The Subaru SVX World Network - View Single Post - giving a 16 year-old the keys to an svx

#2 01-05-2002, 09:17 AM

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Originally posted by ironsvx
Of course, it is a nervous time when we turn over the keys to any vehicle to our fledglings but they must try their wings sometime. We must trust them not to be idiots (although it does scare me when I look back on my own youth growing up in western Virginia when I had sudden attacks of idiocy) I teach and coach at the high school where my son attends and so I am able to keep a close look on both his behavior and his reputation We only live 2 miles from the school right now (although I am looking to leave; I am now the recently fired football coach) and so the driving to and fro will not be much. I will probably drive it when it is in the driveway when I need to go out

IMHO, an SVX is an awful lot of car to hand to a 16 year old. While driving the car I have to keep an eye on the speedo or I'll lose track of how fast I am really going. At 38 years old I have a number of years and miles under my belt (steel belt?, seat belt?) and I still have attacks of idiocy when I'm in this car. Especially sitting next to a "youngin" in a lowered Integra or the like. But I finally overcome it. Will your 16 year old be able to overcome it? On the Y@ho0 SVX site there was a poster discussing how his 16 year old just totalled the SVX. Eeeek!

Randy (At least the car is safe) ii