Ok I didn't mean to spark a parenting debate. My daughter doesn't lack the maturity to drive I refer to her as reckless because be comparison to her older sister, who is compulsively perfect, she is less conservative.

That said lets face facts Teenagers are HARD ON THINGS. How many here treated there first car as well as they do the one you now drive? I imagine the majority of teenagers will be in fender benders during their high school years.

As for the potential lack of reliability, I see that more of a pain for me. My kids aren't out driving at night usually only back and forth to school which is less than 5 miles. The current driver has a AAA card and has practiced using it so will daughter #2. I work from home so I could almost always be there quickly if a mechanical problem arose. I am not thinking of sending them off to college in another city in this car, just a run about.

Safety is something I worry about, and I considered these cars to be pretty dam sturdy am I wrong?

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