What would you do?

Wuudie

Wuudie

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The in laws, who are on the cheap side, thier daughter is getting married, and they request to use your A in the wedding party. They don't want you to drive the newly weds- they want thier new son-in-law and daughter to drive it to arrive to the Church which is about 20 miles from thier house to the church and IT'S IN NJ- not the burbs either, but an area south of Newark area.

Grant it they are in-laws, BUT, they are the type of in-laws who borrow everything from everyone without allowing you to borrow something of thiers - They are the type who never hold a family event at thier house They expect everyone else to hold holiday events, and when they do come (Chistmas/Thanksgiving/Easter) they bring a store bought dish which costs them less than $10.00 then they drink all your beer-wine and take home a bunch of left overs. (Can you feel my hostility, yet?)

Besides my feelings towards them- What would you do?

What events do you allow your A to participate in - parades-homecomeing and who other than yourself do you allow to drive your A?
 
Yeah in laws! Don't get me going. Seeing my Roadster was restored by my Dad years ago, the only people I let drive it are myself, my brother & the garage when it goes in for it's road worthyness check. I'll teach my wife, once she gets keen and my two kids when they are old enough. If any one is going to crash it or break the drive train I'd rather it was a member of my family.
 
I let anyone (--that I teach how,) drive anything I own. This has included $100k freshly restored Model A's that are just coming out of the shop.

My position is it is insured, ...and if it will bring happiness to someone else without purposeful harm to the vehicle, then I am all for it. I have let other responsible people (young & old) drive my vehicles on tours and in parades many times. I have taught 16 year old kids how to drive old cars, and then let them drive on tour. I have had one kid actually roll one of our cars. We just fixed it and went on.

My car, your car, --or anyone else's car is just an object. You can Love it all you want but it cannot love you back! People get WAY too protective of tangible property IMO and let it stand in the way of friendships and family.

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The most imprtant person to ask would be your wife:) Forget the in-laws, keep her happy
 
The important ones here are the daughter and son in law.If you're OK with them,go for it.I let almost anybody drive my cars.It's only iron.I bought a Harley from a friend when he needed to get out from under his payments.He still has the bike though.I made his payments and when he got the title he brought it over to me.Not even on a handshake.It has been in my name for a couple of years now,my worries about him riding it are zero.I had a 65 Mustang for a while,I let him drive it because he had a garage to store it in as mine are full.You really have to work pretty hard to hurt an A.If you can show them how to set the spark so they don't harm the engine they can figure out the driving part.Grinding gears and crashing gears are two different things.Unless he is a total idiot with no respect for other peoples stuff he will get along fine.A very few people can break the trunk off an elephant or destroy an anvil with a rubber mallet.
 
Perfect! Now you don't have to shell out for a $$$ gift!

Just a card from your wife and you, something like:

Dear Mr & Mrs xxx,
Thank you for presenting us with the opportunity to honor your union with the use of our historic Model A Ford. We thought long and hard about what would be the best gift, and hope you were pleased with the use of our treasure. Your wedding photos will recount the experience forever.
Love and best wishes,
xxx and xxx

You said they were cheap, return the favor!
 
Sorry but NO, only another A or classic car owner might have the same respect for you car as you do. However I seen even locally how some owners treat their 80 year old cars I would not let them behind the wheel of mine...EVER.

Waitin on Santa in WV
 
If it were me, I'd tell them that Your sorry, but no-one is allowed to drive your cars, but you would be honored to chauffeur them.
 
Nobody drives my coupe except me and my mechanic. NOBODY. Besides, isn't
there some kind of a proviso in the antique car insurance companies about the
drivers?

Jack
 
MikeK said:
Perfect! Now you don't have to shell out for a $$$ gift!

Just a card from your wife and you, something like:

Dear Mr & Mrs xxx,
Thank you for presenting us with the opportunity to honor your union with the use of our historic Model A Ford. We thought long and hard about what would be the best gift, and hope you were pleased with the use of our treasure. Your wedding photos will recount the experience forever.
Love and best wishes,
xxx and xxx

You said they were cheap, return the favor!
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That is PRICELESS!!



If I may respectfully inquire about one thing, for those of you that said NO to anyone else driving your car, why do you say it so emphatically? Is it because your vehicle is so valuable, or not insured, ---or something else?

Thanks.

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Write to Ann Landers or Dear Abby. Just Kidding. Take somethimg apart and tell them it's not running due to some needed repairs. Besides, What would you're insurance company say. Probably NO.
 
First of all ,can he drive a vehicle that has a clutch .Does he know any thing bout Model A's . I think it would be fitting to Drive them from the wedding to a short destination where he would have his wheels Parked .He aint supposed to see her that day till they are in the Church anyhow!
 
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if they want a ride in the A, tell them you would be honored to drive them, if that isnt what they want, just say no, your insurance doesnt cover anyone but the registered owners, i never loan any of my classics or my wife,ummm, let me get back to you on my wife :)
 
glenn in camino said:
Write to Ann Landers or Dear Abby. Just Kidding. Take somethimg apart and tell them it's not running due to some needed repairs. Besides, What would you're insurance company say. Probably NO.
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I am confused, do you guys just not have adequate insurance on your collector vehicles? I have Hagerty and I must list all licensed drivers in the home that will "regularly" drive any of our collector vehicles however I also have Underinsured/Non-insured Motorist insurance to protect me from accidents that happen in instances such as this when it is a "one-time" driver is operating one of my collector vehicles and an incident occurs. When an accident happens, the driver's insurance is the one who is financially responsible for the damages however if they do not have adequate insurance, my insurance company pays for the repairs and then goes after the driver to recoop their financial loss simply because I have the U/U Motorist clause.
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