Do you or would you let you wife/kids drive your pride & joy
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I've occasionally come home to find my McLaren pointing the other way in the garage...on questioning the mrs nonchalantly mentions...she took it out to meet a friend/ go to tesco etc
I'm been in the car with her when she's driven it a few times...bloody frustrating as she is a very diligent careful driver...I would rather she tore at it
I'm been in the car with her when she's driven it a few times...bloody frustrating as she is a very diligent careful driver...I would rather she tore at it
Wilmslowboy said:
I've occasionally come home to find my McLaren pointing the other way in the garage...on questioning the mrs nonchalantly mentions...she took it out to meet a friend/ go to tesco etc
I'm been in the car with her when she's driven it a few times...bloody frustrating as she is a very diligent careful driver...I would rather she tore at it
I'm been in the car with her when she's driven it a few times...bloody frustrating as she is a very diligent careful driver...I would rather she tore at it
There's nothing more concerning however, than listening in the kitchen while you hear in the distance the exhaust note of your pride and joy being taken into and beyond the area known as "valve bounce".
texaxile said:
There's nothing more concerning however, than listening in the kitchen while you hear in the distance the exhaust note of your pride and joy being taken into and beyond the area known as "valve bounce".
I can't complain, spun and crashed her x19, managed to roll her xc90 into the garage wall, took her discovery off-road (smashing a head light) and sold her forever Chisel speedster for a useful profit.
I've let my girlfriend drive my current P&J and my previous one, despite not having a license.
Now with the current Jaguar she didn't have a problem. Automatic meant she was manoeuvring it around the empty car park with ease, parked it a few times and loved it. I'm sure, if she was insured, she'd drive it on the open road without a problem.
The Aston Martin I had was another story though. Same car park as the Jaguar, I let her have a try. It was a manual, heavy-ish clutch and not the easiest car to judge the length of, or see out of for that matter. Surprisingly she pulls away with only few too many revs, little bit of clutch smell...moves a bit, probably going about 5mph and she stalls. So we're rolling towards a high pavement and a bush. She jumps out, saying she doesn't like driving it and leaves me strapped in the passenger side unable to reach the brakes, or the handbrake on the drivers right hand side. Bushes are getting closer... Fortunately I was experienced enough in getting in and out of a low car that I managed to clamber out, run around the car, jump in and brake myself before a bush/Aston Martin love in occurred.
It was then I decided to buy a small car to teach her how to drive
Now with the current Jaguar she didn't have a problem. Automatic meant she was manoeuvring it around the empty car park with ease, parked it a few times and loved it. I'm sure, if she was insured, she'd drive it on the open road without a problem.
The Aston Martin I had was another story though. Same car park as the Jaguar, I let her have a try. It was a manual, heavy-ish clutch and not the easiest car to judge the length of, or see out of for that matter. Surprisingly she pulls away with only few too many revs, little bit of clutch smell...moves a bit, probably going about 5mph and she stalls. So we're rolling towards a high pavement and a bush. She jumps out, saying she doesn't like driving it and leaves me strapped in the passenger side unable to reach the brakes, or the handbrake on the drivers right hand side. Bushes are getting closer... Fortunately I was experienced enough in getting in and out of a low car that I managed to clamber out, run around the car, jump in and brake myself before a bush/Aston Martin love in occurred.
It was then I decided to buy a small car to teach her how to drive
Regularly get to drive my dad's various classics to shows, last month we also went over to Essen and he put me on the insurance for the 430...on the return trip I managed just under 170mph gps on the autobahn 
My mum wouldn't want to drive any of them, let alone be offered the chance!
My mum wouldn't want to drive any of them, let alone be offered the chance! Working away a lot means my cars sometimes ended up sitting in the garage not being used - not ideal. So I was more than happy for my girlfriend to drive them, with or without me. She absolutely hated my TVR (too heavy, noisy and yellow) but I think she ended up driving my Boxster more than I did!
Benjy911 said:
Regularly get to drive my dad's various classics to shows, last month we also went over to Essen and he put me on the insurance for the 430...on the return trip I managed just under 170mph gps on the autobahn My mum wouldn't want to drive any of them, let alone be offered the chance!
Not sure what's better..your old man letting you drive his Ferrari or you taking the opportunity to exercise it properly My mum wouldn't want to drive any of them, let alone be offered the chance! There is little that would give me more pleasure than to see my wife or daughter taking the 599 or F12 on a spirited drive.
Sadly my daughter - at 21 - is proving difficult to insure. My wife, even after a day of instruction in the F12 at Millbrook, says she'd rather be driven than drive....madness.
Sadly my daughter - at 21 - is proving difficult to insure. My wife, even after a day of instruction in the F12 at Millbrook, says she'd rather be driven than drive....madness.
Slow said:
What about the other way round?
Letting your parents drive your car? My mums a younger one on here I imagine (56) but if she was say 80+ I would be nervous about letting her drive my car.
Well my mum used to "borrow" my TVRs. Even when I got the 350, they were off out for the day in her. That stopped the day the S1 got bumped into a wall....Letting your parents drive your car? My mums a younger one on here I imagine (56) but if she was say 80+ I would be nervous about letting her drive my car.
My missus ? Yes. She's a good driver. Sometimes not as good as she thinks, but she's good. She pisses me off though when I've just washed, cleaned, waxed, polished a car and she takes it out in the s
tty weather ! My daughter ? Yes, she's careful and mindful of what she's doing. My missus' son ? Not a chance in hell. Zero mechanical sympathy.
tty weather ! My daughter ? Yes, she's careful and mindful of what she's doing. My missus' son ? Not a chance in hell. Zero mechanical sympathy.Slow said:
What about the other way round?
Letting your parents drive your car? My mums a younger one on here I imagine (56) but if she was say 80+ I would be nervous about letting her drive my car.
My dad likes BMWs and so when I let him have a go in mine he thrashed the sLetting your parents drive your car? My mums a younger one on here I imagine (56) but if she was say 80+ I would be nervous about letting her drive my car.
t out of it. I'm not so concerned about that, but redlining each gear through 30 and 40 mph zones (and being a fair bit over the speed limit) was, to me, taking the piss a bit!As for the OP question, yes my wife has driven all of my cars to date. She screamed when taking the RX8 to the red line (as they are supposed to be driven!), and generally hated the car. She reversed my current car into a wall, ignoring the sensors which were beeping madly. She will not be driving my cars again.
George111 said:
If anybody puts their car before their wife, they need to have a little chat with themselves. A car is just a possession like an iPad or a golf bat. We can get emotional about them but they are just objects whereas the wife . . . bit more than that.
They are also all suitably insured so easily replaced 
George111 said:
If anybody puts their car before their wife, they need to have a little chat with themselves. A car is just a possession like an iPad or a golf bat. We can get emotional about them but they are just objects whereas the wife . . . bit more than that.
However, in some cases, such as a 300bhp rear wheel drive TVR Chimaera, it can be safer for the wife not to drive it. Especially when she's not experienced in driving powerful rear wheel drive sports cars. For the same reason I wouldn't let my dad or half my friends drive her.......
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