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Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:26 am to go ta hell ole miss
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How do you think these skills are acquired? It can be trial and error if you want, but that is ultimately going to punish the parent (costs of vehicle, having to help the child get where they need to be while the vehicle is repaired and if you make the child pay for the repairs then it will take even longer). I think the OP is on track with checking the vehicle every couple of months and explaining the reasons for things happening to the vehicle and consequences of not rectifying them. If in three years the problem persists then it is not from lack of knowledge, but from lack of caring in which case I agree that the lesson should be learned by experiencing paying for car repairs and having to find a ride. But after only three months of driving I think Instill have some parenting to do by teaching.
What if his son is 29 years old?
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:27 am to LSUFanHouston
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I don't have many regrets about my relationship with my dad but one of them was he never taught me how to fix anything. When something broke he just paid someone to fix it.
My dad was the opposite. He had to get the first crack at fixing or mending something before calling for help. That why I know what a David Bradley tracker is and knew the finer points of tiller a garden with a 40 year front tine tiller. Honesty, tillers haven't changed much over the years.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:28 am to joshnorris14
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You probably could've let him learn this one on his own
Who do you think is gonna wind up paying for it?
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:28 am to Champagne
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What if his son is 29 years old?
way too late for anything like that, dude should just off himself
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:29 am to Warfox
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shite, my sister blew a beautiful 5.7L
That ain’t all she blew!
Posted on 1/28/22 at 10:46 am to Blutarsky
When I was 16, I was driving across the Miss River Bridge heading back to BR from Lafayette when one of the brake calipers on the front slowly started to lock up and the truck started pulling to the side.
I just pulled the truck back to the middle and drove all the way home, mentioning it to my dad the next day.
Long story short, it was a very, very costly frickup for me to the tune of about $800. To a 16 year old, that is obviously devastating.
I just pulled the truck back to the middle and drove all the way home, mentioning it to my dad the next day.
Long story short, it was a very, very costly frickup for me to the tune of about $800. To a 16 year old, that is obviously devastating.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 11:05 am to TheAlmightySmash
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I have. she doesn't like the little sticker 5 minute oil change place sticks on her windshield.
Godspeed
Posted on 1/28/22 at 11:33 am to efrad
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Sounds like my wife
Don’t forget to gas her up’
Posted on 1/28/22 at 11:38 am to Champagne
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How old does a son need to be before he must be responsible for acquiring these skills for himself?
As soon as they are driving. Take the kid on your weekly drives and teach him.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 12:56 pm to Blutarsky
Great recommendations. Grew up poor so had to monitor and fix my car through high school and college. Sold it for $100 in 1985 after working for a year out of college.
Do you ride with them in order to transfer knowledge to them at the same time? Just a thought that could help educate them on importance of car maintenance.
Good luck!
Do you ride with them in order to transfer knowledge to them at the same time? Just a thought that could help educate them on importance of car maintenance.
Good luck!
Posted on 1/28/22 at 1:00 pm to Blutarsky
I’d always tell them to “check the oil” and “when something popped up on the DIC display, please tell me at the time it happens, not a month later”.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 1:17 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Do like my ol man did and tell him to fix his own shite. Itll only take a few days of no AC in August for him to figure it out
My first vehicle at 15 didnt come with ac and I lived in Atlanta. Sucked when it rained, but lucky for me we had several droughts when i lived there. Much more days with all the windows down than not.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 1:21 pm to Blutarsky
My little brother had a 1995 Nissan hardbody pick up. He went almost 50,000 miles without changing the oil. I am still not sure how it didn't burn up. 
Posted on 1/28/22 at 1:54 pm to joshnorris14
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There's a nice balance of letting someone learn this lesson on their own and shielding from major consequences.
You probably could've let him learn this one on his own
There are other ways to teach the lesson here. He’s right about driving the kids cars every so often to make sure there’s no major safety issues.
Can you imagine losing or an injured child due to bad brakes, but hey, you sure did teach them a lesson.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 1:56 pm to RockyMtnTigerWDE
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Can you imagine losing or an injured child due to bad brakes, but hey, you sure did teach them a lesson.
or maybe back off the helicoptering a lot sooner so you don't turn out a kid that's that stupid?
Posted on 1/28/22 at 2:03 pm to 777Tiger
If it runs and has gas, that's all they think they need.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 2:31 pm to BluegrassBelle
When it comes to a woman sinking $300 to fix brakes and $1000 to get new tires vs getting nice looking home decor on sale, guess where the money will be going?
What pisses me off is wives who have poor maintained cars. The husband should be on top of that making sure her car is maintained and safe, but they take no accountability and blame the wife for not taking care of her car while he is at the camp on weekends.
What pisses me off is wives who have poor maintained cars. The husband should be on top of that making sure her car is maintained and safe, but they take no accountability and blame the wife for not taking care of her car while he is at the camp on weekends.
Posted on 1/28/22 at 2:50 pm to Champagne
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What if his son is 29 years old?
I don’t think a parents’ teaching skills should end at age 28, but by that time he will likely be on his own and have to learn some things himself.
This post was edited on 1/28/22 at 2:52 pm
Posted on 1/28/22 at 2:53 pm to Onyx Aggie
You are correct, Sir. I did do that with her also. Good call! 
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