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NEVER!
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If i do, it is with with my in-car supervision.
72
22.15%
I trust certain people to drive it without my in-car supervision.
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30.46%
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Do you let people borrow your Evo?

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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 06:34 PM
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My Evo is a straight up *****... It has been with everyone hahaha
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 06:38 AM
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My older brother has driven it as well as a few other fellow Evo owners.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 06:55 AM
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I let my wife drive it anytime she wants to, of course. Any relatives or friends who are somewhat competent are welcome, as well. I'm also teaching my almost-16-yr-old daughter how to drive in the Evo. She loves the car, even though she admits that it's not the easiest to drive (stiff and unforgiving clutch). In fact, she will most likely be driving the Evo exclusively once she gets her license. She's very mature and cautious, so I have no worries. I'll stick with my 06 Corolla as my commute car. She'll be the envy of her friends and I'll just be happy with 40 mpg.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 07:14 AM
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^WOW! Not only are you teaching her to drive in it but she's getting the Evo at 16?! Meanwhile your in a Corolla!? I have no doubt she IS mature and cautious but you can't deny that when you are learning to drive a car you always have those moments of lapses in judgement. It's almost a part of the learning process, and i'm surprised you trust her enough to avoid those bad situations in an Evo.

She will definitely be the envy of her friends... but Dad in the corolla and teenage girl in the Evo doesn't seem to make sense!
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 07:32 AM
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my wife wont drive it because all the power scares her. occasionally ill let someone drive a little after they just had gas put in the tank, other than that i drive it daily.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 08:02 AM
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My woman drives mine to get dinner a couple of times per week (gotta let her drive it sometimes, after all she allowed me to buy it LOL), but nobody else gets to drive it. And when she comes home, I run to the door to watch her pull up to the house and hear the car, because I never get to see it in motion since I'm always driving it LOL...
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 08:15 AM
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...so the wife asks me the other day "hunnie, i'm allowed to drive the Evo aren't I", and I looked into her eyes with all the love i could and told her in a soft and loving voice "that's a long and lonely road that you don't want to take a trip down...
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by SoundBoy4
^WOW! Not only are you teaching her to drive in it but she's getting the Evo at 16?! Meanwhile your in a Corolla!? I have no doubt she IS mature and cautious but you can't deny that when you are learning to drive a car you always have those moments of lapses in judgement. It's almost a part of the learning process, and i'm surprised you trust her enough to avoid those bad situations in an Evo.

She will definitely be the envy of her friends... but Dad in the corolla and teenage girl in the Evo doesn't seem to make sense!
She's not "getting" the Evo. I will still be driving it often, just not to work (3 days per week). Yes, she is exceptionally trustworthy. I wouldn't consider letting her drive the car otherwise. She won't be getting her license for at least 6 more months. Between now and then, she'll have to have at least 50 hours (state law) of driving with me in the car supervising her. All she'll be doing is driving herself and her sister to school. She's actually scared of the turbo, which is a good sign.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 10:47 PM
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I use to let my friends borrow my sti , And I regret doing it , they f***ed my car up, so please dont do it
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 11:30 PM
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I've let a few close friends drive it with me in the car. The only person I'd let the Evo out alone with would be my brother.

But hes got a 650HP 911 Turbo, so he's not really interested in driving a stock Evo.
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 10:24 AM
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the only people that i would ever let drive my car are my dad, my mom, and my brother.....
i trust them and i know if anything would happen, they have the money to fix it
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 10:35 AM
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Only people i trust .
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 07:09 PM
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I never ever let anyone else drive the evo. No valet, nothing. I was glad that they didn't have to drive my car in when I tested for emissions.
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 07:33 PM
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Hell I dont even trust myself to drive it around
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