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Postby gt94 » Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:58 am

Guess Who Passed There Test Yesterday.................Ok I Will Tell you.ME :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: now to look for a decent quote
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Postby Wildhound » Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:51 pm

Congratulations!
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Postby colm_mcm » Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:29 pm

Well done!
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Postby CJ » Sat Oct 13, 2007 3:15 pm

Nice work fella :smt023

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Postby Muad_dib77 » Sat Oct 13, 2007 3:42 pm

Wahey congrats!
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Postby pergau » Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:14 pm

Well done, I still remember the feeling of relief when I passed it myself.

Now don't forget to unlearn all those things that you had to do the pass the test :D
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Postby Wildhound » Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:49 pm

Yeah it was a fantastic feeling for me too. I had already decided to get the FTO and wouldn't have been able to if I'd failed!
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Postby Kace » Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:53 pm

Yep - I think I can remember that it felt good to get it first time - 18 years ago ;-)
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Postby Sebastian » Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:24 am

nice one gt.. congrats
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Postby Marie » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:47 am

Well Done! :smt098 (sorry ment :smt023 )
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Postby mcgon1979 » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:22 am

nice one bruvvvaaaaa
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Postby Myfeckin FTO » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:51 am

Marie wrote:Well Done! :smt098


The curse of the inappropriate smiley strikes again or maybe you're just jealous? :lol:
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Postby Marie » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:54 am

Myfeckin FTO wrote:
Marie wrote:Well Done! :smt098


The curse of the inappropriate smiley strikes again or maybe you're just jealous? :lol:


Ha ha ha..... :smt005
Oh my god just looked ha... thought that was thumb's up?
ha ha ha.........

Excuse you I'm a pinkie the last two year's? :smt019
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Re: Driving Test

Postby Mustang » Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:02 pm

gt94 wrote:Guess Who Passed There Test Yesterday.................Ok I Will Tell you.ME :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: now to look for a decent quote

Nice one and congrats. As a matter of interest, did you sit the test in the FTO?
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Postby mcgon1979 » Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:25 pm

Myfeckin FTO wrote:
Marie wrote:Well Done! :smt098


The curse of the inappropriate smiley strikes again or maybe you're just jealous? :lol:


LMAO @ MFFTO... classic lad.... :lol:
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Postby kevinod » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:38 pm

Congrats! Have mine 11 years this year.... have you had the ceremonial L plate burning yet? :P
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Postby ikeane » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:02 pm

Yaaaaaaay :smt041
Well done....nothing like it
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Re: Driving Test

Postby gt94 » Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:04 am

[quote="Mustang"][/quote] As a matter of interest, did you sit the test in the FTO?

No used a friends corsa. :oops: ok let the abuse fly :cry:
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Re: Driving Test

Postby mcgon1979 » Mon Nov 05, 2007 8:46 am

gt94 wrote:
Mustang wrote:
As a matter of interest, did you sit the test in the FTO?

No used a friends corsa. :oops: ok let the abuse fly :cry:


Thats a real interesting question too Mustang!!! I did my test twice in a Xr3i and failed twice (6 years ago). Then did it a week after those failures in my dads 00 golf. I was uncomfortable with the car, but I passed. Hmmm.... Does car perception come into it? I had 17" imolas on the car etc and it did look "boy racer-ish" urgh... :)

My mate did his test last week. He is only driving a while. passed. I reckon the instructors have been told to forget this arbitrary 1 in 2 50% failure rate, and only fail crap drivrs as they need to shift a backlog of 400,000 people in 4 or 5 months!!! Back in the day 50% failed, and while Im sure alot deserved it, I personally felt like a statistic not a bad driver when I failed. still...

Back to the original point by Mustang, when you arrive for your test standing beside a small clean corsa, or an FTO, immediately one of them makes you looks "safer" on the roads. no prizes for guessing. thats just basic psychology or what not. :P
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Postby Mustang » Mon Nov 05, 2007 1:40 pm

Yea, I suspected that GT94 would not have took the test in his FTO. I know I would not. If I had to re-sit my test in the moring, I'd borrow something more mainstream.
I'd say there is a huge perception issue here -young male driver, performance car -evryting examined with a fine tooth comb, I'd say your chances of passing are inversely proportional to the performance credentials of the car.
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Postby mcgon1979 » Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:16 pm

Mustang wrote:I'd say your chances of passing are inversely proportional to the performance credentials of the car.


bang on in my opinion.
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Postby colm_mcm » Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:30 pm

Mustang wrote:I'd say your chances of passing are inversely proportional to the performance credentials of the car.


But who's gonna lend you a Hyundai Coupe?
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Postby pergau » Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:58 pm

I did my test in a Mini. Its a brilliant car to do the test in because its almost impossible to speed in it and three point turns are a sinch.
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Postby gt94 » Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:46 pm

Mustang wrote:Yea, I suspected that GT94 would not have took the test in his FTO. I know I would not. If I had to re-sit my test in the moring, I'd borrow something more mainstream.
I'd say there is a huge perception issue here -young male driver, performance car -evryting examined with a fine tooth comb, I'd say your chances of passing are inversely proportional to the performance credentials of the car.


I thought the same thing hence the corsa. Not gonna turn up in the fto or the gt starlet either it has a loud exhaust and rev meter on the dash not to mention a dump valve thats a bit loud :roll: The overall image and style of your car is a big part of passing in my opinon who would you pass the lad in the Hyundai Coupe with the tinted windows and go faster stripes or the old reliable "at times" corsa
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Postby colm_mcm » Mon Nov 05, 2007 5:15 pm

The Corsa is more likely to be driven fast though
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