I think Carly did exceptionally well. After all, it's only a couple of weeks since she passed her test and not only is she driving a car she's not familiar with, she's driving a WEIRD car she's not familiar with! Carly driving TWK for the win!
Different system.. in Europe we insure a car, in the UK I think they don't need to insure the cars just the drivers so it might be much cheaper if you have multiple cars or fast cars I'd guess instead of paying much higher rates when you get some fast and easy to crash car in Europe, but dunno just a guess...
WOW….welcome to the 1980s, Citroen style. Firstly, well done to Mrs HubNut for taking on this challenge and getting to grips with the thing that quickly. I do remember in ye olden days during learning & immediately after passing, changing to a moderately different car was hard. And that doesn’t compare to this video. Obviously some of the characteristics are Citroen only, but the general heavy feel to the driving, the heavy resistive gear shifter, and unforgiving clutch are things that were common back then….this really did bring back memories. With that in mind, there are already fun videos on TH-cam showing young people trying to use a very early Macintosh…or better still, an MS-DOS PC…..I think driving modern classics especially anything very different like the Citroen, let alone vintage classics, will go the same way in another 10-20 years, especially as the powers that be rightly or wrongly are pushing the electric route. Cars such as the GSA, and even more run of the mill Ford Escorts will be totally alien to the future generation. And I think that is very sad. PS did you mention Citroen CX… I remember I used to see one, an estate type, regularly same spot parked, every weekend….it seemed massive at the time, I mean ridiculous long car. But I was about 14 at the time and I have discovered if you revisit places from your childhood, they seem a lot smaller now. I haven’t seen a CX in a very long time…I wonder, will one of those appear small by modern standards?
Excellent work from Miss HubNut!! It can be very nerve wracking driving a different car at the best of times, let alone tackling such an oddity as Giselle. Well done!
Never gets boring, hearing the sound of an air-cooled boxer. First struggles when driving a "new" car are perfectly normal, certainly for a new qualified driver. Miss Hubnut seems to have a talent for driving an old Citroën, so I think next up is the 2CV😄
Thank you for starting with the insurance coverage, its amazing how many people assume their insurance covers them to drive any other vehicle when it no longer does, especially if the vehicles are registered at the same address, Miss Hubnut looks like she enjoyed that. Edit- Carley done bloomin good there, I think she could drive any of the conventional fleet without issue, she certainly has the natural ability to become an excellent driver in a very short amount of time, well done!
I was impressed by the smoothness of Miss Hubnut's gear changes. Also the LHD wiper pattern is easier to handle the lower one's eyes in relation to the whole screen. Betty next?
Exactly why some days I crave a SEAT Marbella CLX in bright red again. I bought one new and drove it out of the dealers in Oldham straight to Bournemouth in September in 1992. The lady I was going to see then is the same as the one who has been my wife for 29 years and mother to my two great kids. Cars hold memories - sold the Marbella to help finance a house purchase after I got a job with a car and have regretted it ever since. Maybe one last chance to revisit my youth.
This is such fun to watch as it is literally a repeat driving instruction episode between myself and my daughter just after Christmas 2023. I bought her (well me really) a 1974 Citroen GS Club 1220 as she said she's bored of driving moderns and wanted a classic. Well, the experience was very much the same as Miss Hubnuts, and I thought that after the first drive she'd be so intimidated by the brakes, steering, suspension etc that she'd hate it and I can then drive it. But no, she absolutely loves it, the rorty flat four engine, the smooth ride, the handling - she adores everything about it. I must say, it is such a brilliant little car, I'm so jealous it's her daily driver and not mine.
I think it is very brave of Miss Hubnut to be filmed driving Giselle for the first time, she did exceptionally well particularly with the Citroen brakes. I think I have the perfect car for Carly, Bertie, our 1.6 Punto Cabrio!
This was really interesting to watch. As a confident driver of older, strange cars (2CV etc!), I had not really thought how challenging this is for the new driver. Well done, Miss HubNut, you did really well! Onward to Betty, Elly, TWC(!) in time now!
Well done Carly! It was showing to be hard work! But you managed it very well ! And it is hard work with no powerstearing and a handbrake that made for lefthand drive! Next testdrive perhaps Elly the 2cv!? 👍🏻👍🏻🆙
I loved the instrument pod on my Citroen Visa back in the 80s, similar to the left side one on the GSA. It was a design rethink that worked beautifully and was ergonomically sound and attractive in my opinion. Well done to Miss Hubnut for familiarising herself with an unfamiliar car.
