996TT and women drivers
Discussion
I know this is going to be a contravertial one;
I am purchasing the car with a view to sharing it with my wife. I would say she is a better than average woman driver but would a TT be a step too far?
I am looking for someone who has experience of sharing this car with their partner or even a female owners experiences.
I am purchasing the car with a view to sharing it with my wife. I would say she is a better than average woman driver but would a TT be a step too far?
I am looking for someone who has experience of sharing this car with their partner or even a female owners experiences.
Absolute fallacy this one.
My wife drives our TVR Chimaera - often. It has no PSM like the TT does, it has rear drive not 4WD like the TT does and its handling wasn't designed by German scientists - it was done by some blokes in Blackpool with hammers.
And a lovely job they did of it too I should say BUT my point is
Its a question of attitude. My wife doesn't want to "find the limits of the car" everyday. She's content to pootle about with the odd burst of acceleration when its obviously safe and dry. Mostly - she leaves the hooning to me.
If your Mrs tends to be a careful, gentle and competent driver she will be just fine with the TT.
If you are worried about her driving because
a) she's a bit dippy and tends to bump things
b) she's a demon behind the wheel OR
c) her understanding of control movements is mashing the brake or accelerator into the carpet
then I'd be worred whether or not she was driving a Porsche 996 TT or a Nissan Micra!
Women drivers, indeed. Its not sex or even skill. Its attitude. And I'll bet she'll be fine.
My wife drives our TVR Chimaera - often. It has no PSM like the TT does, it has rear drive not 4WD like the TT does and its handling wasn't designed by German scientists - it was done by some blokes in Blackpool with hammers.
And a lovely job they did of it too I should say BUT my point is
Its a question of attitude. My wife doesn't want to "find the limits of the car" everyday. She's content to pootle about with the odd burst of acceleration when its obviously safe and dry. Mostly - she leaves the hooning to me.
If your Mrs tends to be a careful, gentle and competent driver she will be just fine with the TT.
If you are worried about her driving because
a) she's a bit dippy and tends to bump things
b) she's a demon behind the wheel OR
c) her understanding of control movements is mashing the brake or accelerator into the carpet
then I'd be worred whether or not she was driving a Porsche 996 TT or a Nissan Micra!
Women drivers, indeed. Its not sex or even skill. Its attitude. And I'll bet she'll be fine.
Now if it was a GT3 of course she could use it...
Don said:
Absolute fallacy this one.
My wife drives our TVR Chimaera - often. It has no PSM like the TT does, it has rear drive not 4WD like the TT does and its handling wasn't designed by German scientists - it was done by some blokes in Blackpool with hammers.
And a lovely job they did of it too I should say BUT my point is
Its a question of attitude. My wife doesn't want to "find the limits of the car" everyday. She's content to pootle about with the odd burst of acceleration when its obviously safe and dry. Mostly - she leaves the hooning to me.
If your Mrs tends to be a careful, gentle and competent driver she will be just fine with the TT.
If you are worried about her driving because
a) she's a bit dippy and tends to bump things
b) she's a demon behind the wheel OR
c) her understanding of control movements is mashing the brake or accelerator into the carpet
then I'd be worred whether or not she was driving a Porsche 996 TT or a Nissan Micra!
Women drivers, indeed. Its not sex or even skill. Its attitude. And I'll bet she'll be fine.
My wife drives our TVR Chimaera - often. It has no PSM like the TT does, it has rear drive not 4WD like the TT does and its handling wasn't designed by German scientists - it was done by some blokes in Blackpool with hammers.
And a lovely job they did of it too I should say BUT my point is
Its a question of attitude. My wife doesn't want to "find the limits of the car" everyday. She's content to pootle about with the odd burst of acceleration when its obviously safe and dry. Mostly - she leaves the hooning to me.
If your Mrs tends to be a careful, gentle and competent driver she will be just fine with the TT.
If you are worried about her driving because
a) she's a bit dippy and tends to bump things
b) she's a demon behind the wheel OR
c) her understanding of control movements is mashing the brake or accelerator into the carpet
then I'd be worred whether or not she was driving a Porsche 996 TT or a Nissan Micra!
Women drivers, indeed. Its not sex or even skill. Its attitude. And I'll bet she'll be fine.
Brilliant post!
Really appreciate it and it has made up my mind to go for the TT wholeheartedly. I was considering a 4S just because she would have to drive it too.
You are absolutely right about the attitude. She is an excellent driver and has never bumped a car (famous last words
). She wouldn't push the car beyond her skills and would only use burst of acceleration on straights from time to time (and even then I would not think she would dare push the accelerator to the stop). My only real concern is the alloy wheels and their magnetic attraction to kerbs and her lack of understanding when I decide to park my cars in the furthest space away from the supermarket where no one else parks. She obviously tried to get the closest, smallest space possible. Anyone else get this?
If you're worried about your wife kerbing the wheels -
- ask her very nicely not to! State that you really want to try hard to keep the car in good condition as it will pay dividends come trade-in time. Mention to her Porsche fans tend to pernickity about vehicles and WILL notice every blemish and this DOES affect the value. Most ladies aren't keen on throwing away money...
She'll try really hard to avoid kerbing the wheels or getting the paintwork scratched.
Probably you'll do it first.
- ask her very nicely not to! State that you really want to try hard to keep the car in good condition as it will pay dividends come trade-in time. Mention to her Porsche fans tend to pernickity about vehicles and WILL notice every blemish and this DOES affect the value. Most ladies aren't keen on throwing away money...
She'll try really hard to avoid kerbing the wheels or getting the paintwork scratched.
Probably you'll do it first.
do you worry about your wife using sharp knives? No of course not, same with the car.
Any car can be a handful to a bad driver and be dangerous to others be it with 70bhp or 420bhp.
I have no problems with my wife driving my tt, to tescos (but not to fill up with fuel) or anywhere whe wants, the fact she doesnt as she has her own car and the spogs wont fit in is purely coincidential.
Any car can be a handful to a bad driver and be dangerous to others be it with 70bhp or 420bhp.
I have no problems with my wife driving my tt, to tescos (but not to fill up with fuel) or anywhere whe wants, the fact she doesnt as she has her own car and the spogs wont fit in is purely coincidential.
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