Anyone in here learning to drive in a gti?

[Mew]

Just driven past a nice mk6 gti in Oxford with a young lad driving on L plates. Alright for some eh!

[Snoopy]

I would hate to learn to drive in a manual one, mine does some funny things at times when pulling away, the revs drop and the thottle slow to respond.

[Gene Hunt.]

Just driven past a nice mk6 gti in Oxford with a young lad driving on L plates. Alright for some eh!

...........god knows what the insurance is . My son is 17 & learning now & wants a GTI. The other day found a  mint mk 3 GTI 8 valve for 1.695 pounds. Insurance for a 17 year old tpft was !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7.500pounds!!!!!(good post code as well) & most companies won't let them pay monthley cause there under 18 even if you were daft enough to pay it.
I've told him when he passes to just get a cheap small car & build up his ncd.

[Jimble]

I would hate to learn to drive in a manual one mine does some funny things at times when pulling way revs drop and the thottle slow to respond.

Couldn't agree more snoopy, mine is just like that, i reckon it's just gonna take a bit of getting used to and i haven't had much chance of late, i dread to think what it must be like for novice trying to get to grips with everything else as well!

[Spooner]

In my opinion thats a bit of an irresposible parent.  207hp at the feet of a learner?  One slip or mis-judgement and deaths could occur!

[bzqtang]

some people have more money than brain

[PenguinGTI]

In my opinion thats a bit of an irresposible parent.  207hp at the feet of a learner?  One slip or mis-judgement and deaths could occur!

unfortunately you don't need that much power to cause deaths. On balance though perhaps fitting a 1.4 golf with GTI brakes and suspension and tires might prove safe - surely the GTI can stop better than a standard golf?

[shrocco]

In my opinion thats a bit of an irresposible parent.  207hp at the feet of a learner?  One slip or mis-judgement and deaths could occur!

200brake and 1300kg is hardly going to set the road on fire.

[Jimble]

In my opinion thats a bit of an irresposible parent.  207hp at the feet of a learner?  One slip or mis-judgement and deaths could occur!

200brake and 1300kg is hardly going to set the road on fire.

In your hands perhaps, but not some numpty noob!

[Spooner]

Im just playing devils advocate.  In OUR hands - yeah, not a problem.  Think back to when you learnt to drive, and the fumbling and mis-pedalling you did?

My Yammy R6 bike could easily kill both me and a pedestrian in the wrong circumstances, and thats less power and a lot less weight.