What Did You Take Your Driving Test In?

"wbizarre - OEM fetishist" (wbizarre) 02/16/2015 at 17:03 • Filed to: None

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I'll start...

Borrowed a family friend's car since it was a weekday and both my parents' cars were unavailable.

TheHondaBro > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:06

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My very own Honda Accord.

Nibby > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:07

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Tareim - V8 powered > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:07

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done my lessons and test in an almost identical one to this abomination

Mercedes Streeter > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:07

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2003 GMC Envoy XL. I actually took down a tree branch during the test (DMV's starting line had some low hanging trees). Nothing like a vehicle so large, the parking brake and a curb can't contain it...

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:08

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My moms 2008 Saturn Vue XR which we no longer have.

(Only picture I have available)

lone_liberal > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:09

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A Dodge Aspen that was almost identical to this one except no rake and no scoop. Lord was that a piece of shit.

Street Surgeon > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:09

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This car, this exact color and trim.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:11

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Honda CR-V.

MIATAAAA > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:12

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In TX we didn't have to take a test if we did driver's ed school.

But my school had us drive these back in the day.

f86sabre > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:12

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1988 Chevy Caviler. Did it during a flood in Auburn, WA. There was 6" of water in most places. Made the parallel parking test pretty easy as the lady had no interest in getting out and moving the cones closer to fit the car.

Klaus Schmoll > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:12

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This without the ricer bits. Driving instructor liked bright colours. When I started he had a text-marker yellow Astra F. One day he had me drive around the lot at the local VW dealership, asking if I could spot his new car. It wasn't hard.

blacktruck18 > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:13

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1993 Pontiac Bonneville, I miss that car.

TheJWT > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:13

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This piece of magnificence. Although I kind of wish I had my Sentra back then to scare the shit out of the instructor.

Tohru > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:14

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Red and silver two tone, but same vehicle.

wkiernan > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:14

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One of these, white like this one but the hubcaps weren't so nice. The punch line is, I had learned to drive, and had all my driving experience, in my parents's mid-60s VW Beetles, but the day I went to take the test neither of them were available, so my friend Dean lent me his '67 Catalina, with its 4-barrel carbureted 389. I utterly failed the parallel parking test, but after I explained the business about the Beetles the examiner gave me a break and let it slide.

BlurpleToyotaDishwasher > Tareim - V8 powered 02/16/2015 at 17:14

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Likewise (albeit a black 5dr). God they're shit.

Trunk Impaired 318 > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:18

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My old '97 autotragic 318ti Active

lonestranger > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:19

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Another Stanza here, but mine was the final-gen '89-'92.

P.S. Canadian TV viewers might recognize that voice as the Fountain Tire guy .

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:21

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1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue. Looked just like this one:

I'd been learning to drive in a minivan, so the smaller size of this threw me off the first time I took the test in it, and I failed the parallel parking horribly. I somehow passed the test during a nasty rainstorm later on though.

lonestranger > Street Surgeon 02/16/2015 at 17:21

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It's amazing how different car commercials were in the late '80s compared to just a few years later .

RazoE > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:24

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1000% identical to this.

#Dat2JPower

Sn210 > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:24

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I used the school's Corolla

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:27

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My dad's Rabbit.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:28

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2004 Impala. Big car, decent visibility, easy to parallel park. Of course it was my only serious option at the time, the next available would have been an '85 Chevy NOPE van.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:29

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2002 Trailblazer LT 4WD, super easy to take the test in.

And surprisingly fast.

Steve in Manhattan > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:35

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As near as makes no difference, this land yacht:

Jcarr > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:35

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The DMV. When I turned 16, taking a driving test wasn't part of the requirement so I just showed up with my certificate stating that I had completed drivers ed and got my license.

Steve in Manhattan > Nibby 02/16/2015 at 17:37

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My mom has this car (a '98) and lent it to my niece to take her test - easier than parallel parking a BMW 7 series, the car she drove to high school.

T5Killer > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:38

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What is sad I don't remember if it was the driving schools Civic or a Camry. (It has been 18 years too which doesn't help LOL) All I remember it was dark red and automatic.

AllanJH > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:39

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I did it in my mother's 99 Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. Even funnier, the instructor doing the test was in training, so a cop came with and rode in the back seat, much to everyone's amusement.

I failed the test because I ran over a curb. I didn't even notice it. True story.

KirkyV > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:39

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I started in a Corsa, but had most of my lessons in a DS3. The Corsa was shite, the DS3 was quite nice, and I think my 106 is more fun than either.

Vimto > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:47

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Took my test in this 2011 Kia Forte which my parents bought me. Gave it back to them once I bought my own vehicle (2007 Tacoma)

ranwhenparked > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:48

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This (photo for illustration purposes only, actual car may differ).

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:55

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Is this family friend Indian?

treesmakewater > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:57

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my mom's old 1995 Nissan maxima gxe

twochevrons > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:59

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I took (and passed) my test in my parents' 1976 Triumph 2500TC, complete with four-speed manual transmission and Laycock overdrive (though minus the door ding and fender crease seen in the photo – those were both my fault, but later on).

The highway section of the test involved a steep mountain road, and I remember the instructor voicing his approval at my smooth cornering and ability to double-declutch. With gobs of body roll and a gearbox that was past its prime, both of those skills were pretty much mandatory for successful operation of that vehicle!

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 17:59

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#winning

fhrblig > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 18:00

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My stepfather's '84 Nissan 300ZX 2 + 2, in which the speedometer failed during the test. Still got my license.

jariten1781 > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 18:08

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88 Suburban

Bigger than anything else I saw there.

GhostZ > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 18:22

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RallyWrench > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 18:34

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'93 Volvo 960 wagon:

Desu-San-Desu > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 18:37

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The beigest of the beige.

Spasoje > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 18:47

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In one of these:

Super-light clutch, super-light shifter, loose feeling doors and pedals...

Later, I found out all of them were like that.

speedygopher > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 19:44

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First time- 1976 (I think) Honda CVCC. Failed that one (stupid mistake), so the next time I took it in an AMC Concord. Both belonged to family friends. We had two land yachts ('74 Caddy/ '75 Impala) at the time, so I was looking for something easier to parallel park.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 20:21

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In this:

My parents' 2000 Honda Odyssey EX with a J35A1 V6 and the original 4 speed automatic transmission. Its a fun family hauler

ly2v8-Brian > Mercedes Streeter 02/16/2015 at 21:45

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Me too, except Trailblazer EXT

Wurrwulf > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 22:37

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2005 Legacy GT. It was my mom's car.

wbizarre - OEM fetishist > MIATAAAA 02/16/2015 at 22:40

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Seems like such a Texan post, haha! Mustangs for lessons and no test requrequirement.

wpudvah: GTI, Super Beetle, now with more 80-Series > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 22:41

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2006 Passat 3.6

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/16/2015 at 23:48

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Give it a U.S. license plate and you'll have the right idea (1995 E300 Diesel). Super slow but otherwise very easy to drive and park.

pip bip - choose Corrour > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 02/17/2015 at 02:13

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early to mid '80's Mazda 626 hatchback.

wafflesnfalafel > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 03/29/2015 at 23:02

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1971 VW Beetle 4spd stick - and still failed twice for speeding...

CaptDale - is secretly British > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 03/30/2015 at 19:58

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My mom's 05 Escalade EXT

similar to pictured (minus the pin stripe)

GDog > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 03/31/2015 at 08:49

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1979 Dodge St Regis ex NY State Police car. Like above, but light metallic blue with the spotlight.