Ive been waiting for this moment all my life,

ch85us2001 · Post by **ch85us2001** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:28 pm

Got my driving permit today (finally)!!!!!!

Now to get insurance.

($2500 US a year!!!!! :speech: )

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:00 pm

Congrats Chu.

Now, make sure you drive responsibly and all that...

JonIrenicus · Post by **JonIrenicus** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:10 pm

Wow, I didn't know you were *that* young

Congrats and now you can get the chicks (if you have a reasonably nice car that is).

Hill-Shatar · Post by **Hill-Shatar** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:16 pm

I'm glad you'd have to get accross customs to reach me. I'm also glad that the customs at the Ambassador Bridge are run by the Americans as well, which means you can't try and get innocent Canadians to let you by.

Locke Da'averan · Post by **Locke Da'averan** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:19 pm

grats cheis, i'm glad there's an ocean between us

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:21 pm

Hill-Shatar wrote:I'm glad you'd have to get accross customs to reach me. I'm also glad that the customs at the Ambassador Bridge are run by the Americans as well, which means you can't try and get innocent Canadians to let you by.

Innocent Canadians? *choke*

ch85us2001 · Post by **ch85us2001** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:21 pm

Hill-Shatar wrote:I'm glad you'd have to get accross customs to reach me. I'm also glad that the customs at the Ambassador Bridge are run by the Americans as well, which means you can't try and get innocent Canadians to let you by.

I've got a passport . . .

. . . and Donuts and Canadian Bacon (Only thing good to come from the Artic North

) to distract the border guards . . . :mischief:

Maharlika · Post by **Maharlika** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:14 pm

Congrats, chus.

I can relate to that exhilirating moment 20 years ago.

Now, be responsible and all that.

dj_venom · Post by **dj_venom** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:54 pm

Good to hear that Chu, wanna drive down to Aus to say hi?

fable · Post by **fable** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:33 am

ch85us2001 wrote:Got my driving permit today (finally)!!!!!!

Now to get insurance. ($2500 US a year!!!!! :speech: )

Nice going, Chu.

But why is the insurance so hideously expensive?

Fiberfar · Post by **Fiberfar** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:36 am

fable wrote:Nice going, Chu. But why is the insurance so hideously expensive?

The people who handles the insurance took one look at Norway and figured that this was another way to suck money out of the people?

Grats by the way

Magelord648 · Post by **Magelord648** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:41 am

Congratulations. I thought that you already had one though.

Darzog · Post by **Darzog** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:09 am

I think I'll start walking across roofs to get to work now.

:speech:

And Fable, it was that expensive for my insurance when I turned 16 also. That was 15 years ago in CA, so I'm sure it's more expensive now.

ch85us2001 · Post by **ch85us2001** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:54 am

And thats if it goes with Dads insurance. It would be $4500 on moms.

Now to get my NHRA License . . . :mischief:

slade · Post by **slade** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 9:00 am

ch85us2001 wrote: It would be $4500 on moms.

its because she's a woman driver:laugh:

Phreddie · Post by **Phreddie** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 9:05 pm

Permit or Liscence? Ive had my permit for almost a year, I cant wait to get my liscence in a few weeks.

Gratsi.

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:21 am

Never had the need to take my driver license, which we can do at the age of 18 here. Living in the city with everything I need within 10-15km I've been used to biking distances all my live, so I didn't want to shell out big money for simply getting a licence when I had no intention to get a car either (which cost even bigger money.)

So grats to you for your permit @Chu, and don't go dragracing all night long right away.

Chanak · Post by **Chanak** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:28 am

@Xan: Obtaining a Driver License is much cheaper here in the States than it is elsewhere, especially in Europe. As I recall, it's quite expensive for a European to obtain such a license.

@Chu: Congrats! If you're going to drag, just do it where it's legal and safe.

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:49 am

Chanak wrote:@Xan: Obtaining a Driver License is much cheaper here in the States than it is elsewhere, especially in Europe. As I recall, it's quite expensive for a European to obtain such a license.
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Roughly calculated to us$ I'd estimate that a for a person not having problems it would cost around 1400$ to 2000$ to optain a license last I looked, and it can easily run up if you need more driving technique classes.
And on top of this comes expensive cars due to taxation and a high insurance cost and a high fuel cost (currently about 6.5$ per gallon).... so, naaa - I think I'll spend that money elsewhere when it isn't neacesary for me to have a car.
Expensive in Denmark

ch85us2001 · Post by **ch85us2001** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:59 pm

Chanak wrote: @Chu: Congrats! If you're going to drag, just do it where it's legal and safe.

Considering that the Car

A) Runs Near 200 MPH in the 1/4
B) Runs through it's fuel tank in a 1/4 mile
C) Get's the water Temp near Boiling on each pass
D) Isn't street legal
E) Needs Sticky on the Track
F) Is way to cool to get torn up by Gravel and punks

I'll only be racing at the track.