How powerful was the car you took your test in?

[Sir Humphrey]

Has anyone taken their test in something unusual? Standard 1.4l Seat Ibiza for me but I'd have liked to do it in my Dad's Jag.

[kambites]

Not very, it was a naturally aspirated diesel Clio.

To this day, one of the most hateful cars I've driven, although far from the slowest.

Edited by kambites on Wednesday 24th September 11:15

[andy-xr]

An L reg 1.0 Micra

[zoom star]

Mk 2 Escort 1600

[Geekman]

1.4 Astra with a massive 88BHP.

[Bluehawk]

A whopping 98bhp from a 2014 1.6 TDCI Fiesta!!

[RGambo]

Mine was a 1.0L metro.

slight deviation, the metro I learnt in was a carp car back then, my daughter who has just started learning, is using an instructor with an Audi A1 TFSI ! red with leather interiour. She's got a bit of a comedown when she drives her own citroen C1 :-)

Edited by RGambo on Wednesday 24th September 11:17

[Asterix]

Ummmm - 1.3 Datsun I think back in 1986.

[mike-r]

90bhp diesel Punto I believe. Felt quite quick at the time.

[Lee540]

kambites said:

Not very, it was a naturally aspirated diesel Clio.

Same, 2002 vintage.

[Dave Hedgehog]

a 1.0L MK1 fiesta

i really struggled to keep the mountain of power in check

[willisit]

1.6 Nissan Sunny (1994 L plate). Something like 100hp I believe.

[Chris Stott]

Did 11 lessons in a Talbot Horizon then had a 4 month wait for my test.

Booked a lesson before my test and my instructor turned up in a brand new 1.0 Metro - can't imagine it had more than c.60bhp, but it felt like a rocket after the Horizon.

[smithyithy]

Citroen C2 VTR - 1.6 with 108bhp. Bright red too. Bad boy ya gets me?

[-Pete-]

Thirty years ago in a Fiat Strada (Ritmo) 1.3L with 65BHP, which was a rocket ship compared with my parents 650cc air cooled twin Fiat 126 l learned in, which had only 23BHP. Kids of today etc etc...

[oilslick]

An 1.4 Nissan Sunny, not very powerful at all.

My driving instructor was kind enough to change cars a couple of days before so the first time I drove it was the lesson before the test. Still passed

[Leins]

118bhp '85 Saab 900i

Got stuck in road-works for over 20 minutes, middle of July, and didn't know whether or not to open the sunroof or my window in case he failed me for some bizarre reason. So just sat there, both of us sweltering and going nowhere, and I kept both hands gripped to the steering wheel the whole time just in case. Think he felt sorry for me in the end and passed me anyway

[mickyveloce]

1986 for me too. Ford Fiesta popular ( a misnomer if ever there was one) producing a whopping 45bhp.

Following the successful test, each and every brake horse power was thrashed to within an inch of its life. Until I handbrake- turned it into a kerb.

[Daniel1]

Fiesta 1.25 Zetec - 82 BHP apparently

[Jasandjules]

A 1.1 Fiesta.