How do you feel about letting other people drive your car?

[p4paco]

i've had my bother insured for two years but i've only just started letting him borrow the car.
my cars have always been low, [sports suspension] and alloy wheels with lowprofile tires.
THAT i what stresses me out the most, coz i know everyone is used to scraping the tires against he kerb and gettig away with it.

and i also get paranoid about them leaving my stereo face on.

i still dont get why old people rev the engines, HDI Fun explained it very well.
but can anyone tell me why my dad leaves keys in the car? i think he's scared he's gonna lose them.
Needless to say he's only driven my car once, and i sat in the passenger seat.

[waynne]

Maybee you should buy your dad a push button start!

[p4paco]

haha.
then i' have to get him a keyless remote and tie it round his neck.

actually, does anyone make an AFTERMARKET keyless entry system without having to press a button 2 open it on return2the car?? that wud be a gud idea.

[BRABUS]

my old man is the only other person i'll let drive my car.

I'm very protective of it.

[speedofsilence]

me and my old man

would just be me but were building the car so i guess i have 2 let him use it sometimes

[pnl]

The only other person I let drive my stilo is the wife ..who has one herself 3dr model her 1.4 is only 95bhp though so when she gets behind the wheel in mine she tends to frighten the crap out of me

[waynne]

They say absolute power corrupts absolutely!

[oceaness]

With regard to the revving before turning the engine off,

I do it cause my exhaust sounds nice, I open the door a crack, rev it and turn it off and the noise gives me a warm fuzzy feeling when I leave the car

[Rudders666]

Originally Posted by oceaness

With regard to the revving before turning the engine off,

I do it cause my exhaust sounds nice, I open the door a crack, rev it and turn it off and the noise gives me a warm fuzzy feeling when I leave the car

I feel the awrm fuzziness, i must say i frequent the same maneouvre myself. It's niiiiiiiiice

[oceaness]

Nothing like the sound of a cars engine dropping from a few thousand revs and gently burbling out.

My car burbles beautifully

Incidently I love pushing my engine at 3500rpm it's not exactly loud it's just the right frequency that reverberates around inside your head

[HDi fun]

Nope, my Dad is a talentless driver (age 70) and is likely to kerb alloys, damage tyre sidewalls.

He also thinks that it's wise to be in gear five once over 30mph. That's below idle revs in my car. So, what does he do? Slips the clutch and then declares my car to be torque shy!! What? With over 300lbft torque?

[Boss429]

i have a rule of sorts when it comes to people driving my car...

must be female, very cute, and easy to throw out of the drivers seat if necesary...and residential driving only please ladies!!

i was actually surprised at how many of my friends let me drive their cars when iw as just learning, on main roads too. i wouldn thave done it, but i thank them for it now

[HDi fun]

female and cute - Zooey Deschanel would be my choice chauffeuresse

[Pixel]

Ive let a few people drive my car, they have the insurance to cover it, I'm in the passenger seat and I now their good, sensible drivers. My brother is an idiot and thats why he hasn't driven my car and he never will.

[HDi fun]

Originally Posted by SexyBeast69

I feel the awrm fuzziness, i must say i frequent the same maneouvre myself. It's niiiiiiiiice

Don't ever do this with a turbocharged engine. You'll wreck the turbo in no time.