Quote Originally Posted by 'Vyndree',index.php?page=Thread&postID=166804#post 166804
Ok, so here are the list of questions:
  1. Can I buy a car without a license? Could it actually be titled to me? (Suvega will not let me TOUCH his car, particularly not for learning, so I am stuck buying my own to learn in)
  2. Can you get insurance for a car without a license?
  3. Can you reasonably learn to drive in 1-2 months?
Yes, driving is particularly useful, even if you're a city-liver.

1. You'll have to check WA-specific laws, but I know people who have bought a car without a license (one was 15 without even a permit, the other had a license suspended for a year). However, getting a loan may be an issue as you're required to have full collision insurance and some insurers want proof of the driver's history/record. If you have cash (or credit card), you can purchase a car as easy as walking into a grocery store. Then you'll just need to get insurance and take the title to the registration office for a tag. You need proof of insurance before getting the car registered. Don't buy a car with manual transmission - get an automatic since they're MUCH easier to drive. Every car I've owned has been a manual, and every car I've rented has been an automatic.

2. I'm pretty sure some companies are out there, but I know mine doesn't insure without a valid license.

3. Yes, but it'll take practice, respect, and confidence.
Practice by starting in an empty parking lot, preferably deserted with no concrete parking bumps. That's how high school driver's ed works. Practice stopping, starting acceleration, cornering, using your mirrors, etc. Use the parking space lines as if they were lanes on the road - stay between the lines. Once you're confident with that, move on to lower-speed and low-traffic roads. Pay attention to keeping the car in the middle of the lane, and be aware of how long it'll take you to stop if something jumps in front of you (like a kid!). Only when you're ready, after a couple weeks of low-speed driving, move on to the highways. Stay confident and don't suddenly change lanes. Always check your mirrors and your "blind spot" (the area just to the back left and back right of the car) by peeking out a window before changing lanes. Don't get too close to the person in front of you - you want to be able to stop in case they hit their brakes hard. If you hit them, it's your fault, regardless of how quickly they stopped. If someone gets on your ass, don't speed up - they'll eventually move around you. You can learn to drive in a week if you do it for a few hours every night. It's not hard, especially with an automatic. Brake slows you down. Accelerator speeds you up. Steering wheel turns you left and right. That's it.