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Will 4 a week bore me?
I won't be getting any private practice, so it will all be down to my own skill. However, I've ridden a motorbike on the road for a year so have impeccable road sense :angel: and my mum said I was natural when I drove her car (which was an automatic though).
So I was thinking of doing 4 a week to get it done before easter, so 8 in the next two weeks, then maybe another 12 after christmas and then see if I'm read for a test, and see how I go.
Money is now luckily *thanks god* an issue. Especially since it's £12 for the first five lessons and £18 thereafter. (and they have one of the highest pass rates in York, 50% or something silly)
I won't be getting any private practice, so it will all be down to my own skill. However, I've ridden a motorbike on the road for a year so have impeccable road sense :angel: and my mum said I was natural when I drove her car (which was an automatic though).
So I was thinking of doing 4 a week to get it done before easter, so 8 in the next two weeks, then maybe another 12 after christmas and then see if I'm read for a test, and see how I go.
Money is now luckily *thanks god* an issue. Especially since it's £12 for the first five lessons and £18 thereafter. (and they have one of the highest pass rates in York, 50% or something silly)
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I'm used to roads, driving around Leicester on my 125 (it's kind of one way and kind of fucked up too ) - all I've got learn is how to handle a car and road positioning and of course keeping the examiner happy .
I'm going with www.ukdrive.net for the time being. Should be good :thumb:. I just hope they don't -not- let my drive, I want to dive in head first if you get what I mean. I found that working out the clutch on a bike didn't work when I tried to take it slowly, so being aggressive when I got my own bike worked a treat .
Not that I'm an aggresive rider / driver, I drive sensibly and don't speed, just prefer revving the engine and having a good pull away than the 'slow and gentle' we get told to do. Maybe it's riding a bike that's done that to me though..
What a lovely name! How could she possibly be an utter bitch?
Just check out what the booking time is to get a driving test, because if it's 16 weeks like it often is round here you may want to space them out a bit more after a couple of weeks so you don't get ready too quickly and end just paying for lessons to keep you up to scratch for ages while you wait for a test.
As for the clutch thing, remember examiners hate boy racers, and revving the engine in their eyes is a sure sign of that!
Well I'll speak to them when I start, but the lessons are fairly cheap and it would be nice to pass first time as well
I'm just over excitable at the minute .
squeeze the clutch to disengage the engine. release grip to re-engage. let go altogether to go flying
Hopefully looking at <£500 but you never know.
You can ride a motorbike but not drive a car ? :eek2:
£12 is well cheap for lessons
Only the first five, like an introductory. They say "£60 for the first five lessons" which is £12 per lesson. I've never been in a car except once and mum said I was fine (though there were no gears, but from riding a bike I know how they work) so will have to see. With any luck I should pass quickly
thats what i`m doing as i have NO co-ordination
But that will limit you to automatics. I don't think you should write off manual cars that quickly, tbh. Take some lessons in a manual and then decide.
And for what it's worth, I have poor co-ordination at times, however, I can drive a manual just fine.
as for me, i`ve tried in a manual, didnt work for me, dont see anything wrong in being "limited" to automatics if thats what i`m comfortable with
I would seriously consider persevering as (I think) automatics are more expensive and are very limiting.
Also, I don't think that there is much co-ordination needed to change gears and use the clutch.
and i dont find them limiting, they get me from A to B which is all i want/need
good for your aunt, i however can`t afford to take loads of manual lessons and loads of tests, i need to be on the road quickly with as little money spent as possible, which is why automatics are perfect for me
as for your little piece at the end, there is a lot of co-ordination involved, for example, when i was coming to a roundabout, i found it difficult to slow down, clutch, change gears, check to my right and signal all at the same time
Then that tells me you are not ready to pass your test. It's practice that take that. In an automatic you need to slow down, check to your right and signal, whilst watching for all your other hazards. The whole clutch and gear change is extremely minimal in driving a roundabout. I think you are just making an excuse.
like i have already said, i dont have the time or the money to waste on manual cars right now
maybe once i`ve been on the road in an automatic for a while, and i have my confidence on the road, i`ll go back to trying in a manual, as then my financial situation may have changed, but at the moment, i`m happy in my automatic and i dont see why you`re getting so uppity about it, lots of people drive automatic cars
why would i choose to drive an automatic if i thought i could drive a manual?
If you need to pass fast for some reason or other then go with the automatic.
i just find it difficult to use my clutch, change gears, slow down, check all directions AND indicate at the same time
which is why i use an automatic as i only have to slow down, look and put my indicator on rather than have to worry about my clutch and gears
I'm going to re-try in the summer.
:thumb:
TBH It scares me that people are on the road on that basis