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Ive been waiting for this moment all my life,

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:28 pm
by ch85us2001
Got my driving permit today (finally)!!!!!!

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

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:00 pm
by Ravager
Congrats Chu. :)
Now, make sure you drive responsibly and all that... ;)

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:10 pm
by JonIrenicus
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).

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:16 pm
by Hill-Shatar
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. :D

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:19 pm
by Locke Da'averan
grats cheis, i'm glad there's an ocean between us :D

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:21 pm
by Ravager
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. :D
Innocent Canadians? *choke* :p ;)

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:21 pm
by ch85us2001
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. :D
I've got a passport . . .

. . . and Donuts and Canadian Bacon (Only thing good to come from the Artic North :p ) to distract the border guards . . . :mischief:

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:14 pm
by Maharlika
Congrats, chus. :cool:

I can relate to that exhilirating moment 20 years ago. :D

Now, be responsible and all that. :p ;)

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:54 pm
by dj_venom
Good to hear that Chu, wanna drive down to Aus to say hi? :D

Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:33 am
by fable
ch85us2001 wrote:Got my driving permit today (finally)!!!!!!

Now to get insurance. :rolleyes: :p ($2500 US a year!!!!! :speech: )
Nice going, Chu. :) But why is the insurance so hideously expensive?

Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:36 am
by Fiberfar
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? :D

Grats by the way :)

Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:41 am
by Magelord648
Congratulations. I thought that you already had one though.

Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:09 am
by Darzog
I think I'll start walking across roofs to get to work now. :eek: :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.

Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:54 am
by ch85us2001
And thats if it goes with Dads insurance. It would be $4500 on moms. :eek:


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

Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 9:00 am
by slade
ch85us2001 wrote: It would be $4500 on moms. :eek:
its because she's a woman driver:laugh: :angel:

Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 9:05 pm
by Phreddie
Permit or Liscence? Ive had my permit for almost a year, I cant wait to get my liscence in a few weeks.

Gratsi.

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:21 am
by Xandax
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.

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:28 am
by Chanak
@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. ;)

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:49 am
by Xandax
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 :)

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:59 pm
by ch85us2001
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. ;)