The bump drop with a handbrake release was always most pronounced with our Austin Allegro. Seen from behind it was almost a curtsy! 😀 Fabulous learning curve.
I learned to drive in an Austin 1100 then driving school swapped to an Allegro .both Great for learning hill starts . Just at the clutch bite point, the front rose up like brittania coming out of the sea and that was the signal to take the handbrake off.
That reminds me of how much time it took to get used to an older car. Designs up to the late 1980s seem to have been much more variable, and typically more work to drive. And then once an individual car had got a couple of decades on it, all sorts of little quirks and funny ways, not to mention the time it could take to just get used to the clutch. These days, you seem to just get into a car, look at the switches, and drive off. I have to say that for daily driving in a congested city, I prefer it like that, but it's good to be reminded that driving a car used to be an experience.
Miss Hubnut is a real trooper and never gives in , she has done so well learning to drive,passing her test and then driving a classic with none of the modern driving aids that we get used to . Well done young lady .
This video brings back memories of my first drive of a GS. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been driving, these cars are WEIRD! It took me a few runs to get used to it (and it was a C-Matic, so no clutch to contend with), but there’s something oddly completely sensical about the unusual Citroen GS and GSA set up. I learned to really love the handbrake in the middle of the dashboard, the non-self cancelling indicators and the fingertip controls. Well done Miss Hubnut for taking it all in her stride and enjoying driving such a fantastically French car!
The Citroen is a wonderful car, I would love to drive one. I have driven 2 Citreons, a Xrara Picasso and a C1. Well done Miss Hub Nut. You two are wonderful people and hope to meet you again soon.
Great job Miss Hubnut. To go from a narrow, modern, more forgiving car to something which is wider, quirkier and very differently set up and tackle it with such aplomb as a new driver is very impressive. I think it would be interesting to get Miss Hubnut's take on how Chemmy and Myrtle compare but obviously the big ticket item is Miss Hubnut in TWC.
I had a noisy alternator on my 2cv, just changed the front ball race, problem resolved. Quite a simple job well within your capabilities Ian. Well done Miss Hub Nut, all part of the learning curve.
I can completely relate Miss Hubnut, my wife calls me "Bear" as I am long bodied, short of arm and legs, but luckily devastatingly handsome! However, I have to ask burly builders to hand me things from the top shelf in supermarkets and I often can't reach that gin glass you really want on the second shelf. Luckily there was one on the lower shelf tonight and it's Saturday! Love the video Hubnutters. X
15:10 "Lovely old Volvo truck there" - gosh I love your videos, there is so much going on all the time, however subtle and low-key ambience too. I had a GS Pallas for a few days, didn't scout her well, she was massively corroded in the back supports so she really broke down alas. But I had completely forgotten there was no power steering, surprisingly, having all the hydraulics going on all the time. When it had broken apart and cut off the hydraulics, and I had to emergency brake for some pedestrians it was no fun, until i found the awkward shuffle handle (the hand brake!) on the dashboard. Nobody under the car, so far so good! Happy Easter you two!
Well done Carly I think you got a massive work out. You first time in a different car you looked like you were not enjoying it but your confidence comes through.
Great to see you finally found a way to drive another car, even if it was for a very limited time. Perhaps a quirky Citroen wasn't the easiest classic for a new driver. Carly's facial expressions when first trying to get the car going made me chuckle a bit but as the miles clocked by she certainly started to look a lot more comfortable. A bit like my first experience of a 2CV.
Well done Carly, not an easy task to drive whilst being recorded. You quickly went from the look of terror just before you started the car to being extremely confident. No doubt due to all those hill starts in the first few minutes.
Completely natural, like a duck to water. Both of you relaxed and enjoying the experience. It's most impressive that, whilst driving a strange car, Miss HubNut can bring to memory historical facts and figures about the car she is driving. What next? towing Bob, I don't see why not. Well done.
Loved watching this one - how well did Miss HubNut do too driving Giselle?!! Mastering the brakes! Superb, keep this up please. Perhaps Miss HubNut could go through the fleet one-by-one??
Well done indeed and having the extra worry of being filmed as well … I’ve never driven a GSa but when I was a River sales exec the first used car a customer wanted to try was a BX estate and the normal practice is you drive the car first before letting the customer drive, I hit the brakes in the sales lot and almost went through the windscreen !
