I have no suggestions better than those posted already (please teach
her to use any weapons issued, also :), but I would like to applaude you
for entrusting you r daughter with an olde English motor car. Since I
bought my MCMLXIX Sprite 3 years ago, I've been convinced that _everyone's_
first car should be British and old. People take new cars' reliability for
granted and I think it spills over to their driving. The car teached yo
uthat you MUST check every fluid level, and often, along with general
safety checks.
In five long years, my daughter will learn to drive without the benefit
of full synchromesh...
Frank Clarici wrote:
> Fellow listers, especially guys with daugters who drive.
>
> My daughter gets her license Wednesday, she will be taking over our
> Austin A40.
> It was *her* car all along, I just had the pleasure of restoring it.
> I want to teach her basic troubleshooting just incase her 40 year old
> car breaks down on the road.
> I have tried teaching her about fouled plugs, clogged fuel filters, wet
> ignitions, listening for unusual noises and like that.
> I don't expect her to replace points although there is a spare dizzy in
> the boot.
>
> Any advice for a nervous father to give his daughter as he passes her
> the keys to a 40 year old vehicle?
>
> PS, My girl is one IN a million so is her car! I don't want her to be 1
> OF a million in a modern jelly bean.
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> Bugeye Sprite
> 67 Sprite
> 59 A40
> http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/
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