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Oct 26, 2011 22:39:55 GMT
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will930
Part of things
Decked K11 Micra - RetroRunner Mk2 Golf
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Oct 26, 2011 23:00:51 GMT
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just remember everthing you were learnt and keep the instructors voice in your head, when i passed my test, i got home, phoned the insurance and went stright out and had a one hell of a blast! i racked about about 250 miles in the day!
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Oct 26, 2011 23:01:17 GMT
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The first day i had my license i put a 3 doors sierra sideways into a curb with such speed i swear it lifted the car half a meter on the non-impact side ;D
It bent both the front and rear right suspension to about 15 degrees positive camber. The next night me and a bunch of friends swapped over all right side suspension stuff of another sierra i had, and the lunacy could continue. Good old days ;D
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crazymonkey
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ummm....what was I doing again???
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Oct 26, 2011 23:05:34 GMT
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haha my mate passed his test and then within 4 hours smacked his car into a lorry writing it off. not a good thing to do but it was a modern renault megane lol so no great loss
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whoever said dogs were man's best friend....obviously never heard of cable ties
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speedy88
Club Retro Rides Member
"Nice Cortina mate"
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Club RR Member Number: 118
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Going solospeedy88
@speedy88
Club Retro Rides Member 118
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Oct 26, 2011 23:15:52 GMT
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Firstly, bare in mind that 1/5th of all new drivers crash in their first year.
Secondly, remember to have good clean fun. If you're curious about "what happens if I do this?". Do it late at night a long long way from other people.
And don't speed through the forest at night. You WILL hit a pony ;D
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Oct 26, 2011 23:24:16 GMT
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Just remember that everyone is out to get you - imagine there's an elephant in the middle of the road round every blind bend - so be sure you can stop in the distance you can see.
And yes, if you decide to have a bit of a play, do it on an empty road miles from anywhere in the middle of the night. The roads are nice and quiet between 1 and 2 am. ;D
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Echoed - but beware of Tescos carparks and industrial estates - absolutely certain to get you booked, and points are not what you need. If by any chance at all you know someone with some space, ask, and either take your car or get a banger, and go do some handbrake turns, burnouts, drive it into a wall if you have to. Get all that out of your system! And when you go outside, look at the grass. If it's rigid with cold/frost, go very, very slow. It's correct that many first-year drivers crash. I crashed 6 times in my first year. It's all down to experience - or lack of.
To be honest though, I can't remember my first solo drive. I can remember my first bike ride though, which is probably why.
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qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 52
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Going soloqwerty
@qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member 52
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I got back from my driving test and jumped straight in my little Polo and went for a drive. It was such an awesome liberating feeling being able to drive without someone next to me.
Took me 5 weeks to crash. That was over confidence and arrogance. Thought I knew better than someone with more experience and ended up in a field via a closed solid wooden gate........
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I passed at 10 am in Manchester, then drove straight to Sheffield to see my mates, got home at 11pm after emptying a tank of petrol and a pair of tyres after doing about 250miles on the rev limiter. Did nearly loose it doing 110 on a private race track at about 10.30am keeping up with a BMW....
I managed to go from 17 to 22 without causing an accident, and used to drive like a right bell end. Racked up some right miles to.
But I wouldnt condone any of that, as said above if you want to find out what pulling the hand brake on at 50 does (don't btw) find somewhere where there isnt any body else.
I accidently did a handbrake turn in a police station car park :/ not a good idea......
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ZXRob
Europe
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I remember my first drive, I remember how the passenger side of the car felt so big and empty and I was certain it was driving along in the ditch. I soon got over that after say about an hour and I was mr confidence, that turned into mr over confidence and after 2 weeks of thrashing my car everywhere I rolled it into a farmers field. That was frightening and I don't recommend it! After that I vowed never to drive like an idiot and bought another polo that needed an engine, swapped the engine out of the rolled polo and was back on the road. A month later I smashed into a Micra a fence and a shed all in one foul swoop leaving the college car park like a driving god (read nob head) in front of all my mates. So not only had a written off 2 cars in a month, I also looked like an infront of my mates!
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nofrills
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my wings are made of Steeeeeeeel!!!
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i remember my first drive, i had to pick my car up from the garage as it needed a new gearbox, drove home was very nervous but within 2 hours i was mr confidence, i drove to work that day 30 miles of A road, and thinking back i was stupid. i then went to a empty space and thrashed the nuts of it for 3 hours, 1 tank or fuel and 4 new tyres, but i handbraked it, j-turned it, did burnouts and wheelspins and was just mad for those 3 hours.... but i have never done that again and i don't feel i need to, i crashed my second car at 19 after 4 days of ownership was gutted, but my confidence needed a knock and it did me the world of good, and i calmed down alot.
