Learning To Drive.

[Apple]

^ to be honest no need to rev that high unless your going up a steep hill, or you're giving it the beans

Yes you are quite right, edited it. I never really do look at the RPM screen because the sound of car is all you need. By the way I don't have a license or anything and I am 15. Just got a family that think learning at a young age makes you a better driver. I often drive an 89 Mini Cooper around an empty business park that stopped being built when the recession hit and on 6 occasions I have driven my dads car on track days. The last time we did it we got caught as my dad always made me drive slow (slow for a racing track anyway) so they threatened to ban my dad from the track if we were ever caught doing it again so sadly I don't drive it anymore but it's still pretty fun being in the car. In just over a years time when I turn 17 I should hopefully be driving in no time as it's just the roads I need to get used to driving on and obviously the theory test.

[Moh]

Yes you are quite right, edited it. I never really do look at the RPM screen because the sound of car is all you need. By the way I don't have a license or anything and I am 15. Just got a family that think learning at a young age makes you a better driver. I often drive an 89 Mini Cooper around an empty business park that stopped being built when the recession hit and on 6 occasions I have driven my dads car on track days. The last time we did it we got caught as my dad always made me drive slow (slow for a racing track anyway) so they threatened to ban my dad from the track if we were ever caught doing it again so sadly I don't drive it anymore but it's still pretty fun being in the car. In just over a years time when I turn 17 I should hopefully be driving in no time as it's just the roads I need to get used to driving on and obviously the theory test.

Really? I thought on a track you could get a racing licence at the age of 13 or something?

[N!ck]

Actually driving a car is pretty easy. It's your awareness of the traffic around you that takes time.

Someone young will probably take around 20 hours of lessons if they do a little driving with parents. Longer if no driving with parents.

Adults can take a lot longer, so it's good to learn when you're young.

And Apple, you won't pass a test driving like that "Accelerate till the car sounds to be revving really high or the RPM needle is approaching the red"

[immense]

paul, if i can pass first time with 3 minors, you can pass with ease babe x

[Apple]

Actually driving a car is pretty easy. It's your awareness of the traffic around you that takes time.

Someone young will probably take around 20 hours of lessons if they do a little driving with parents. Longer if no driving with parents.

Adults can take a lot longer, so it's good to learn when you're young.

And Apple, you won't pass a test driving like that "Accelerate till the car sounds to be revving really high or the RPM needle is approaching the red"

Lol yeh sorry I am used to driving around a track, the power-band in my dads car is in fairly high revs. Obviously on the road you need to be much more relaxed and not rev as high before you change gears so sorry Paul if I mislead you in anyway.

[tm]

Some places do 5 day intensive courses. It's about 30-40hrs total.

It's pretty expensive in terms of up-front cost but I guess if you consider you could otherwise be having maybe 60+ lessons (if you suck) it can actually work out a lot cheaper. Guess if you factor in the cost of YOUR time, it's probably worth it. Approx £700-750 total for the 5 day course. That's 38 lessons at £20ish.

http://www.5day.co.uk/
see also: http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=...driving+course

[PaulMacC]

Some places do 5 day intensive courses. It's about 30-40hrs total.

It's pretty expensive in terms of up-front cost but I guess if you consider you could otherwise be having maybe 60+ lessons (if you suck) it might actually work out cheaper. Guess if you factor in the cost of YOUR time, it's probably worth it. Approx £700-750 total.

http://www.5day.co.uk/
see also: http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=...driving+course

I'm starting back to college in September so I'd like to get some lessons done before then. Just depending on when my provisional comes. I have a private instructor lined up who also takes my friends. Apparently he is sound and does a good job of it so I'll try to get a few a week in then when school kicks in back to probably 1-2 a week.

[PaulMacC]

Alright, my cousin told me he'd tell his instructor that I'd be interested in lessons. 10 lessons for £180 and then £20 per lesson if they arent booked in 10s, might just book 10, then another 10, then a seperate 5, does anyone know if that is good or not. He is willing to do them anytime so I'd be hoping 3 a week before I go back to school. That seems logical, right?

[PaulMacC]

Is 10 lessons for £180 a rip off or good

[Alexx..]

Is 10 lessons for £180 a rip off or good

It's pretty good considering most peoples lessons are about £20 each.