What Car Did You Learn To Drive In?

"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform) 01/20/2015 at 20:45 • Filed to: None

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I learned how to drive in a measly Corolla.

Boy, was that thing boring.

BTW: I mean driver's ed car, not license test car.

Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 20:47

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But think about this: you were grounded to the ground.

I learned how to drive in a Geo Metro. Not a horrible little car but definitely not one I've ever wanted to be in again.

Slant6 > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 20:49

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Drivers ed car was an Impala. When I had my permit I was driving my dad's suburban. Suburbans are pretty big.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 20:49

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Turbo'd Hyundai Sonata.

Wurrwulf > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 20:50

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1985 Mazda RX-7 GS with a GSL rear end swap, 5MT, 13B with side draft Mikuni carb.

Took my driver's license test in my mom's old LGT, though. Dad didn't think the instructor would appreciate smelling like gas and oil. Probably a wise choice.

Tipo Stradale Fever > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 20:50

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My dad´s manual C200. Boy, I loved that car. My dad would let me drive it around an abandoned parking lot when I was too young to have a license. Unfortunately it got totalled when a veterinarian rear ended it. This happened a few days before I got my drivers license. Never got to drive that car legally on a road :´(

My citroen won't start > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 20:52

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Armored SRT8 Grand Cherokee my mom owned at the time. People would make way

Decay buys too many beaters > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 20:52

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My mother's 5-speed 2000 SR5 4Runner. I also learned how to drift (in the snow) with my father's 1996 Jag XJ6 (back in my day going out and learning car control was expected, not "dangerous" or "irresponsible")

Rainbow > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 20:52

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One of these guys.

. . > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 20:52

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This exact car. Ehhh...

Sn210 > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 20:53

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a Ford escort pony, a hyundai excel, and a dodge reliant k car off road, a Jeep YJ Wrangler on road. Drivers Ed car was a Corolla as well, a gen older

BrownMiataDieselWagon > Sn210 01/20/2015 at 20:54

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wut. no way! The first car I have ever driven is a Ford Escort! Then I learned in a YJ Wrangler which also became my DD.

BrownMiataDieselWagon > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 20:54

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YJ Wrangler

Bob LeDrew > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 20:54

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'78 Lemans Wagon. Like this one, except dark blue. Within a year of getting my licence, I learned why they put up those "BRIDGES FREEZE BEFORE ROADS" signs.

fhrblig > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 20:55

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3 different cars: my mom's '86 Honda Civic hatchback, my stepdad's '84 Nissan 300ZX 2+2 (non-turbo automatic), and my driving instructor's '79 Mercury Zephyr coupe. The Civic was easily the best of the 3.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 20:56

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1988 Toyota Tercel, 2000(?) Suzuki Esteem, 1998(?) Ford Windstar, and a 2000 Hyundai Elantra wagon. The Elantra was one of the best cars ever. Seriously, my mom bought the thing for like 12k when I was in middle school as a disposable car. It got 30,000 miles a year of school pickup lines, dance, and guitar lessons on it, my siblings and I learning how to drive, me doing multiple moves and traveling all around the US, and the thing still wouldn't die. I drove it until the brake calipers ate into the rotors because I already had another car lined up, but in hindsight, I kind of wish I kept it. I never once ran out of room in it. Somehow, there was always room for one more thing.

Bob LeDrew > Wurrwulf 01/20/2015 at 20:56

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What's an LGT?

wagon guy now drives a boostang > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 20:56

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School got loaners from the local Pontiac dealer...

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 01/20/2015 at 20:58

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For drivers ed, a Civic Hybrid similar to this one.

Sn210 > BrownMiataDieselWagon 01/20/2015 at 20:58

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whoa! I also drove a YJ for my first car! It wasn't the one I learned in, but still! The Escort was my grandmothers but when it was no longer worthy, she gave it to my dad to the junk yard. Before he did that, he let me drive it around the ATV track we had in the backyard. I've never had so much fun going less than 15mph

Big Bubba Ray > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 20:58

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1999 Suburban. If you can park that beast, you can park anything.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? 01/20/2015 at 20:58

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I have a soft spot for honest cars, and there were no cars quite as honest as the mid-late 80s and early 90s economy cars that were cheap and not pretending to be anything but. I want to make a crazy Geo Metro LeMons car one day, preferably powered by a motorcycle engine.

CB > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 01/20/2015 at 20:59

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Same car for driver's ed, oddly enough! Did the power steering in yours fail while you were driving with your instructor as well?

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > CB 01/20/2015 at 21:02

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Nope, mine drove as good as a 99,000 mile drivers ed hybrid car could.

