Isuzu great for Learner drivers !!

[DeeJay]

We just had 8 days holidays down in South Gippsland staying at Inverloch. I visited an old mate at his farm & he mentioned how we were driving around paddocks when we were 12- yes a shorty 1948 landrover too !!He then turned to my 13 year old daughter & said " has dad let you drive his landrover yet?".
So began her first drive.


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/01/110.jpg


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/01/111.jpg

Gee the isuzu /4 speed is a forgiving combination. After a bit of a run in his drive in high ratio, it was soon in low ratio & - apart from forgetting to use the clutch at stops, it was practically impossible to stall, even when we came to a standstill between gearchanges:eek:. She will remember this a long time, how could you forget your first drive ??


This is the view from his verandah ( he took the kids for a spin on the farm quad in the distance) pity there might be about 30 wind towers on the far hills ( bald Hills) soon:(

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/01/112.jpg

[justinc]

:eek: Its scary how at home she looks in that drivers seat !!:D:D:D

That'll be a holiday not forgotten:)

Nice 110:cool:


JC

[Vern]

Looks like your near Toora?
Glad you liked it down here, best place i've ever lived:)

[DeeJay]

Looks like your near Toora?
Glad you liked it down here, best place i've ever lived:)

I've got another mate at Toora, should have visited him- next time. Walkerville give or take - close though;)

[grnrvrs]

Her smile tells how meaningful that was. Good on ya for turning the wheel over to her. I'm a bit anxious/excited to teach my girls to drive the rover.

[Quarks]

I could have told you that! :p
I know from experience! :D

That smile though - she'll be back for more! ;)

:)

[Davo]

Ha ha! That's great! Kids should be given the chance to do things like that instead of always being protected. I think it gives them confidence for later on.

When my wife's parents had some property down south, I took the chance once when her brother was visiting to sit his kids on my lap and let them steer a Mitsubishi Magna. He's incredibly protective and hardly lets them make a sandwich in case they manage to maim themselves with a butter knife. Apparently he had a fit!

Oh, and me teaching them to split firewood with a hatchet probably didn't help, either . . . :p

[p38arover]

Good stuff. I gave our 12yo son and his mate their first drives (in the company's Kia Ceres diesel 4WD tipper) when we lived on Norfolk Island. We had the Civil Aviation transmitting station paddocks right next door to work.

[justinc]

Ha ha! That's great! Kids should be given the chance to do things like that instead of always being protected. I think it gives them confidence for later on.

When my wife's parents had some property down south, I took the chance once when her brother was visiting to sit his kids on my lap and let them steer a Mitsubishi Magna. He's incredibly protective and hardly lets them make a sandwich in case they manage to maim themselves with a butter knife. Apparently he had a fit!

Oh, and me teaching them to split firewood with a hatchet probably didn't help, either . . . :p


:D:D:D:D Thats Gold Davo!!!

JC

[dobbo]

All my kids have steered the Turdis around the horse paddock, the two eldest have driven it in Low.

My nephew is raised in the big smoke inner suburbs. He wanted to go offroading in "the army vehicle" as he calls it. He got scared when we had two adjacent wheels in the air. He picked up his mobile and threatened to call DOCS on me. I asked him if he has a signal and what his answer will be when they ask him where he was. After 5 mins he was loving the drive stating it was more fun than his sewing kit.:eek::eek::eek:

He's since been out two times with us and loves every drive.

[Davo]

stating it was more fun than his sewing kit.

Please tell us you made that up. I mean, how could he be allowed something with all those dangerous pointy needles?

As for me, well, we haven't been down to Perth enough to see the nephew and niece and have much of a bad influence. But we've started making our own kids and when our 6-month old is about 8 years I'm planning on teaching her to weld. This will no doubt kill my brother-in-law on the spot when he hears of it.

[BMac]

Here a video of my daughter learning to drive the County when she was 11yo. Big smiles too.

YouTube- Beach driving

I reckon the beach is the best place to learn as it's saves your drivetrain if they accidently dump the clutch :p

Bruce.

