[choinga]

I wouldn't have any problem with it. I've got two very young boys now and don't have to worry about the oldest asking for keys for at least another 10 years...but that said, if they prove to me that they can handle it then I'll consider it.

Now, I'd DEFINITELY be sending them to a driving school if I put them into anything that could move quickly. And, while I'd subsidize some parts or such from time to time, they'd own the maintenance of an older car and most, if not all of the other expenses (gas, insurance, etc...). By then, I'll hopefully be able to actually do most, if not all of my maintenance on these cars and would love to have that time with my boys. I really enjoy getting out in the garage and working on my 951 and hanging out with me in there is certainly one of their favorite activities now - I can only imagine how that is going to be when they can actually drive one of these.

I'll burn that bridge when I get there - I'll know if they are ready. My wife will be the one that will take the most convincing...she's ridden with me in my 951...she loves it, but knows that mashing the gas pedal down wakes a sleeping giant that someone with a year or so of driving experience would not be able to handle.

That said, if my parents bought me one of these cars new when I was that age (I was 17 when the car I have now was in the Porsche showroom), there's no doubt in my mind I would have had that thing wrapped around a tree or worse.

Responsible parents know their kids - and after we've been driving these cars for years and our kids have been around them I think we know if they are ready for them.