I'm hoping the time he and I have spent under the hood and dash of my wife's truck will have taught him something about the difference between the right way and the wrong way, but I know the stupid things I did.

He's excited about getting this soon, even though I refuse to let him drive it for awhile. Past mistakes he's made meant that he didn't get the chance to start practice driving until a few weeks ago. He had his temporary learner's permit for all of 10 days before I ripped it up and threw it away, due to what I consider a massive mistake he made in his life...one that he's still paying for in the way of completing his Senior year via computer, instead of being allowed back on school property. However, after some major tuning up his actions and attitude, he was given another chance, and has now had the opportunity to drive the Jeep a few times. Since he's going to take the test in the Jeep, I don't want him learning how to drive the truck until he has his regular license in hand, lest he forget what he's doing and make a mistake on the test. As it stands, he won't be behind the wheel of the truck until at least March, maybe April. But...he'll have plenty of time to learn how to work on the truck and get everything the way he wants it, before he is set loose on the road with it.

Until that time happens, the truck will be parked in my drive, in my name, and with me having the only set of keys available.

I remember getting my first car when I was 15...1976 Dodge Charger with 360 and 4bbl carb. I learned to drive in the car that the driver's ed class had...1988 Chevy Celebrity. I wasn't allowed to drive the Charger, even though I had swapped the engine and rebuilt the transmission, and completely redid the interior, until I had passed my driver's test.

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1987 560SL
85,000 miles