[TR] Daughters First ticket

[bob at texmog.com]

After watching our first 3 kids trash cars within a year (and get tickets) I
finally figured out the trick with our youngest. She wanted a VW Bug but
rather than buying a running car we bought a real basket case and together
we spent a year doing a full restoration. I've got to tell you that was one
money saving move. You can do a full restoration, replacing everything with
new or reproduction, painting Etc for $3500.00. (A full professionally done
engine rebuild, everything being replaced with new except the block halves
was $800 including labor)
She drove it for seven years and never got a ticket and took care of it like
it was made of gold.  Only problem I had is that she refuses to sell it so
it sits in my driveway now that she has a "new Car"

Bob Nogueira, Dallas TX  ( Nothing like block sanding a car to insure it is
parked in the remote section of a lot)


> -----Original Message-----
> From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bud Rolofson
> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:51 AM
> To: rbtr3a at cox.net
> Cc: Triumphs
> Subject: Re: [TR] Daughters First ticket
>
>
> I had all three of my kids pay for half the price of the car, to
> provide some pride of ownership and the accompanying caution that
> you're wrecking YOUR car not just the parents car and it will sit
> until you (not me) can afford to fix it.  Along with that I
> made them
> pay half the insurance with the understanding that if the insurance
> increased as a result of traffic violations then they paid the
> increase or they couldn't drive.