Letting the Missus Drive
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My Missus has been pestering me for weeks to let her get behind the wheel....
She drives a Renault Twingo 1.2 every day and a Golf TDI company car... I am toying with the idea, but something is holding me back...
So far only my mates, 1 who has a racing Cossie and the other who services TVR's and used to work at the factory, have driven it...
Who else is reluctant to let someone with no such driving experience drive...???
She drives a Renault Twingo 1.2 every day and a Golf TDI company car... I am toying with the idea, but something is holding me back...
So far only my mates, 1 who has a racing Cossie and the other who services TVR's and used to work at the factory, have driven it...
Who else is reluctant to let someone with no such driving experience drive...???
Clare drives our 5.0 LE twin plenum, MA Chip, MC1 cam etc 300bhp beast no problem. (No previous performance car experience).
Do suggest some prior advice for your Missus regarding the torque locking back wheels syndrome, correct gear selection and cornering techniques. Also starting up when / if stalled advice is useful!
Good place to try is between two roundabouts spaced by a mile or more - then there's no lights to think about.
Let the women drive I say - anyway it feels a lot faster as a passenger and give us time to watch people admiring our cars!!!!!!
Martin.
Do suggest some prior advice for your Missus regarding the torque locking back wheels syndrome, correct gear selection and cornering techniques. Also starting up when / if stalled advice is useful!
Good place to try is between two roundabouts spaced by a mile or more - then there's no lights to think about.
Let the women drive I say - anyway it feels a lot faster as a passenger and give us time to watch people admiring our cars!!!!!!
Martin.
Mrs N17 TVR has been driving mine recently and she normally drives the Landrover and used to have a Honda CeRviX.
Follow the advice my esteemed colleague offered and try to give her a bit of confidence (she doesn't want to be panicking because she is too scared), albeit mixed in with some healthy respect and I am sure she will be fine.
Good luck, it feels very strange sitting in the passenger seat !
Follow the advice my esteemed colleague offered and try to give her a bit of confidence (she doesn't want to be panicking because she is too scared), albeit mixed in with some healthy respect and I am sure she will be fine.
Good luck, it feels very strange sitting in the passenger seat !
Would never let my misses drive the Griff, she cant handly her Polo 
Shes the sort that has to slows down while talking... Does my bloody head in, and no smooth gear changes, excelleration, braking, but she does drive well while doing her lippy in the mirror while on her mobile...
No chance, never, unless i need her to drive back from pub
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Shes the sort that has to slows down while talking... Does my bloody head in, and no smooth gear changes, excelleration, braking, but she does drive well while doing her lippy in the mirror while on her mobile...
No chance, never, unless i need her to drive back from pub
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fresser said:
She is insured on her own policy.. No problem there, I am just a little scared of letting you loose after she is used to basically a Renault Twingo ONLY...
78HP compared to close to 300HP....
Is she insured fully comp, though? Most policies cover for driving other vehicle, but only at 3rd party level of cover.
Well until tomorrow when I pick up my new FTO, my main daily drive is a Nova 1.2 merit. Mr Big has no problems letting me drive the Griffith. But then I have had jobs which included driving 36,000 miles a year, most of it around the north circular and M25.
Suggest you do what Mr Big did when I first drove the Griffith. He took me up to a local disused airfield so I could get used to the clutch and driving position without the added distraction of traffic.
Suggest you do what Mr Big did when I first drove the Griffith. He took me up to a local disused airfield so I could get used to the clutch and driving position without the added distraction of traffic.
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My sister sportingly lets me drive her Griff500 occaisionally (very
)
She punts around in a 206 (90BHP) but has recently taken to left foot braking
heel and toe etc etc (shes leaning over my shoulder now so I'm being careful!).
Nowt wrong with the right woman driving the P&J - less scary than some of the loons I normally have to passenger
My sister sportingly lets me drive her Griff500 occaisionally (very
) She punts around in a 206 (90BHP) but has recently taken to left foot braking
heel and toe etc etc (shes leaning over my shoulder now so I'm being careful!). Nowt wrong with the right woman driving the P&J - less scary than some of the loons I normally have to passenger
My good lady has been driving my Griff for a while - no problems though she doesn't cane it.
I did show her what happens when the back comes out. Wet day, out of a quiet roundabout in 2nd and BOOT. I think she got the message
She loved it so much she now has her own Tamora - which we haven't seen for 2 months while that 6 cylinder thing up front is being repaired.
I did show her what happens when the back comes out. Wet day, out of a quiet roundabout in 2nd and BOOT. I think she got the message
She loved it so much she now has her own Tamora - which we haven't seen for 2 months while that 6 cylinder thing up front is being repaired.
My wife has been driving my Griff500 since the day it arrived.
the main benefit of this is that after she has had her 5 mile jolly around town, she cannot deny me a raz out in the country..
She does require a pillow to push herself far enough foreward to reach the peddles, and is currently 7 months pregnant!!.
At first she was quick to find the loud peddle, though a little over enthusiasm coming off an island soon slowed her down.
I have only been in the car once while she has been driving, a nervous rather than scarey experience.
the main benefit of this is that after she has had her 5 mile jolly around town, she cannot deny me a raz out in the country..
She does require a pillow to push herself far enough foreward to reach the peddles, and is currently 7 months pregnant!!.
At first she was quick to find the loud peddle, though a little over enthusiasm coming off an island soon slowed her down.
I have only been in the car once while she has been driving, a nervous rather than scarey experience.
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