Arguing with instructor...

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Originally Posted by Metric.

I wanted to learn how to drive a standard, but the driver training school doesn't let people learn on standard cars because of too much "wear & tear"

My mom taught me on a brand-new VW Jetta (5-speed). I don't know if anyone has experienced a Jetta clutch, but they are EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY sensitive, if you don't get it right, you stall, especially with a diesel.

My mom isn't the most patient person in the world, so when I'm stalling the car numerous times, she's not exactually sympathetic, and she likes to yell, curse, and laugh when you make a mistake. NOT THE PERSON YOU WANT TEACHING YOU!

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My car has a sensitive clutch, there's not buch space between the bite and stalling so it often happens to me. You get used to it after a while though. :)

Learner drivers are not allowed on the motorway, also pass plus is done after you have passed your exam.

I'm lucky, my dads a driving instructor so I don't have the hassle with not getting on with the instructor or lesson fees:8

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Originally Posted by Hoax Call

Get a new instructor lol. I was on motorways on my 3rd lesson, :p

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Originally Posted by REDNECK

My car has a sensitive clutch, there's not buch space between the bite and stalling so it often happens to me. You get used to it after a while though. :)

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I love driving the Jetta now! When I was learning, I was like "why in the hell would anyone want a standard car when they can have an automatic that that changes gears for them"!

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Originally Posted by Metric.

I love driving the Jetta now! When I was learning, I was like "why in the hell would anyone want a standard car when they can have an automatic that that changes gears for them"!

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Perhaps because they can accelerate faster. :P

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Originally Posted by REDNECK

Perhaps because they can accelerate faster. :P

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I totally agree! If I had learned how to drive a standard before I got the accord, it would be a standard, not an automatic!

My Driver instructer was just like this he used to have major goes at me but I guess I'm not as brave as you and kind of just put up with it. He'd like say 'WHY IS THIS GUY BEHIND US UP OUR ***' and i'd say 'erm because I'm going the speed limit' and he's be like 'NO BECAUSE YOU'RE TO SLOW SPEED UP NOW' and I'll be like :rolleyes: fine then he'd be like 'DO YOU WANT TO BE PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE' lmao so I couldn't win he was always extreamly obessesed with people passing the first time so the slightest little thing I did wrong would have a huge go at me urrg I hated him lol but at least he got me through first time I guess...so if you want to avoid this instructer

look out for Seva driving school and this car

http://www.seva-driving.co.uk/images/car.gif

and this website
http://www.seva-driving.co.uk/index.htm

get a new one

I was always scared that when I would shift down into 1 I would go to far and I would go in R, but you have to push down for it to go into R!!!

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Originally Posted by Metric.

I was always scared that when I would shift down into 1 I would go to far and I would go in R, but you have to push down for it to go into R!!!

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lmao yeh i hate going into the wrong gear... first few lessons I was always in going into like 4 haha

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Originally Posted by Ostinato

lmao yeh i hate going into the wrong gear... first few lessons I was always in going into like 4 haha

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It's terrible when you want to go in 4th but you end up in 2nd. It slows you down a hell of a lot and gives the person behind no notice of doing so!