Very impressed- I first drove a GSA back in the 1980's, and although it was extremely quirky, relative to other 1980s cars it wasn't such a culture shock as other 1980s smaller cars also didn't have power steering, and were generally more differentiated from each other than nowadays. Miss Hubnut did very well, considering lack of experience in driving generally, but in a much more demanding older vehicle. Would love to see Miss Hubnut tackle a Series 2 Landie, or would that be cruel?
My first classic experience was my wife's uncles classic a 1957 Austin A40. There is no synchromesh in 1st, the steering is heavy and very imprecise and it was a real experience. A lot of fun. Looks like things in the 80s were a bit easier but nowhere near as straightforward as today. There's actually a big difference between my 2020 golf and our other car a 2012 mini cooper S. Although a mini is set up to be involving and the golf to be easy.
I really like Carly test driving the cars. Ian has experience of all sorts of old cars so his view is maybe a bit more forgiving but Carly is giving us a raw view that is closer to what most of us would experience. Hopefully one day we will see her in the Invacar.
Good Congratulations on Ms. Hubnut joining the driving public. I will be driving in about 3 feet of snow when I get out of work. LOL I will have the joy of shoveling it all night. Power steering by "Armstrong Only" my Dad's Saab used to be like that.
The French Adventure! From my side: approved! Good job, Carly. If the steering wheel cover in Gisèle was OK for you, just try one in Chemmy. It makes steering so much easier. My C1 doesn’t have power steering and my leatherette cover really makes a difference… Bonne route ! 🚗💨🇫🇷🇯🇵
As a reasonably tall and strong man (if I do say so myself 😅), this certainly gives a new perspective on the challenges faced by shorter drivers, that I never thought much about before. Quite illuminating.
Can’t wait to see Miss HubNut drive Betty, the Aussie AU. Her size may be a bit overwhelming and her first automatic, just to make things more interesting
Oh you two have taken me back to age 17 & 1/52nd and my second driving lesson in a metalic green GS. no brake pedal, just a button on the floor. my driving instructor was my step-father (shares some of Ians character traits) who was keen for me to get a very rounded appreciation of cars, him being a part-time car trader. the first lesson had been in a dark green Austin 1100, the 3rd lesson in a red XJ12 Auto. after that trio, everything else was by and large forgettable lol. having never forgotten the GS, some 15 or so years later I bought my then wife a white BX 1.4 which was a somewhat more refined idea. I missed the aircooled engine of the GS though. maybe Miss Hubnut might like to take a leaf from my book...
Great first attempt, old citroens had great, weird brakes. As I found last week if the screen is cruddy & won't clean the hand soap at the Tamworth M42 services is excellent glass cleaner...
Absolutely brilliant Carly, Its quite an experience driving a classic for the first time when your so used to modern. It'd be too cruel to put you in TWK for now, but Elly why not
My driving instructor told me the correct position for driving a car, is to adjust your seat base so that the back of your thigh is firmly resting on the front of the cushion when the clutch is fully pressed down, then adjust the back of the seat until your arms are slightly bent at the elbow at the quarter to or ten to two position. Then, you adjust mirrors accordingly. Whilst Carly struggles with leg reach, she still looked a bit too close to the steering wheel. Don't know if this has changed in 30 odd years. Always difficult getting used to a different clutch though!
Well done Carly. You where amazing, specially as a new driver. I think if it had been me, I'd have shoved Ian's camera where the sun doesn't shine. He's got one in a million in you 👍
Driving older vehicles is definitely a different subset of driving skills and you nailed it on your first try. Now you're getting first-hand experience of what all those people who say you need to 'know' an older car to drive it well! More experiences like this will absolutely make you a better driver too, adds to the knowledge base. I reckon driving Betty should be next, have the experience of wafty torque mated to an automatic slushbox. If this is going to be a bit of a mini-series then TWC should be the crowning glory and preferably in perfect weather and where mistakes won't be punished!
Well done Carly. It's one of the bigger challenges as a driver, swapping between cars that differ in size and engine/gearbox characteristics. Some Continental driving one day... I think I might be a bit odd... I've always cancelled indicators myself never wishing to rely on self-cancelling. Anybody else do the same?
Great shout on Veygo. With the crippling cost of insurance insuring my 'tow car' for occasional use like this is now an option. Way less than half the price of my previous 'day insurer'.
Well done Carly! Im about to start driving an old car again after a long hiatus. I hope I will adjust as well. Re Ian driving stuff like he stole it. You will enjoy doing that to your new 3 pot. I love giving my smart engine the beans.
Scary GSAs if Miss Nubnut can drive this thing she can drive anything.Imagine a car rental company having a fleet of these in their day nobody would take them out jump in a Ford Escort or Cortina and of you go
How cool was that, eh? So pleased Miss Hubnut had the courage to have a blast in an "unconventional" vehicle - and a classic one at that. Also rapt that she enjoyed it! As for which one to drive next? I'd like her opinion on the 2CV, as we've heard Ian bestow much praise and profess much enthusiasm for the wee beast, it would be good to hear it from someone who has never driven one as to their first impressions. Is it a car you need to grow into or is it one that you can just get in and be comfortable in? ...and what's that body roll truly like to a newby in the driver's seat? I'd never throw TWK at Miss Hubnut so soon after her successes in getting a license and some long distance driving! Let's get used to the unconventional before we go to the level of weirdness and totally unusual that is the Invacar, eh?! By the way - I see Giselle has something in common with my Stag. Her wipers don't actually get rid of a small central area of disappointment until the windscreen is totally wet and the driver's wiper (in Giselle's case) pushes the water all the way over into the path of the passenger's one for it to wipe away. Until that time, there's a water line that sits annoyingly between the two......but to adjust the wiper so that it pushes it over from the get-go, means it will park about a quarter of the way up the screen and look odd when the wipers are not in use (another bugbear of mine!). That's why I've never adjusted the Stag's ones either. Funny what we spot about our cars and the little quirks we have regarding them, isn't it? All the best
Worth knowing about Veygo, thanks. I used a day insurer to drive my uncle’s Puma recently and that was £22 for 24 hours whereas the quote from Veygo was far less for a much longer period of cover.
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I think Carly did exceptionally well. After all, it's only a couple of weeks since she passed her test and not only is she driving a car she's not familiar with, she's driving a WEIRD car she's not familiar with!
Carly driving TWK for the win!
Here in the Netherlands all drivers are insured as long as they have a valid driving licence and permission from the owner.
Yeah, insurance in the UK is daylight robbery 😅
Different system.. in Europe we insure a car, in the UK I think they don't need to insure the cars just the drivers so it might be much cheaper if you have multiple cars or fast cars I'd guess instead of paying much higher rates when you get some fast and easy to crash car in Europe, but dunno just a guess...
Same in Australia.
Typical Dutch sensibleness.
It's the same in France, the vehicle is covered. I think the excess changes, depending on age, endorsements on licence etc.
Well done Miss Hubnut. Driving a strange car for the first time is always a bit daunting.
Ms Hubnet, you're a star! First drive in GSA, no power steering, and an instrument binnacle from a Brie fever dream! You did brilliantly well.
Yay! Well done Miss HubNut! Looking forward to a series of these 😃
WOW….welcome to the 1980s, Citroen style.
Firstly, well done to Mrs HubNut for taking on this challenge and getting to grips with the thing that quickly. I do remember in ye olden days during learning & immediately after passing, changing to a moderately different car was hard. And that doesn’t compare to this video.
Obviously some of the characteristics are Citroen only, but the general heavy feel to the driving, the heavy resistive gear shifter, and unforgiving clutch are things that were common back then….this really did bring back memories.
With that in mind, there are already fun videos on TH-cam showing young people trying to use a very early Macintosh…or better still, an MS-DOS PC…..I think driving modern classics especially anything very different like the Citroen, let alone vintage classics, will go the same way in another 10-20 years, especially as the powers that be rightly or wrongly are pushing the electric route. Cars such as the GSA, and even more run of the mill Ford Escorts will be totally alien to the future generation.
And I think that is very sad.
PS
did you mention Citroen CX…
I remember I used to see one, an estate type, regularly same spot parked, every weekend….it seemed massive at the time, I mean ridiculous long car. But I was about 14 at the time and I have discovered if you revisit places from your childhood, they seem a lot smaller now. I haven’t seen a CX in a very long time…I wonder, will one of those appear small by modern standards?
I saw one a couple of years ago - and yes, it didn't look a big car any more!
Excellent work from Miss HubNut!! It can be very nerve wracking driving a different car at the best of times, let alone tackling such an oddity as Giselle. Well done!
Never gets boring, hearing the sound of an air-cooled boxer. First struggles when driving a "new" car are perfectly normal, certainly for a new qualified driver. Miss Hubnut seems to have a talent for driving an old Citroën, so I think next up is the 2CV😄
They do sound great, I’ve had 3 myself 😊 need another!
