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Learner Permit: Straight on the Road or EDT first?

  • 23-10-2016 6:24pm
    #1
    MSVforever
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 596 ✭✭✭


    Hiya.

    As my wife will receive her learner permit soon Im wondering if she should do the EDT with an instructor before she drives my car (I would be with her of course and hold a full car license for 20 years)?

    What did you guys do?

    The other issue is that my car is quite big (old Merc) and has an automatic transmission. I was going to trade it in for a smaller manual car so she can get the full license without being restricted to automatic cars only.

    What would be your approach?

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,738 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    Industrial park after its closed or a large car park at night first would be my suggestion. Get her used to the basics first, helps progress through the EDT otherwise she'll be spending her lessons doing that anyways.

    Be wary of spending too much time before the lessons though for fear of picking up bad habits etc.


  • #3
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,102 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    MSVforever wrote: »
    Hiya.

    As my wife will receive her learner permit soon Im wondering if she should do the EDT with an instructor before she drives my car (I would be with her of course and hold a full car license for 20 years)?

    What did you guys do?

    The other issue is that my car is quite big (old Merc) and has an automatic transmission. I was going to trade it in for a smaller manual car so she can get the full license without being restricted to automatic cars only.

    What would be your approach?

    Thanks.

    No point in getting rid of a good auto, she can do lessons and test in a school car to get used to gears. With the way manufactures are going there'll be less manual cars around soon anyway, hybrid/EV don't like manual and diesel is dead.


  • #4
    Advbrd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 619 ✭✭✭Advbrd


    Del2005 wrote: »
    No point in getting rid of a good auto, she can do lessons and test in a school car to get used to gears. With the way manufactures are going there'll be less manual cars around soon anyway, hybrid/EV don't like manual and diesel is dead.

    Why do you say diesel is dead?
    My current car is diesel. It's the first diesel I have owned and I would be loathe to go diesel again. Whenever I say this, people think I am mad. They are noisier and more expensive to purchase and maintain. I don't do sufficient mileage to reap the benefit of diesel being cheaper. Petrol cars have become more efficient in recent years.
    Looks like I have just answered my own question.


  • #5
    MSVforever
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 596 ✭✭✭MSVforever


    _Tyrrell_ wrote: »
    Industrial park after its closed or a large car park at night first would be my suggestion. Get her used to the basics first, helps progress through the EDT otherwise she'll be spending her lessons doing that anyways.

    Be wary of spending too much time before the lessons though for fear of picking up bad habits etc.

    Cheers. That's what I thought.
    I guess I will take her to an empty car park on an early Sunday morning.

    I am actually a learner motorcyclists atm where it is mandatory to complete 18 hours (called IBT which is the equivalent of EDT afaik) with an instructor before being allowed on the road.
    I will have my test next month and therefore will take some pre test lessons (to get rid of bad habits).


  • #6
    MSVforever
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 596 ✭✭✭MSVforever


    Del2005 wrote: »
    No point in getting rid of a good auto, she can do lessons and test in a school car to get used to gears. With the way manufactures are going there'll be less manual cars around soon anyway, hybrid/EV don't like manual and diesel is dead.

    Thanks.
    I think I will keep it for a bit longer and see how she gets on with the lessons.
    However I might have to downsize as the parking situation is a total pita where we live (thank god for the sensors).


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  • #7
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,102 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    Advbrd wrote: »
    Why do you say diesel is dead?
    My current car is diesel. It's the first diesel I have owned and I would be loathe to go diesel again. Whenever I say this, people think I am mad. They are noisier and more expensive to purchase and maintain. I don't do sufficient mileage to reap the benefit of diesel being cheaper. Petrol cars have become more efficient in recent years.
    Looks like I have just answered my own question.

    It's a filthy fuel which produces less CO2 than a petrol, so the polar bears might be safe, but produces loads more pollution that kills people now. Which is why most cities will be banning it soon and so people will swing to hybrid, PHEV or EV.


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