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22-03-2010, 01:37 PM
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I'm really proud, I taught her to drive & she had some driving lessons to hone her skills and make sure that she wasn't getting any bad habits from yours truly.
Now to have "the chat" about driving responsibly, not showing off etc etc
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22-03-2010, 01:42 PM
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Just been through the same thing with one and have another at 70 hours. I have done all I can and made sure she has a safe new bubble car (Micra) that is easy to park, has very good visibility, lots of airbags etc and does not go a million miles an hour. The rest is up to her and I think she will be ok. Hope yours is too....... |
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22-03-2010, 01:50 PM
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On a side note...Congrats to your daughter!
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22-03-2010, 01:54 PM
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Next thing is to pop the bonnet and teach her to check fluid levels and such (if she doesn't already know how).
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22-03-2010, 02:01 PM
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OH MY GOD!!! WE ARE ALL GONNA DIE!!!
nah just kidding, congrats man, now get her a day at a skidpan or something so she knows what its like when you loose control... |
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22-03-2010, 03:23 PM
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Nice one, mate - Hope she passed the test in the truck!
On another note, you now have a designated driver..
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22-03-2010, 03:30 PM
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Location: Sydney
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congrats mate i think a micra is a good little car for a young female to drive around in.
Did she pass her test first go?? currently going through the same thing myself ( teaching not learning that is) |
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22-03-2010, 04:29 PM
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Good on her for passing mate, its good you got her a safe car, nothing worse than someone who thinks a bigger heavy car is safer lol
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23-03-2010, 01:32 PM
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Location: Roxby Downs, SA
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Make her change a tyre..........
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23-03-2010, 01:52 PM
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Captain Malcolm Reynolds
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Location: Adelaide
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Congratulations.
I agree with the above comments about getting her to know how to do some basic maintenance (if she doesn't already know how) - it can't hurt her to know how to check oil & coolant levels and how to change a tyre. My mother was from a country town with no roadside assistance and she insisted I know at least these things (to the point I had to replace a tyre with the spare, then replace the spare with the original in my driveway!) while I was still on my L's, wouldn't even let me go for my P's unless I did it!!! Another thing I could suggest is that young females tend to love their phones - perhaps invest in some sort of bluetooth hands free if the car doesn't have it built in already, so if a friend rings her its a simple button press and converse away.
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23-03-2010, 05:46 PM
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Ohh NO !!!! Yep tech her to check LOI, retaw and leuf.. Lol..
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23-03-2010, 06:42 PM
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My daughter just text me says she has 3 hours to go.........Will it never end??????????????:togo:
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23-03-2010, 07:34 PM
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23-03-2010, 10:42 PM
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Agree on the DD course though.
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My Daughter passed her P's
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