Car25

Here I am with two early teenagers, one in karting school. Both our 911s are MT.
I am ready to get my 12 yr old (kart kid) to learn to start driving the 993 or 991 in a big parking lot. He prefers the 991 as a passenger but I want him to start in the 993 as it is more like a kart!

Any experience with your children?

Raven 666

All for the young ones leaning to drive ,but they can do that in the wife,s Hatchback,,, I keep my daughters as far away from my P car as possible,,they are not even allowed in the garage..........

Slantnose!

I think that's cool & we started young with ours, also...but G50's are not the best to learn on, would suggest something else first.

NoGaBiker

My daughter was 13 when my 996 developed a bad 2nd gear while under warranty (2000 miles.) The dealer ordered one and I taught her to drive while waiting on the new one to get in.

I have a fatherless kid I mentor who just turned 15. I had my car in for a warranty item and it took 3 days, so I had a base Cayman PDK for that time. Taught the kid to drive on that. He was pretty stoked. But now it's back to driving his mom's Jeep Liberty.

mtony

I have three kids that drive, two of them in their twenties, and I haven't considered letting them drive my 911.

John@Fabspeed

I started by sitting on my dad's lap at about 8 how to use the steering wheel. At 14 my first drive under my full control was in a huge parking lot in a 1969 Corvette, 4 speed with my dad in the passenger seat.

His feelings always were, if I don't teach you, who will? I will absolutely let my kids drive my sports cars(when I have kids, and sports cars lol)as I cherish the memory and trust of my dad teaching me on his.

Personally, the thought of never allowing my kids near my cars will never be entertained IMO.

EDIT: I would always be in the passenger seat if my kids were driving my cars. It's good for bonding. I wouldn't let them drive alone until a later age, like my dad did with me.

Tacet-Conundrum

Heh first car I ever drove was my dad's Semi truck around the ground's of the lot they were using to park their machinery.

But now that PDK and automatics are the norm I wouldn't if I was in the passenger seat. No way in hell I would let a teeneager of mine with a license, when that time comes, drive it alone. It's just too big of a Liability and today with how quickly these cars can get to speed could develop into a dangerous situation if the driver is distracted which teenager's become easily!

Though I suppose if you have the E Logging feature on the car you could get info on driving behavior. And there are other solutions that can be found on the internet which could be installed for vehicle tracking. But a 911 is too much for a child to handle especially for the newer cars that just zap up to 60 before you know it. That and experience in driving plays a good portion into that. Too many variables to keep in mind like 2 to 3 seconds behind the car in front. Does the teeneage wait for the last second and change lanes like they are in Nascar? Do they change lanes on the highway with another car two lanes over who might be wanting to change lanes too into the same lane?

/End Babbling

Vise

Luckily my daughter is only 8 so have a while to go... but when the time comes I'll buy her a beater Honda Civic or something. Whatever I'm driving at the time will continue to be off limits although that is partially a function of living downtown...

Ski Porsche

My dad taught me to drive when I was 14 in his old pickup; it had a crash box that had to be double-clutched. That was an experience. In the next two years before getting my license I drove my brother's Dodge sedan, my dad's pickups, my friend's parent's car and truck and a Rex motorcycle that my best friend and I bought for $25. No cool sports cars. My first experience driving a sports car was when I was 17 and my dad's army buddy stopped by for a visit in his silver 911S. He tossed me the keys and instructed me to not return too soon. I didn't. A year later I bought my first sports car, a Fiat 850 Spider.
I've let my adult children, and their spouses drive my P-cars and I take my grand kids for rides and will definitely have them driving my car when they're old enough. I've even offered a few sharp, responsible, driver-licensed kids in my neighborhood to drive my C2S (with me aboard, of course). My feeling is that the rising generation aren't as tuned in to cars as mine was so I have the opportunity to inspire them.

mcipseric

buy an old VW Bug. less than repairing/replacing your Porsche's' transmission.
Then they will have a car use without direct supervision.

sechsgang

It's too early for me to have kids now, but my father taught me on his still pretty new SL 500 and I loved every bit of it. I think it depends on the kid but honestly the 991 is a great platform that's easy to drive, fun to play with (while not being stupid stupid fast relatively speaking) and really REALLY safe. Can't say I'd have a problem with it.

Archimedes

I've offered both my kids the keys to any of my sports cars and they've never taken me up on it. My son has driven the RS5 and the Cayman S with me in the car, but never taken them out alone. Don't think he feels comfortable. He hasn't driven the Carrera yet because it's spending most of its time in storage these days.

I learned how to drive by illegally sneaking out my Mom's VW Rabbit when I was 14 when she slept.

Penn4S

I let my younger son drive my P cars when he was living at home. I wanted him to have the love and enjoy a fine automobile. He was into Subies in his later teens and I always thought he showed great respect for what he owned and I would like to think that was in part due to how I handled his getting comfortable around cars.
He is 30 now and when he is home for a visit he will always ask if he can take the 4S for a spin. Never worried he would be anything but smart and respectful while driving. Its just a car not some ancient artifact or precious piece piece of art. If you can't share it in some way why own it.

Cheekymonkeyman

7 year old daughter is my only legacy so it is easy to say 'yes of course she will be able to drive it when she's 17'.... Just don't remind me of that in 10 years time though....

PelicanParts.com

My mother actually let me drive when I was younger here and there. When I was at an event a couple months ago, a gentlemen with a 918 let his 12 year old son take the car for a spin. I was very jealous of that kid to say the least, haha.