09-05-2007, 05:10 PM
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Why not!..Isn't that what leases are for?
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09-05-2007, 05:25 PM
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A very close second goes to the car... unless you guys have found some pleasure hole to use in the exhaust or something! Haha..
Anyway, I have tried to teach my wife the hole manual thing, but she is more afraid of breaking the car than learning. It is tough sometimes when we are out and I really dont feel like driving home. She claims it is more enjoyable as a passenger anyway. OK
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09-05-2007, 05:29 PM
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That's nothing to worry about. I have twin boys turning 16 in 2 weeks. Guess what they want to learn to drive? Now THAT is something to worry about! The reality is that I want to share the experience with them (with me in the car, of course) as my dad did with me in his new Cadillac way back in 1975. The only issue I have is them learning to shift gears. That is better done on a cheap used beater car, which i do not own...yet. My wife has no interest in shifting gears in any car so no worries there.
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09-05-2007, 05:35 PM
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I was all like, well its only a boxster, then I looked and saw you have a brand new S... changes everything. I learned on my friends cars, they can do the same. Until they are perfect shifters dont let them drive. lol
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Originally Posted by Middle Age Crazy
That's nothing to worry about. I have twin boys turning 16 in 2 weeks. Guess what they want to learn to drive? Now THAT is something to worry about! The reality is that I want to share the experience with them (with me in the car, of course) as my dad did with me in his new Cadillac way back in 1975. The only issue I have is them learning to shift gears. That is better done on a cheap used beater car, which i do not own...yet. My wife has no interest in shifting gears in any car so no worries there.
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09-05-2007, 08:34 PM
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well my gf knows how to drive stick (she refuses to drive automatics) but i taught my sister on the box, a few yrs ago i dont think its a big deal at all.. and now she owns her own manual car :-)
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09-05-2007, 11:12 PM
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I would and have let friends, girl friends, and girls I wanted to be my girl friend drive my car. But over the last few years I am less likely to let someone else drive it. My wife can drive it anytime she wants but in 2 years has not ever driven it and she does not want to.
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09-06-2007, 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Gary in BR
I would and have let friends, girl friends, and girls I wanted to be my girl friend drive my car. But over the last few years I am less likely to let someone else drive it. My wife can drive it anytime she wants but in 2 years has not ever driven it and she does not want to.
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I am the same, I let everyone that I trust drive my car if they want. It is a thrill most people really appreciate....."I actually drove a Porsche!"....
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09-06-2007, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Gary in BR
I would and have let friends, girl friends, and girls I wanted to be my girl friend drive my car. But over the last few years I am less likely to let someone else drive it. My wife can drive it anytime she wants but in 2 years has not ever driven it and she does not want to.
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its weird how they dont even have any interest to drive the car man, its pretty funny.
my GF said that she would drive it once in a while if it was automatic, but w it being manual she said she doesnt care about it.
my GF misses my camaro, thats about it, she said this thing is too slow and it attracts too much attention hahaha.
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09-06-2007, 10:17 AM
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I taught my 16 year old daughter in the Boxster. We both had a blast!
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09-07-2007, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by boggtown
I was all like, well its only a boxster, then I looked and saw you have a brand new S... changes everything. I learned on my friends cars, they can do the same. Until they are perfect shifters dont let them drive. lol
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Oddly enough, I have a friend who has offered to let my boys learn to shift on one of his collector cars...a mint condition 1965 Mustang GT convertible (not a clone either) 4 speed. Go figure. He is dead serious! As a side note, he and I have swapped cars (Ferraris/Mercedes/Porsches...you name it) for the last 23 years. He is the only one who drives my cars and vice versa. A good friend indeed! We both have very good insurance coverage.
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