My twins turned 15 yesterday and are getting drivers' permits. berkeley me.
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My twins turned 15 yesterday and are getting drivers' permits. berkeley me.
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I'm sure your insurance bills will be totally reasonable!
Damn, that sucks.
Any chance of a quantity discount? Or maybe a 2 for 1 deal? 
Identical? Can you insure 1 and cover both? Just kidding. Maybe.
My dad was driving a Beetle in 1975 when my twin sisters turned 16 years of age. At one point he gave the car to them to share it.
My dad taught me how to pound out fenders, add bondo and paint. The older trailblazer ended up denting all 4 fenders.
I've taken them both driving in a parking lot already. My son needs a bit of polishing...too much time on video games has him mashing the pedals. My daughter...no pole or curb is safe. Hide your mailboxes.
My daughters are about there. My 14yo turns 15 in 3 weeks. She's a natural -- she's been driving my manual M3 in the community college parking lot since she was 12. She's interested in driving and takes it seriously. I let her drive me around in suburbia and rural back roads and she's smooth and confident. She already ordered the TN DOT driver's handbook and is studying for the test.
My 12yo (about to turn 13) on the other hand. Herky jerky. Managed to brush the only fence in a 300,000 square foot parking lot. Yikes, watch out everyone.
My plans for them--
Good luck man! Please share your experience. Turning these kids out into modern traffic is scary as hell.
If you've done the last 14 years OK, they'll do the right thing for you.
Or walk .....
LOLOLOLOLOLOL 19 year old, 17 year old and 14 year old on the same house. Your twins will be a 2 year deal. I'm 3 years in and have 3 more to go!
QuasiMofo (John Brown) said:LOLOLOLOLOLOL 19 year old, 17 year old and 14 year old on the same house. Your twins will be a 2 year deal. I'm 3 years in and have 3 more to go!
Oh...those are just my twins. I've also got an 18 year old son. He's a chip off the ol' block, total car guy.
My twins are smart kids (don't all parents say that). The boy is going to take driving very seriously, as he does everything else. He's already interested in learning to drive stick. He'll do great with some practice. My daughter wants to drive, just will need more practice and to take it more seriously. She's quite a bit different than the average teen girl. She's not that into makeup, drama, cliques, etc... She also likes to laugh at her mistakes and pretend she's more goofy than she really is. In the times I've taken her driving in the parking lot, she will laugh and call herself funny names as she messes up. I think a good bit of that is nerves, but it's also her nature. I tend to change cars like I change underwear, but as of now my current Prius C is earmarked to become her car. Perfect for her...compact, efficient, reliable, low power. She wants a Beetle, but not gonna happen. Need to find a good car for her brother.
Insurance is what it is. Me and the kids' mom split the bill.
I was surprised how difficult it was to try and teach my son to drive - he was 18 as he had been living in Europe and they don't license till then, but even tho we're both car guys it didn't work. I sent him off to a driver's ed school and he passed with flying colors.
My daughter OTOH was super easy to teach, she had a series of VW Beetles, one of which became her college car which she wrenched on anytime it needed it.
Son now has his own shop and part time business wrenching on cars (he's an attorney by day)
My 15 year-old is taking the classroom part of driver's ed this week. He'll be driving my wife's MINI Cooper S Countryman when he gets his permit in a couple of months, so he'll have to learn manual.
He thinks he'll be driving my project 924s once it's back running. He is mistaken...
Oh Lordy ... one in my house was almost one too many !!! Good luck is all I can say.
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