I got my AT license lifted three years ago, and at the time of my last test, I was told that I had to take theThere's nothing wrong with it. You're good at it.I was so good (?) that I was endorsed by my instructor as a "good instructor. But why? But why did heSuch a struggle to drive a Boxster (MT).I wonder if I had to take the wings...well, I guess I simply ride too infrequently....
I suddenly thought of that, so I pulled out my documents and other materials from when I had my limited license removed three years ago and looked at them... I remembered those days and felt nostalgic... and since I was in the mood, I thought, "I'd better go back to the days when I had my limited license removed.From application to driving school to passing the testI decided to put together a blog post about the "Mere Old Man".
To begin with, I obtained my driver's license when I was 18 years old. I took advantage of my college spring break period toAs soon as he turned 18, he went to a driving school and got his license.Moreover, all the money was paid out of my own part-time job.
I had no interest in cars at all and commuted to school by bicycle and train every day, so there was no need for me to get a driver's license.Why I was so determined to get a driver's license is still a mystery to me. And I was a paper driver for more than 10 years after that.
About 15 years later, in October 2015, I had my limited license removed. The trigger was.That my husband purchased a Boxster GTS (MT).It is.
After ordering the Boxster, I've been working on it every step of the way.
Since you're going to be able to drive a Porsche with a manual transmission, you should definitely get your AT license removed before you take delivery of the car.
My husband told me that he wasAt the time, I had no intention of ever driving a Boxster.So, I listened for a while. However, my husband was too insistent.
So, have you signed up for driving school yet? When are you going? When are you going to start? You'd better hurry up, you'll miss it!
I had no choice but to reluctantly and reluctantly(W)He decided to attend a driving school.
I know there is a way to take a one-shot test at a driver's license testing center to remove the limitation, but that's 100% impossible, so I'mAttend the nearest driving school to your home.I decided to do this.(After some research, I found out that some driving schools do not accept the limited cancellation course.)
The cost of lifting a limited license differs from driving school to driving school. The one I went to charged 52,824 yen. (¥57,050 including tax)It was. Among them.
Admission fee, tuition (4 lessons), examination fee, textbooks
includes the following. "I don't need to enroll... I just want to get it quickly and be done with it quickly... (-_-)I thought, "I can't do that," but it was still impossible.(Of course.)
As for the fee for lifting of the limited license, there are some driving schools that allow payment by cash or credit card on the same day, but the one I went to had a method of transferring the money by the day of the course.
Nowadays, everything is so easy to do online."You can apply online and start the course on the same day you go.I thought that the driving school I went to was "You have to visit the driving school in person to apply.He said, "I'm sorry.
I thought to myself, "What a hassle!" But I adjusted the schedule and went to the driving school with my seal, driver's license, and photo.
There, you will receive an explanation of the admission process, take a brief aptitude test, and then receive a certificate of eligibility for the program.Determination of enrollment date and booking of subsequent lessons.I did. However, at the driving school I went to, enrollment dates were not set every day.Twice a week, and they had extra hours.because of ...(Every Wednesday from 5:20 p.m. and every Saturday from 9:50 a.m.)It was hard to fit my schedule in there.
This was indeed the only time
If this is the case, I should have gotten a regular driver's license instead of an AT-only license when I had more time to spare as a student."
I regretted it a little. I was also surprised by the "No classroom training at all.That is to say. They were given a thin text to
The next step is to take the four practical skills classes, and then the graduation exam. I was also told that I would need to learn the driving school's course before the graduation exam, so I was told that I would need to "learn the course."I don't know anything about car construction or clutches, and there is absolutely no way I'm going to be accepted with just four panels...I remember being astonished. By the way.Graduation within 3 months of enrollmentHe said he had to do it.
On the day of enrollment, after receiving an explanation among college students, I immediately decided to take a skills training course. At the driving school I attended, we were given a "There were not enough instructors who could teach the limited-education class in the first place, and the number of classes for the limited-education class itself was not enough.So, it was again very difficult to adjust my schedule.
Then came the first session of the skills training. By then, I had read the textbooks I received and youtube videos on MT driving, but I was still a bit nervous and sluggish on the first day.The training vehicle was a Toyota Comfort, "very light on the clutch and easy to operate.But I can't even do the basic movements...
(like this *Image source.2003 Toyota Comfort)
."You have to keep your foot on the clutch and brake or you'll stall.When they said "I'm sorry," I stalled as soon as I let off the clutch, stopped at a red light, couldn't start when the light turned green, and the light turned "red" again just like that (explosion).
The instructor told me, "If at the time of the test you fail to start at a single traffic light, the test is immediately terminated.and repeatedly slammed on the brake from the passenger side, and on the first day, I was told that I had toDriving a MT car is definitely not for me (-_-)I was devastated.
In the second and third panels, theStarting on a slope, level crossing, S-curve, change of direction, crankIt was quite a lot of stuff, but now that I think about it, I wonder if it was important to remember the feeling of semi-claustrophobia.
And the fourth panel. In other words, it's the discernment. If you pass the assessment here, you get to take the test.By the fourth frame, I was strangely able to get a little bit of a feel for driving.I was in a state of shock, and an instructor who knew of my previous condition told me, "I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do this.Yeah, I'm feeling much better.I was feeling good about myself when I received a compliment from the instructor. Suddenly, the instructor asked
By the way, why did you decide to cancel your AT license?
He asked me. I was.
Well... my husband is buying a MT car and he told me I should be able to drive it...
I reply.
I see. By the way, what kind of car?
The instructor said, "I don't want to tell you the type of car at a time like this.... I don't want to say too much about car models at a time like this...
Well, it's a Porsche Boxster...
The calm tone of the instructor changed when he replied
Eee!!!! Boxster! Well, you'll have to practice more! I still can't give the okay for today's assessment!
I remember well that I was told on the spot that I had to take an additional lesson.
I ended up signing up for two additional classes.(It was about 5,000 yen per session, so we added an additional 10,000 yen).In the sixth session, I was told that I had improved a lot and received a discernment OK to take the exam.
I decided to take the graduation test with a boy who looked like a college student. He was to take the test first, so I got in the back seat. He stalled on the way and could not drive as instructed, so I said, "I'm going to take the test with you.I'm pretty sure this guy's down.I thought, "What the hell?(Sorry)The following is a list of the most common problems with the "C" in the "C" column.
I am sorry to say that this helped me to relax and I was able to drive calmly from start to finish.I have nothing to say about it, it's good. If I had to say something, it extends too far into oncoming traffic when avoiding obstacles.They said, "You're a good student," but... well, I passed the exam without a hitch.
But, to my surprise, the college student had also passed the test, so I said, "You know what?After all, anyone can pass the exam (-_-)I honestly thought, "What the hell is this?
(Just in time since the Boxster was delivered in November 2015)
But even though he passed his graduation test, he was still able to start off on a hill.You can start off on your own time.They'll wait for you," he said of the confluence, "and they'll wait for you.Don't be in a hurry, just wait until the car is completely gone.They say, "I've had no on-the-road training at all and only practice in the driving school. I wondered if it was really OK that I could have my limited license removed even though I had no on-the-road training at all and had only practiced in the driving school.
So I was able to get my limited license removed, but when the Boxster was delivered and I got to drive it once...I was astonished at the weight of that clutch.And then, "It doesn't feel like Comfort at all! After three years of making excuses, I finally became able to drive in the city recently.(I can't operate a smooth clutch, so I'm still a work in progress)
I think the only way to improve from here is to take more chances or ride more times, but even so, I wonder if they have a harder clutch for driving school cars... I wonder if MTs in normal cars are that light....
