Finally let.....

[RJT-Maro]

(Ok first I don't know if this belongs in this section, I really didn't know where to put it. S Mods fell free to move it to the right place if necessary.)

Ok now to the story. Long read also lol.

I finally let my son drive my car. 14 year old son at that

We were coming back from the store and I drive down to our recreation park type thing.

I go to the big open parking lot that my wife takes him to drive her truck. I don't think he saw this coming.

I stop in the parking lot put the car in neutral and set the parking brake. He looks at me and I start smiling. He says no way. I say yeah.


So we trade spots in the car. He moves the seat a little closer and a little higher so he can see.

I let down the parking brake and say, ok, push the clutch all the way to the floor, and put it in 1st gear.


I then tell him ok ease off the clutch and when you feel it start moving give it a little gas. I tell him don't give it alot of gas you have about 460 ponies under your foot(Borla exhaust and CAI)

He does it. Didn't stall, a little jerky on the start, but hey, he's 14 years old learning how to drive a stick on a 2010 Camaro

So he starts going staying in 1st gear. I tell him that's all he needs to do right now, is stay in 1st gear and learn how to start and stop.

So he starts getting the hang of it. No stalls yet, still jerks a little when starting.

We come to another parking lot where he has to turn to get in. I see a car coming oh no. So I say push in the clutch and step on the brake and stop.

He doesn't realize how quick and easily this thing stops. he kinda presses on it hard and it jerks forward and stops. I say you gotta be easy on it, this thing will stop fast!

So then he goes to turn in the parking lot to turn around. He stalls.

I say that's ok push the clutch, put the car in neutral and start it up again.

We go on our way back to the first parking lot and I say, Ok let off the gas and push in the clutch and shift into 2nd. Boy did it like a pro.

He keeps going in 2nd gear we stop, and we trade places so we can go home.

He looks at me with the biggest grin on his face and says "Thanks Dad"

That was best part of this entire story(besides him not wrecking lol )

If my car was an auto I would have let him drive it alot sooner.

Just thought I would share my experience with you all.

And to dad's and mom's out there if you have a son about as old as mine find an empty parking lot and take an afternoon off from work and teach them how to drive this bad boy.

Thanks
RJT

[2010 SSRS]

Great story

[jagan323]

lol nice

[KATCMRO]

A moment he'll never forget - nor will you.

[MAGfuz]

nice story man. I had my dad do the same thing, although it was a much less powerful car (2.2 cobalt), but he taught me things I probably wouldn't have gotten.

[Kinetic Kev HWSE 2013]

That's pretty cool letting your 14 yr old son drive your Camaro, I've got a 46 yr old brother that I won't let even touch mine lol.

[NJP56]

My dad did the same with me with a 1968 Cutlass with a 3 on the tree. I will always remember that. For all you younger people out there that is a 3 speed manual on the steering column

[KILLER74Z28]

Great story...

One of the biggest reasons I am such a car nut is because of my dad. From the time I could hold a wrench in my hand on my own I was right there with him working on his rides.

[soniccj7]

My dad let me drive his 1985 Thunderbird 5 speed Turbo coupe in our neighbourhood on the way home( I was 16). To be given a chance to drive his baby meant a lot to me.

Your son will keep that memory forever!

ED

[dtm4192]

The first car I ever drove was my dad's 57 Chevy. I was 15 at the time (18 now). It was about 1 am and we were out in the middle of no where on a perfectly straight road. He pulled over and and just asked me if I wanted to drive. Of course my answer was Yeah! I don't think I did too bad considering it was my first time driving and I was driving a 50 year old car with a 350 in it (automatic though). I drove for a couple miles and then my dad took over again. I'll never forget that though and I'm sure you're son won't either! Maybe by the time he's 16 he can afford a used V6 Camaro!

[5thGenOwner]

Excellent story RJT!

I don't know about the rest of you all, but learning how to drive a stick is a memory I'll never forget. I didn't have a 'father' to teach me, but I just remarked on another thread that it was my big sis' who taught me in my middle school parking lot. I believe my point there was... Women can and do drive stick! But the moment is to me, unforgettable!

[gold5000000]

that awsome, i drove stick on 2010 2lt and it was my first time, but only i stalled like 6 times before i got going

[papabearcamaro]

Great story!! Thinking I may eventually let our Daughter do this one day soon just to see the reaction on her face and see how she does.
Also,just curious,how do you figure a Borla exhaust and CAI unit gets you 50 extra HP? Am I missing something here?

[RJT-Maro]

Originally Posted by 2010 SSRS

Great story

Originally Posted by jagan323

lol nice

Thanks

Originally Posted by KATCMRO

A moment he'll never forget - nor will you.

I will never forget this moment. I hope he doesn't either.

Originally Posted by MAGfuz

nice story man. I had my dad do the same thing, although it was a much less powerful car (2.2 cobalt), but he taught me things I probably wouldn't have gotten.

Thanks and

Originally Posted by 2010CamaroSS/RS

That's pretty cool letting your 14 yr old son drive your Camaro, I've got a 46 yr old brother that I won't let even touch mine lol.

Thanks. And haha. My wife has only driven it one time. I won't let her near it

Originally Posted by NJP56

My dad did the same with me with a 1968 Cutlass with a 3 on the tree. I will always remember that. For all you younger people out there that is a 3 speed manual on the steering column

haha cool

Originally Posted by KILLER74Z28

Great story...

One of the biggest reasons I am such a car nut is because of my dad. From the time I could hold a wrench in my hand on my own I was right there with him working on his rides.

Thanks Killer! And yeah my son has become a real car nut since I have had this car. He is saving up his money to buy a 'project' car.

Originally Posted by soniccj7

My dad let me drive his 1985 Thunderbird 5 speed Turbo coupe in our neighbourhood on the way home( I was 16). To be given a chance to drive his baby meant a lot to me.

Your son will keep that memory forever!

ED

Cool. And I hope he does.

Originally Posted by dtm4192

The first car I ever drove was my dad's 57 Chevy. I was 15 at the time (18 now). It was about 1 am and we were out in the middle of no where on a perfectly straight road. He pulled over and and just asked me if I wanted to drive. Of course my answer was Yeah! I don't think I did too bad considering it was my first time driving and I was driving a 50 year old car with a 350 in it (automatic though). I drove for a couple miles and then my dad took over again. I'll never forget that though and I'm sure you're son won't either! Maybe by the time he's 16 he can afford a used V6 Camaro!

Cool story. And Thanks,

Originally Posted by 5thGenOwner

Excellent story RJT!

I don't know about the rest of you all, but learning how to drive a stick is a memory I'll never forget. I didn't have a 'father' to teach me, but I just remarked on another thread that it was my big sis' who taught me in my middle school parking lot. I believe my point there was... Women can and do drive stick! But the moment is to me, unforgettable!

Thanks! He did pretty good seeing it was his first time driving one.

Originally Posted by gold5000000

that awsome, i drove stick on 2010 2lt and it was my first time, but only i stalled like 6 times before i got going

Thanks.

Originally Posted by papabearcamaro

Great story!! Thinking I may eventually let our Daughter do this one day soon just to see the reaction on her face and see how she does.
Also,just curious,how do you figure a Borla exhaust and CAI unit gets you 50 extra HP? Am I missing something here?

Coll. You should let your daughter drive it one day. How old is she??
Yeah at the flywheel it's around that number. Borla gave me like 30 hp at the flywheel and the CAI gave around 10-12 so about 468.