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Do you remember your Driver’s Ed car?
October 20, 2009
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A student driver vehicle sits ready on the course at State College High School in State College, Pa., on Feb. 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Today’s question (as it often is) was inspired by something that I noticed on my way into work early this morning. This time it wasn’t anything exotic or especially flashy that caught my eye. In fact, it was a rather ordinary car that attracted my attention today — but one that holds a lot of memories.
The car was a late 1980s Chevrolet Celebrity — the same car that my high school used to “officially” teach us to drive. Not the exact car, of course, but one that looked just like it. That summer my school had a whole fleet of brand new Chevy Celebrities (somehow), and while they may not have been anything special to look at, they weren’t particularly ugly, either. Remember, we’re talking about the late ’80s. It could have been worse — much worse. Anyway, it got the job done, and that’s what’s important, right? And now, anytime I see one of these cars on the road (which isn’t very often anymore) my mind immediately goes to the summer I spent in driver’s ed. Which isn’t really a bad thing — looking back, that was a pretty good summer.
So, here’s what I was wondering: Do you remember the car that you drove in your driver’s education class? And do you have any memories attached to that specific type of car? It doesn’t matter if the car was good, bad or even ugly, I’d like to know.
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6 Responses to “Do you remember your Driver’s Ed car?”
Mine was a Malibu. My instructor would sit with his right foot resting on his left knee the whole time. He must’ve been really concerned. lol.
Russell 'Bacon' Senior says: An oldsmobile achieva! The car had a second brake pedal, but the instructor never used it with me. My driving partner on the other hand… Let’s just say I discovered how bad motion sickness can get!
1988 Dodge Omni. Enough said.
was a crappy little vauxhall corsa, pretty horrible little car..lol
I feel like a spoiled rich kid… my mom taught me. i learned on an Acura MDX. great first car 
Mine was an Oldsmobile. And my first day driving was Christmas Eve, so I was terrified of all the shopping traffic on the road. Fun!
Don’t driver’s ed cars come with an extra brake pedal on the instructor’s side? Or are those installed after-market? I wonder how much extra that costs. And I’m sure you have difficulty reselling those cars.