Strange leaner driver cars
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RedWhiteMonkey said:
Possibly, but 140kph isn't that impressive and potentially quite slow on most sections of the Autobahn (I live in Germany). When people do they Autobahn training here they would be expected to do the speed that the rest of the traffic and 140kph isn't unusual. I suppose the instructor could have been scared if his bonnet was moving at that speed.
TIL! I've been to Germany, but spent very little time on the autobahn.Well 140 mph it wasn´t , but the speedo was about (optimistic) 190 Km/h, just flat out and it was exciting.
Fastest I had ever been in a car, the Golf was moving about in the lane, feeling light,
and the bonnet did some up/down movement in the tin, or maybe the latch/rubber stops were not properly aligned.
Fastest I had ever been in a car, the Golf was moving about in the lane, feeling light,
and the bonnet did some up/down movement in the tin, or maybe the latch/rubber stops were not properly aligned.
RedWhiteMonkey said:
Possibly, but 140kph isn't that impressive and potentially quite slow on most sections of the Autobahn (I live in Germany). When people do they Autobahn training here they would be expected to do the speed that the rest of the traffic and 140kph isn't unusual. I suppose the instructor could have been scared if his bonnet was moving at that speed.
Depends when it was. If it was last year, it probably wasn't that impressive. If it was early 80's however..ikarl said:
RedWhiteMonkey said:
Possibly, but 140kph isn't that impressive and potentially quite slow on most sections of the Autobahn (I live in Germany). When people do they Autobahn training here they would be expected to do the speed that the rest of the traffic and 140kph isn't unusual. I suppose the instructor could have been scared if his bonnet was moving at that speed.
Depends when it was. If it was last year, it probably wasn't that impressive. If it was early 80's however..I partially learnt in a year old Peugeot 208 over the summer, but did my test in my own car (2014 Focus) as I couldn't put up with the Pugs lack of power! Was nice to drive though, just needed a better engine. 
There seems to be one or two A3's covered in livery around here, but mainly Peugeots, Fiestas and Corsas.
Not a learner car, but I saw a brand new 66 plate Q7 with L's on the other week
There seems to be one or two A3's covered in livery around here, but mainly Peugeots, Fiestas and Corsas.
Not a learner car, but I saw a brand new 66 plate Q7 with L's on the other week
ikarl said:
RedWhiteMonkey said:
Possibly, but 140kph isn't that impressive and potentially quite slow on most sections of the Autobahn (I live in Germany). When people do they Autobahn training here they would be expected to do the speed that the rest of the traffic and 140kph isn't unusual. I suppose the instructor could have been scared if his bonnet was moving at that speed.
Depends when it was. If it was last year, it probably wasn't that impressive. If it was early 80's however..I learned to drive in a 106 and then a 206 when my instructor changed cars, which seemed perfectly fine to me. I also learned in my mum's Renault 21 estate, that was fine.
I do sometimes worry though, that the instructors making these odd choices, are not doing their students so many favours when it comes to making the "right" decision once they get into their own car?
Electronic handbrakes and so forth, seemingly different on all cars, but no good when the new driver gets a 15 year old Fiesta to bumble around in with a conventional handbrake and then doesn't know how to properly use it when doing a hill start etc. I might be right off the mark of course, and am happy to be corrected.
I do sometimes worry though, that the instructors making these odd choices, are not doing their students so many favours when it comes to making the "right" decision once they get into their own car?
Electronic handbrakes and so forth, seemingly different on all cars, but no good when the new driver gets a 15 year old Fiesta to bumble around in with a conventional handbrake and then doesn't know how to properly use it when doing a hill start etc. I might be right off the mark of course, and am happy to be corrected.
RedWhiteMonkey said:
Living here in Ludwigsburg, which is very close to Porsche and Mercedes, it is not unusual to see driving schools using Porsches or pretty high spec Mercedes as their cars. There is one school close to me that uses a C63. They must pay a fortune in insurance.
Insurance for learners is surprisingly cheap. That's because they are always accompanied whether in a driving school car or your own car. Add Little Johnny to your policy and it may well be a £100-200 additional premium but with a higher excess. Once they pass and are allowed to run solo that's when the thousands of pounds premium kicks in.
vikingaero said:
Insurance for learners is surprisingly cheap. That's because they are always accompanied whether in a driving school car or your own car. Add Little Johnny to your policy and it may well be a £100-200 additional premium but with a higher excess. Once they pass and are allowed to run solo that's when the thousands of pounds premium kicks in.
Exactly.I've had this debate with loads of people I've worked with whose son or daughter has just been added to their insurance as a 17 year old for a piffling £150 extra or something. You tell them it'll be thousands once they pass their test and they don't believe you, and state that it was only £150 and thats the son/daughter on the policy from this point forward.
And sure enough.... as soon as son or daughter passes the test the insurance company turn round and tell the parents it'll be £3500 for the rest of the year it whatever.
vikingaero said:
RedWhiteMonkey said:
Living here in Ludwigsburg, which is very close to Porsche and Mercedes, it is not unusual to see driving schools using Porsches or pretty high spec Mercedes as their cars. There is one school close to me that uses a C63. They must pay a fortune in insurance.
Insurance for learners is surprisingly cheap. That's because they are always accompanied whether in a driving school car or your own car. Add Little Johnny to your policy and it may well be a £100-200 additional premium but with a higher excess. Once they pass and are allowed to run solo that's when the thousands of pounds premium kicks in.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff