on the Merc, they were all a dream to drive.
"The only people for me are the mad ones...." Jack Kerouac
Srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51 Reply 18, posted (6 years 5 days ago) and read 5223 times:
When I took Driver's Ed at school, it was a 1980-something Ford Crown Vic that had previously served with the Gwinnett County Police Department (The school system decided to use old county vehicles for the Driver's Ed program instead of letting local car dealers donate vehicles). Real smart, let young inexperienced drivers behind the wheel of a car with a cop motor.
The other car I learned to drive on was a 1982 Buick Regal.
Go3Team From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 3266 posts, RR: 22 Reply 23, posted (6 years 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 5161 times:
I learned with an '85 Chevrolet Celebrity Station Wagon. It ended up being my car, that I dogged the shit out of. It had 170,000 miles on it when it finally died in '92.
Confuscius From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 3633 posts, RR: 2 Reply 24, posted (6 years 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 5161 times:
1977 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser.
Ain't I a stinker?
25 Dtwclipper: I learned to drive on my dad's Lincoln Continental, similar to this one: As one can imagine, I am now a whiz at parallel parking!
26 JRowson: The car I had lessons in was a Toyota Starlet, which was back in 1994.
27 Frontiercpt: I'm learning to drive on my mom's Lexus RX 330, despite my pleading her to get a *less expensive and less new* car, so I'm kinda nervous about it, but
28 Duff44: Flip-flopped between a 1989-ish Plymouth Voyager minivan and a 1983 Buick Regal 2-dr (this was in 1994) The Buick had no shocks in the back, fading p
29 TEBguy: The driving school i used had a fleet of these there total rubbish. the automatic gearbox is crap, the ride is too soft, etc... but it served it's pur
30 Boeing4ever: 1992 Ford Taurus GL. For HS behind the wheel hours it was a 2001 Ford Taurus. B4e-Forever New Frontiers
31 YYZflyer: Since I'm still learning to drive, I get to drive my dad's 1998 Mercury Sable. And while having driving lessons I get to drive my instructors Toyota C
32 Asuflyer05: I learned how to drive my parent's1999 Mercury Villager. But I took my test in a 1996 Honda Civic because the handbrake was on the center console. Lea
33 Aeroflot777: My dad's car. Was fortunate enough for him to let me use it. Aeroflot777
34 ScarletHarlot: Superfly is going to love you forever. My dad also had a 1979 Lincoln Continental, but I was never allowed to drive it. I learned on a 1981 Buick Cen
35 AirTran737: 1989 Toyta Tercel, and took my road test in a 1992 Ford Escort Wagon. Mom and dad sure did have great rides
36 Jutes85: 1998 Mercury Villager. I "borrowed" my buddies 92 Nissan truck and learned manual on it for the first time.
37 Aerobalance: When I was 14 in 1980 my Dad tossed me the keys, and shop manual, to the '73 Capri 2600 V-6 that was parked in front of the house. Going over that car
38 TUSaadvantage: I learned how to drive automatic with my dad's 96 Toyota Camry, and then I learned stick with an 88 Camry Wagon. The wagon is my car now.
39 Kieron747: Thanks! As I mentioned in the other thread, I learnt to drive in this kind of POS. I had about 15 lessons when i turned 17, and then took my test in
40 Jamman: Unusally I learned to drive in an Toyota Avensis... My driving instuctor was a retired police pusuit car driver, he had some great stories. I passed m
41 SK601: I learned to drive in a Volkswagen Golf 1.9TDI and boring Mitsubishi Lancer. After passing my exam, I bought my first car, a Peugeot 205. After 3 mont
42 ME AVN FAN: I learnt to drive on a FIAT 128 : - - it was a really fine car !
43 Superfly: Nice. That would be a 1975 or 1976 model. Mines is a 1977. Same car but different grille.
44 JAGflyer: The first car I drove was the driving school Toyota Corolla. It was burgundy and had 230,000KM. Once I finished with them I went to another company fo
45 Falstaff: Had a buddy in high school with a 85 Sentra, It was a boring car.... Should have had one of those cool Pinto panel wagons, that would have been sweet
46 Superfly: I know but it was only $250. That's all I could afford working part-time at a Taco Bell. The car was in great shape but would over heat and would sta
47 Falstaff: I worked at McDonald's for a couple of years in high school. I would have bought that. I would buy that now. probably a low gas level in the carb flo
48 KaiGywer: Well, the first car I drove unofficially was a VW Bug. Then once I turned 16 and could start practicing, I drove my mom's 92 Suzuki Swift and my stepd
49 LHMARK: A 1982 VW Jetta Diesel- you remember the old 'trapezoid' Jettas?
50 Falstaff: Never heard of that car There was turd one like that for sale by my house a couple of years ago for $300. It ran great, but it was REALLY rusty. I sh
