XF suitable for an 18 year old

[John D9395]

Hi

I have just bought a RR Sport, and need to sell the XF (11 plate 3.0 Diesel)

My 18 year old son wants to buy it, he has 12 months driving experience and has found an insurance company willing to insure him.

I am of the opinion that

a - Its too powerful for an 18 year old
b - Its not the right car for an 18 year old (would look like he's borrowed dads car)
c - potential high repair bills if it goes wrong.

Am I being a boring old git, or should I give in and let him buy it?

Your thoughts, particularly from other 18 year old Jag drivers would be welcome

[WonkeyDonkey]

I wouldn't worry about the first two.

It's the last one that is the major one for an 18 year old. Is he earning enough/got the right mentality to put money aside for any maintenance?

As you'll be aware running costs will be much bigger on a car that size than on a Fiesta or similar that most 18 year olds are running about on.

[ninjag]

The other thing I was thinking is that from age 17 onwards each successive car I had got a little bit more powerful. So what's his next car going to be, XF 5.0 V8?

[cat with a hat]

Let him buy it...

What would you rather him buy? An old hot hatch?

As suggested.. Hes more likely to drive like a bell in a hot hatch!

Edited by cat with a hat on Saturday 23 March 14:13

[henrycrun]

Assuming a reasonable NCAP rating, then yes.

[The Leaper]

Ah..the XF 5.0 V8....I really miss mine after selling 2 years ago! Bad mistake.

R

[e46m3Mark]

He's only going to be an 18 year old in a Jag once. It's a yes from me!

[williamp]

Lots of metal to protect him, rwd so he can practice his drifting in a supernarket car park, decent stereo and big enough in the back for a bit of slap & tickle. Perfect for an 18 year old!

[fttm]

My youngest lad had a an Imprezza WRX at 17 , all paid for by himself , he looked after it well without incident. and it was RHD (we drive on the right ). Let the kid have it .

[John D9395]

Hi

Well you all polity said I am a miserable old git

Still in negotiations, but many thanks for the quick replies

[anonymous-user]

Something to consider is that when you are inexperienced at driving you tend to clip the car more often. When I was young I loved a big barge but I was not infrequently bumping posts and so on. That muscle memory for the edges of the car takes quite a while to develop, and is why I think young drivers are better off in disposable cars for a couple of years at least.

[Peter3442]

It's a very long time ago, but I learned to drive on a Jaguar 3.4 Mk2 and drove it afterwards, though my main car was a Mini that I bought after passing the test. The only downside that I can recall from while I was learning was that clutch control was so easy on the Mk2 compared with my diving instructor's Fords.

[ninjag]

williamp said:

Lots of metal to protect him, rwd so he can practice his drifting in a supernarket car park, decent stereo and big enough in the back for a bit of slap & tickle. Perfect for an 18 year old!

Lol everything pretty much covered here!