cars for kids

[rumatt]

Nice

[clyde]

Wife got tags for it today and I drove my oldest daughter over in the evening. She drove home and I followed. Temps were 30ish. At each light, I wondered if it was smoke or vapor I was seeing. Wasn't too happy about the burning smell I kept catching whiffs of. But maybe it was...something else?

30 minutes later, when we pulled into a Potbelly parking lot and I had resigned myself to paying for...something, she told me teh car kept beeping at her the whole way. But only when moving. "Show me."

Parking brake was on.

At a long red light between Potbelly and the house, she texted with Siri "This car drives a lot easier when the parking brake isn't on."

[Josh (PA)]

Originally Posted by clyde

Wife got tags for it today and I drove my oldest daughter over in the evening. She drove home and I followed. Temps were 30ish. At each light, I wondered if it was smoke or vapor I was seeing. Wasn't too happy about the burning smell I kept catching whiffs of. But maybe it was...something else?

30 minutes later, when we pulled into a Potbelly parking lot and I had resigned myself to paying for...something, she told me teh car kept beeping at her the whole way. But only when moving. "Show me."

Parking brake was on.

At a long red light between Potbelly and the house, she texted with Siri "This car drives a lot easier when the parking brake isn't on."

A burning parking brake smell is about the cheapest burning smell you're gonna get.

[lip277]

Yep = that parking brake thing... She got that one out of her system.

[rumatt]

Ugh

[GimpyMcFarlan]

I almost failed my driving test b/c the person I went with set the parking break before I started my test. I was in an unfamiliar car and did not know they were engaged. I put the car in reverse to back out of the parking space and it didn’t move. Took me a second to figure it out and the instructor penalized me for it. 🤦🏻*♂️

[clyde]

Originally Posted by GimpyMcFarlan

I almost failed my driving test b/c the person I went with set the parking break before I started my test. I was in an unfamiliar car and did not know they were engaged. I put the car in reverse to back out of the parking space and it didn’t move. Took me a second to figure it out and the instructor penalized me for it. 🤦🏻*♂️

Ugh

In my daughter's defense, it was was the first time she drove a car with a handbrake, nearly the only time she drove a car with a parking brake that isn't integrated into shifter, it was the first time she drove the car, and it was dark.

Still, I feel like it was a failure on my part.

[Biggins]

It seems like you found what was needed. Agreed on the Honda/Acura leather though... I hope it lasts a long time for your daughters!

[equ]

Originally Posted by clyde

Ugh

In my daughter's defense, it was was the first time she drove a car with a handbrake, nearly the only time she drove a car with a parking brake that isn't integrated into shifter, it was the first time she drove the car, and it was dark.

Still, I feel like it was a failure on my part.

Nah... Hopefully it's either a cheap or a no repair. It's a good way for her to learn to pay attention to beeps and warnings. Just bad luck really.

[kognito]

Originally Posted by clyde

Ugh

In my daughter's defense, it was was the first time she drove a car with a handbrake, nearly the only time she drove a car with a parking brake that isn't integrated into shifter, it was the first time she drove the car, and it was dark.

Still, I feel like it was a failure on my part.

Nope, not your fault. Don't beat yourself up about it, for the rest of your life it will be something you can both laugh about