Most unlikely car for a learner?

Most unlikely car for a learner?

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Giantt

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468 posts

37 months

Saturday 4th May
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New range rover with L plates this morning regents park road

Super Sonic

5,002 posts

55 months

Saturday 4th May
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Ariel atom.

theicemario

652 posts

76 months

Saturday 4th May
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Saw a Discovery 3 on an L Plate the other day

georgeyboy12345

3,543 posts

36 months

Saturday 4th May
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BAC Mono

Gordon Hill

889 posts

16 months

Saturday 4th May
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Depends on where you live, I reckon Dubai would have some interesting ones.

paradigital

873 posts

153 months

Saturday 4th May
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georgeyboy12345 said:
BAC Mono
Isn’t unlikely, it’s impossible.

PomBstard

6,808 posts

243 months

Saturday 4th May
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Probably not the most outlandish around here, but PBJnr3 has been learning in the family jalopy, a VF2 Commodore wagon with a 6.2 V8 and 414bhp…



There are a few Cayennes, Macans and the like to be seen with similar yellow-and-black plates.

As for driving schools, one local school uses a Hyundai i30N…

Bobupndown

1,859 posts

44 months

Saturday 4th May
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I see youngesters driving about in Discoveries and Defenders and the like, what are they paying for insurance? My young lad will be on the road when he turns 17 in a few weeks. Learner policy not too bad but once he passes hist test we're looking at £2-3k to insure a 1 litre Peugeot 108. Can't quite work out how they drive these, or what their parents are paying for insurance?

MC Bodge

21,728 posts

176 months

Saturday 4th May
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paradigital said:
georgeyboy12345 said:
BAC Mono
Isn’t unlikely, it’s impossible.
Learner sitting on the lap of a licence holder?

Or a BAC Duo?

clarkmagpie

3,562 posts

196 months

Saturday 4th May
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Can always remember a mate in the mid 90's learning to drive in 7 series and an XJS.

MC Bodge

21,728 posts

176 months

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Bobupndown said:
I see youngesters driving about in Discoveries and Defenders and the like, what are they paying for insurance?
Business insurance? Do their homes have wheels?

ARHarh

3,795 posts

108 months

Saturday 4th May
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You won't have a clue how much it costs to insure a learner on these cars unless you get a quote. It may well be far cheaper than a corsa.

sherman

13,405 posts

216 months

Saturday 4th May
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Bobupndown said:
I see youngesters driving about in Discoveries and Defenders and the like, what are they paying for insurance? My young lad will be on the road when he turns 17 in a few weeks. Learner policy not too bad but once he passes hist test we're looking at £2-3k to insure a 1 litre Peugeot 108. Can't quite work out how they drive these, or what their parents are paying for insurance?
It may actually be cheaper on something more obscure.

Olivergt

1,347 posts

82 months

Saturday 4th May
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There used to be a driving instructor around Chingford who taught people in an XR3i back in the day.

LuS1fer

41,154 posts

246 months

Saturday 4th May
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sherman said:
Bobupndown said:
I see youngesters driving about in Discoveries and Defenders and the like, what are they paying for insurance? My young lad will be on the road when he turns 17 in a few weeks. Learner policy not too bad but once he passes hist test we're looking at £2-3k to insure a 1 litre Peugeot 108. Can't quite work out how they drive these, or what their parents are paying for insurance?
It may actually be cheaper on something more obscure.
All depends on where you live, I dare say but my son learnt in his Mk 3 MR2 which is a 1.8 132hp car.

Insurance was about 340 for the learner policy and 2600 for a black box full policy with 8000 miles. Should be about half that on renewal.
Road tax was a bh at 345 though.

biggbn

23,614 posts

221 months

Saturday 4th May
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I learnt in 2cv, TR7 and Scirroco mk1. First car was a Dyane, next was a CX2400 Gti series one. Happy days. My ACTUAL learner car for test, driving instructors car, was a pug 205 diesel

sherman

13,405 posts

216 months

Saturday 4th May
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LuS1fer said:
All depends on where you live, I dare say but my son learnt in his Mk 3 MR2 which is a 1.8 132hp car.

Insurance was about 340 for the learner policy and 2600 for a black box full policy with 8000 miles. Should be about half that on renewal.
Road tax was a bh at 345 though.
It doesnt suprise me that a new driver insurance was high on a 2 seat 'sports' convertible.

Back when I was a new driver I bought a brand new ford fiesta. It cost £180 a month but came with 2 years free insurance.
Never seen that deal since.
I reckon I saved £3-4k in insurance costs and got a nice 3 door car.

123DWA

1,299 posts

104 months

Saturday 4th May
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Giantt said:
New range rover with L plates this morning regents park road
I actually think that's a great idea. So many kids in London learn to drive in a Fiesta then get given a big SUV by their parents for passing and the new driver has absolutely no spatial awareness in anything bigger than a Fiesta.

Round here there's an instructor with an Abarth 595 Yamaha & a Golf GTD and apparently has a long waiting list as all the kids want to learn in them!

hersh

353 posts

68 months

Saturday 4th May
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In St.Day (near Redruth) there was a Ferrari with "L" plates on

Son of one of the (then) many scrap yards owners



fttm

3,709 posts

136 months

Saturday 4th May
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My youngest son used a RHD Subaru Impreza WRX STI , we drive in the right.