<p>I'm thinking about taking my car to college (most likely will) just because it'll be easier for me to get grocery, go to gym, drive back home, etc. But I was just curious, for the people that have cars in college, do you let your friends drive your car? I'll be living with 3 of my best friends in an apartment but I don't know if I trust them enough to lend them my car.</p>
<p>Unless their insurance is covered on your car, then do not under any circumstances let them drive it.</p>
<p>What viciouspoultry said. It can get messy if there’s an accident or something.</p>
<p>Unless you’re positive they have insurance to cover any possible damage, don’t do it! I don’t have a car, but I’d never let a friend drive it if I did. Hell, I wouldn’t like family ride my bike…</p>
<p>Even if my insurance covered it I wouldn’t let them unless it was an emergency. I get paranoid letting my family drive my car!</p>
<p>Plus you might run into some issues with them taking advantage of your kindness. They may be your best friends, but having a car to drive can really be tempting. You don’t want to run into an issue where they’re always wanting to take it or everyone’s fighting over it. You also don’t want to wake up one morning with your car gone and them saying “well I thought you wouldn’t mind!”. You never know! I would just offer to carpool- and make sure you charge them for gas!</p>
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Even still, it would be a huge hassle to have to deal with getting your car repaired because some friend wanted to borrow your car.</p>
<p>In any other case, some idiot friend crashing your car would seriously jack up your insurance rate.</p>
<p>So no, I do not let anyone drive my car. Ever. Parents excluded, but there really isn’t a need for my parents to ever drive my car.</p>
<p>Also, my parents enforce this in a way it’s easy for me to have to explain: they are willing to pay 100% of my insurance… provided I’m the only one who is ever behind the wheel.</p>
<p>(for the record, it’s my car that’s insured, not me).</p>
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Eh, if there really is an emergency where they absolutely need a car that second, I can always drive them, rather than them taking my car.
I cannot think of any situation where they would need my car, but could not handle me driving them wherever.</p>
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<p>I was thinking if I had an emergency and needed them to drive it, but that would have to be some emergency. If they had an emergency I would definitely rather drive them. You don’t want people who are really upset and emotionally unstable driving your car…</p>
<p>Nope, never.</p>
<p>I drive standard, and all my friends drive automatic. Therefore, no problem:)</p>
<p>^Same here, and with my friends that do drive standard they can’t figure out my gears so I still have no problems…even if they did I wouldn’t let them.</p>
<p>Wish I could answer this question. Getting a car will be the greatest moment of my life, even greater than when I graduate or get married or have kids.</p>
<p>My best friends and I have all driven each other’s cars at one point or another, but we don’t lend it out. we only do it if the DD “accidentally” got drunk</p>
<p>Never EVER do I let other people drive my car. I’ve only driven somebody else’s car a short distance once because she had drank a little too much, and that was the one and only time. I do not lend my car out under any circumstances.</p>
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<p>Getting a car was the greatest moment of my life.</p>
<p>Unfortunately I don’t think I’ll be taking my car with me to college. It’s not very reliable and my parents don’t want me taking it on the interstate. :-/</p>
<p>I’ve never understood people’s aversion to the highway lol. Do you live in a more rural part of the country?</p>
<p>I did once (to a coworker, not really a friend). I was kind of adverse to it but I lent it to them anyway, and the whole time they were gone I was paranoid about whether or not they’d have an accident. Nothing happened, they brought it back and there were no problems. </p>
<p>If I know my friend is a good driver I’d lend it to them (and make them pay for the gas they used) but anyone else I don’t think I’d do it again.</p>
<p>I NEVER let my friends drive my car. Most of my friends have been involved in numerous collisions, so it always makes me uncomfortable when they ask me. I only let them do it ONCE and I was with them watching carefully so they wouldn’t do something wreckless.</p>
<p>haha thanks for the input guys, i was just wondering if it was common or uncommon since i didn’t wanna be THAT guy.</p>
<p>I’ve never let any of my friends drive my car and I don’t intend to ever let them handle my car. My parents are the only other people who have driven my car. I’ve driven a friend’s car on numerous occasions, but it was because she was usually physically exhausted or in mild physical pain and requested me to. It’s definitely a safety issue for me.</p>
<p>absolutely not lol</p>