Nibby > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 21:02

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98 Malibu :/

Amoore100 > CB 01/20/2015 at 21:03

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That must have been interesting...

Amoore100 > . . 01/20/2015 at 21:03

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Poland?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 21:04

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TheHondaBro > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 01/20/2015 at 21:04

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At least it's turbo'd.

. . > Amoore100 01/20/2015 at 21:04

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Ayup.

TheHondaBro > Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? 01/20/2015 at 21:05

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Metros are nice. I'd do one up.

Wurrwulf > Bob LeDrew 01/20/2015 at 21:05

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Subaru Legacy 2.5GT.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 21:05

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It was my grandma's, and had way too much power for a 15 year old, or her 80 year old self. It was a blessing that she didn't kill anyone with it in the 3 years she had it.

Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/20/2015 at 21:05

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Yea...I know what you mean...but I'm just too damn tall for those things. They can be fun (trust me, I know) but they're just so small.

TheHondaBro > Bob LeDrew 01/20/2015 at 21:05

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That's way too cool.

Amoore100 > . . 01/20/2015 at 21:06

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Haha, I couldn't actually tell without the ".pl" url on the side of the car...

BrownMiataDieselWagon > Sn210 01/20/2015 at 21:06

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This is so cool! To this day, I still get excited whenever I see an 80s Escort. I have less love for YJs however...

TheHondaBro > . . 01/20/2015 at 21:06

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They make fine drag cars with the GT-R engine, that's for sure.

Bob LeDrew > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 21:06

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The guardrail managed to flatten out that pointy grill nicely.

TheHondaBro > Bob LeDrew 01/20/2015 at 21:07

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Lancia GT?

TheHondaBro > Slant6 01/20/2015 at 21:07

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Suburbans are huge.

TheHondaBro > Nibby 01/20/2015 at 21:08

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Probably more exciting than a Corolla.

TheHondaBro > Bob LeDrew 01/20/2015 at 21:09

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That's not so cool.

Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 21:09

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I know what you mean, but, like I told Sideways, I'm just too tall for them.

TheHondaBro > Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? 01/20/2015 at 21:09

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That's why you make it a convertible!

TheHondaBro > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 01/20/2015 at 21:10

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Am I wrong if I like those wheels a little?

Sn210 > BrownMiataDieselWagon 01/20/2015 at 21:11

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lol I don't think I've seen an 80's escort since! I had two of them to beat the hell out of: a red one like the picture and a two tone white over brown.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 21:11

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A variety. First car I 'drove' was one of these:

first drives here in Canada with this:

Learned stick with this:

did my exam with one of these:

. . > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 21:12

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The one I learned to drive in was a 1.0 or a 1.2. Not quite a GT-R. Also, the seats gave me massive backaches.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 21:12

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Apparently Honda offered them on the Fit in Canada. I dig the look of them on it.

TheHondaBro > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 01/20/2015 at 21:14

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The one on top looks like a demented Mercedes-Benz.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 21:15

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It's a Chevrolet Prisma. A fairly decent car in Brazilian standards.

CB > Amoore100 01/20/2015 at 21:17

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Did you know that kicking the passenger footwell repeatedly and with sufficient force can fix the power steering of a Honda Civic Hybrid? I do now!

Fortunately, we were going pretty slow when it happened, but gods damn the steering got heavy fast.

Hey, y'all, watch this! > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 21:19

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So, I actually learned kind of late. My dad stopped driving around the time I got my permit, and out of five kids, guess how many my mom has successfully taught how to drive? That's right, zero. She's not the best driver herself, and something about having one of her children behind the wheel makes her a nervous wreck. Plus, we didn't even have a car for most of the time I was in high school.

This meant that I wound up getting my driver's license after I joined the Army, and learned in a Humvee. And through a paperwork mistake or something, I wound up with my full military license while only having a learner's permit. I was my team's driver in Iraq before I had my civilian one.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 21:22

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I learned in my dad's work van for on road experience (I drove around in a private lot when I was little in a Peugeot 505)

It had the driving dynamics of a floating turd, the visibility of Ray Charles in IFR weather, and the reliability of Alfa Romeo on a Italian union break.

I did take my drivers test in a Chevy cavalier, it wasn't a bad car 7/10 would deal with it.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 21:27

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For me, it was my mother's 1995 Mercedes-Benz E300 (diesel) and my older brother's 1991 Honda Accord EX. Both cars were automatics, and both had really good visibility (very useful for a new driver). The Honda was much lighter on its feet and much peppier off the line, while the Mercedes felt heavier, more substantial, and safer (thanks to ABS, twin airbags, and better crash structure). Unfortunately, I didn't have much access to manual-transmission vehicles in my learning years.

