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So am I a bit crazy - I am letting our Au Pair (a 21 German exchange student who lives with us and takes care of our kids about 50 hours per week) borrow my car for the weekend. My car is an '84 911 Targa that is pretty well sorted out AND is a car that is meant to be driven regulary. It is NOT a garage queen - though it does live in a garage.

He:

1) is extremely responsible (takes car of our kids by himself and does it very well)

2) drives well (I have lent him the car during weekend trips AND test drove with him again earlier this week AND he has been driving for 5 years)

3) shifts my quirky 915 transmission in the right way. He has driven manual tranmission older cars since he started driving.

Since he lives with us, we treat him like a son - and we have known him for 10 months or so.

He has an out of town class that is difficult to get to via Public Transportation AND I don't drive the 911 enough. I have been clear that any problems are his responsibility, i.e. if anything happens he is responsible for the costs that insurance does not cover - AND if he does anything stupid that insurance won't cover it is all on him.

So would any of you do the same? I feel protective of the car - but the reality is that my Honda Pilot cost a lot more money AND it is only a car after all...