Jr ///M5
11-14-2005, 09:30 PM
We just finished a few miles in the 318iS. The young lad is doing well with the 318iS...and here I was thinking that we would be having to replace the clutch before this was over.
It was dark, wet pavement, medium traffic, oh yeah, and the deer are running. Do they ever stop? Could conditions be worse? Yes, it could have been snowing...
It's a lot for a young man to take in, safety, rules of the road, driving defensively, clutch, gas, shift, brake......he remained calm, despite speed shifting from 1st to 2nd a couple times and missing 3rd and going to 5th instead. Just a little excited and nervous. Which would explain why he didn't signal a couple of times. There is a lot of information to process for a young driver.
BMW has some good programs for Student Drivers that teaches them how to control a skid in the rain, how to manuver around to avoid an accident. What to look for to prevent accidents and such. If it were closer located, it would be well worth the $400 investment you would spend on your child to teach them how to power slide in someone else's BMW... :D We used the dirt roads when I was growing up to learn how to counter steer and control skids, and it didn't cost anything. :p I wonder how long it's going to be before he thinks he can drive the ///M? I'll tell you how long......
So you all have been forewarned....there's going to be another BMW young driver out on the open roads and if you ever see him doing something like his dad did when he was a kid. You are welcome to kick his ass for me... :D
It was dark, wet pavement, medium traffic, oh yeah, and the deer are running. Do they ever stop? Could conditions be worse? Yes, it could have been snowing...
It's a lot for a young man to take in, safety, rules of the road, driving defensively, clutch, gas, shift, brake......he remained calm, despite speed shifting from 1st to 2nd a couple times and missing 3rd and going to 5th instead. Just a little excited and nervous. Which would explain why he didn't signal a couple of times. There is a lot of information to process for a young driver.
BMW has some good programs for Student Drivers that teaches them how to control a skid in the rain, how to manuver around to avoid an accident. What to look for to prevent accidents and such. If it were closer located, it would be well worth the $400 investment you would spend on your child to teach them how to power slide in someone else's BMW... :D We used the dirt roads when I was growing up to learn how to counter steer and control skids, and it didn't cost anything. :p I wonder how long it's going to be before he thinks he can drive the ///M? I'll tell you how long......
So you all have been forewarned....there's going to be another BMW young driver out on the open roads and if you ever see him doing something like his dad did when he was a kid. You are welcome to kick his ass for me... :D