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Old 29-05-2009, 10:02 PM   #1
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Smile Goin For Ma P's :)

Goin for ma P's this monday, i seriously hope i make em, lol, hope the instructors not to harsh n dosnt judge cause of my BA haha
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Old 29-05-2009, 10:04 PM   #2
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Old 29-05-2009, 10:43 PM   #3
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Old 29-05-2009, 10:45 PM   #4
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is that good or bad? haha
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Old 29-05-2009, 10:59 PM   #5
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i did mine a few months ago in tuggeranong, the biggest thing to remember is to stay chill and lucid, i had a habit of locking up and freaking out that led to me taking the test 3 times.
knowing your way around the area you are tested in is helpful but not vital. as for them judging you by your car, it shouldent make a difference unless its some sour old bastard tester.
i took the first of my tests in a 1959 hillman minx and it made little difference, it just started the tester on a "back in they day i used to drive" speech.
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Old 29-05-2009, 11:04 PM   #6
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Old 29-05-2009, 11:07 PM   #7
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i did mine a few months ago in tuggeranong, the biggest thing to remember is to stay chill and lucid, i had a habit of locking up and freaking out that led to me taking the test 3 times.
knowing your way around the area you are tested in is helpful but not vital. as for them judging you by your car, it shouldent make a difference unless its some sour old bastard tester.
i took the first of my tests in a 1959 hillman minx and it made little difference, it just started the tester on a "back in they day i used to drive" speech.
hahaha, u bad ass, thanks for the advice, naa cause i was just thinkin since the seats are Bucket stock n the cars so low, instructor might be a bit bias lol
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Old 29-05-2009, 11:08 PM   #8
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n thanks marks? lol
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Old 29-05-2009, 11:51 PM   #9
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haha i took my test 3 times
1st time i was speeding, derrr :P

2nd time i was asked to do a uturn and the cars turning circle was bigger than the street width so i ended up in a 3pt which was wrong!

3rd time i made mates with the instructor straight away and was speeding and running red lights but we were chatting n he didnt care lol

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Old 30-05-2009, 12:02 AM   #10
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haha i took my test 3 times
1st time i was speeding, derrr :P

2nd time i was asked to do a uturn and the cars turning circle was bigger than the street width so i ended up in a 3pt which was wrong!

3rd time i made mates with the instructor straight away and was speeding and running red lights but we were chatting n he didnt care lol

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thanks man,, but u serious bout makin mates with the instructor? haha, mustve been a good bloke
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Old 30-05-2009, 12:19 AM   #11
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yeah we were talking about shaoilin, turned out he did it as a kid and still practised it at home and had a wooden training dummy he made him self he was very proud of. at the time i was doing it as well so we talked smack bout techniques and he was explaining how to make the dummy cus i wanted one for coditioning, it has to have arms that are retractable and the foot has to be able to swing to replicate what a partner in training would do for shin and forearm conditioning as well as finger strenghtening ...

by dummy i mean this
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Old 30-05-2009, 12:38 AM   #12
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ahahaha, ur smart man lol. good work, i think i shud try strikin a convo haha, i just might pass
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Old 30-05-2009, 01:07 AM   #13
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Hahaha... Hey dude...

I got mine first time... I was so nervous though, i dont think I breathed for the whole 45 minutes....

She got out of the car and said "NOW BREATHE FFS!"
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Old 30-05-2009, 02:54 AM   #14
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wow, u didnt get any fail items for not breathing did you haha, n any tips on passing first time?
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Old 30-05-2009, 03:14 AM   #15
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Good luck mate, prosume you mean driving test?

I've recently passed mine over in england on my first time
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Old 30-05-2009, 07:02 AM   #16
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best bet is to start talking to the instructor...become friendly...i did the same...at the time i took my test i had my suzuki sierra 1981 old school i know...but he had one aswell and we got on talkin about that his name was also hugo and he even looked like hugo weaving!!!!!

good luck bro!!! to calm the nerves i say get some of the alchohole drops...its called rescue remedy...
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Old 30-05-2009, 09:14 AM   #17
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good luck mate hope everything goes well on monday
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Old 30-05-2009, 09:19 AM   #18
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good luck man When i went for my red P's i had some indian guy in marrickville. He was pretty cool though, we just chatted the whole drive, it was a lot shorted then i expected. He was even making jokes about women drivers when a lady in a 4WD came down the wrong way in a 1 way street lol

anyways. you'll be fine, just take it easy.
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Old 30-05-2009, 03:10 PM   #19
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yeh ive heard richmond is a good place to do, ive had a fair few friends fail other places and pass out there. like everyones said, be friendly with them, i was lucky enough the guy had done an electronics apprenticeship when he left school many years ago and at the time i had just started mine, so we just talked whole time. but just think, its just another drive with ur parents or whom ever u usually drive with.
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Old 30-05-2009, 05:06 PM   #20
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richmond is a good choice if your learning manual. This is because richmond is flat with barely any hills. It is also alot more quiet then other areas where you could go for your P's.
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