Andes Driving School Inc. Durham

Edward is the nicest driving instructor you could have. He teaches you everything you need to know while maintaining a calm, respectful, yet personable attitude. He has the ability to calm your nerves and doesnt become excitable if you mess up. I had never driven beyond a parking spot before our first lesson, and after 5 lessons was able to easily get my license. I would definitely recommend taking lessons from him!

Andes Driving School is the best you can find in Durham! Ed is a great teacher knows exactly what it takes to get a drivers license. I wouldnt be able to get my license during my final examination week without his help! With only 5 hours, I even feel confident with hitting the road! I rented his car for the driving test and all went smoothly. Ed was very nice and caring staying with us all times in DMV and even taught a last minute class right before the test. He is a professional, ethical and hard-working teacher. Thanks Ed! I recommend him most highly!

I had a great experience having a 2 hour stick shift lesson with Andes Driving School. Mr. Ed was patient, clear, and professional. He is very skilled at pinpointing what the issue with my driving was at any given moment and communicating that clearly and calmly. I gained skills and confidence. I will definitely recommend to others!

It took us a week to get an appointment with Ed - but the wait was totally worth it. Both my wife and I very quickly learnt to drive on US roads. He is friendly and patient. Thanks Ed!

I had to take a Defensive driving class to clear a ticket. I picked Andes driving school. I am glad I did. Ed made the class bearable. He threw in wit and humor as well as numerous relevant informational tidbits. Ed engaged the class in several ways which helped to stay on track with the topics reviewed. I would recommend Andes Driving school.

My boyfriend purchased me a 2 hour stick-shift driving lesson with Ed for my upcoming travels to South America. My only other experience driving manual was 20 years ago, for 5 minutes, in my friends car that I thought I ruined in the end. Because of that, I was extremely nervous. However, Ed was pleasant, patient and took things at a good pace. We drove around the parking lot for a few minutes and then graduated to a neighborhood. I honestly never thought I d be able to leave the parking lot...
Read full review but here I was now heading out to Southpoint after being successful in the neighborhood. While I had very few problems originally, when traffic and pressure were thrown in, I had a few times where I stalled out. While this did fluster me a bit, Ed didn t panic and helped me regroup. We did a variety of driving situations in the two hours, including hills and reversing. Ed s teaching allowed me to surpass my expectations. I obviously still need a little more practice before I d independently go for it, but I m close. :-) Thanks, Ed!

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.

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.

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.

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.