Would you let your kid drive your M3?

Skyscraper · 02-01-2024, 07:37 PM

I let my son drive my GT3RS at 17.
But his childhood wasn’t like most others.

His current car at 20 is a highly modded 335i

Autoaddict · 02-03-2024, 02:18 PM

Yeah why not? I would love for my kid to drive the G80 and understand why ICE cars are fun, especially the M3. Doesn't mean driving at 100mph but driving it. I'd love to see the smile on his face.

Lupeskew · 02-03-2024, 11:25 PM

Down at Thermal today with the boys. My youngest did the teen school today while my older son and I are at the M driving school Monday!!!

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zambarossa · 02-04-2024, 12:39 AM

Never teach them to drive a manual, buy a manual, problem solved :-)

MT6 · 02-04-2024, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by 8262S

… the one who was exposed to things and trained.

This is the key differentiator.

IAmSpeed · 02-04-2024, 06:18 AM

Lots of good father here! Kids should all appreciate to be able to sit in a BMW M car at this early age.

geko29 · 02-04-2024, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by zambarossa

Never teach them to drive a manual, buy a manual, problem solved :-)

I definitely failed on that one. Bought a manual, taught him to drive it the week after the break-in service was performed.

bimmerCHAOS · 02-04-2024, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by geko29

I definitely failed on that one. Bought a manual, taught him to drive it the week after the break-in service was performed.

Same! Except I actually started teaching my son a few days before the break-in service…. Figured if he f’d something up with the clutch I already had a service appointment scheduled. 🤪

Skyscraper · 02-04-2024, 11:05 AM

My kid got my old 96 Sallen that I put a big bore aluminum 305ci with a T56 6 speed in for his first car.

He did fry the clutch in the first 3 months.

I tried to teach my daughter in that car. She gave up in 30min

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