Impressive! The first time driving an older and unforgiving car can definitely be a challenge, and you mastered it!
Many many Because French moments.! Well done Miss HubNut for persevering, that’s not an easy car to drive for a learner.
Thank you for starting with the insurance coverage, its amazing how many people assume their insurance covers them to drive any other vehicle when it no longer does, especially if the vehicles are registered at the same address, Miss Hubnut looks like she enjoyed that.
Edit-
Carley done bloomin good there, I think she could drive any of the conventional fleet without issue, she certainly has the natural ability to become an excellent driver in a very short amount of time, well done!
I was impressed by the smoothness of Miss Hubnut's gear changes.
Also the LHD wiper pattern is easier to handle the lower one's eyes in relation to the whole screen.
Betty next?
Exactly why some days I crave a SEAT Marbella CLX in bright red again. I bought one new and drove it out of the dealers in Oldham straight to Bournemouth in September in 1992. The lady I was going to see then is the same as the one who has been my wife for 29 years and mother to my two great kids. Cars hold memories - sold the Marbella to help finance a house purchase after I got a job with a car and have regretted it ever since. Maybe one last chance to revisit my youth.
This is such fun to watch as it is literally a repeat driving instruction episode between myself and my daughter just after Christmas 2023. I bought her (well me really) a 1974 Citroen GS Club 1220 as she said she's bored of driving moderns and wanted a classic. Well, the experience was very much the same as Miss Hubnuts, and I thought that after the first drive she'd be so intimidated by the brakes, steering, suspension etc that she'd hate it and I can then drive it. But no, she absolutely loves it, the rorty flat four engine, the smooth ride, the handling - she adores everything about it. I must say, it is such a brilliant little car, I'm so jealous it's her daily driver and not mine.
Your determination shining through as always Carly. Well done 👍
Excellent Mrs Hubnut 😊
Love the banter and is always an experience driving these older cars
I was quite stressed today long story lol half way through watching I can feel the stress leaving me , so motoring asmr thanks . Happy Easter 🐣 🐰
I would love to see Miss Hubnut drive the Furious Driving Rover P6 4.6 litre V8.
I think it is very brave of Miss Hubnut to be filmed driving Giselle for the first time, she did exceptionally well particularly with the Citroen brakes.
I think I have the perfect car for Carly, Bertie, our 1.6 Punto Cabrio!
This was really interesting to watch. As a confident driver of older, strange cars (2CV etc!), I had not really thought how challenging this is for the new driver. Well done, Miss HubNut, you did really well! Onward to Betty, Elly, TWC(!) in time now!
Well done Carly! It was showing to be hard work! But you managed it very well ! And it is hard work with no powerstearing and a handbrake that made for lefthand drive! Next testdrive perhaps Elly the 2cv!? 👍🏻👍🏻🆙
Well done Ms HubNut. My first car, a Citroen CX 2400 Pallas 1977, was blue, outside and inside, very blue I will say. Cheers
I loved the instrument pod on my Citroen Visa back in the 80s, similar to the left side one on the GSA.
It was a design rethink that worked beautifully and was ergonomically sound and attractive in my opinion.
Well done to Miss Hubnut for familiarising herself with an unfamiliar car.
The bump drop with a handbrake release was always most pronounced with our Austin Allegro. Seen from behind it was almost a curtsy! 😀
Fabulous learning curve.
Thank you. It took a while to get used to that handbrake position!
I learned to drive in an Austin 1100 then driving school swapped to
an Allegro .both Great for learning hill starts .
Just at the clutch bite point, the front rose up like brittania coming out of the sea and that was the signal to take the handbrake off.
Any 70s BL auto parked on a hill with the handbrake on, comedy squats 😂😂
@@Mitch-HendrenHa! Just what I was remembering! 😀
Well done Miss Hubnut, totally different car, in the rain, looks like you enjoyed it
That reminds me of how much time it took to get used to an older car. Designs up to the late 1980s seem to have been much more variable, and typically more work to drive. And then once an individual car had got a couple of decades on it, all sorts of little quirks and funny ways, not to mention the time it could take to just get used to the clutch. These days, you seem to just get into a car, look at the switches, and drive off. I have to say that for daily driving in a congested city, I prefer it like that, but it's good to be reminded that driving a car used to be an experience.
Miss Hubnut is a real trooper and never gives in , she has done so well learning to drive,passing her test and then driving a classic with none of the modern driving aids that we get used to . Well done young lady .
