Car you learned to drive in

[papajam]

When you first learned how to drive, what kind of car was it?

I learned in a 1961 Austin Mini RHD 4-speed when I was 12. Holy s**t, has it been that long?

[alvin moreno]

I was eight! Learned in a four speed '69 toyota 1000 wagon.

[super-racer]

I learned how to drive in an 87 Milano Gold edition when I was only 9. From 8 years old to 9 my dad allowed my to shift from the pasenger seat but once I turned 9 he let me do it from the driver seat. From my first day driving an Alfa I had a tendency to drive fast and still do to this day...what can you expect...it's an Alfa, that's what they do best.

[Sniady]

Not to brag, but I was a natural (yes driving a car is challenging, i'm gifted )

I use to drive in my Pop's Audi 5000's, I was only doing the wheel part and he did the gas and braking. And once on vacation in Germany (8 years old), my aunt let us drive her VW golf stick on a back forest road. Well i got the car out of first my first attempt and then I was in 2nd with her telling me to stop, but my foot was stuck, and she pulled the e brake which made me stall.

To anwser the question, my dad let me drive his 1986 bmw 735i. I then wanted to drive a stick, so my dad let me drive the Izusu Trooper. And when i worked at a dealership I learned to drive more car's and to shift without a clucth (not that good at it).

Then I purchased my alfa, and I'm still learning.

[smestas]

It was my Dads DATSUN King Cab (dont know the year)! That car was sweet. It was blue with mag rims, bed cover, and manual shift. He mantained that car so well that he got well over 200,000 miles out of it and it was still purring when he sold it.

[italcarguy]

i was about 11 years old. my dad had this milano gold edition at the time. fabrizio and i used to bug him about how we wanted to drive. one day he took us on this one road behind our house and let us drive. it was fun, stalled it a few times. once i got it out of my system, fabrizio jumped behind the wheel. he forgot to mention in his post that he was not able to push the clutch in to start but when he went to push it in to shift, he could not reach. we were headed down hill in neutral for a while until he moved way forward in his seat so he could reach the clutch pedal...it was funny stuff.

[67GTV]

Nothing so exciting here. Starting at 13, I 'borrowed' my mom's Honda 600 every chance I could get. Slow as molassis but fun to drive.

[alfar0meo]

First Car was my first alfa....
1991 ALFA 164L

WAs a nice car..5spd..rebuilt engine..only..165,000miles
real steal at $1,850....

man i miss that car...

[GianniB]

Does it have to be a car? I learned to drive a forklift at the family business when I was 10 or 11. Transitioning from rear wheel steering to front wheel steering was a little wierd, but learning to shift the two speed non-syncro transmission on the tree made transitioning to manual syncromesh car transmissions a piece of cake.

For my 5 year old son, learning to drive will be a piece of cake since he's been driving simulators on the PC for a couple of years.

Ciao,

[magista]

For me it was a Volkwagen Bug. Like driving a go-kart.

[Ping]

74 GTV for me.

Bought it before I knew how to drive. Loved the car ever since seeing my PE teacher's in Junior High.

[alfa_chan]

Kai, do you still have the Honda 600? My friend and I almost bought a 600 from a guy in Long Beach!
We also almost bought a CVCC Civic (the first gen Civic) in LB for $500.
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I was sitting on my dad's lap turning the wheels when I was 5 in my dad's 73(?) Corolla GT-S. And when I am sitting in the passenger side, I changed gears when my dad depress the clutch.

I think the first time I take full control (gas, steering, clutch, shifting) was in my dad's Daihatsu Hijet when I was 8.

BTW, my 73 GTV has the same smell as my dad's old Corolla. I was so sick of the smell when I was a kid, but now I begin to love it.

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Originally posted by 67GTV Nothing so exciting here. Starting at 13, I 'borrowed' my mom's Honda 600 every chance I could get. Slow as molassis but fun to drive.

[67GTV]

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Originally posted by Ping 74 GTV for me. Bought it before I knew how to drive. Loved the car ever since seeing my PE teacher's in Junior High.

[67GTV]

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Originally posted by alfa_chan Kai, do you still have the Honda 600? My friend and I almost bought a 600 from a guy in Long Beach! We also almost bought a CVCC Civic (the first gen Civic) in LB for $500.

[alfacupp]

I learned to drive in a 1960 porsche 356. Dad bought it in '71, was his daily driver for years, he still has it today. Guess I kinda rebelled when I bought my first alfa.