Learning to Drive - Page 8

Jo1313 · ‎02-02-2021

@shoesnbags wrote:
@Jo1313 This thread is a regular trip down memory lane. The car my mom bought after the Studebaker was a Ford Maverick in a pretty dark metallic green. It seemed so luxurious after the ole Studebaker haha.

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My Ford Maverick was red with a black rag top..red plaid interior..no power steering..had to pay extra for a heater and AM/FM radio...I cried when the mechanic said "don't bring it back"..it couldn't pass NYS inspection..

I would give anything to have manual roll up windows today!..LOL

Desertdi · ‎03-13-2010

Less than 2% of cars today are manual transmissions. That's why a stick-shift is an ANTI-THEFT DEVICE.

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Desertdi · ‎03-13-2010

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And, cattle crossing gates on Deer Valley Road....

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River Song · ‎03-15-2010

I had driver's ed in high school. The car was an automatic shift sedan and two other students were in the car with me and the instructor. At the same time, my Dad was teaching me to drive the stick-shift on our VW bug. I kept reaching for the stick-shift in the driver's ed car, lol. I took my driving test in the VW bug, parallel parking was so easy, lots of room to spare. We had a few of those flower stickers on the back of the bug.

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We rescue cats · ‎01-25-2023

We too had driver's ed in school, classroom and actual driving. Then a classmate took me for my test. I was a wreck, but I passed! My sister did not. . . she failed 3 times.

roeroe1005 · ‎03-13-2010

My dad taught me, my sister, along with all the cousins in my family, and my mom. He also taught my nephews.

The summer before I turned 16 (October b/d), he would take me to parking lots on Sundays. The best was teaching me to parallel park He would stand at a spot, with a construction cone he somehow got a hold of, and I would have to park without running over his feet! Dad was a back seat driver until he passed at 97.

I also took Drivers' Ed in high school. Four 16 year old Catholic HS girls in the car. I remember our young teacher had just gotten married. I really felt bad for that poor guy - I don't know how he survived!