Should I let my 17 year old son drive my car?

[Fish Fingers]

To the OP......

There you have it.
Every opinion under the sun.
?
So none the wiser.

To sum up, narrowing it down to 2 main lines of thought.......
You should definately let him do it,
or definately not let him do it.

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[HerrCooles]

Everyone has to decide that for themselves.

 

[Porchfan]

I just saw this thread………as a sports car enthusiast from the 60’s driving MGs 1963 B convertible and then 71 MGB GT as well as numerous Datsuns 240, 260,280, I got comfortable with the cars low road profile and managing. Speed bumps, pot holes, parking lot stop blocks and avoiding parking lot dings as some reported the small repairs were expensive.

you just do not hop into a Porsche and turn the key and drive. Low profile tires and rims are easily scrape and damaged by an infrequent not thinking inexperienced driver……..of course everybody knows the cars are expensive but few know to think about tires and wheels scraping the curb, air dam/diverters and other trim getting damaged because the kid/wife was not remembering the car was lower to the ground, especially the stop blocks and curbs in parking lots………so my advice take the time to regularly ride along and teach cautionary thinking or you will regret the damage that occurs from errors caused by unfamiliarity and lack of thinking

 

[Bennachie]

Nooooooooooooo




maybe

 

[SoccerMan94043]

Maybe on my lap.

 

[TonyR]

I would say yes but only closely supervised. On his own, no way. On their own there is always the temptation to have a go but without the experience to know how it can go wrong and how to correct it if it goes wrong.. With adult supervision they can get some of the thrill and experience without going beyond their capabilities. I think most teenage kids can tell you stories about what went wrong or nearly went wrong in their early days of driving.

 

[ebarron]

Absolutely ... Together.

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