The Car you got your Drivers license in - Page 4

GTA8.5 · 11-08-2007, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by sunnyman12

1997 mazda millesia s...my driving instructor said i was the parrallel parker...my greatest achievement to date

This was a challenge for me in the 420 S-Class, I really had to practice my butt off because of the size.

NarutoRamen · 11-08-2007, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by GTA8.5

Damn good, I don`t think my score was so high!

Yeah, I was happy about that too. I tried my ass off because if I were to fail, my father, uncles and cousins would've made fun of me because they all passed in the first try. I did so well I got a pizza party!

Gullwing · 11-08-2007, 11:25 PM

I didn't have to parrallel park, there were only 6 or so parrallel parking spots in the entire town.
My Dad's first driving test (way back when) at the end the instructor start to ball him out for all the things he did wrong, but stopped when he found out my dad had failed by one. Though my dad had only driven a car for a grand total of about an hour befor that. He then passed the second test, after practicing for another half hour or so.

NarutoRamen · 11-09-2007, 05:24 PM

^^wow. Now a days, if you fail your test, you have to wait like a week or 2 weeks to take it again.

GTA8.5 · 11-09-2007, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by NarutoRamen

Yeah, I was happy about that too. I tried my ass off because if I were to fail, my father, uncles and cousins would've made fun of me because they all passed in the first try. I did so well I got a pizza party!

lOl good you didn`t crash the party.. Family pressure can be a bit harsh sometimes.

Bartek Sikorski · 11-09-2007, 06:02 PM

1974 in Poland VW Beetle.

NarutoRamen · 11-09-2007, 06:34 PM

^^Not a bad car to get your license in.

coolraoul · 11-09-2007, 07:07 PM

Here in France you have two systems to have the drivers licence.

First: you are 18, go in a driving school, have some lessons and pass the test.

Second: you are 16, go in a driving school, have very few lessons, and then are allowed to drive, but only with your parents beside you. You have to do at least 2000 or 3000kms like that. Then, once you are 18, you pass the test.

This is the last thing I did, my parents bought a Renault 4L to do that. But once they realized that it had no brakes at all when it rained, and that the gearbox on the dashboard was not perfect, that it was really rusting (the passenger had its feet watered when it rained) they sold it against a Renault Super5 Diesel.

This car had a lot of kms, none of the doors closed properly, and it was really really not powerful (small diesel without turbo), sometimes I had to put the first gear to manage a climb... At 80 km/h (after hours trying to reach that insane speed) you felt like if you were in a plane travelling at Mach ten...

Had my licence at the first attempt. The car of the driving school, on which I had my test, was a Peugeot 206.

Have had lots of cars since my licence, because my Dad like cars but can't keep them long.

The Golf is now really mine though, and I won't sell it.

In France, we have 12 points on our drivers licence, and recently it has become really difficult to keep them, cause there are a lot of radars now.

I only lost one point: I was driving in a little town at 57km/h (so 51 km/h because of the legal approximation), and it was limited to 50 km/h...
Did not felt dangerous, but... So one point and 45€, for one km/h too much...

The Renault 4L is this:
- ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

The Renault Super 5:

- ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

The Peugeot 206:

- ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

GTA8.5 · 11-10-2007, 11:27 AM

As usual great post coolraoul.

The point system sounds like pretty technical stuff.

The Diesel engines of the 80s were really slow. The reason I liked the one I owned was becaused it was a 5-cylinder 2.4liter Turbo good for 123hp. My moms Volvo 760 Turbo Diesel 5-speed was rated at 103hp.

The Mercedes was much faster!

coolraoul · 11-10-2007, 12:46 PM

My Renault was a 1.6 diesel with 55hp...But they felt more like 25 than like 55.

Without turbo, a small diesel really feels slow, because it does not like to rev. It revvs really slowly, is very long to go over 3000t/min, so it really felt as slow as a Solex (French bicycle with a small motor above the front wheel, which makes it quite dangerous to drive, and that can't move only with the motor when you don't help it...But it was such a cool ride...)

The Reanault was so noisy that at 80km/h you thought you were flying, the whole car vibrates from everywhere, and it smoked a lot too.
Strangely, it was quite cool to drive, I liked it more than the 206 of the driving-school (really an uninspiring car).