This video brings back memories of my first drive of a GS. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been driving, these cars are WEIRD! It took me a few runs to get used to it (and it was a C-Matic, so no clutch to contend with), but there’s something oddly completely sensical about the unusual Citroen GS and GSA set up. I learned to really love the handbrake in the middle of the dashboard, the non-self cancelling indicators and the fingertip controls. Well done Miss Hubnut for taking it all in her stride and enjoying driving such a fantastically French car!
Great job, Carly! ❤
The Citroen is a wonderful car, I would love to drive one. I have driven 2 Citreons, a Xrara Picasso and a C1. Well done Miss Hub Nut. You two are wonderful people and hope to meet you again soon.
Well done Carly, for first time drive in the GSA.
Great job Miss Hubnut. To go from a narrow, modern, more forgiving car to something which is wider, quirkier and very differently set up and tackle it with such aplomb as a new driver is very impressive. I think it would be interesting to get Miss Hubnut's take on how Chemmy and Myrtle compare but obviously the big ticket item is Miss Hubnut in TWC.
Love this video. Nicely driven
Wonderful job Miss Hubnut! Driving a GSA is quite a challenge, but she absolutely nailed it!
Lovely couple, countryside remembers me my Brittany. I enjoy British people loving our citroenesques cars 😁🇫🇷
Proper impressed with Miss Hubnut!
I had a noisy alternator on my 2cv, just changed the front ball race, problem resolved. Quite a simple job well within your capabilities Ian. Well done Miss Hub Nut, all part of the learning curve.
I can completely relate Miss Hubnut, my wife calls me "Bear" as I am long bodied, short of arm and legs, but luckily devastatingly handsome! However, I have to ask burly builders to hand me things from the top shelf in supermarkets and I often can't reach that gin glass you really want on the second shelf. Luckily there was one on the lower shelf tonight and it's Saturday! Love the video Hubnutters. X
Well done Miss Hubnut! Kudos.
Awesome to see Miss HubNut driving Giselle. Thanks for sharing. Today I'm celebrating my 31st birthday. ☺️👍
Happy birthday!
@@HubNut thanks 👍
Good on you Miss HubNut 🤛💪👍
15:10 "Lovely old Volvo truck there" - gosh I love your videos, there is so much going on all the time, however subtle and low-key ambience too. I had a GS Pallas for a few days, didn't scout her well, she was massively corroded in the back supports so she really broke down alas. But I had completely forgotten there was no power steering, surprisingly, having all the hydraulics going on all the time. When it had broken apart and cut off the hydraulics, and I had to emergency brake for some pedestrians it was no fun, until i found the awkward shuffle handle (the hand brake!) on the dashboard. Nobody under the car, so far so good! Happy Easter you two!
...And of course a huge applause to miss HubNuts first car review and everything going brilliant there today! Cheers from Sweden!
Well done Carly I think you got a massive work out. You first time in a different car you looked like you were not enjoying it but your confidence comes through.
Absolutely brilliant video Ian miss hubnut ❤👍 absolutely well done miss hubnut brilliant
Well done miss hubnut handled like a true professional not the easiest slightly quirky 70 s citroen
Fantastic
Carly , you did great !
Most people would find that a challenge ( unless you own one )
Very nicely done! Driving an unfamiliar car in the rain, and with a manual gearbox, can be a challenge for any driver. As a novice, you nailed it! 😊
Great to see you finally found a way to drive another car, even if it was for a very limited time. Perhaps a quirky Citroen wasn't the easiest classic for a new driver.
Carly's facial expressions when first trying to get the car going made me chuckle a bit but as the miles clocked by she certainly started to look a lot more comfortable. A bit like my first experience of a 2CV.
Well done Carly, not an easy task to drive whilst being recorded. You quickly went from the look of terror just before you started the car to being extremely confident. No doubt due to all those hill starts in the first few minutes.
my GSA tuner had the same seats. I remember to learn to drive with a brand new GSAX3 40 years ago approx in spring 1984. Miss hubnut is doing fine.
Miss hubnut should drive a CX next time
Completely natural, like a duck to water. Both of you relaxed and enjoying the experience. It's most impressive that, whilst driving a strange car, Miss HubNut can bring to memory historical facts and figures about the car she is driving. What next? towing Bob, I don't see why not. Well done.
Loved watching this one - how well did Miss HubNut do too driving Giselle?!! Mastering the brakes! Superb, keep this up please. Perhaps Miss HubNut could go through the fleet one-by-one??
