Do you let your wife and children drive your 4x4 offroad

[SYRON CONVERSIONS]

First of all, my wife has driven my Hilux off-road, but only a few times to get the hang of things in case of an emergency, we do not have children thus they do not fall into the other category but we have seen many other people who allow their children climb behind the steering wheel and drive off-road with their parents sitting next to them, I am sure that most of us at some time or the other started to learn to drive like this anyway, what are your comments..........

[Scooter]

The staement "No I'm not that mad" isn't entirely true. In fact it is the wife that will not drive my vehicle on or off road.
She says she is scared to prang it, , so it saves me having to worry about it.
I have tried to get her to drive it but she just wont. As for kids, the laatie just wishes he could drive it.

[Niel]

She does drive it on road and I am getting her interested in off road driving : D . She is not that keen at the moment due to the children (youngest is 3 months old). I did see her drive a kango some time ago and once she got going I had to asked her to stop after an hour of some wild stuff This was when you could drive on the beach.

[TopHilux Hilton]

Hell-No..!! My ex burnt my clucth out, and it costed me big money...

[Okkie Van Wyk]

My vrou het in botswana se duide geleer om off-roar te ry en haar hart toet en taal in die sand verloor .Nou moet ek 50/50 deel as ek off-road saam haar ry :evil: ,sy het ook n cap en n foto om te bewys dat sy nie bang is nie,sal hulle ook eendag hier op die forum plaas. Die kiedies is maar nog klein dogter 12jr nog nie gevraof sy maar mag ry nie.Laaitie 7jr is n ander storie hy aard seker na sy pa.Wou al self stuur en trap maar hy is te kort so hy sit maar op pa se skoot en stuur maar ook net off-road EN GROND PAD nie op die teer nie :evil: ((DIE WET LAAT DIT NIE TOE NIE )) :evil:

[Family_Dog]

Hell-No..!! My ex burnt my clucth out, and it costed me big money...

Of all the reasons to make her your "Ex"... this one has to take the cake!


Famous last words...
"Dear, you have to choose between me and your 4x4! One of us has to go!"

Wise choice, Hilton


-F_D

[BenHur]

Hell-No..!! My ex burnt my clucth out, and it costed me big money...

Of all the reasons to make her your "Ex"... this one has to take the cake!


Famous last words...
"Dear, you have to choose between me and your 4x4! One of us has to go!"

Wise choice, Hilton


-F_D

And to top it off she also drove into the back of his bike too. Lyk my sy het dit regtig ingehad vir jou Hilton

[TopHilux Hilton]

Hell-No..!! My ex burnt my clucth out, and it costed me big money...

Of all the reasons to make her your "Ex"... this one has to take the cake!


Famous last words...
"Dear, you have to choose between me and your 4x4! One of us has to go!"

Wise choice, Hilton


-F_D

And to top it off she also drove into the back of his bike too. Lyk my sy het dit regtig ingehad vir jou Hilton

Ja Bennie, ek dink ook so.... :evil:

[Jurgen]

lol ekt nie 'n vrou nie en ook nie kinders waarvan ek weet nie :) maar so maand nadat ek my pa my bakkie offroad laat bestuur het het hy vir hom ook ene gekry! :) ek sal seker my girl (as ek ene gehad het) laat bestuur, want ek twyfel of mens 'n hilux sommer sal breek - hyt al swaar geleef onder my en nog nooit gekla nie - behalwe toe ek hom versuip het! lol

[ratel's raider]

No wife, No kids and no burnt clutch. You do the maths!

[lukestrugnell]

Ratel!

The maths to me means you let girls your trying to impress drive? :D

watch your clutch boet! ha ha but guess its worth it!

[Cookie Monster]

I dont have a wife or kids either. Lee-Ann does drive the hilux from time to time its always good so if something goes wrong with me there is another driver :roll:

[pietpetoors]

The old lady do not like driving off-road herself. We often travel alone in remote places (which my mother says we should not do) and we realized that if anything happens to me (snakes, scorpions, falling rocks, etc) then she should be capable to drive and take us home. So I did send her on a 4x4 course last year. If you only go on short 4x4 trails with your friends it is OK. But if you enjoy overlanding trips I think it is crucial that your wife or partner be able to drive.

I also found that using low range is the easiest way to teach children to pull away with a car. Just to get that clutch/acceleration feeling. in 1st low they cannot stall it. Once they mastered that they ca go over in high range. I think that protects your engine mountings and clutch. If you have children you will have to teach them to drive some or other time. (please do not do this on tar, out there in the veld is the best place to do this)

[Papa Joe]

Pieter,

My sentiments EXACTLY !!!

