...you never forget.

i passed my test over a year ago and havnt driven a car since!! iam buying a car at some point over the next month of so and iam really worried iam gonna stack it, my confidance in my driving is so low. i basically did my driving test as soon as i could, i had some money from a part time job and thought id get it over and done with while i was young.

suppose i could hae driven my dads car around abit so that i wouldnt have such low confidance but i never did, hes got passat 1.9tdi and never really wanted to drive that big ugly thing and thought it might be abit to powerful for me (leaned to drive in a 1.0 clio).


iam plannng on getting a mk2 sporting, anygood for a first car??

if its a seicento sporting, its good as a first car. but if its a punto sporting, i would go for something slower.

a sporting punto sporting might not be a very good car, you could try the 1.2 8 valve or as said another model fiat, like a seicento, but soon as you want a punto i dont think you want a car that small. if its your first car get a smaller engine now and next year get the sporting

I hadn't driven a car for a few months until last week, I was seriously all over the place for about a mile, it wasn't as if it was some supercar either, it was an uno 1.0ie.

I'd get some practice in if I were you!

iam really not a fan of the seicento or the over small car fiat do whos name i cant think of right now.they so small and i am not a fan of the shape. i think iam defo gonna get a sporting. considering iam gonna be driving prety much every day to uni in september iam really gonna have to get the practise in before i start, driving everyday building my confidance up, staying in quiet areas right away of course then going onto more busy areas

Just a question about this subject why do every one say get the smallest car you can as your first car? Even the fiat garage tried that with me but me being me and not thinking of insurance got the HGT which I liked. I dont think any thing other than costs should stop you with a car if you can afford it, if your a resonable driver common sense takes over until you are confortable and that is the same with any car.

For the record just to show that I am not a perfect driver it took 4 attempts for me to pass my test ,each of the fails haveing at least 1 speed fail.

Been driving just over a year now and not one ticket yet, added that because I think I may have one coming and before anyone says anything it was a 60 to 50 so its not the cars fault.
Steve

The driving school I learnt with did refresher courses for people who dont get a car until some time after their test. I thought it was a good idea seeing how many people seem to forget how to use those flashing orange lights before slamming on their brakes...

oh and the other little fiat is the Cinquecento, great first cars, but my 2 didnt last very long...

I'd wholeheartedly reccommend getting the 1.2 8v (dunno WRT mk2s with SPi or MPi), rather than sporting tbh as it costs a shedload less on the insurance

"flashing orange lights before slamming on their brakes..."

Only ever seen them used as a curtersy(sp) at the rear of a jam on a motor way

Steve

When I passed my test after learning in a Corsa and Fiasco, I spent the next year driving my Dads Rover 620, a pretty big car for a newbie to driving but the best thing I ever did, never put a scratch on it either.

Liam

if you are a sencible type of person then you can drive what you like as a first car, as long as you can afford the insurance, a sporting punto is pretty easy to drive, just be carefull with it

cinqysxmk2 said:

I'd wholeheartedly reccommend getting the 1.2 8v (dunno WRT mk2s with SPi or MPi), rather than sporting tbh as it costs a shedload less on the insurance

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as steve1219 said money isnt relly that much of an issure, ive worked my arse off so can afford the extra insurance on a sporting

bloomfieldliam said:

When I passed my test after learning in a Corsa and Fiasco, I spent the next year driving my Dads Rover 620, a pretty big car for a newbie to driving but the best thing I ever did, never put a scratch on it either.

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i know i really should have driven my dads car every now and then after i passed my test, unfortuantly i didnt, and now iam paying the price by having a lack of confidance

Go for a PASS PLUS course, as this will help lower your insurance, and give you experience of night time and motorway driving (and help you refresh your driving).

I learnt in a Corsa 1.7TD (The Isuzu engine). Quite a powerful car to learn in but passed first time
Was also driving my parents 1.4 Tipo. After passing drove tipo some more including a 300 mile road trip about a week after passing. Didn't drive again until a year or so later. Then drove a 1.9TD Pug 205 and a Toyota Necell 4x4. First car I owned myself was 1.9TD Tipo followed by a 1.4 Ibiza. Nun wrote that off so after a short spell in a Volvo S40 and a Ford KA i'm now in a L reg 1.9TD SX Tipo. All that in about 2-3 years of passing my test.

I think the hardest car to drive was the Pug. Was just too small and the only car I actually felt intimidated in when on motorways. For a first car I'd not splash out too much, you will cry when you bump it. As for size get something medium sized, then you'll build your confidence to drive anything. I've seen people who have only driven small cars and the trouble they have in anything stilo sized.

The sporting is an alright first car there nippy. Wouldnt say there too powerful for a first car though as some have.

But shouldnt feel too nervous behind the wheel you might do for a few minutes but soon settle in again and build your confidence up.

The only thing you might not do is not use your mirrors properly or wrong gear etc just things that can be quickly and easily fixed and you will know your doing them.

I think the best thing you could do is go for a nice long drive on your own. Dont go pick up a mate or whatever the first time your in there they only do 1 thing and thats criticise generally and back seat drive and you need to get used to things on your own. And expect to stall it a few times.

Just have some fun in it build your confidence up. And enjoy the car.

Get a relative to drive the car to an empty road or parking lot. Then have a go. You will pick it up, I completely forgot how to drive after only 3 months. After about 30 minutes of start, stopping and stalling I was back in the swing of it.

I don't think it matters too much how fast the car you are getting is, you will get used to it.

Some people never forget... some people do... if you're not confident driving don't, you'll only make your passengers nervous, but if you want to drive then go get someone with experiance and let drive around with them for a bit (like you were learning). Make sure they're of a calm nature and won't try and drive the car for you because you'll only get worked up about silly little things. Get them to take you around a rout that you'll use for getting to work or going to the town. Do it a few times with said person, and then do it by your self. You'll be fine!

My ex used to make herself carsick when she was driving lol...