How can I persuade her...?

Those of you with teenage daughters will know just how long their faces can get when not all goes as the like. So the story. She lives on a farm with my ex. My ex thinks she would like an old Landy to stop her getting stuck in floods, or the snow ( still new tyres on her car helped ). So i, as the kind soul I am says, leave it with me..... the search was on. A Defender in decent nick was out of my budget so a Disco was going to be the order of the day. You can learn to drive says I to my 16yrs old daughter who is soon 17. Unfortunately the Disco I am getting, due its good condition and being sold by a friend is an auto. Gingerly I texted here..............not received well, as she thinks she wont be able to learn to drive in it, or at least learn the gears...and do they listen. So come on worthy Landy owners, give me some sound bites for my daughter........please.

She either learns to drive it or she walks everywhere...

If she learns to drive in an auto she won't be legally allowed to drive a manual which sucks for the future

also, just because you have a landy doesn't mean she can now drive anywhere

I suppose she might just enjoy just pressing the go pedal and getting used to the whole sensation over fields then sort the gears out in a ...er!! Normal car.... :clap2:

seanlandy said:

I suppose she might just enjoy just pressing the go pedal and getting used to the whole sensation over fields then sort the gears out in a ...er!! Normal car.... :clap2:

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The hardest part about learning to drive is road rules and the clutch so it won't really help alot driving an auto in a field tbh

let her use the landrover for just having a little go and get a proper instructor when it comes to learning on the road who drives a manual and then when she is passed she can drive anythin

peice of ****. no?

Aye. I guess you're right. The difference between kids nowadays and when I learnt to drive is that I spent a lot of time riding to and from mates and so had to learn a certain amount of road safety and the like. My daughter never has. God knows how much it would cost to insure her on the Disco. Think I will stick to the Aygo for that!

get ins. quote first , that will cost more than 2 discos for 17 yr old

Agreed. Hence the Aygo. Bless her. She wanted an MX 5 but insurance was 4k plus.

Forget about a defender , or disco auto to learn in . Get her a matiz , thats her own car, and a manual . She will be under enough stress learning to drive and pass her test in that .
If it gets bent its not the end of the world , and she can build her confidence, to ba able to progress to a larger vehicle probably with poorer visibility. My daughter started with a maestro which she thought was brilliant as it was simple and had really good allround v iew. Then she had a matiz , and now has a picanto . But she borrowed a Freelander to go camping and kayaking in wales. She would have a freelander in a heartbeat , but the running costs are too much (insurance tyres etc) . So she has the best of both worlds and borrows mine . She is now ready to graduate to the 90 auto , after that ( along way) the 110 V8 CSW , ands thats her decision !!

ask her what she can afford to ins.

have fun insuring a disco

Offer her a train ticket ps get some cones and practise over the farm saves loads on lessons

you could just drop a manual box into the disco.

But... I don't think a D1 to learn to drive in is the most sensible of ideas - as suggested above, a small sized car would be a lot better... we all know women have no spacial awareness... especially stroppy teenage ones

A 1 litre VW Polo - possibly with a set of winter tyres on steels if she's concerned about the winter.

I drove one on summer tyres through thick snow between Frimley and Pirbright a few years back before the council got their act together. It was bloody impressive and I didn't get stuck even though I could hear the snow and ice running along the chassis.

Excellent little cars.

I can see that I will end up giving her my Aygo ( which is brill in the snow) and just keeping the Disco to myself. Needs must...lol:lol:

for the first car you need a 500 quid banger that dont matter when it gets dented/scratched and can be thrown away if it gets bent.

seconded

or get her a broken manual and say she can drive it when she has repaired it :bolt:.

Bump said:

you could just drop a manual box into the disco.

.. we all know women have no spacial awareness... especially stroppy teenage ones

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wow, very brave saying that!!!!!!