Just let my 17 year old son drive my Scoob, Am I mad!!!!!!!!!
07 February 2003, 06:00 PM
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dont worry, i let my G/friend drive mine, shes only 18!!!
she drives the car harder than me, and thats saying something!!!
better get some nice fat rim protectors for the 18's soon!!!
she drives the car harder than me, and thats saying something!!!
better get some nice fat rim protectors for the 18's soon!!!
07 February 2003, 06:04 PM
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My girlfriend is 25 years young, she rides the 'ring' in 9.30, and thats pretty fast !!!, she even can make the brakes fade and tyres chirping in corners. That surprises lots of my friens...!!!
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07 February 2003, 09:13 PM
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when i was 17 i stole my old mans sierra estate 4x4 turbo technics converted v6 2.8i - quaife straight cut 'box, gartrac modified chassis. ratios - 50 in 1st gear 90 in secon 
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drove like a nutter and luckily survived.
the fecklessness of youth...
weava
!!!drove like a nutter and luckily survived.
the fecklessness of youth...
weava
07 February 2003, 10:29 PM
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at a local large and emty "Park and Ride" I have let my 17 year old son take some of his friends in my (now sold) 420BHP R34 VSpec Skyline ( I just stood around for a while).
08 February 2003, 04:50 AM
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LOL the time! just got in, too hung ova to sleep!!
L driver @17 on Turbo 2000 MY97
Driving 22B at 18, fantastic car, want it back, miss it loads!
Also 355, Dino, 996, P1, STi4, civic type-r, Cooper S, VTS, 205/106GTi's, Uno Turbos etc...
Now 20, I feel ever so lucky to have driven all of these cars. Note, none of these cars were mine - yeh I wish!
Dad owned first 2, but now cannot afford such cars, oh well he enjoyed them both very much.
Before you ask, my car is a very clean Punto GT Turbo hence user name. Can't quite afford a scooby yet, one day eh!
Does this count?
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L driver @17 on Turbo 2000 MY97
Driving 22B at 18, fantastic car, want it back, miss it loads!
Also 355, Dino, 996, P1, STi4, civic type-r, Cooper S, VTS, 205/106GTi's, Uno Turbos etc...
Now 20, I feel ever so lucky to have driven all of these cars. Note, none of these cars were mine - yeh I wish!
Dad owned first 2, but now cannot afford such cars, oh well he enjoyed them both very much.
Before you ask, my car is a very clean Punto GT Turbo hence user name. Can't quite afford a scooby yet, one day eh!
Does this count?
Cheers
08 February 2003, 09:12 AM
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STi, well I know what i was like when I was younger and my dad had what I called one of the best cars on the road the SD1 V8 Rover and he use to let me drive it quite alot, Jamie has only passed his test Oct last year so I thought, why not.
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Cheers
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08 February 2003, 09:26 AM
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I wouldn't let him out on his own, I know what I was like when I was that age. I have said to my wife many times that if I had the scooby at 17/18 I probably would have done myself and the car serious harm.
08 February 2003, 04:54 PM
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Let me just comment on the difference in culture (btw i'm not American by birth or origin). Here in the U.S. at our school (everyone 18 or younger) i can comment that we have 3rd gen rx-7, bmw 330ci, Supra (450whp), my bugeye wrx, camaro z28,350z, several other domestic v8's including many mustangs, acura rsx, Integra with turbo, and several honda's with various stage of mods. Kind of scary when you think about it. I started with a slow little car as you should and then got my new car, but many actually started with these beasts...
08 February 2003, 06:44 PM
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You did what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you need a slap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How many times had he fell off his bike/scooter.
It must be your age.... momentary lapse of sanity. I'll ring the clinic for you later.
Do you need a slap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How many times had he fell off his bike/scooter.
It must be your age.... momentary lapse of sanity
. I'll ring the clinic for you later.
08 February 2003, 06:47 PM
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Lucky chap indeed! I'm now 18, but have driven more cars than most people double my age due to the fact my dad has been in the motor trade since I was born ( he used to let me out in his company cars on my own by the time I was 6 on fields and private land ). But since I passed my test January last year I've been able to drive VTSs, the 3 top spec MGs ( the MG ZR 160, MG ZS 180 AND MG ZT 190 )MINI One / Cooper, just about the whole Citroen range upto the 3.0 V6 C5, Rover 75 2.5 V6, BMW E46 316s ( not quick but bloody nice to drive ), plus loads more Unfortunately not an Impreza though ( the company my dad works for has a Subaru franchise, just I'm not covered on their insurance for that powerful a car. ). My own car is a 1275 Mini with 286 cam, removable front, lightened flywheel, straight cut gear etc, not "quick" but quicker than the Nova boys et al.
It's not how old you are when you drive a powerful car, it's how responsible you are behind the wheel. I thrashed ALL of the above cars, but only when safe to do so ( local airport for a start ), it's also knowing how to handle them. Would your son have known how to control the car's initial understeer?
Rich
It's not how old you are when you drive a powerful car, it's how responsible you are behind the wheel. I thrashed ALL of the above cars, but only when safe to do so ( local airport for a start ), it's also knowing how to handle them. Would your son have known how to control the car's initial understeer?
Rich