A 1951 Buick Special with three on the tree and no power anything.
What Car for your Driver’s Exam
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1970 Mercury Monterey 4-door 400-2V
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Mid 80s Ford Tempo
My parents 2004 Dodge Grand Caravan. The interior smelled like cinnamon Altoids, newspapers, and a faint hint of stale french fries.
My family's 1963.5 Galaxie. Jan 1968, one week after obtaining learners permit. Back then actual State Troopers conducted the driving tests in Pa. I had slightly scuffed the curb with a tire during the parallel parking test. I went back in the police office and he stamped my paper learners permit and handed it back to me. I think he only said goodbye. I got back in the Galaxie with my mother waiting. I hadn't even looked at the permit, certain that I had failed. Finally flipped it over and it was stamped "Passed." Zero to hero!
1978 Dodge B200 in 2014 when I actually took the test, rode that permit out as long as I could to get away with not having to pay high insurance rates under the age of 18. It was the only vehicle we had without a cracked windshield. Because of that thing, I can drive anything no problem.
A 1975 Ford Torino 2 door. Poor visibility and was a bad car for an exam. I hit the cones and failed my first test. I would have been better off testing with the family station wagon at the time.
I used my mom’s 1991 Mercury Tracer wagon for my September 1998 driver’s test.
i lost the thread stumbling along thru 50+ posts. Is it:
"What car should I use for my test?"
I'd say the 1 U R most comfortable in. Did the most practice in, etc.
I was comfortable w/all my controls and seat, mirror etc. "The Guy" was
commin into MY territory, etc. I passed as we'd practiced the exact menuvers
on the exact street of the eventual test. I dont know Y I hada test again years later
(moved states? license expired w/o renewal?) but I hada drive again. I was older, more
caviler, more experienced w/traffic'n driving. Yet I flunked (touched a curb? imprecise as
we do in dallying around). I should have practiced, centered my mind B4 hand. Y? cuz I hada
pay nother fee, come back nother day, etc~
"What car should I use for my test?"
I'd say the 1 U R most comfortable in. Did the most practice in, etc.
I was comfortable w/all my controls and seat, mirror etc. "The Guy" was
commin into MY territory, etc. I passed as we'd practiced the exact menuvers
on the exact street of the eventual test. I dont know Y I hada test again years later
(moved states? license expired w/o renewal?) but I hada drive again. I was older, more
caviler, more experienced w/traffic'n driving. Yet I flunked (touched a curb? imprecise as
we do in dallying around). I should have practiced, centered my mind B4 hand. Y? cuz I hada
pay nother fee, come back nother day, etc~
'67 Caprice. 283 w/powerglide. NJ uses a small track in a lot of locations for testing. Breezed it including parallel parking. Had a lot of experience working at the Esso maneuvering cars around the gas station before I was 17 which was the permit age then.
Went for my permit on my 17th birthday, got it and said OK let's take the test, DMV said 2 weeks wait to take the test, state law.
Talk about eternity.
Went for my permit on my 17th birthday, got it and said OK let's take the test, DMV said 2 weeks wait to take the test, state law.
Talk about eternity.
1976 Peugeot 504 diesel with a 4 speed manual.
