Old School of Driving in Rio Rancho, Rio Rancho | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

Dealing with Old School of Driving has been nothing short of a nightmare. My daughter needed behind the wheel instruction as she had already done the in class portion at school. We called Old School for months before getting through where I made an appointment at 11 am to meet the owner at the Coors location to sign them up for courses. We didn’t realize this business had been suspended for 6 months for aggressive and inappropriate behavior towards students and parents from the owner Francisco. We waited for over an hour being told he was coming from Rio Rancho and was behind an accident. Funny thing is we came from RR and had no issues getting there on time. Against my better judgment, we still signed my child up for 7 instructed hours of behind the wheel driving. First lesson the instructor was late, second time they didn’t show at all because of scheduling issues. You have to call and make the appointment every time. When the owner answers he answers like he’s irritated someone is calling and doesn’t identify the number as a business. Its very off putting. Every time I or my child called we were told someone (Mikayla) would call back to schedule shortly but we never received a call back so we would have to call again and again. On this last session my child and I had been calling Francisco for a week and a half to schedule. Fransisco claimed to not know who I talked to the previous phone calls even though it’s him who answers and was rude and nasty then hung up on me because I was not happy that we kept being blown off. My child tried calling and was also met with a rude answer and then immediately hung up on. My father paid for and helped sign up my child for lessons so I asked him to call. Francisco was immediately abrasive called my elderly father a “dumb f*ck” then hung up on him as well. It seems Francisco thinks because he’s a “loud military man” that he can treat people like trash. Clearly the anger management classes he was required to take to get his business back didn’t do anything. I gave it some time before writing this review to see if Fransisco would be calling to apologize for his behavior mainly towards my father but that didn’t happen. The instructor himself did a good job, but that’s not worth having to deal with Fransisco and the inefficient way this place is run. I do not recommend Old School at all and will be going somewhere else for my other child in next year.

I used to be really anxious and scared of driving due to being unsure of every move I make on the road. my dad helped me get started with private lessons here and I was really scared at first. I started driving with Francisco and he was straightforward and it honestly helped me know exactly what to do on the roads. it helped me overcome by being patient and straightforward and if I made a mistake he had me fix it which I’m thankful for. I also worked with Mr. Chavez and he was also very patient and straightforward as well and helped me overcome the freeway. they also didn’t have a problem with scheduling my classes like other places do. I now have my driver’s license and I don’t feel anxious as much at all and they both helped me overcome my fear of driving by being, patient, understanding, funny, and overall very supportive and helpful. I recommend this driving school if you have a fear of driving like I did. It’s good for all ages and straight forward and overall a really great experience and helped me overcome for fear of the roads and they were incredibly supportive.