The car I drove in driver's ed was a 2001 Nissan Altima (automatic, sans ABS). I actually liked it somewhat, aside from the touchy brakes.

BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 21:31

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This beautiful 04 F-150. Dad bought it new and recently gave it to me for college. Love this truck.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 21:32

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Most of my learning was in my mom's '92 Park Avenue and my dad's '77 GMC Jimmy (K5). Driver's Ed. car was a '98 Taurus.

Vicente Esteve > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 21:33

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Although I didn't have to go to school, because Mexico, I did go to perfection my manual driving skills. In this:

Mechanical steering

No A/C

No rev counter.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 21:37

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I first learned in my mom's 07 Pilot in the empty library parking lot on a Sunday (they were closed)

My drivers ed car was a 2012 Ford Focus Titanium hatch (the local dealership provided the car and because of that it was covered in the dealer's vinyl and stickers!

TheOtherBRZ > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 21:47

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clk 55 amg. It's hard to drive anything that's not a v8 coupe now but I manage.

Caleb Ehlers > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 21:47

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I learned to drive in a 2001 Lincoln Town Car but my driver's ed car was a Prius needless to say i preferred the Lincoln.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 21:49

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I miss that truck.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 21:51

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1986 Toyota 4runner

traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 21:53

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That thing rattled like crazy at 70 miles hour, I could barely hear the instructor speaking

...but it's got half of an Aston V12 engine! I accidentally floored it once and it didn't sound too bad at 5000 RPM

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 22:03

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'94 Camaro Z28 with a 6 speed. Actually an excellent car to learn to drive a stick on, lots of torque, tough to stall.

Took my driving test in an '88 Pontiac 6000 STE. Loved loved loved that car.

Dadu > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 22:09

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This.

High School Driver's Ed, Dis Thang,

ranwhenparked > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 22:14

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My parents' 1990 Subaru Loyale wagon.

I only took a couple driver's ed classes to qualify for the insurance discount. I remember the instructor had a K-car, but can't remember if it was a Reliant or an Aries.

Autofixation > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 22:15

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1992 Dodge Ram B350 360ci., most of my early driving was in this because I grew up with nine siblings we didn't really have a choice but to have one. I even drove it to high school rather often. I still remember the day I got my learner's permit, it was in December and my dad told me to get in the driver's seat with snow everywhere. I shuttled my dad around the city to the rest of his appointments for the day, in the snow at 15 years old. That was my first day driving, ever. My favorite thing to do was to back it into parking spaces at the store when I was 16, people would get very nervous and go back and check their cars.

Next most driven was the 1987 Dodge W350 4 speed with 36o bbl. This is what my dad used to teach me to drive manual when I was 13 years old so I could help do things around the property.

At the same time, I spent time also learning on my dad's 1987 Dodge Diplomat Police Package 318 4bbl. posi. This car was a hell of a lot of fun, and definitely a sleeper.

Autofixation > Bob LeDrew 01/20/2015 at 22:16

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Probably Subaru Legacy GT.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 22:36

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First drove: 91 Integra

Driver's Ed car: a really old ugly brown Sable

vert304 > Rainbow 01/20/2015 at 22:37

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Same although mine pulled to the left a lot.

Justin Hughes > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 22:39

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Not this actual Cherokee, but one exactly like it.

Rainbow > vert304 01/20/2015 at 22:40

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Mine had a hole in the exhaust and sounded like a Harley that had just inhaled helium.

Not a bad car, though, as far as driving goes.

TheHondaBro > Justin Hughes 01/20/2015 at 22:44

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Even with those awesome tires?

Funktheduck > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 22:48

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I didn't take drivers ed. I learned on 4 wheelers and go karts. When I was 14 I drove my truck around the neighborhood with my stepdad and whatever hot rod we had at the time.

FromCanadaWithLove > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 22:49

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Not as boring to drive as it looks.

Justin Hughes > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 22:50

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No, but they had white lettering that my dad made me use that whitewall cleaner shit on that never worked.

Amoore100 > CB 01/20/2015 at 22:51

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Hah, that's a great story...how did you figure out that solution?

CB > Amoore100 01/20/2015 at 22:55

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It had happened before. My instructor got me to pull over, and explained that there was a small $800 switch that was broken that controlled the power steering, and was located in the passenger footwell. So he kicked it a few times, I tested the car, he kicked it a few more, and it must have put the switch back in place.

Weird, I know.

TheHondaBro > FromCanadaWithLove 01/20/2015 at 22:55

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Well, VTEC.

