<VV> Teens and 1st cars

[LonzoVair at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/18/2007 7:02:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
jekepler at amplex.net writes:

SNIP<<There is absolutely
NO reason a daughter shouldn't know as much as a son about mechanical
systems save that fathers are less likely to teach them!  The interest is
there if you present it properly, and frankly, girls learn faster than boys
(who seem to often think that mechanical aptitude is an automatic product of
testosterone and a "Y" chromosome, rather than a skill that has to be
learned, and don't feel that "listening" is a part of the gig!), and need
the skills just as much or more than your sons.>>SNIP
 
Hey guys,
I'm gonna chime in there with John... my oldest daughter, Sarah, will be a 
senior in high school this fall... early last winter a buddy gave me a 1991 VW 
Jetta ECOdiesel with 255K miles on it, and Sarah got her learner's permit. 
She's been learning the ins & outs of owning a diesel (plug it in on cold nights, 
make sure the oil is topped off, as well as the coolant, and add Power Service 
to the fuel on a semi-regular basis)... she's been a little reluctant to 
learn how to drive a 5 speed, but I've told her from day #1, "learn to drive a 
vehicle with a manual transmission and you can drive anything with wheels"... 
she's more than willing to help with oil changes, brake jobs, or anything car 
related... when she took the ASVAB the instructor looked at her scores and said 
"Anyone who needs help with their car repair or maintenance should see Sarah 
after class"... she's also strong in the sciences, English, and art.... the only 
subject she's not strong in is her math skills, but she still passed her 
algebra classes with low Bs....
To top it off she's 5' 10.5" and can toss a bale of hay with the best of 
'em.... I pity the fool who ticks her off...
;-)
I know she's competent enough to change a belt or tire on the side of the 
road... and she's not afraid to get oil on her hands...
That's MY girl!
As far as the car is concerned, the Jetta gets 43+ MPG when driven 
sensibly... and she's looking to go to Eastern Ky University and major in Law 
Enforcement ( I guess that comes from having one uncle in the FBI {my brother-in-law} 
and another uncle serving a 10 year stretch in the state prison {my brother})... 
since EKU is a little over 100 miles away, the Jetta will make trips home 
affordable... if she lasts that long.
;-)
I also told her my first car was a '68 VW Beetle... it was one year younger 
than I was, just as her first car is a VW and its one year younger than she 
is....
Funny how that worked out...
Later,
Lonzo
 
 
Lon Anderson in White Mills, KY
CORSA, Corvanatics, Derby City Corvair, Central Kentucky Corvair
1961 Greenbrier
1963 Greenbrier
1964 700 sedan
1969 Monza coupe



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