First Father/Son Project
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Same motor, different Audi.
I also can't see my father driving fast. It's a shame, as it would be a great way to spend time together with family. My passion for cars quickly outpaced his at a very young age. Now he's happy just putting around in an A7 and letting me order wheels/tires for him.
My folks are in their late seventies, it seems like I am driving them more and more. I am trying to imagine my dad on a track... In any manner... And I can't quite see it.
I suppose if he were restricted in speed and no one else was anywhere near him, could prove to be interesting.....
I suppose if he were restricted in speed and no one else was anywhere near him, could prove to be interesting.....
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Same motor, different Audi.
I somewhat figured that may be your answer...
I also can't see my father driving fast. It's a shame, as it would be a great way to spend time together with family. My passion for cars quickly outpaced his at a very young age. Now he's happy just putting around in an A7 and letting me order wheels/tires for him.
I somewhat figured that may be your answer...
I also can't see my father driving fast. It's a shame, as it would be a great way to spend time together with family. My passion for cars quickly outpaced his at a very young age. Now he's happy just putting around in an A7 and letting me order wheels/tires for him.
She does not care; I fill her car up for her...
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I’m young relatively speaking, but when I can’t drive anymore, I’m going to be miserable to be around...
Thankfully for me, I’ve got good genes. My grandfather is turning 90 this upcoming year and is still living on his own, on his Trawler down in the Keys. There’s hope for me yet!
Thankfully for me, I’ve got good genes. My grandfather is turning 90 this upcoming year and is still living on his own, on his Trawler down in the Keys. There’s hope for me yet!
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Absolutely will never happen (I know, never say never...). My father was never really that into cars to begin with, and growing up abroad then immigrating to the US in the early 90s we never had expendable income to spend on fun stuff like cars and going fast. I have the disease; he never did. And I don't think it's curable.
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My father lived long enough (92+) to reach that point in his life where he wasn't safe to drive anymore. Having lived through the process of trying to explain the "you're not safe to drive anymore" and dealing with his reaction (not good) and eventually having to just take his keys away from him, I thought many days about how much easier it would be if he simply embraced the truth about his driving skills and moved peacefully into that new reality. If he had graciously given up driving, my life and my sister's life would have been much improved.
My post regarding "older dads" and their driving motivations was made based on my personal experience and my interactions with other guys who are "older." As you get older your priorities can change and some people just don't get much out of max. performing vehicles anymore. I think part of that is because of their ability to better assess "risk/reward", and for some the years of operating performance vehicles at or near the limits finally satiates their desires to do those things.
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Try not to be that way...for your kid's sake.
My father lived long enough (92+) to reach that point in his life where he wasn't safe to drive anymore. Having lived through the process of trying to explain the "you're not safe to drive anymore" and dealing with his reaction (not good) and eventually having to just take his keys away from him, I thought many days about how much easier it would be if he simply embraced the truth about his driving skills and moved peacefully into that new reality. If he had graciously given up driving, my life and my sister's life would have been much improved.
My post regarding "older dads" and their driving motivations was made based on my personal experience and my interactions with other guys who are "older." As you get older your priorities can change and some people just don't get much out of max. performing vehicles anymore. I think part of that is because of their ability to better assess "risk/reward", and for some the years of operating performance vehicles at or near the limits finally satiates their desires to do those things.
My father lived long enough (92+) to reach that point in his life where he wasn't safe to drive anymore. Having lived through the process of trying to explain the "you're not safe to drive anymore" and dealing with his reaction (not good) and eventually having to just take his keys away from him, I thought many days about how much easier it would be if he simply embraced the truth about his driving skills and moved peacefully into that new reality. If he had graciously given up driving, my life and my sister's life would have been much improved.
My post regarding "older dads" and their driving motivations was made based on my personal experience and my interactions with other guys who are "older." As you get older your priorities can change and some people just don't get much out of max. performing vehicles anymore. I think part of that is because of their ability to better assess "risk/reward", and for some the years of operating performance vehicles at or near the limits finally satiates their desires to do those things.
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