Automatic cars?

[Black_Apalachi]

In Australia (maybe just Victoria) you can drive any car once you are on your full license, but during your Ps if you get an Auto license, you aren't allowed to drive a manual.



I find it annoying in my manual, i always seem to get gears 2 and 3 wrong!

how?? lol, when I'm getting used to a car and I'm going down the gears, I sometimes go to 1 instead of 3

[Metric1]

how?? lol, when I'm getting used to a car and I'm going down the gears, I sometimes go to 1 instead of 3

I don't see how either lol..

You drop from first into second, then up and over and up into third, down into fourth, up over and up into fifth, down into sixth.

[Dentafrice]

I don't see how either lol..

You drop from first into second, then up and over and up into third, down into fourth, up over and up into fifth, down into sixth.

Depends on how close the gears are together. In my vette they're so close together it's easy to mistake 3 for 1 or 1 for 3.

[FlyingJesus]

Ya but you can't mistake 2 and 3 they're opposite ways

[Dentafrice]

Oh lol I misread his post.

[Blinger1]

Oh lol I misread his post.

Ya but you can't mistake 2 and 3 they're opposite ways

I don't see how either lol..

You drop from first into second, then up and over and up into third, down into fourth, up over and up into fifth, down into sixth.

how?? lol, when I'm getting used to a car and I'm going down the gears, I sometimes go to 1 instead of 3

noooo!! What i meant was, i dunno if i should put it into second or third!! (This is during peak hour traffic when we are going maybe 40km?)

In America.. once you get your permit (age 15), you can drive any car.. auto or manual.. with a parent.

When you're 16.. you get a limited license.. you can drive any car (auto or manual) without a parent between 5am and 9pm.

When you're 16 1/2 you get a full license where you can drive any car (auto or manual) without a parent anytime.

I like the sounds of that! You have to be 16 to get your learners (which is the same as your 15 year old license) and then when you turn 18 you can apply for your provisional license, if you get it you can drive anywhere, anytime and with any amount of passengers (no parents needed)

[Dentafrice]

See we have provisional licenses too.

Except heres ours (explained more then a minute ago):

15 - Any passengers, with parent.
16 - 1 passenger (under the age of 21) or unlimited over age of 21. No parent. 5AM-9PM.
16 1/2 - 1 passenger (under the age of 21) or unlimited over age of 21. No parent. Anytime
18 - Full provisional. No passenger limit.

[Blinger1]

See we have provisional licenses too.

Except heres ours (explained more then a minute ago):

15 - Any passengers, with parent.
16 - 1 passenger (under the age of 21) or unlimited over age of 21. No parent. 5AM-9PM.
16 1/2 - 1 passenger (under the age of 21) or unlimited over age of 21. No parent. Anytime
18 - Full provisional. No passenger limit.

We kinda have the same thing..

If you are on Red p-plates (that means it is your first year of driving by yourself) you can only have one person in your car that is not a family member, unless you have someone who has their full license in the car then the people count does not exist (does that make sense?)
Then when you are on your green p's (after one year of red p-plates) you can have unlimited people in your car (provided they wear seatbelts) but you can't drive a high powered car (i.e, a v8)

[Black_Apalachi]

Ya but you can't mistake 2 and 3 they're opposite ways

exactly

noooo!! What i meant was, i dunno if i should put it into second or third!! (This is during peak hour traffic when we are going maybe 40km?)

oh.. well I think it's best to keep it in the highest gear possible to save fuel

[tdi]

how?? lol, when I'm getting used to a car and I'm going down the gears, I sometimes go to 1 instead of 3

that can't be good. has your gearbox not fallen out of the car? can imagine that being quite harsh especially when you're at the top of the rev range in 2nd doing 60mph ish. :\