[kj_cinci]

NO way. I was going to let my father take it for a spin, possibly the only one I'd trust with her, but he'd have to move the seat. After 3 or 4 days to get that seat just where I wanted it, it wasn't going to happen.


So I use that as my excuse to not come off like a snot "sorry, you can't drive it because I have the seat just where I want it" is nicer than "you suck, I'd never let you in it!"

My cousin is somehow delusional that I'll let him drive it once he passes his drivers test.... No way, I remember what it's like to be 16- not going to happen!

Yea, that makes sense! Not snotty at all! Will have to remember that one!!! NOT! It's a 20 or so K car, com'N! Don't be a *****... sorry, I know this is the first new/nice car for many of you but it is 'just' a possesion, a car!! Don't be (become) that guy, or gall!

 

[328superstar]

I have only let 3 people drive my car. My mom, my friend and the parking guy at work. I now have reserved parking for my car so the parking guy can't drive my car any more.:laughlitt

My brother has a 2004 mustang GT but hasn't driven my car yet because he doesn't know how to drive stick.:hihi:

 

[thump_rrr]

All of my friends are car nuts and so I'm not worried about letting them drive mine.

One of my friends is a mechanic at my Ford dealer. He got me a great deal on the car. He also got to drive my car even before I did since he did the PDI on it.
He also owns an 03 Vert.

Another one of them has a 350Z Touring which I have driven.

The 3'rd one to try it was my friend/boss who fell in love with it the day I received it.
He fell in love with it so much he ordered one the week after instead of the BMW 330CI Convertible.
He just received his Black 05 GT Premium Vert., IUP, ICAP,Active Alarm,Upgrade Wheels this past Tuesday.

The 4'th was another friend and coworker who has owned several classic
Mustangs.

 

[jibboo]

I've only had one friend even ask ... I let him cuz he's one of those overly respectful people with other's properties ... but man I think everyone should drive a mustang (mine or otherwise) ... its a nice car, but I figure I don't know anyone who's going to drive it harder than I do.

 

[chers2031]

LOL. Thats good. I'd give let me dad, and best friend drive it(Only two people I'd trust with a stick shift) I trust my fiancee, but she has never driven stick. I said I'd teach her, but it's gunna take me a while to build up the courage to teach her on my baby:hihi:

MAY I SUGGEST you spend about 1K on a POS w/ a stick and teach her on it!!!

Oh and I've let a few people that I trust drive her. All family -- My 2 cousins, my uncle, and of course my man - who drives it more than I do... and 1 friend.... who also has a 05 GT Coupe and is more picky w/ a car than I am and he came and picked mine up to tint my windows.

 

[Kanno]

My standard answer to this request is give me 30k and she's all yours for however long you want and I'll even give you the title.

 

[Madhouse]

I've let all my friends drive it - and I encourage them to get on it. I've tried to get my wife to drive it, but she doesn't even like the car, so no chance of that.

 

[2005BlackGT]

I let family drive it (which they usually dont care for it) and one friend who was ready to bend over and kiss my ass for me letting him. He respected my car and he said "your car is now the fastest thing I've ever been in the driver seat of"

 

[Crazy001]

Aw c'mon, guys, it's just a car! Someone could take it out, absolutely beat the hell out of it, and probably not harm anything (except tires, maybe!) as long as they knew how to drive a stick. Either way, it's not a 'vette, not a Viper, not a Fort GT, it's a $25K mustang. Great car, but nothing to be overly protective of. :yup:

 

[loudog]

Aw c'mon, guys, it's just a car! Someone could take it out, absolutely beat the hell out of it, and probably not harm anything (except tires, maybe!) as long as they knew how to drive a stick. Either way, it's not a 'vette, not a Viper, not a Fort GT, it's a $25K mustang. Great car, but nothing to be overly protective of. :yup:

Speak for yourself...if they want to drive it that bad, then they can go to the dealer and test drive one - and then plunk down almost $30K if they want to buy one.