Amoore100 > CB 01/20/2015 at 22:56

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This is when you begin to question the driving school that you go to...

CB > Amoore100 01/20/2015 at 22:58

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Hey, I haven't killed anyone while driving yet, so they did something right.

Dale Franks > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 23:06

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The 1976 Datsun B210 Hatchback. I miss that car.

Maddox Kay > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 23:27

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Yup, I'll be the obnoxious one. I loved it... until I drove my A3 and an E39 530i sport and realized I wasn't a fan. Isolated ride and probably the laziest throttle response of any car I've driven.

Amoore100 > CB 01/20/2015 at 23:45

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Or you're just an exceptionally gifted driver (which I assume you are, given that you actually have some automotive interest)...

Et tu, Hellcat? > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 23:47

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2000 Toyota Sienna LE

(Not actual picture, but same colour and features)

Slow and ponderous, but never had any mechanical problems. However, it had essentially bald all-seasons, meaning my first Canadian winter driving experience was memorable...

wafflesnfalafel > TheHondaBro 01/20/2015 at 23:58

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Top this - I learned in a 1970 VW Beetle 4spd manual. I failed the first two driver tests - why? speeding. Hah! Ask me how many tickets I have had, (hint - less than one.)

Trevor Mohr > TheHondaBro 01/21/2015 at 00:19

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2010 Acura MDX, unfortunately...

DipodomysDeserti > TheHondaBro 01/21/2015 at 00:27

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Chevy 2500HD and a Suburban. I will never buy a big truck.

Patrick Nichols > Slant6 01/21/2015 at 00:58

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Took my drivers test in my mom's 99 'burban... asshole made me parallel park too (I think he was mad that I was the last test of the day), but I somehow managed to do it first try.

A little different than the acura something that I did all of my drivers ed hours in. Which to be fair I did in two hour stints 6-8 am so I didn't have to bike to work those days.

JohnPlayerSpecial > TheHondaBro 01/21/2015 at 02:20

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As you can probably tell, I got my license not too long ago. Mom's 2011 Nissan Leaf SL; I put more miles on it initially than she did.

pip bip - choose Corrour > TheHondaBro 01/21/2015 at 02:38

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my dad's 1983 VH Holden Commodore SL , 4spd with blue 173mtr , complete with AM radio and vinyl seats , no A/C or Power steering.

Hiroku > TheHondaBro 01/21/2015 at 06:30

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A 2006 diesel Toyota Auris.

I remember after I finished driving school and jumped into my first "own" car, my stepdad's beat Opel Corsa 1.0, which had no power steering (or power anything, for that matter). Even though it was a crap car in all senses of the word, I enjoyed driving it so much more, felt a lot more connected with the car. The driving experience in that Toyota was so detached by comparison that it felt like nothing was actually connected to anything mechanical at all, like the pedals, steering and stick shift were just some sort of joystick. Lord what an awful car that was.

Granted I no longer miss that Corsa at all either.

twochevrons > TheHondaBro 01/21/2015 at 09:32

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I never had any drivers' ed lessons – my father taught me to drive in his thoroughly worn-out 1976 Triumph 2500TC. With slightly touchy manual transmission, no power steering, and a gloriously torquey inline-six driving the rear wheels, it was a somewhat unconventional learning experience, but a fantastic one.

It stuck around long after that, too – after I moved on to my Rover SD1, my brother learned to drive in it as well. It finally succumbed to rust about a year ago, but I managed to take it for one last drive before it went away. I may have been rough on it (that dent in the door was my doing), but I was, and still am, very attached to it. I'd love to find another one to own some day.

Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder > TheHondaBro 01/21/2015 at 11:18

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I had 3 diffrent instructors for some reason and I drove:

VW Polo 1.6 TDI

Seat Ibiza TDI sportcoupe

This car was fun, but a hard car to learn to drive in.

Toyota Yaris diesel

Boring and pretty big, this is the car I passed my test in last december.

Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car > TheHondaBro 01/21/2015 at 11:28

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Dad: 2001 Acura MDX

Mom: 2007 Nissan Sentra

Grandpa 1: 2004 Isuzu Axiom

Grandma 1: 2008 Mercedes R350

Grandma 2: 1996 Nissan Altima

Uncle: Honda element (5 speed manual)

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > TheHondaBro 01/21/2015 at 13:03

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Yeee

(Except for the swag rims)

wiffleballtony > TheHondaBro 01/22/2015 at 01:22

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I am braced for the shame. PT Cruiser. They were brand new at the time. And the drivers education school has baught a bunch of them.