Well done indeed and having the extra worry of being filmed as well …
I’ve never driven a GSa but when I was a River sales exec the first used car a customer wanted to try was a BX estate and the normal practice is you drive the car first before letting the customer drive, I hit the brakes in the sales lot and almost went through the windscreen !
Brave and determined… both of you, actually ❤
Well done! Now you should have a go at Elly. Driving a 2CV is such fun, you´ll love it.
Betty next I reckon.Then learning Elly's different gear change! Maybe TWC round a field somewhere!
Simply Marvellous well done carly. You drove so well. Confidence shines through.
Very impressed- I first drove a GSA back in the 1980's, and although it was extremely quirky, relative to other 1980s cars it wasn't such a culture shock as other 1980s smaller cars also didn't have power steering, and were generally more differentiated from each other than nowadays. Miss Hubnut did very well, considering lack of experience in driving generally, but in a much more demanding older vehicle.
Would love to see Miss Hubnut tackle a Series 2 Landie, or would that be cruel?
My first classic experience was my wife's uncles classic a 1957 Austin A40. There is no synchromesh in 1st, the steering is heavy and very imprecise and it was a real experience. A lot of fun. Looks like things in the 80s were a bit easier but nowhere near as straightforward as today. There's actually a big difference between my 2020 golf and our other car a 2012 mini cooper S. Although a mini is set up to be involving and the golf to be easy.
Great Video, thank you for recommending Veygo, I used to use Cuvva, but they won't insure anything over 20 years old.
Brings back many memories of the first car I drove after passing my test in a fiat Panda back in 1988, happy days 😊
I really like Carly test driving the cars. Ian has experience of all sorts of old cars so his view is maybe a bit more forgiving but Carly is giving us a raw view that is closer to what most of us would experience. Hopefully one day we will see her in the Invacar.
For a new driver this is quite an accomplishment to drive an old Citroën through b roads in rainy conditions without missing a beat. Well done!
Amazing view of the windscreen wipers. (From your side) You almost think you could fit longer ones!
For the next drive(s), I'd suggest Betty and Elly, back to back. :D
Well done Miss Hubnut, driving an old car can be tricky, definitely a success for you
Good Congratulations on Ms. Hubnut joining the driving public. I will be driving in about 3 feet of snow when I get out of work. LOL I will have the joy of shoveling it all night. Power steering by "Armstrong Only" my Dad's Saab used to be like that.
You pair work so well together no stress behind the wheel make strange cars easy for first drive. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
The French Adventure! From my side: approved! Good job, Carly. If the steering wheel cover in Gisèle was OK for you, just try one in Chemmy. It makes steering so much easier. My C1 doesn’t have power steering and my leatherette cover really makes a difference… Bonne route !
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As a reasonably tall and strong man (if I do say so myself 😅), this certainly gives a new perspective on the challenges faced by shorter drivers, that I never thought much about before. Quite illuminating.
I'm glad to see you enjoyed Giselle after you got acclimated to her. Probably Bella next, because at this stage Betty may be a bit too big to handle.
Yes Carly driving a diesel would be interesting, i love a diesel the torque is quite different
Can’t wait to see Miss HubNut drive Betty, the Aussie AU. Her size may be a bit overwhelming and her first automatic, just to make things more interesting
I think (Idriveaclassic-) Steph will have a competitor soon!!
Oh you two have taken me back to age 17 & 1/52nd and my second driving lesson in a metalic green GS. no brake pedal, just a button on the floor. my driving instructor was my step-father (shares some of Ians character traits) who was keen for me to get a very rounded appreciation of cars, him being a part-time car trader. the first lesson had been in a dark green Austin 1100, the 3rd lesson in a red XJ12 Auto. after that trio, everything else was by and large forgettable lol.
having never forgotten the GS, some 15 or so years later I bought my then wife a white BX 1.4 which was a somewhat more refined idea. I missed the aircooled engine of the GS though.
maybe Miss Hubnut might like to take a leaf from my book...
The GS always had a brake pedal, the DS however had a button on the floor.
Well done Miss Hubnut, you tamed the GSA. Now on to Betty.
Great first attempt, old citroens had great, weird brakes. As I found last week if the screen is cruddy & won't clean the hand soap at the Tamworth M42 services is excellent glass cleaner...
Excellent review/first drive! Excellent competent new driver 🥳
Absolutely brilliant Carly, Its quite an experience driving a classic for the first time when your so used to modern. It'd be too cruel to put you in TWK for now, but Elly why not
I'm not sure whether this is an unusual punishment or a very good idea 😂. Much more involved.
