I told my wife to take my car last week to run an errand. Her car wouldn't start and my LR was full of path stones and gravel powder. She backed the car carefully out of the driveway, came to a complete stop, shifted into D and proceded to lay rubber for a few seconds. The look on her face was priceless.
I rarely let anyone drive my cars. In the three cars I have owned, I let two people drive my Acura and both times I was sketched out as f**k, I let people drive my Focus because it was just a little race car that I didn't really care too much about while I hunted E46's, and now that I own the E46, nobody touches it but me, and my BMW tech.
I don't trust anyone with my car anymore since my friend fvcked my front bumper. Only person that drives it is my dad and even that's rare. No one drives my car except for me.
Geez, a bunch of Scrooges on this thread!!! My wife drives it when she h a s to. Can you imagine such an attitude? She normally drives her own Dodge Journey. Omg! I've let my son take it to college twice - both times for one week stints. Funny thing is, and I'm very proud of him for this, he treats it much better than his own car. He knows how much I love it - and at over 10 years, I love it just about as much now as the day I picked it up in Munich (that's so some of you guys know what to expect from these absolutely wonderful cars) - and treats it accordingly. My only rule for the wife and kid (and me) is - absolutely no food consumed in the car and only clear liquids. Sometimes I'll drink black coffee, but not regularly.
I dont "lend" out my car necessarily. A lot of friends have taken it out for a spin...thats about it. At the end of the day, its just a toy and I like that they enjoy it and hope that they get a kick start in wanting their own. We all got hooked somehow.
Geez oh Pete! It's just a stupid car. Anybody can drive my car and they can do whatever they want to provided they pay to have it fixed. I would only lend my vehicle to people I trust anyway. But come on guys! It's just a hunk of metal, the only value it has is what you give it and far too many of you act like it's a bar of gold.
Would be OK if I could get another, same year, model, color, and options. But my e46 is never to be made again. Irreplaceable at any cost, so priceless in my mind.
Do not drive it
Do not look at it
Do not touch it
Don't even think you borrowed it
Seriously though, nobody borrows my vehicles or drives them PERIOD.
I also do not drive other people's cars. Had the opportunity to take someone's Porsche on a closed course last year, tempting, but had to pass. I could not be a hypocrite.
It's not that the car is like a bar of gold or so precious that it can't be replaced ... Bottom line, in general, people are careless and disrespectful with items that are not theirs. Obviously there are exceptions, but they still don't drive my cars.
don't wreck it
don't abuse it
don't curb the wheels
Be careful where you park it (park a few cars away, I don't want parking lot dents..)
Other than that I don't care. It's only my parents or cousins who drive/ or have driven my car. I trust all of them 100% so I don't worry about my car when I leave it in their hands
I don't let people borrow my car except for immediate family and a few friends. I would let a select few cousins that are trust worthy but they can't drive stick. Select few friends are allowed if I know that they will take care of it. No rules or anything special, just treat it nicely. Well, there is one rule, no revving high until she's warm. Once she's warm, do whatever you want.
Its not a matter of my car having a soul or being irreplaceable, its a matter of respect. Most people don't have respect for other people's stuff. I work hard for my money and I don't want it to be wasted because someone else doesn't give a crap about my stuff. I hated giving people rides when I was in USMC because they didn't have common courtesy. Not that my car is above any one or anything, but you don't need to slam the door as hard as people do, don't need to kick the door panels every time you get in and out of the car, don't need to throw the seat back (coupe) and stuff. Just common courtesy that not many people have any more. My car is a 2001, the interior looks decent because I do little things to take care of it. I'd like to keep it that way, and I know most other people won't.
My brother and best friend are the only people who have access to my BMW any time they are staying with me. They both understand how I am regarding my cars and appreciate nice cars themselves. I don't have any policies other than "don't wreck my car"
No one drives my car but me and my wife. She knows to respect the car and she's not an idiot.
Other than that, no one touches her.
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