(but, my vrou loves my van & THAT is now becoming the problem !!! ... I hate being in the passenger seat)

[Niel]

Joe , why do I think that small print will get you in trouble

[BenHur]

This is why you should not allow your wife to drive. She will shame you if you can not do as she does

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJnrZO2L ... urtube.htm

[hilex08]

my vrou ry nie eers haar getz op 'n grondpad nie.....

anyway, die V8 is te wild vir haar.....

[CasKru]

Sal nie sommer laat sy hom off-road ry nie. Dink sy raak so bietjie te gou nervous en sal haar dan te maklik omgooi as die going tough raak.

Stem wel saam dat dit die regte ding is om te doen om jou driving partner te train as daar overlanding gedoen gaan word of op trails waar daar nie hulp naby is nie

[Soutman]

Eers lekker gelag vir die manne se antwoorde - maar hier is my ernstiger kant van die saak:

Omdat ons gereeld in afgelee plekke ry en kampeer, was dit vir my 'n noodsaaklikheid dat my vrou die 4x4 voertuie kan bestuur - met en sonder vrag. My ernstige stokperdjie is fotografie en as ek nie versigtig is nie en 'n slang pik my / trap op 'n skerpioen / gly en val iewers af en breek iets, dan moet sy in staat wees om of alleen terug te kan ry, of sy moet kan gaan hulp soek ens.

So het ek haar leer bestuur deur middel van die CLRC (Cape Land Rover Club) se kwartaallikse kompetisies - elke kwartaal is dit ander terrein wat geselekteer word - bv in die winter is dit modder en water, somer is dit sand ens. Daardie ondervinding is vandag van onskatbare waarde - sy bestuur beter as ek, maar ek het darem nog so bietjie ekstra ondervinding aan my kant ... Haar vermoee om die regte lyn, rat en spoed te kan kies, en vinnige reaksies om bv onder krag van rigting te verander het sy daar aangeleer en maak dat ek met gemoedsrus oral kan gaan indien ons dan alleen daar eindig. Dis egter nie ons normale praktyk om alleen iewers te gaan nie, maar dis lekker om te weet sy kan recoveries doen ens.

O en terloops die Range Rover V8 met sy effense modifikasies is nou al bietjie mak vir haar ...
Al wat ek kan se - leer of jou vrou of ten minste die persoon wat baie saamry om jou voertuig korrek te kan bestuur, jy sal nie spyt wees nie.

My een zim dollar se bydrae ...

[Niel]

dit vir my 'n noodsaaklikheid dat my vrou die 4x4 voertuie kan bestuur

Herbie, ek stem saam maar die baas is bietjie versigtig op die stadium. Bekommerd as sy wild gaan raak

[Doctor V]

My wife does not even drive my SFA on-road, let alone off-road. She was a demon in my Discovery, trying to bump taxi's off the road The SFA however seems to be her nemesis and I think she's driven it once

[astam]

no wife. no kids. no problem

[Fdp]

Wederhelf doen, voordeel - sy help betaal aan die extras, nadeel - Grys Hare!!!

[DOELLOOS]

Not sure as to the reason why this thread is here, but here is my 5 cents. My wife is more than welcome to drive off road if she wants, but she doesn't really want to. Are we talking serious off road obstacles or just normal trail driving?

Hilton ou pel, UNLUCKY...

She was playing you dude, just pressing the right buttons to make you get rid of her.

[Cookie Monster]

A pic of Lee-Ann driving the van

[Engel]

.....wife likes the bakkie in town. Big and high, but offroad????no no no... my nerves!!

Last week the laaitie [12]did about the whole ou trekpad route! Never got stuck!! The thing is should there be an emergency he can help!

I know a lot of people dont agree with that but he has been driving since 9 [pull away and all] under only my control. He will not do the "to the shop thing" untill he has a lisence!

[williek]

On an outing my daughter insisted that her mother supervise while she drives in a riverbed in Botswana. Mom/Daughter quality time.......

They did not keep to agreed route, got stuck. Use brute force on the petrol pedal. Burned the clutch. We almost did not make Centurion.

Still love my wife and daugter. However now none of them drive my Hilux without me in the passenger seat.

[Family_Dog]

Heh... wise words! Refer Hilton's post and the replies above...


-F_D