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Oct 27, 2011 10:25:03 GMT
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Passed my test on a Wednesday, got my insurance on the Saturday and went for my first solo drive in my own car, got there ok, sat in traffic on the way home, no problem, feeling good I pulled in to my parents drive too quick and knocked over the garden wall! fortunately there was only minimal damage to the car (curse word wall!) and it was another 12 months before I pranged it properly.
As for advice, your mates will probably try and egg you on to do more crazy stuff or you will want to show them what a great driver you are. but getting where you are going in one piece with no near misses will prove you are a good driver, not clipping apexes at a millionty miles an hour. Keep nutty driving away from residential areas and use the damn mirrors.
Oh, and most importantly. Have fun ;D
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Oct 27, 2011 11:34:25 GMT
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Oh and never, ever, ever under any circumstance use the phrase "Watch this"
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roundozo
Part of things
Retroless but not for long!
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Oct 27, 2011 11:39:27 GMT
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I used to drive old bangers round a field when I was 13 until I passed my test. Its a great way to get some experience of how to handle a car, especially if you end up going sideways! Then when your on the road you’ve done all the silly things and have got them out of your system. That was near Winchester so not far from you. If you know of anyone with fields they don’t use, buy an MOT failure, race it around a field for a bit (also helps you learn how to fix a car as it WILL break) and when your done, scrap it and get your money back!
Be safe on the roads, I’ve known too many accidents and some fatal. Its not worth it, impress your mates doing other things. Best of all have fun!
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Oct 27, 2011 11:57:12 GMT
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Passed my test on a Tuesday, got my mini insured on the Tuesday afternoon and drove to college on Wednesday. *touch wood* I've never had a crash. I probably should have, but I've got away with it. About a month after passing my test I was doing a very stupid speed on a 40mph single lane A road, a car pulled out right in front of me from a side road. Slammed on the brakes and steered, I did a 720° spin accross a hatched lane seporater, the opposite lane and into a bus stop cut out. Looked bloody amazing from the outside but I don't know how I got away with it and how the seat didn't have a sphincter shaped bit missing in the foam. Didn't learn my lession though and went through many a near miss/could have lost my licence things before calming down. Always due to speed. Was very stupid, but I couldn't be told. Defiantly go out late of a night and have a mess around in a quiet part if you need to, but keep it there and not on the main road Also, enjoy yourself ;D
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Going soloDeleted
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Oct 27, 2011 12:06:20 GMT
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Keep calm and carry on.
My first drive after passing my test was in my Dad's LS400 with all the family and my partner in the car with me to go to the supermarket and back... through the middle of Sheffield... in the afternoon. I got out at the supermarket car park and was relieved to be alive even though no near misses had happened.
The first time driving on my own was a much happier incidence and as said already, was very liberating though the car did feel very empty indeed, and far too wide, and everyone else felt like they were on my side of the road.
I still watch the road like a hawk, I'm always expecting to have an accident and have had several occasions where keeping an eye on everything has preventing me crashing... and that seems to be the key. Drive like everyone else is an curse word out to ruin your NCB.
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fogey
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Oct 27, 2011 14:24:30 GMT
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I remember my little Riley Kestrel felt very big and empty the first time I went out in it alone.
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Going soloDeleted
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Oct 27, 2011 14:24:34 GMT
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I think I had the best start to driving. I had 2 months in my dad's Volvo before i had a car of my own on the road! That ment absolutly NO d**king about or i would be killed dead! He was also the one paying to get my car on the road so if anything happened to the Volvo, I would have kissed my Fiesta good bye!
I gotta be perfectly honest i was a really calm driver at first when i was 17, i valued my licence so much i did behave, i was the anoying little s**t doing 3mph under the speed limit everywhere! It was only when i hit 19 i sped up a little when i realised, you wont get thrown in jail for a cheeky 75mph on the motorway.
I had my First accident in my 2nd year of driving, my fault but it was an accident rather than a result of p**sing about.
Just remember, if you really DO want to impress people with how good you are, show them how good you are! That don't mean fast and sideways, it's the point they relax and stop watching your driving style and start enjoying the ride! The bit where you hear them telling someone how good you are considering u've just passed your test! Then if you do have an accident at least everyone will know it was just an accident and wont have shown your self up.
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Going soloDeleted
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Oct 27, 2011 14:26:20 GMT
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Further to that! Winter is coming fast, it was around this time of year i passed (Infact, 10 years ago on Saturday). Personally i think it was the best time of year to start driving, you're not over confident when the bad weather hits, u're still finding your feet, even on the ice and snow. Good footing for future driving!
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sparkyt
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selling stuff
Posts: 1,767
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Oct 27, 2011 14:43:07 GMT
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First day 72 on the m42 flat out in my v nova 1.0 new carbs and a few days later 82 with a big grin ..
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