Well done 👏
Excellent work. My 1989 F-150 Awaits. It is actually pretty easy other than some worn synchros.
On the plus side, it’s most flat around here.
Had a GS 1220 club brilliant car wouldn't mind having it now
My driving instructor told me the correct position for driving a car, is to adjust your seat base so that the back of your thigh is firmly resting on the front of the cushion when the clutch is fully pressed down, then adjust the back of the seat until your arms are slightly bent at the elbow at the quarter to or ten to two position. Then, you adjust mirrors accordingly. Whilst Carly struggles with leg reach, she still looked a bit too close to the steering wheel. Don't know if this has changed in 30 odd years. Always difficult getting used to a different clutch though!
Well done Carly. You where amazing, specially as a new driver. I think if it had been me, I'd have shoved Ian's camera where the sun doesn't shine. He's got one in a million in you 👍
Next test for miss hubnut is betty
Driving older vehicles is definitely a different subset of driving skills and you nailed it on your first try. Now you're getting first-hand experience of what all those people who say you need to 'know' an older car to drive it well! More experiences like this will absolutely make you a better driver too, adds to the knowledge base. I reckon driving
Betty should be next, have the experience of wafty torque mated to an automatic slushbox. If this is going to be a bit of a mini-series then TWC should be the crowning glory and preferably in perfect weather and where mistakes won't be punished!
Well done Carly. It's one of the bigger challenges as a driver, swapping between cars that differ in size and engine/gearbox characteristics. Some Continental driving one day...
I think I might be a bit odd... I've always cancelled indicators myself never wishing to rely on self-cancelling.
Anybody else do the same?
You did really well Carly! It would take me a wee while to adjust to driving something like Giselle and I've been driving for over 30 years.
Miss HubNut nailled it. Looked like the steering was a bit of a workout. Impressed how quickly she got to grips with Gisele.
You took the same route my dad used to take me in my mark 1 fiesta when I was learning nearly 30 years ago.👍
Just like learning to drive all over again lol. It’s good for a newly passed driver to gain experience on several vehicles!
Well done Carly. Did a great job driving a old car for the first time.
Great shout on Veygo.
With the crippling cost of insurance insuring my 'tow car' for occasional use like this is now an option.
Way less than half the price of my previous 'day insurer'.
That's amazing Miss Hubnut and doesn't she looks lovely 🌹😊
I love the stories of any "odd" styles of Citroën..oddly started vy a trip in my friends dads gsa ...
Well done Carly! Im about to start driving an old car again after a long hiatus. I hope I will adjust as well. Re Ian driving stuff like he stole it. You will enjoy doing that to your new 3 pot. I love giving my smart engine the beans.
Scary GSAs if Miss Nubnut can drive this thing she can drive anything.Imagine a car rental company having a fleet of these in their day nobody would take them out jump in a Ford Escort or Cortina and of you go
How cool was that, eh? So pleased Miss Hubnut had the courage to have a blast in an "unconventional" vehicle - and a classic one at that. Also rapt that she enjoyed it! As for which one to drive next? I'd like her opinion on the 2CV, as we've heard Ian bestow much praise and profess much enthusiasm for the wee beast, it would be good to hear it from someone who has never driven one as to their first impressions. Is it a car you need to grow into or is it one that you can just get in and be comfortable in? ...and what's that body roll truly like to a newby in the driver's seat? I'd never throw TWK at Miss Hubnut so soon after her successes in getting a license and some long distance driving! Let's get used to the unconventional before we go to the level of weirdness and totally unusual that is the Invacar, eh?!
By the way - I see Giselle has something in common with my Stag. Her wipers don't actually get rid of a small central area of disappointment until the windscreen is totally wet and the driver's wiper (in Giselle's case) pushes the water all the way over into the path of the passenger's one for it to wipe away. Until that time, there's a water line that sits annoyingly between the two......but to adjust the wiper so that it pushes it over from the get-go, means it will park about a quarter of the way up the screen and look odd when the wipers are not in use (another bugbear of mine!). That's why I've never adjusted the Stag's ones either. Funny what we spot about our cars and the little quirks we have regarding them, isn't it?
All the best
Worth knowing about Veygo, thanks. I used a day insurer to drive my uncle’s Puma recently and that was £22 for 24 hours whereas the quote from Veygo was far less for a much longer period of cover.
LOL at the handbrake but thats to be expected (and its not carlys fault)
Awkward thing it is!