[87County]

It's good too, that the 4BD1s seem to have a built-in anti-stall feature :)

[BigJon]

Here a video of my daughter learning to drive the County when she was 11yo. Big smiles too.

YouTube- Beach driving (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqUgbUWgHIA)

I reckon the beach is the best place to learn as it's saves your drivetrain if they accidently dump the clutch :p

Bruce.

Unlicenced on a public road... Thumbs inside the steering wheel... Couldn't see a seatbelt...

[Banjo_pluker]

I agree that it is imperative to teach kids to drive.

I grew up in town but was taught to drive from a young age:D

The only problem you may find you have now is that she will want to go driving evey spare minute she has:D

[DeeJay]

Unlicenced on a public road... Thumbs inside the steering wheel... Couldn't see a seatbelt...

There was an article in the paper a few months back commenting on how a policeman booked a father who was teaching his 16 y.o son to drive in a deserted shopping centre carpark & how Australia was somehow poorer in character as a result.

I guess you won't agree with that..:(

[BigJon]

There was an article in the paper a few months back commenting on how a policeman booked a father who was teaching his 16 y.o son to drive in a deserted shopping centre carpark & how Australia was somehow poorer in character as a result.

I guess you won't agree with that..:(

Not really. It is all fine and good until something goes wrong and you have no insurance. If you want to teach the youngsters how to drive (and I am all for it) do it on private land, not public roads. I would even be OK with a deserted beach, but the one in that video clearly has many wheel tracks. Not really deserted.

[rovercare]

Good on you!, I still remember "learning to drive" when I was 12, Gemini up the next door neighbours drive, about 1km long, dairy farm, and my brother yelling "2nd, 2nd, grab 2nd" well, I grabbed second......jumped over the bank, mowed a tree and went through the fence:D

Apparently fishtails weren't so easy to master, took a few more years of practice:twisted:

[rovercare]

Not really. It is all fine and good until something goes wrong and you have no insurance. If you want to teach the youngsters how to drive (and I am all for it) do it on private land, not public roads. I would even be OK with a deserted beach, but the one in that video clearly has many wheel tracks. Not really deserted.

And in reality I don;t think he needs a lecture, he doesn;t appear to be an irresponsible character, I'm sure all was fine

Also, can;t get yourself into much mischief in an N/A Izoozooo:p

[BigJon]

No lecture intended, merely observations :).

BTW even a naturally aspirated Suzy would be capable of 100 kph. Plenty of room for mischief making there.

[rovercare]

No lecture intended, merely observations :).

BTW even a naturally aspirated Suzy would be capable of 100 kph. Plenty of room for mischief making there.

Oh....ok.....well.................:p:D

[clean32]

Here a video of my daughter learning to drive the County when she was 11yo. Big smiles too.

YouTube- Beach driving (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqUgbUWgHIA)

I reckon the beach is the best place to learn as it's saves your drivetrain if they accidently dump the clutch :p

Bruce.

Good Father, Good Skills,

[Jeff]

My kids will be doing the same soon. I have had them riding motorbikes and they have both ridden my road sidecar, but the Land Rover will be next. The girl will actually be legal to drive soon, makes me feel old.:o

I took my sister's two boys shooting once in my 2A wagon and let the oldest have a drive, he was about 14. After he showed no ability with the clutch, I figured it was a long way home if he broke something (600km) so that was the end of that. I hope with their experience on the bikes my kids will be a bit more mechanically sympathetic.

Jeff

:rocket:

[BMac]

I understand your concerns BigJon, so just to clarify the situation - the beach was deserted, we ALWAYS wear seatbelts ( you cant see it there though), top speed was a dissy 50kph :eek: and while the camera was on my daughter I was checking front and back.

If I cop a fine, so be it.

I only have 3rd Party Property insurance so any damage to the County is coming out of my pocket anyway.

After that video, we practiced "slow down and stop" and "stop NOW"

Now she's at the stage of riding my DR350 trailbike :o ( private land only )

[BigJon]

Just to clarify, your third party property insurance would be null and void if your unlicenced daughter was driving and damaged something else (another vehicle for example). I am sure that you were both acting in a safe manner though. Like I said, I was making observations rather than trying to lecture :).