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Wurzel wrote:
I can see the point some of you are trying to make, but I'd have to say "choosing looking good over your own childs safety" is a BS call. Its also just the type of fear perpetrated by car manufacturers, antibacterial bench top cleaners etc. which suits our consumerist culture so well. The worst drivers on the road are in NEW CARS hands down.
Having and maintaining old cars teaches kids good values imo compared to the majority of kids born with disposable spoons in their mouths.
While I'd have to agree that it might be a good idea to have a daily and keep the Datto for the weekend. For the reason alone that its OTHER people in NEWER cars are the biggest threat to your childs safety...I think the guilt trips are completely uncalled for.
so when your kids dead or has a brain injury it will be ok to say it wasn't my fault ,there was nothing I could do about it , it was the bad driver in the new car..and believe me a guilt trip here is better than a real one ,I've been there with one of my children, with a brain injury thankfully he is ok but that was 13 years ago and the feeling of guilt never goes away , You're right there is no better way to grow up than to own and maintain an old car to keep it working and understand that things aren't disposable , to get some grease and dirt on your hands and still eat your sandwich.
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