When I learned how to drive, I was already married. I drove Rick's 1971 Mustang Fastback. And that's the car I used when I took my test. My dad took me in for my test and he thought I'd have trouble doing my 3-point turn in the car as it had a very small rear window. But I passed. (Actually, if you want to get technical, my dad taught me to drive when I was about 14....we were camping and he took me out on an old mountain road in his old truck. It had an automatic tranny.)
When I learned how to drive a manual tranny, I ordered a 1984 Plymouth Turismo. I went to the dealership, ordered the car, THEN went to my dad and said, "Dad, I just ordered a new car and it's coming in about six weeks. It's manual. Teach me how to drive it." He looked at me, shook his head, grabbed his truck (that one had a manual tranny) keys and said, "C'mon, let's go." And away we went.
What car did you use as your learning-to-drive car? In what car did you take your drivers' test to get your license?
When I learned how to drive a manual tranny, I ordered a 1984 Plymouth Turismo. I went to the dealership, ordered the car, THEN went to my dad and said, "Dad, I just ordered a new car and it's coming in about six weeks. It's manual. Teach me how to drive it." He looked at me, shook his head, grabbed his truck (that one had a manual tranny) keys and said, "C'mon, let's go." And away we went.
What car did you use as your learning-to-drive car? In what car did you take your drivers' test to get your license?
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