51 KaiGywer: Something like this, I don't remember the year of the one I used.
52 1stfl94: Well I haven't passed my driving test so I count any car I've driven one I've learnt which means I've driven My mum's B Reg (1985), Nissan Micra Very
53 Walter747: Someones got money. LOL For me, i am learning on my moms 2003 Volvo S60 Also my dads 1998 Honda Civic HX which is a manual. Its so hard to get the ba
54 WildcatYXU: Easiest thing in the world. Especially if you learned to drive in this: [Edited 2007-05-18 21:19:38]
55 ME AVN FAN: I suppose you mean THIS colour : which I find nice -
56 PHLBOS: For the most part, I learned (& did my driver's test) in my mother's white 1977 Ford LTD II 4-door. No, it was not the police version (which was usual
57 LASOctoberB6: im currently learning in my mom's Toyota Sequoia SUV....fun.. wes in sin city
58 Allstarflyer: 1983 Chevy Citation - manual. I wanted to learn manuel (and my dad wanted me to learn it, too). Have driven a manual for years, though . -R
59 SRforever: BMW 3something: failed and Mercedes A-Class: passed [Edited 2007-05-19 12:04:44][Edited 2007-05-19 12:06:13]
60 Melpax: I first learned to drive in mum's 1979 Holden Torana hatch. Similar to the one below, but minus the mag wheels & it was in a lovely shade of green - t
61 Francoflier: First on this at the driving school: Driving school car, diesel, dull, boring. Then on one of these 'thing': Fantastic car, for its time. Too bad it w
62 Senorcarnival: I learned on a 1991 Honda Civic automatic. That car was my first car and I loved it like a child but sadly, an electrical fire due to a faulty radio i
63 FlyMIA: First car I ever drove was a 1999 Land Rover Discovery but the first car I drove on busy streets and the highway was a a 1999 1999 Toyota Corolla. Tha
64 LAXspotter: Toyota Camry 2005. I just earned my license a week ago, but passed on my first try, however one of the things i didnt like about driving was the respo
65 FlyMIA: Fast response on a accelerator is a bad thing? The newer Camry's do have some good punch to them. But yea I sure am glad you passed on your first tim
66 Seb146: Mine is a two part answer. I learned to drive (control an automobile) on a 1970 Olds Delta 88. A land yacht. I learned to drive a standard transmissio
67 LAXspotter: so damn true, I passed with relative ease, the only comment was i was driving a bit too slow. However i think the relative ease of getting a license
68 Boeing74741R: I passed my test recently in a Vauxhall Corsa looking something like this... Since then I have been using a Fiat Punto a little something like this...
69 ZKSUJ: My Friends Nissan Primera and once in a Toyota Corolla when the Primera was in the work shop
70 Trav110: I think it has more to do with people who become detached from what's happning outside of their own cars. For instance, the token Suburban driving so
71 Andz: I learned to drive in a Mazda B1600 pickup on a building site in the mid 70s when I was in high school. My first car was a Ford Escort XR-3 in 1981.
72 TransIsland: That was back in '91... I could've sworn I got stuck in traffic next to the very car I learned on, only that it was lots of rust holes being held tog
73 Superfly: PHLBOS: Back in the 1970s, those Ford LTD IIs were used as police cars in Gary, Indiana. They were blue with a red bucket pouring steel. It looked lik
74 JJJ: I learnt to drive in a cousin's Fiat Punto and an aunt's Opel Corsa, the car in which I passed the driving test was a Ford Mondeo. All of them manual,
75 PHLBOS: No, while the '70 Delta 88 was slightly smaller than its '71 successor; it was a genuine standard/full-size (wheelbase > 119") car... GM's B-body (Ca
76 Superfly: Damn I must be losing it! I always default to the Ninety Eight as the only full-size Oldsmobile.
77 ME AVN FAN: The Nissan Primera was widespread between Dublin and Dubai and a really nice car. Nissan possibly had it in the USA under a different marketing name.
78 LYRFlyer: At the driving school: VW Golf that had driven +370.000km :O and after some time, the driving school upgraded me to this: lol
79 Superfly: Thanks for the reminder. At my high school, our student driver car was a brand new 1989 Ford Taurus in bland white.
80 ME AVN FAN: had it been in camouflage like this below, single hits would not have been visible
81 Superfly: Those were good cars to learn on. The teacher and about 3 students would go out at a time. One girl in the class drove up on to someone's front lawn.
82 LYRFlyer: Haha At least that would be a somewhat exotic car to drive here lol
84 PlateMan: I learned on they kept the Infiniti G35
85 Sunshine79: The first time I learnt to drive was in an Vauxhall/Opel Corsa and the second time was in a Nissan Micra.
86 ThePRGuy: My god thats an ugly motor Now those were shockingly bad cars. By and chance a Brake "Ford Explorer" Failure? Isn't that a Mercedes G Class? Alex
87 KBFIspotter: I learned to drive in a 1996 Dodge Caravan. I must admit, it was a fun vehicle to drive, and I could also load all of my friends in it and we could ta
88 United757: I learned in my mom's Lexus RX330 and in my dad's Pathfinder. Luckily my mom had just gotten rid of her minivan, came real close to learning in that.
89 Saxdiva: Oh, you kids.... My mom and dad insisted I learn to drive on a manual transmission... and sure enough, I had the weirdest car of any kid on my block:
90 Dc10s2hnl: My parents' neglected, poor old '71 VW Super Bug. By the time I was driving it, it was about 30 years old and just driving to school in the morning w
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