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| - I really wish I didn't spend ~$1,600 on this. The consultation is great and they take the time to tell you all that you'll get, and then the actual service was totally different. If I had to do it again I would absolutely find a cheaper place and/or spend sometime with a friend or relative.
I said I wanted to finish everything as quickly as possible and they said they could do that and we could book the drivers exam in advance before it fills up - in actuality, the instructor wouldn't let me book an exam until most of our in-car sessions were complete (and the Toronto locations book up quickly so you have to wait about 4-6 weeks sometimes for a test depending on the time). And when HE had to cancel on me at the last minute for one of our sessions, it pushed back the schedule by weeks because the next available appointment I was offered was about 3+ weeks away (from what I remember) even though it wasn't my fault...
I said what I felt my weaknesses were (I had some experience and knowledge but I didn't feel comfortable at slow speeds or parking) and that pretty much was never considered. Instead, we just followed the by the books curriculum. And they rank you on a scale every day, but it seems like its just there for show. My first sessions were all really low scores even though I had only made one mistake, and my later sessions were all scored very highly even though I actually made my biggest mistake on my third-last in car session. I feel like I was a slightly better driver than when I started, but definitely not the type of progression that the scores would show, and I still don't feel confident at slow speeds.
Too much time spent doing the same residential roads that present no real challenge other than the odd stop sign that's covered by trees, and not enough actual skills being taught. There was one day where we went driving on the 401 at night and doing emergency stops, driving on gravel, etc. That was by far the best class we had but unfortunately we could only do that once.
They say they'll pick you up and drop you off at home or work, but if you are downtown (which, guess what, many people taking the course from the downtown Toronto location probably are...), because of traffic, they say you'll have to meet them otherwise you'll spend half an hour of your time stuck in traffic, so I'd have to travel half an hour after work to a meetup point that wasn't at all convenient for me (it was even further away from home than work). And the instructor doesn't have a phone so you can't make any last minute calls, you have to call YD themselves.
They gave us evaluations/surveys to fill out and provide our feedback. The problem? They made us fill it out halfway through our in-class sessions and about a month before I even stepped foot in one of their cars. How exactly do you assess what your in-car sessions were like before you even start one?
The car was a small and kinda dirty car. I see other people doing their training in new Mazda 3s, Lexus CTs, Honda Civics, etc. and instead I got an older Yaris that's so small it isn't the greatest for teaching how to park most cars. Many people drive sedans or SUVs, but this was just a hatchback so it was harder to judge turning points for parallel parking - if you're driving a sedan, you have to consider where your trunk and bumper are, whereas in this its so short I can see exactly where it is. making it too easy to park.
I would NOT recommend this to anyone unless money really is no concern whatsoever to them.
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