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Every parent works the new driver equation: what can/do they drive equation, the trade off between safety and performance....or at least they should. There is no more worrisome time for a parent than the first months of their children out on the road solo.
I was very fortunate. My daughter is a really excellent driver, very aware and in the pocket driving. We started her out on a manual 1999 Tacoma with 4 cylinders of heat. Good safety equipment, couldn't outrun a Burro.
We then got her a used FJ which she still has.
My son was a good driver starting out and got better...he smoothed out the wrinkles. He also started in the 1999 Tacoma and drove it through his first year of law school. We also found him a used FJ, which he still has.
Every car has it's limits and most kids will test them...I know I did. My first car was a 1960 VW with 36 raging Teutonic horses looking for trouble. I shudder to think what a fall of the type in the link would have occasioned in my VW. Eek.
All that said, I have no issues with the Macan: A base model Corolla with a 169HP 2.0 liter will put a rookie driver in peril just as easily.
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1996 FJ80.
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