What car did you learn how to drive in?

by **get_an_ea_today** » March 14th, 2012, 10:06 am

I thought this might be interesting. What car did learn how to drive in?

I learnt in a 1991 EA Falcon wagon Series 2, four speed column shift, bench seat, cpi, stock everything, back in 2004 when I was sixteen...

My dad had a huge beer gut back then, so the bench had to go all the way back haha just making it that much easier

Matt

by **holmsy** » March 14th, 2012, 10:27 am

brand new (at the time) ba xr6.
also got to use it basically as my car after i got my license for about 6 months.

that was good

by **67rce** » March 14th, 2012, 11:03 am

Mk2 Cortina colunm Manual, 1989 Telstar, EL Wagon and a 2004 Mini Cooper S.

by **Kyle the ED4LTR** » March 14th, 2012, 11:16 am

2000 Toyota Avalon CSX, and mid 2008 my ED when I bought it and finally got it rego'd

by **nothin suss** » March 14th, 2012, 11:16 am

Daihatsu Rocky from memory....

by **mild67** » March 14th, 2012, 11:39 am

1976 F100 and a merc

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by **wicksy** » March 14th, 2012, 12:15 pm

Brand new BA XR6 same situation as josh drove it around for a while until
I got my first car which was a 1980 XD

by **SLY5LT** » March 14th, 2012, 12:22 pm

the instructers car was a diesel gemini, and a 'VJ" charger that i bought off my brother...265/3 speed, which became 318/auto just after i passed the test :grin:

by **superhuS!** » March 14th, 2012, 1:04 pm

EL Falcon wagon. Then became my first car. Didn't service it for 70 000kms. Was an animal of a car.

by **suspect** » March 14th, 2012, 1:33 pm

Jaguar xk6 series 1 with 350 /turbo 400 combo.
But got my Ls with my Eb gli manual, and my 93 turbo diesel rodeo 4x4.
Ls for HC in a 07 Mack Vision

miss that thing.

by **Commando** » March 14th, 2012, 1:50 pm

XE GL 3.3 5 speed in phaggot beige. Dad went bananas when i washed it with liquid sugar soap once lol.

What a dog of a car to learn in (and tow with). Still, Stockholm Syndrome kicked in & i learned to luff it.

by **apoc** » March 14th, 2012, 1:59 pm

1976 Celica LT 5 speed. Such a beast!

by **ford_racing_8** » March 14th, 2012, 2:06 pm

A mates mint 2ltr manual TD Gemini SLX or what ever the top model was.

by **[Sterling]** » March 14th, 2012, 2:20 pm

EF futura, 2010 focus zetec and a 2010 navara d22. Navara was the most fun.

by **Bipolar** » March 14th, 2012, 2:34 pm

Dad's manual 82 Subaru AWD Wagon which later became mine. Was fun trying to lose traction launching in the wet in AWD.

Not just once but TWICE I had to stop on the same roundabout on mt Ls because someone was coming around the wrong way. Learning on Bribie was good preparation for dealing with 'tard drivers.

by **EFdohc** » March 14th, 2012, 3:12 pm

Ea falcon CPI 5 speed manual. Which I later bought off mum for 1200 bucks. 130,000 km beast of a thing this was 7 years ago now. So got it pretty cheap.

by **Michael (HYPOEB)** » March 14th, 2012, 4:21 pm

EB XR6 with a button clutch. Such a **** to learn in

by **jazza312** » March 14th, 2012, 4:36 pm

i learnt in mums ef gli, dads ed wagon and on the odd occasion in my brothers ed fairmont 5L. i used to think that was pretty sick lol
all of which were auto's, which led to a homo sexual auto licence. i feel shame.

by **krisisdog** » March 14th, 2012, 5:36 pm

89 turbo desiel landcruiser, 87 tray back cruiser and various models of new 4x4 like hiluxs/ navaras etc, dads work cars.

by **Jake** » March 14th, 2012, 5:57 pm

Dads EF gli
Then my EF II ghia auto
and my mates R33 turbo manual

by **Dezza** » March 14th, 2012, 5:58 pm

89' Rodeo Diesel non-turbo. Top speed of about 90 and makes a hell of a noise to get up to that! Hills are a challenge, and came with a fancy brown interior!

