We call them Bavarian Maple Wreckers around here for their propensity for young guns to wrap them around trees while testing the limits of The Ultimate Driving Machines, more often than not with a load of friends.

Obviously you know your kid better than any of us, but my oldest will drive something considerably more boring when he gets his license next year. I trust him to drive (he's been driving a truck on dirt roads at our camp for a couple years now), he'll have to earn the privilege of something fun to drive. Even if it's not until he can afford to buy it on his own.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)