Otto is mine, all mine and no one else can have him or drive him. Well, I might let Kurt89A try it, but on a paved road and not at high speeds. And under my supervision. He understands that. He knows my obsession.

Married 21 years, but husband can no longer drive with muscular dystrophy. No kids and the dogs prefer I drive them.

Otto is my favorite car of the 13 I've had and I am insanely possessive of him. Someone set fire to my box of flyers for my shop property that is for sale. People are nuts so Otto stays in my back parking area where he can't be scratched or damaged by some insane person.

I have not had good luck with lending books, dvds, etc, so how could I trust my car with someone who is not paying for him? Sorry, not meaning to sound selfish, but a two-year wait affected my reasonability.

 

You are absolutely right. My sis was borrowing my 335, the windshield got cracked and her insurance said it goes under my insurance. So be careful who drives your cars..

 

Oh. Well, I'm sure you mean well.

 

A: As soon as you think the relationship is stable enough so it won't be destroyed if an accident were to occur with the fault being on the person you loaned the car to.

 

My driving rule is:
You gotta own and drive a stick before you'll drive mine.
This ain't a driving class.

 

We purchased Molly as a commuter car, so it is both of ours and we both drive it. Would I allow any one else to driver HER...NO!!!

Status: Living w/SO
MINI: C
Relationship: (SO; Husband)
Time Together: 8.5 years

 

I trust SO (who is also my BFF and I have known since college) with my life - that said he is not allowed to breathe in the MINI.

 

I've only let my boyfriend drive Lewis without me in the car. I missed them both terribly all day, but I only called once to check on him (and really, only because he had just returned from a 2 week trip to China and had about 2 hours of sleep). I would let him drive more often if he wanted or needed to, but as my daily driver the car is with me most of the time.
For a drive with me in the car - anyone I've ridden with and I know can drive a manual. Most people are afraid to ask since they know crazy I am about the car, but it's just a car when it comes down to it, and I like to share the MINI love so I offer if they look like they want to. If I come with and you buy me lunch, of course. Or you're my mom. She can drive anything (for real).
It was a while before I let anyone else drive him, though. I did let Dennis drive after a week or two, but then not again 'till I was done with break in. I had to take him home and show him to mom and dad before then, too, but that was it.

Status: single
MINI: MCS
Relationship: boyfriend - serious
Time Known: 2+ years

 

I am getting ready to order my MCS, and my wife will actually be driving it to work 5 days out of the week. She commutes a long way in LA traffic and the savings between her gas guzzling Grand Cherokee and the MCS will net us a little more than $100.00 a month in saved gas. I on the other hand drive about 6 miles round trip to work, so I am selling my car and I will use hers to go back and forth from work. When it comes to trust, this is the woman that I married, so trusting her with a car (even a MINI!) is a no brainer.

Besides, I know that she is going to get hooked and we will end up being a two mini family

Status: married
MINI: unordered MCS
Time together: married for 3 years, known for 6

 

This is an easy one for me, no one drives my cars. I won't even valet my car which drives my friends crazy because I always park the farthest away from everyone...Once in a blue moon my sister will drive the BMW, (she hates my Mini and won't drive it) when we go to Vegas and I'm too tired to drive back after staying up for 36 hours gambling. It goes so the same way about me driving someone else's car, I won't unless I absolutely have too.

Status: Single
MINI: MCS stick
BMW: 325Ci Auto
Relationship: None at the moment, just my dog don't have to worry about her wanting to drive, she likes being the passenger too much

 

I offer everyone I meet to drive it. If they say yes I kill em.