gwittman
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I have three nephews that are for sure into cars. One of them likes racing them. That is drag racing, auto cross, closed-circuit road racing and mud racing. Mostly Vintage American muscle.
Are your sons & daughters or nieces / nephews into cars?
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I have 3 boys aged 10-14. My plan is to get 3 vintage cars for them as part of their inheritance. The oldest doesn’t even want to drive - he’d rather take the bus. I thought that wouldn’t last long after he started bussing to school by himself. I thought the novelty would wear off especially on those cold winter mornings, but hasn’t at all…
The middle son is the one who wants the E9 and loves being picked up from school
In it. The youngest wants the Porsche…
My girls are in their twenties now but both drive manual, got their licenses on their 16th birthdays, and are into cars.
The E39 M5 needed new tires when one was 16...
Her daily driver during High School... She put some sweat into it before that. See attached.
The other one paid her dues on her Blazer, then took it to college in upstate New York.
The neighbor kid up the street showed interest from a young age. I taught him to drive manual in my 67 Camaro and took him to car shows. When he got old enough to drive he talked his parents into getting him a new Camaro. He isn't taking a car to college first year but it is parked up the street for when he comes home.
Cars are so good today it's hard to make a case for old cars as transportation. She still has the Impala but it is not longer her main driver. The Blazer was kinda a POS and has been replaced by a Tesla but she has the silver e9 CSE. Regardless, I think the hobby is in good hands.
The E39 M5 needed new tires when one was 16...
Her daily driver during High School... She put some sweat into it before that. See attached.
The other one paid her dues on her Blazer, then took it to college in upstate New York.
The neighbor kid up the street showed interest from a young age. I taught him to drive manual in my 67 Camaro and took him to car shows. When he got old enough to drive he talked his parents into getting him a new Camaro. He isn't taking a car to college first year but it is parked up the street for when he comes home.
Cars are so good today it's hard to make a case for old cars as transportation. She still has the Impala but it is not longer her main driver. The Blazer was kinda a POS and has been replaced by a Tesla but she has the silver e9 CSE. Regardless, I think the hobby is in good hands.
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x_atlas0
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Working in the auto industry at the OEM level, my kids loved to try every car I brought home. It didn't matter if it was a VIP's Alfa Giulia or the worst cobbled-together proto hack job I had to work with. They both love seeing, touching, and sitting in whatever I bring home. My youngest (now 3) knows the coupe as the 'old blue car' and wants to get in it every chance she can get. The oldest has fond memories of going to the Detroit auto show for a few years (pre-COVID) and loves to come with me to look at cars.
Time will tell if they want to keep enjoying cars.
I can tell you at work, there's no shortage of enthusiast kids, but there's very few that do their own wrenching. Some of that is where a lot of them live (apartments, cities, etc.) but most of them find the hands-on work to be very intimidating.
Time will tell if they want to keep enjoying cars.
I can tell you at work, there's no shortage of enthusiast kids, but there's very few that do their own wrenching. Some of that is where a lot of them live (apartments, cities, etc.) but most of them find the hands-on work to be very intimidating.
What is better? When I die who to I leave the E9 to, both kids love the car.
Son- Will modify the car and make it a retromod.
Daughter- Will not do anything keeping it original but also not do anything including changing oil
Son- Will modify the car and make it a retromod.
Daughter- Will not do anything keeping it original but also not do anything including changing oil
As I'm not in the adult child-having age bracket, I'll comment on the rest of my family...
... practically none of them are interested in cars, though my late brother was. My sister thought she might be, because things like VW buses and FJ cruisers are cute, but the realities are not so much, so her interest waned. By the time I'm ready to have children and they are grown, my little SL will be like 80 or even 90 years old. Weird to think about. An 80-90 year old car now is a true antique that is barely drivable in modern traffic. I'm hopeful by then that modifying vehicles to be better performing, safer, etc gains more traction, rather than mummifying a car, which I feel just alienates people who otherwise like the styling but just don't get the fastidiousness over mechanical originality.
... practically none of them are interested in cars, though my late brother was. My sister thought she might be, because things like VW buses and FJ cruisers are cute, but the realities are not so much, so her interest waned. By the time I'm ready to have children and they are grown, my little SL will be like 80 or even 90 years old. Weird to think about. An 80-90 year old car now is a true antique that is barely drivable in modern traffic. I'm hopeful by then that modifying vehicles to be better performing, safer, etc gains more traction, rather than mummifying a car, which I feel just alienates people who otherwise like the styling but just don't get the fastidiousness over mechanical originality.
Meh, Just sounds like you are being responsible. Generally if you are old enough to drive you have no problem pumping out kids whether you want to or not.
Who has the money for kids these days, anyway? I have, like, engine swaps to pay for.Meh, Just sounds like you are being responsible. Generally if you are old enough to drive you have no problem pumping out kids whether you want to or not.
Orangener
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My son, with 9 years, during restauration of my Orange in Czech Republik, with the 2,8 engine of his E12 projekt and with some BMW-parts............