Full Steam Ahead! :)

MadManMike · Post by **MadManMike** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:28 pm

Well, I don't know if any of you knew, but I can't drive yet.

(Why's he on a car forum if he can't drive, and doesn't own a Polo I hear you ask...)

Well... I've had my first lesson (Last Thursday) and have one this Thursday. I have 4 in the kitty and my boss is buying me loads and wants me on the road "As soon as we can".

I'm also looking at cars as we speak (MK3 GT Coupe obviously)...

My instructor was pleased with my driving on the first lesson (I've praccied in a Corsa and a 106 before). I did about 4 laps of a small-ish square neighbourhood, and this week he wants to take me on a 60 road (2nd lesson, on a 60 road

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He said I should be on the road by Jan / Early Feb!

I'm glad i'm finally getting somewhere!!!

(Why do we give a **** you are thinking...)

Well, you probably don't care but i'm looking forward to it and thought i'd share my excitement with you all....

See you at meets early next year guys

Spik3y.

nickpolo · Post by **nickpolo** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:00 pm

sounds like you're going great guns with the lessons, well done!

i guess you want to buy a polo? any ideas what you'll be looking at?

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 6:05 pm

A mk3 GT Coupe perhaps?

Learning to drive is cool, one of the things that you just have to do! Nice that your boss is paying for them too

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 7:21 pm

Go for it mate - I had my numberplate just over a year before I could drive and had a car, in preparation, nothing wrong with registering to a forum mate

I've been drving a year, and have been signed up to another car forum for 3 years

Alex_6n2 · Post by **Alex_6n2** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 7:23 pm

driving a year and you have a GTi???

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 8:05 pm

Yep

Passed July the 12th 2004

MadManMike · Post by **MadManMike** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:23 pm

Yeah I've looked at Polo MK3 GT's already... Some of you may know I almost bought one but that's a different matter...

Anyway today I did hillstarts and got in to 3rd gear (Watch out Gatso's, here I come

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Only stalled once in two lessons so not all bad...

When's the first meet then??

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:43 am

iNfa-ReD wrote:driving a year and you have a GTi???

just what i was thinking!! lucky begger!!
when i had been driving a year, i had just bought a 1.0l mk5!!!

DelG40 · Post by **DelG40** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:16 pm

DanDiesel wrote:
iNfa-ReD wrote:driving a year and you have a GTi???
just what i was thinking!! lucky begger!!
when i had been driving a year, i had just bought a 1.0l mk5!!!

It's all about money. You can afford anything you can pay for - most obviously.

If I could afford it, I'd have my GT and my Civic VTi now.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 4:11 pm

That's very true Del, I can afford it and wanted one, so bit the bullet and got one

you only live once, so do it while you can, I can even afford the Â£177 a month insurance (gone up from Â£160 because I'm getting my bumper smoothed, the Bastards)

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 4:46 pm

cool for you man, but i am worried you're taking it a bit too quickly - at least a couple more lessons round the estates, just to ease the rust out and wake the reflexes before going out on the A-roads might be wiser?

least if you're aiming for a GTi we can be certain you're not going to be causing too many hold ups

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 4:55 pm

He's after a MK3 GT

captain_starlet · Post by **captain_starlet** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 1:47 pm

BONZA M1K3Y

D-Dub · Post by **D-Dub** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 7:45 pm

Well done for buying a vw for your first car mate, first car of mine was a s**t mk3 fiesta

We don't want your forgiveness, we didn't come for absolution = Ace tune that, love Wid & Ben