Members Reverend179 Posted March 28, 2009 Members Share Posted March 28, 2009 Hey, at least you didn't do what my dad did- take his old pickup (with three on the tree, mind you), find the biggest hill in town, park facing the crest, and get out and tell me 'if you can get this thing up this hill, you can drive anything'. Grats dude. That must be seriously exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lokidecat Posted March 28, 2009 Members Share Posted March 28, 2009 Hey, at least you didn't do what my dad did- take his old pickup (with three on the tree, mind you), find the biggest hill in town, park facing the crest, and get out and tell me 'if you can get this thing up this hill, you can drive anything'. Grats dude. That must be seriously exciting. Damn. So many dads do this. I got that exact same story out of two co-workers. Almost verbatim. Just weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Kashue Posted March 28, 2009 Members Share Posted March 28, 2009 The license here will cost me around $3500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend179 Posted March 28, 2009 Members Share Posted March 28, 2009 Damn. So many dads do this. I got that exact same story out of two co-workers. Almost verbatim. Just weird. To be fair, it worked like a charm- I went up and down that hill until I could do it in my sleep, and I barring an unfamiliar clutch I have absolutely no problems driving stick now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend179 Posted March 28, 2009 Members Share Posted March 28, 2009 It's more than a test up there....it takes a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Kashue Posted March 28, 2009 Members Share Posted March 28, 2009 It's more than a test up there....it takes a while.Still, getting a license costs four times as much as my first car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mytola Posted March 29, 2009 Members Share Posted March 29, 2009 Yep. Several tests, a lot of hours with a professional instructor at $100+/hr etc. Oh, and as for what a new car will cost. A regular family-saloon like a VW Passat 1.6 diesel is easlily around $50K new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L-1329 Posted March 29, 2009 Members Share Posted March 29, 2009 Yep. Several tests, a lot of hours with a professional instructor at $100+/hr etc. $100/hr for a driving instructor??? Sheet, I only made $15/hr as a flight instructor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Kashue Posted March 29, 2009 Members Share Posted March 29, 2009 Oh, and as for what a new car will cost. A regular family-saloon like a VW Passat 1.6 diesel is easlily around $50K new. Well gee, it's not like that's twice what it costs in the States...Oh wait, it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mytola Posted March 29, 2009 Members Share Posted March 29, 2009 $100/hr for a driving instructor??? Sheet, I only made $15/hr as a flight instructor... Yep. That's including insurance, petrol, car hire etc. though. Still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend179 Posted March 29, 2009 Members Share Posted March 29, 2009 Well gee, it's not like that's twice what it costs in the States...Oh wait, it is And we can't even get an engine that small in the Passat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members karma279 Posted March 30, 2009 Members Share Posted March 30, 2009 My daughter is almost 8... I let her sit in the front seat with me and drive the mile down our back-road home sometimes. Of course she just works the steering... Starting mine early Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misterhinkydink Posted March 30, 2009 Members Share Posted March 30, 2009 If I was in the US, I'd have my license already. I started driving with my dad last year, but haven't driven much lately. The license here will cost me around $3500, which I can't afford yet anyway, so... It didn't cost me that much to get a pilots license. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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