This is a Solex, they sold a lot of them till the 80's in France...

- ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

11-08-2007, 11:25 PM	#33
Gullwing Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 217 Thanks: 7 Thanked 45 Times in 31 Posts	Re: The Car you got your Drivers license in I didn't have to parrallel park, there were only 6 or so parrallel parking spots in the entire town. My Dad's first driving test (way back when) at the end the instructor start to ball him out for all the things he did wrong, but stopped when he found out my dad had failed by one. Though my dad had only driven a car for a grand total of about an hour befor that. He then passed the second test, after practicing for another half hour or so.

11-09-2007, 05:24 PM	#34
NarutoRamen Devotee Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,760 Thanks: 1,142 Thanked 591 Times in 434 Posts	Re: The Car you got your Drivers license in ^^wow. Now a days, if you fail your test, you have to wait like a week or 2 weeks to take it again.

11-09-2007, 06:02 PM	#36
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11-09-2007, 06:34 PM	#37
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11-09-2007, 07:07 PM	#38
coolraoul Advocate Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: France (but actually internship in Germany) Posts: 943 Thanks: 183 Thanked 371 Times in 206 Posts	Re: The Car you got your Drivers license in Here in France you have two systems to have the drivers licence. First: you are 18, go in a driving school, have some lessons and pass the test. Second: you are 16, go in a driving school, have very few lessons, and then are allowed to drive, but only with your parents beside you. You have to do at least 2000 or 3000kms like that. Then, once you are 18, you pass the test. This is the last thing I did, my parents bought a Renault 4L to do that. But once they realized that it had no brakes at all when it rained, and that the gearbox on the dashboard was not perfect, that it was really rusting (the passenger had its feet watered when it rained) they sold it against a Renault Super5 Diesel. This car had a lot of kms, none of the doors closed properly, and it was really really not powerful (small diesel without turbo), sometimes I had to put the first gear to manage a climb... At 80 km/h (after hours trying to reach that insane speed) you felt like if you were in a plane travelling at Mach ten... Had my licence at the first attempt. The car of the driving school, on which I had my test, was a Peugeot 206. Have had lots of cars since my licence, because my Dad like cars but can't keep them long. The Golf is now really mine though, and I won't sell it. In France, we have 12 points on our drivers licence, and recently it has become really difficult to keep them, cause there are a lot of radars now. I only lost one point: I was driving in a little town at 57km/h (so 51 km/h because of the legal approximation), and it was limited to 50 km/h... Did not felt dangerous, but... So one point and 45€, for one km/h too much... The Renault 4L is this: - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER The Renault Super 5: - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER The Peugeot 206: - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

11-10-2007, 11:27 AM	#39
GTA8.5 Devotee Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kansas City, USA. Posts: 2,912 Thanks: 116 Thanked 153 Times in 113 Posts	Re: The Car you got your Drivers license in As usual great post coolraoul. The point system sounds like pretty technical stuff. The Diesel engines of the 80s were really slow. The reason I liked the one I owned was becaused it was a 5-cylinder 2.4liter Turbo good for 123hp. My moms Volvo 760 Turbo Diesel 5-speed was rated at 103hp. The Mercedes was much faster!

11-10-2007, 12:46 PM	#40
coolraoul Advocate Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: France (but actually internship in Germany) Posts: 943 Thanks: 183 Thanked 371 Times in 206 Posts	Re: The Car you got your Drivers license in My Renault was a 1.6 diesel with 55hp...But they felt more like 25 than like 55. Without turbo, a small diesel really feels slow, because it does not like to rev. It revvs really slowly, is very long to go over 3000t/min, so it really felt as slow as a Solex (French bicycle with a small motor above the front wheel, which makes it quite dangerous to drive, and that can't move only with the motor when you don't help it...But it was such a cool ride...) The Reanault was so noisy that at 80km/h you thought you were flying, the whole car vibrates from everywhere, and it smoked a lot too. Strangely, it was quite cool to drive, I liked it more than the 206 of the driving-school (really an uninspiring car). This is a Solex, they sold a lot of them till the 80's in France... - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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