you nutter!

 

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!!!

 

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...!!!

 

LOL@Dr.Evil

 

Yes!

 

Yes you have definatly lost the plot..

 

what was the grin on his face like ? ... from ear to ear i bet.

that'll be a nice talking point between his friends.

brett

 

yes,my g/friend is 30!got here on the ins to save a whooping nine quid,she wont drive my sti any way!

 

Yes you are
Best wishes
Steve

 

Get your son to post what he thought of it. The fastet thing I drove at 17 was a 1.9 405 GTx.

 

No you're not mad If my dad had a Scooby then I know he'd let me drive it

...oh wait

 

His first words were when he floored it was.......Kin ell dad how do you hold this
Cheers
Colin

 

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 !!!

drove like a nutter and luckily survived.

the fecklessness of youth...

weava

 

My dad let me drive his P1 at 18!!!!!!!

AMAZING

Mum was well scared but i was grinning for days

Ah well back to the fiesta

 

expecting to find my 15 year old has nicked mine any time soon

 

Nice one Colin - you are now the coolest Dad on the planet!

 

Colin - If you are mad - I must be skits ! here is my son at 3 yrs !

Nick

 

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).

 

Nick,

bet my kids faster than your kid

 

one of my first driving lessons was in my old mans old shape mazda rx7

 

Tiggs,

How does she do with flicking the bike corner to corner? Awesome power to weight ratio, but I expect it's a little hard to reach the brakes tho.

 

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?

Cheers

 

It counts enough
You have a turbo so ur half way there.
Good look with the hang over

 

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.
Cheers
Colin

 

Insured?

 

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.

 

Brun.......Would I

 

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...

 

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.

 

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