Isuzu great for Learner drivers !!

**DeeJay** · 29th January 2010, 10:23 PM

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.

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

. 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

**justinc** · 29th January 2010, 10:36 PM

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

That'll be a holiday not forgotten

Nice 110

JC

**Vern** · 29th January 2010, 10:39 PM

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

**DeeJay** · 29th January 2010, 11:08 PM

Originally Posted by Vern

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 · 30th January 2010, 03:15 AM

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** · 30th January 2010, 06:05 AM

I could have told you that!

I know from experience!

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

**Davo** · 30th January 2010, 01:35 PM

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 . . .

**p38arover** · 30th January 2010, 01:57 PM

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** · 30th January 2010, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by 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 . . .

Thats Gold Davo!!!

JC

**dobbo** · 30th January 2010, 02:52 PM

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.

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

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