jimbo3

Surprisingly (and sadly), there are many even on this board that would will simply dismiss you as being jealous or envious of children whose parents provide them with expensive, high powered cars because your parents didn't give you one when you were a child.

chris walrod

Yes, I have been in similar situations when I was 17, but I was very very luck to survive flipping a car a few revolutions into a frozen lake. I was riding shotgun in an ex-cop car; 1974 Fury. We lost it on a long sweeping curve that bordered on a lake in Colorado. No seat belts were worn ( it was illegal back then) by me or the driver, vinyl bench seat -- we were tossed around a lot during the event. Came out with a bruised Kidney, and various small issues. Very, very lucky!!

RSRee

Talking about making a huge wreck and still walking away from it, this Audi RS6 Avant driver lost it big time, hit a tree at some impressive speed, then got out and called a tow truck on his mobile . Probably didn't have to switch the engine off ...

T Rip

What a tragedy. Why on earth would you let your son take a new 500HP M5 out for an all night ride? With so many boys in the car, one would have to be brain dead not to know they were going to test it. It seems there are some that think impressing others is more important than protecting their kids.

I feel for the other four parents who probably never knew they were doing it. God help them with such a loss.

Leander

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TRINITONY

Did you mean to post this link? http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...509625656415&q

melman911

You know my first reaction to this is "dumb *** kids". But looking back at my years in high school.....my brother and I did some crazy stupid things (in Jeeps). Never hurt ourselves or anyone else (luckly)....... I hate to admit it but it's true. It's peer pressure and youth (at least partly). Sometime that leaps bounds over good parenting and good judgement. Not an excuse just reality.

Marv

Ah! So that's a Matador?

Wilder

Yep, except that those making that judgment are likely to be parents who buy their kids expensive toys or teen age kids who are the recipients of such gifts, in either case, their opinion wouldn't matter one bit to me. This has nothing to do with "perceived" status, it's about parenting.

Parenting is probably the most important role one can have as an adult IMO. The way I see it, parents are entrusted to teach a developing human being about life and how to navigate through it. It's a huge responsibility. In this regard, creating an environment where a kid can learn principles like the value of money, responsibility and accountability to others I think is considered part of good parenting. On the other hand, what's the brilliant lesson a parent can teach by handing over the keys to a $100k 500HP to his/her "young, dumb, full of ***" teenage kid?

Like Steve and others have said, we all made stupid mistakes as teens...that's what that stage of inexperience and learning is all about. As a parent, one would think it's particularly important to teach values and principles in an attempt to offset some of the inevitable stupid things kids will do. It baffles me that someone who has the acumen to generate the type of income that can facilitate buying a $100k car for a teenage kid thinks it's a good idea to do so.

autobonrun

My boys will be driving in 5 years or less. Before this horrible accident, I always thought one of these would make the perfect first car. Add a $300 Maaco paint job and a decent stereo and it has all the protection you want. 0-60 is probably 20 seconds.


http://www.checkertaxistand.com/opti.../limitstart,0/

Woody

I was more than happy to help my 16 year old into vehicle. We found an old VW bug parked beside a house that had not been run for some time. In the years he had it, he was not very easy on the car but it did teach him how to drive and kept him alive. Most parents do not kill there children with expensive BMWs or even Porsches. Most of the time it is with a Camero or Trans Am or now days the new Mustang is getting its share. Lots of kids can handle the power, too many can not. Why bet the life of your child ?

TRINITONY

http://www.ocala.com/article/2008020...0347/1025/NEWS

Derek_C

Didn't take long for one of the parents to lawyer up. The article states the father of one of the victims blames the father of the driver. Of course he does, he's the one who can afford to buy the M5.

Ritter v4.0

I'd wager that they were well over 120. A Taurus does 120.

Did they recover the black box yet?

Ritter v4.0

Bump

Did you notice the Thread right above this one is "What beer do 993 drivers drink?".
I guess the same might be asked of under-aged M5 drivers.