Children and Hooning
Discussion
After comtemplating life, proceeding a delectable plate of supper, my thoughts turned to the above.
Many of you have children, and many of you have what I would class as a 'performance family car' - lets say an RS6 Avant for example.
Do you consciously adjust the way you drive when your young children passenger with you?
Do you reign the throttle in a little and drive a little more sedately?
Or do you still like to get the tail out around damp roundabouts and 'press on' when the opportunity arrises?
Children obviously change the way you think and live your life, and not all of us have the time to enjoy Sunday morning drives anymore.
Do you find yourself comprimising a little or do you just carry on regardless.
Many of you have children, and many of you have what I would class as a 'performance family car' - lets say an RS6 Avant for example.
Do you consciously adjust the way you drive when your young children passenger with you?
Do you reign the throttle in a little and drive a little more sedately?
Or do you still like to get the tail out around damp roundabouts and 'press on' when the opportunity arrises?
Children obviously change the way you think and live your life, and not all of us have the time to enjoy Sunday morning drives anymore.
Do you find yourself comprimising a little or do you just carry on regardless.
I always drive more smooth/sedately if someone is in the car with me. especially if someone is fast asleep in the boot fallen asleep after a long day, and I don't want to wake them until we've arrived home (or at their home). always liked dosing off in the car when I was little, only to be awoken when we're home.
I don't have anything that quick, but do enjoy driving quickly and have a 5 yr old boy.
He likes going fast, it makes him laugh and I get urged to "go faster daddy"
However, I do tone my driving style down, quicker driving only happens when very very safe to do so, and doesn't include blatting round country lanes at high speed, or tail out action.
I would like to get a VX220 as a 2nd car as I think it's as back to basics as you can get while still offering a degree of safety, I'd ideally like a Caterham/Westfield but the lack of doors with small child doesn't appeal. This way I'll have my weekend fun car, we can do it together, and fun doesn't have to mean massive speed or potentially dangerous situations - win-win
He likes going fast, it makes him laugh and I get urged to "go faster daddy"
However, I do tone my driving style down, quicker driving only happens when very very safe to do so, and doesn't include blatting round country lanes at high speed, or tail out action.
I would like to get a VX220 as a 2nd car as I think it's as back to basics as you can get while still offering a degree of safety, I'd ideally like a Caterham/Westfield but the lack of doors with small child doesn't appeal. This way I'll have my weekend fun car, we can do it together, and fun doesn't have to mean massive speed or potentially dangerous situations - win-win
Ritchie335is said:
Where is that great clip of the young fella with his dad the the Caterham, loving every second.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...It was watching this that gave me the urge for a weekend car that my son can also enjoy
My dad used to hoon with me in the car, I loved it. My mum was mega sensible and I hated going anywhere with her.
Dad was more interesting and would do a wheelspin more or less on demand. Of course I am nearly 40 and I was being driven about in such awe inspiring machines as the Riley elf and the mini van, later a morris 1000 type van and then a early volvo estate. Dad tells me that I did 100mph sat on his lap on my 1st birthday in a big Rover V8.
No seatbelts, no airbags, sod all traffic about, ahh Cornwall in the 70s.
Dad was more interesting and would do a wheelspin more or less on demand. Of course I am nearly 40 and I was being driven about in such awe inspiring machines as the Riley elf and the mini van, later a morris 1000 type van and then a early volvo estate. Dad tells me that I did 100mph sat on his lap on my 1st birthday in a big Rover V8.
No seatbelts, no airbags, sod all traffic about, ahh Cornwall in the 70s.
antspants said:
Ritchie335is said:
Where is that great clip of the young fella with his dad the the Caterham, loving every second.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...It was watching this that gave me the urge for a weekend car that my son can also enjoy
Jr Jayish likes to turn off the TC for a little sideways action, but any hooning is always accompanied by a running commentary on sight lines, braking, why an overtake is safe in the given circumstance etc.
I want him to enjoy driving but also be concious of the difference between fun and danger.
I want him to enjoy driving but also be concious of the difference between fun and danger.
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