The only people who I'd let drive it are my two older brothers, and they don't want to ask or accept my offer out of respect for it being a new and very special car (they know that it is a very personal thing to hand keys over to someone's sports car; they each have very nice 12-second early model fastbacks, which I'd never ask to drive). Yeah, it's just a car - and all it takes is a missed shift, over-revving, mis-judging a curb, etc. to screw it up permanently.

By the way, I like my GT better than 'Vettes and Vipers. Nope, not as fast (yet :thumbsup), but I still like it better - AND IT'S MINE, ALL MINE! :evillol:

Maybe some day I'll lighten up a bit, but not yet. It's still far too special to me (had her since November)!

I know I should share, and do with all my other cars, but for now, all I'm willing to share is the passenger seat.

 

[theyogawarrior]

I'll let the women in my life drive the car...only while sitting on my lap lol.

 

[kj_cinci]

Aw c'mon, guys, it's just a car! Someone could take it out, absolutely beat the hell out of it, and probably not harm anything (except tires, maybe!) as long as they knew how to drive a stick. Either way, it's not a 'vette, not a Viper, not a Fort GT, it's a $25K mustang. Great car, but nothing to be overly protective of. :yup:

I totally agreed untill you put the Vette in the company of the Viper and the GT... :so

 

[LL05GT]

I don't even let ME drive my Mustang!! :jester:

 

[Guest]

Aw c'mon, guys, it's just a car! Someone could take it out, absolutely beat the hell out of it, and probably not harm anything (except tires, maybe!) as long as they knew how to drive a stick. Either way, it's not a 'vette, not a Viper, not a Fort GT, it's a $25K mustang. Great car, but nothing to be overly protective of. :yup:

So if I have a $150,000 Ford GT you can say hey, it's not a Porsche Carrera GT ($400,000) so let em drive it?
I have well over $32,000 into mine and have another grand going in next week in mods. Money has nothing to do with it. The thread asked if people let freinds drive their car, some say yes, I most definitely say no. I prefer if people didn't "beat the hell out of my car."
If a real close freind really wanted to drive it, I would say yes if I rode shotgun, it's not that big of a deal but, I WILL be in the test drive.

 

[dekujala]

I dont let my friends drive it. But its more of a my car thing rather than the fact that its a mustang

 

[duli1970]

I've had my GT since November and the most stressful I have been through is teaching the WIFE on how to drive a stick. Seems no matter how many times I tell her what to do, she does the opposite. I cringe the first time she wants to take it out on her own. I reckon that's why we have insurance. Heck I let my best friend drive it for the first time while I was the passenger and he had it doing a 100 mph down a two lane road and fish tailed into the parking lot. I was ready to kill him when he parked it. I have to keep in mind that's it's only a car. I feel lucky just to be able to have a Mustang, while most everyone else only wishes that they had one.:thumbsup
Big D

 

[Larry Sergent]

I'd like to say no one drives my baby but me, but, I've been married for 21 years and she's a keeper. So when she has no other wheels and has to drive, I pucker up and am able to squeak out OK. It hurts. She knows it hurts. And she's very careful. :weeps

 

[theyogawarrior]

crazy0001

"Just a 25 grand mustang" where in the heck did you get your ride and do the have anymore?

 

[southernfordman]

my moms GT was 25 grand and it has everything but the shaker 1000 and the anti theft alarm. redfire 5sp. I am 17 and my mom does let me drive it.

 

[Waxed'05 GT]

When mine arrives I will urge my dad to take my mom for a spin in my car. I will also let my best friend drive it (while I'm shotgun) so we can "share" his driving experience together and I will also let my wife drive it. She is not very good at stick, but the clutch will need replaced after I do mods anyways. She will not want to take it out by herself much at all and is afraid to "punch it". I encourage her to romp on the gas from time to time. (recalling my '97 Cobra vert) Anyways, it is just a car, but I am anal about how well I take care of my cars. I buy it new, and I keep 'em new for a very very long time.