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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 06:23 PM
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Boy you said a mouthful, My dad let me have a 55 Mercury when I first started driving and it had a V8. But he was always watching me like a hawk. if i ever tromped down on the gas, that would of been the last time I ever got to drive the car. These people need to get right-sized. You give a young kid who has no expierence with driving nor a powerful car. Mix well and this is what you get. His parents have no one to blame but themselves. Sorry if I seem blunt, but sometimes the truth hurts. :cry


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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 09:18 PM
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Perhaps there should be a "parent mode" installed on the newer cars so the Traction Control and other things can be set to ALWAYS be on and only be unlocked by the owner. I'd feel lots better lending my Z out (not that I do.. just hypothetically) if there was a function like this.
Yeah, just hypothetically... I let very very few people drive my car. Even fewer after my mods are all done. Why? It takes self control and skill to stay out of trouble in this sort of vehicle. Heck, I don't even feel comfortable letting my wife drive when I'm not there. It isn't always just the driver I worry about, most people are not used to driving this sort of vehicle.
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