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Originally Posted by tennisfreak
I could afford to keep it and still get the vette, just debating if I want to put up with the hassle of the car "shuffle" for 2+ years.
I have a two car garage and a driveway and this would be our 3rd vehicle.
Would not want to pay to store the car, dont want to put it on the curb, and would not want to keep my vette outside all the time.
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Yea that's a "problem" in my family as well. MomHawk's convertible takes up slot one in the two car garage. The FR-S squeezes into slot two. We also have a Suburban (family car), a '04 Honda Accord that is usually "away at college" and a '98 Volvo C70 that my high school son drives. When everyone is home it's quite a pain because our garage opens in the back of the house with a large turn-around pad. We can park the three non-garaged cars on the pad and squeeze in and out of the garage in a 15 point turn.
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Originally Posted by tennisfreak
But then the question is: Is the FR-S a good car for a new teen driver?
I think it may be a little high risk. Sure its no speed demon but it is a sports car.
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I think it depends on the kid. I wouldn't have an issue with two of my three sons driving a 5 or 6 year old FR-S. My youngest one actually took his driving test in mine (probably the first person to do so in Georgia, maybe the US since it was within 3 months of me getting it in 2012) because it was either that or the Suburban at the time. I would (and do) let either of them drive it solo now if they wanted but they are both leery of "messing up" Dad's car.
The middle one, well lets just say he's been driving for 6 years and I still barely trust him to pay enough attention to drive the Accord he has. Not because he is a racer, but because he's a good candidate for an autonomous car.
Between the 3 sons though, we've had 1 speeding ticket and 1 accident that was their fault, so they aren't your stereotypical teenage kids. Even the accident was a parking lot incident where he turned too sharp leaving a spot and hit a parked car. I think a lot of that has to do with them having to buy their own cars, and knowing they would be responsible for any tickets and any deductibles/increases in insurance if there is a claim.