I don't know about you guys but I get a little weird feeling in my gut when my wife drives the M5 without me. I think she is a good driver but I can't help feeling apprehensive when she gos screaming down the street on her way to some function. I wish she'd drive the SUV but she loves the M5. What can I say? Thanks I guess I just needed to vent
My ex girlfriend was the same way. "Let me drive the 528, I know how to drive stick." The answer was always NO!! I completely understand, I don't let anyone drive my cars unless I feel they have more skill than I do, which is rare at best. I am not here generalizing women drivers or whatnot, but you know all those times a quick flick of countersteer helped around that wet corner, or how much the last clutch cost you. I agree with your apprehension, so tell her to buy her own! My uncle didn't want his wife driving the wheels off his Pantera (wife is a very good driver aswell), so he had her pick out a mid engined car for her. Her car? A replica GT40, and she doesn't even think twice about the Pantera anymore. Good luck!
I don't beleive this!
Of course you should let her drive the car. My wife drives the M5, so does my son and my doughter (she is only practice driving for the moment but passed her motor cycle license some time ago. I trained her for that too).
My son's first practice drive, at the age of 16 was on winter roads in the M5 and he drove 300 Km.
This is no big deal, you just make them realise that it is a very special car that needs as much care and appreciation as their husband/father
My wife cannot drive a "stick".. and I will not be encouraging her anytime soon to do a course.'
And, by her own admission, she would never even ask to drive my cars.. she says that god forbid anything happen, she would feel terrible. After all, I think I can be very fussy about my cars..
I am also the master of the understatement when the time is called for..
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My wife has driven anything from our VW beetle via SAAB Turbo, SAAB 97 (Sonett III), Jeep CJ3A, Chrysler Voyager, Citroën, BMW M3 & M5 to an Aston Martin DB6 that I restored to mint condition (not because of her) and many more. She now drives her own motor cycle. She will also navigate and sail our yacht to the level where I can go and have a nap. Maybe I'm just lucky??
Its just another car.... yeah right until you get the $$$$ bill to fix anything!
Seriously, I will let anyone drive the M5 once I know they can drive a stick and display the proper care in normal and hard driving. I make sure they can drive my very heavily modded 318 first with no gear grinding, first gear starts on serious hills etc. I had a bad experience several years ago when I lent out my 318 to my GF for a week while her car was being serviced and I got back a car with totally trashed clutch, second gear with a few tooth missing and a blued and heat cracked flywheel!!! My mechanic s*** a brick when he pulled it apart and called me to ask who in the hell I had let drive my car. I learned my lesson with that 4k bill. Broke up with her one month later.
Just my .02. I've let a half dozen take the M for a hard run.
what's with M5 owners and biking wives/girlfriends?
i've just about taught my girl to drive manual in a rented honda civic - with 1100cc or so, she stalled quite often, but has also learnt to really FEEL the clutch...
i WAS going to let her have a go in my M5, but this happened last week -
i was riding on her bike as we went up to the temple at the top of the mountain, and she suddenly started to DAYDREAM and drove straight across a hairpin into oncoming traffic!!!
after a few stern words later, i set her back onto the road, and from a standstill, she redlined in neutral and then popped the clutch in first gear - she wheelied off, leaving me behind on the road with bruised knees and a sore bum!!!
so maybe i'll keep my M5 to myself for a while longer...
Anytime my wife even hints at driving my M5, I remind her of the RULES. You know, letting the oil warm up, watch for bumps (mine is 3.5 inches off the ground in front), dont park close to anyone, and DO NOT under any circumstances attempt to park with the front wheels at the curb. Usually after explaining the warmup procedure she says " oh forget it, I'll take the land rover ". But here's the deal, everytime she hints at driving it I get butterflies in my stomach and I envision her getting rearended. I know it's only a car but, this one is mine and I don't want to loose it. If it's going to crash, I'll be driving thank you. No one else to blame.
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I wish she'd drive the SUV but she loves the M5. What can I say?
Thanks I guess I just needed to vent 
My uncle didn't want his wife driving the wheels off his Pantera (wife is a very good driver aswell), so he had her pick out a mid engined car for her. Her car? A replica GT40, and she doesn't even think twice about the Pantera anymore. Good luck! 
Maybe I'm just lucky??
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