I dont know about you lot but 11 years ago when i was learning to drive i was in a diesil Corsa, friends were in micras and if they were lucky you'll get thye odd escort. NOWADAYS, i see fiesta st's and mini cooper S's amungst others whats going on?

Wont be long and they'll be learning to drive in a scoob or evo lol

 

Perhaps it's better they have experience of a pokier car, i still see plenty of diesels learner cars though.
Don't think there any rules about what car you learn in.

 

I learnt in a Sapphire Cosworth 4x4.

Instructors car was a cr*ppy Metro though.

 

my instructors car was a corsa sr ! back in old 1989 ! lovely wee thing ! i think its a competition thing now....my driving lessons were £6.50 each time !

 

There's a Corsa vxr driving instructor near me, always thought it was a bit mad, his insurance must be massive, but then I suppose it is anyway.

 

my lessons wew £10 back in the day not sure what price they have reached now?

I would of much rather learnt in a Cooper s than a terrible corsa lol - perhaps they get these cars as they will keep there value better when they come to sell them?? who knows.

 

Nahh i think its just they get more trade if they have a snazzy car. Would you want to learn in a 1.0 micra, or a Mini Cooper

 

we have BMWs and Mercs as learner cars here with the odd golf and astra thrown in aswell.

 

i've just applied to be a driving insructor,so it dontlook to bad on the car front ...they say i should think about a 2nd car,how many people do u think would like to learn in a scooby

 

when i started learning to drive in may 2005, it was in a 1.2 52 plate renault clio. not a bad car, but within a couple lessons, my instructor had bought a brand new red mini cooper.

"this is pokey" i mentioned to him a couple lessons later.

"thats because its a cooper s" he replied

got rid of that about 3 months later. wanted a blue one.
so i passed my test in a 55plate blue mini cooper s.

(it was my instructors fault i had to have performance cars from the off, not me!!)

 

no wonder why the 'kids' of today drive like nutters!! lol

 

my first instructor had a b reg micra,which was updated to an M reg fiesta diesel

 

There will always be wealthy people willing to buy these cars for there kids.......

 

My next door nbr (ADI) had a Cooper drop top but he had to get rid as the rear visability was not enough to meet the required standards, now has a cooper S. I think he charges c.£20 / hr.

 

Corsas weren't even around when I learned to drive in 1988. I learned in a Vauxhall Nova...remember them? I would love to have learned to drive in a scooby though.

 

they must convert these 'hot' hatch to duel control right?

 

Corsa's, Micra's, Fiesta st's...... the world has changed so much.....,,.....I learned in a Vauxhall HC Viva!!!

 

A corsa in 1989??????? Thats amazing as they didnt go into production until 92/93!!

 

Here in Cairns Australia on holidays, I see one local driving instructer with a classic 2dr Sti for doing lessons in!!

 

I learnt to drive in a Subaru Justy, way back in 1989.

Jase

 

Vauxhall Chevette

 

Unless it was an Opel Corsa, which was also known as the vauxhall nova

 

Learnt in a Fiesta 1.8D

 

should make em learn in a transit!!
i did during my apprenticeship!!!
you quickly learn to reverse park them

 

I learnt to drive 20 years ago, I used XR school of motoring, they used XR3i's, but then again I do live in Essex

 

sure there was a pic of a scoob that was an instructors car at olton last year lol

 

How unlucky was I - Toyota Corolla 1985 yuk!!!