After driving that for a bit, I then got to drive Mum's old EBII factory 5 speed wagon. It actually felt like a huge upgrade!

by **LUXO_8** » March 14th, 2012, 6:34 pm

Dads XB Falcon.. 351 4 speed goodness!
Did my L's in my first car which was an XF ute

by **Ef_frmnt** » March 14th, 2012, 6:35 pm

I had a run of XF wagons that we used to rally around the pineapple patches when I lived up at glasshouse mountains... those were the days lol

by **Devo** » March 14th, 2012, 9:01 pm

a ford explorer, to be honest im suprised i still love fords so much after driving that piece of shit... :glare:

by **sexyr6** » March 14th, 2012, 9:06 pm

The car I learnt to drive in was your good ol trusty block ute, it was a 1969 Datson 1300 3spd column manual. used to come home from school and flog it around the block for hours using up all of dads fuel! I used to get in a bit of shit for that. lol

by **SL33PNcoons** » March 14th, 2012, 9:38 pm

Formula V open wheeler on a racetrack when I was 15

Made for an epic first few laps on a quiet practice day!

by **Sunboost** » March 14th, 2012, 9:50 pm

Learnt how to drive in my EA when.

Learnt how to "drive" in my 1st EL Ghia 5L.

by **private9** » March 14th, 2012, 9:55 pm

84 Nissan Urvan, 81 T3 dakdak and an 82 Alfa. What a pitiful bunch of shit heaps!

by **Bipolar** » March 14th, 2012, 10:21 pm

I think Urvan is slightly better than Prarie.

Whenever I see one of those I think of a poor middle-aged divorced parent with a shitkicker job driving back to their smelly house in their faded 10+ year old clothes with a car load of shopping bags full of generic brand carb-based food.

by **private9** » March 14th, 2012, 10:29 pm

Bipolar wrote:I think Urvan is slightly better than Prarie.

Whenever I see one of those I think of a poor middle-aged divorced parent with a shitkicker job driving back to their smelly house in their faded 10+ year old clothes with a car load of shopping bags full of generic brand carb-based food.

Lol My old man's first new car was a Prairie. They really are that bad!

by **ELDanny** » March 15th, 2012, 7:44 pm

I learnt in a KC Laser, NL Fairlane & 96 Land Rover Discovery

Laser was most fun as it was manual :thumbsup:

by **Cabeshere** » March 17th, 2012, 10:03 pm

I got lucky! BA XR6 Turbo (auto)
The Tx3 turbo (manual)
and The F6

by **JUSTXR8** » March 17th, 2012, 10:21 pm

HQ holden 308 t400 3000 stall and a 3.9 9inch ran mid 12s in street trim my first car still have the old girl to

tough as hell for a first car and im still alive to :grin:

by **ed40** » March 18th, 2012, 12:22 am

First car I ever drove was a HJ60 landcruiser when I was maybe 12 or 13.

First driven a car in anger was a Camira in a mudpit when I was about 14 or 15 and had the expert tips from my cousins who where younger then me and they slid those things so well!

First manual car on the road was a 1970 mach 1 mustang haha with the L plates and all.

First race car was a sigma street stock.. $200 weapon.

by **[D1SCNT]** » March 18th, 2012, 12:33 am

my old mans ZH was the first thing that got me in to wanting to be a race car driver"13years old"
then became an accomplished sikknt in my first ED at 16/17... i was untouchable :roll:

by **oatsie73** » March 18th, 2012, 8:14 am

Leland mini panelvan

by **bry40l** » March 18th, 2012, 8:37 am

hmm, 87 model mazda 121 fastback coupe thingy in marone when i was in year 5, first auto box i ever blew up

aparently when the handbrake doesnt work throwin it to reverse around dirt corners eventually leaves you with a 3 speed boat ankor,

then ive had a sigma 5 speed, 4 speed lasers, telstars, vp commodore suzuki swift and a toyota 6000 truck etc.. for bashers.
then for my Ls cars i had my 5 speed laser, high compression dual carb engine cam etc, dads 2.8 turbo diesel rodeo, my first ef boat, mums fagna,

by **vegabass** » March 18th, 2012, 10:07 am

Dad EF GLI wagon, mums V6 TX5 Ghia (such a nice car) My brothers shitbox plusar (89ish) and my other brothers Alfa Romeo 33 Boxer. The Alfa was the best fun.

Then I got my First EL XR6, and my Ex's MG F VVC (that was also epic fun)

by **TechXR** » March 18th, 2012, 11:14 am

Au falcon and my old eb falcon. Just before getting my license I was in a gtp, didn't feel good going from that to my stock eb that day

by **BBQBurner** » March 18th, 2012, 6:22 pm

My dad's Mini Morris Minor.

parking was a piece of piss

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