Andes Driving School Inc. Durham

I took the driving course today. Though it was not my ideal place to be on a Saturday, the class was engaging and informative. The instructor offered free doughnuts, chips, coffee and water. This was awesome since I drive 2.5 hours to take the Saturday course. I loved the videos and the instructor was very knowledgeable and humerous. The building was easy to find and Not to far from the highway. I would recommend this class to others! - Yolanda

Had 2 hours driving lessons with Mr. Cole and I got the license. Mr. Cole is very nice and patient, he went through the test process with me and told me what I have to be aware of. I would like to recommend to other friends to have lessons with him.

I took a 2 hour instruction from Mr. Ed to learn to drive a manual transmission car. The guy has the patience of a saint as I made many mistakes trying to get the car into gear. Now that Ive bought my own manual car, my remembrance of his lesson has helped me a lot. I would definitely recommend him.

Excellent Instruction! My daughter was in a serious car accident a year and a half ago and after a long recovery is able to drive thanks to Mr. Rincons expert instruction. His background as a flight instructor no doubt added to the knowledge he was able to relay to my daughter. Andes gets my highest recommendation for all drivers but especially those coming back from accidents and wanting to re-establish a full life. Thanks Andes!

I do not recommend this place, if you are international first-time new driver like me. The instructor is kind of rude and not very patient, and I sometimes had problem understanding his intention because of language barrier. He seems to have a tight schedule too, I took his 5-hour-in-total learning program thing. The lessons spread across 3 weeks (1-2 hr/week), which was very inefficient and not good for learning. I had a pretty bad experience at this place.

Be cautious. In 2015, I signed my teenage daughter up for driving lessons with Mr Rincon. We terminated the lessons when Mr Rincon told her 3 times during a lesson that he liked the way she smells in addition to asking her if she prefers to wear pants or a skirt. Your experience may differ, but this was our experience. (Responding to the response) My daughter is not a client of the practice upstairs, nor was she reluctant. She was actually very excited, and her trust in Mr Rincon was betrayed. My warning to other parents still stands: based on our experience, you should be very cautious.

I must say I havent met someone as arrogant as Ed in a long time. I dont know whether its because of his large base of clientele, but I do know that hes extremely condescending and rude. He doesnt seem to have the patience to listen and communicate well about your concerns but rather calls you argumentative even though you just sought for clarification on his vague instructions. He sort of has this keep quiet and listen to me kind of attitude which didnt go down well with me at all. Edward has no...
Read full review idea about the difference between constructive criticism and right out frustrating someone. Especially since he interprets every concern you have as an argument. But for some reason he thinks he professional and that his way of handling things are the best and accepts no improvement. And worst of all, he even went as far as talking nonsense about me to another client of his (a female by the way) who happened to be related to me. I honestly regret having done business with him as it was just a complete waste of my money, because all he does is making you more and more nervous while masking it with one or two jokes during the whole lesson. Hopefully, hell figure out that his method on communication is not the most ideal for his type of profession and that he learns to respect peoples opinions without dismissing them immediately instead of listening to their concerns. Respect is key. And if you read along all the reviews you will find several people with similar experiences with him which only reinforces my point. We all cannot be making all this stuff up. Oh and a little advice for the guys that may read this, Ed leans to be more gentle with the ladies than with men! If I was you I would just stay away from him altogether.

Andes will tell you that they are qualified to perform a driving evaluation for a medical clearance for driving after health issues. They will also tell you that this is where Duke refers patients . Please note that this company is NOT on the Duke hospital referral list. When it was mentioned to a Duke Occupational Therapist, they specifically noted that he was not on the list and that multiple patients that have used this company were unhappy with the service and had difficulty with the language...
Read full review barrier from the instructor. Multiple people who have not passed his evaluation due to the language barrier have easily passed the evaluation at a trained medical facility. I would strongly recommend that you not use this service for an actual medical clearance evaluation. Also, if done through a medical center, you pay a co-pay not the $$$ that this costs.

Was on the phone with Ed after enrolling my daughter in virtual drivers education classes, when he stated We will not be speaking to your student. before hanging up the phone. This business is unprofessional and should NOT be up and running.

Edward Rincon is an excellent teacher! I highly recommend Andes Driving School to anyone just learning to drive or to anyone needing a refresher or defensive driving instruction.