| I made a huge mistake last month, whilst backing my | | | | the expected hike in our insurance policy. |
| pickup out of the drive I accidentally drove over my | | | | My son started to look online for a good deal for his |
| sons nitro rc car, I guess we were both to blame as | | | | new car and as many upgrades or 'hopups' that he |
| he shouldn't have left it on the drive and walked away, | | | | could get. |
| and I should have looked before reversing because it's | | | | I am no stranger when it comes to cars; I have my |
| not the first time a toy has been obliterated by a 2 ton | | | | own truck a HPI savage X, which is pretty expensive |
| pickup truck. Anyway before the situation got out of | | | | too. So I paid attention to how he was upgrading his |
| hand I said I would replace the car and put it down to | | | | car, and got a little jealous that my car was still |
| experience. Had I known how much it had cost I might | | | | factory-standard. When my son had finished building |
| not have been so quick to suggest it. | | | | and tweaking his car we took it out on the dirt for a |
| My sons nitro car was a top of the range Traxxas | | | | test drive. He still had to break the car and engine in so |
| Revo that had been upgraded with loads of trick items, | | | | it would only be a 'taster' of how well the car would |
| just like a real car, it had extra horsepower, a tuned | | | | perform. It didn't disappoint. My son is at the stage |
| exhaust and suspension upgrades for a start. When | | | | where he could build a complete car from scratch and |
| the list was done and I saw how much I would have to | | | | have it tuned and ready to run in a few days, which is |
| spend I started looking to save a few bucks. " Can | | | | quite an achievement considering how many parts are |
| you not salvage any of that from the old car?" "No" | | | | involved. |
| was the reply. | | | | Think of how many teens just sit around and play |
| I was looking at a bill for £570, not small change. | | | | driving games without any understanding of a car and |
| I thought for a while and it occurred to me that this | | | | it's set up. |
| might be covered under our household insurance | | | | And a quality nitro rc car is about the same price as a |
| accident policy, sure enough after a call to the | | | | Playstation or Nintendo but a nitro car can become a |
| insurance broker it was confirmed, someone would be | | | | passion not an addiction. Do your teenager a favour, |
| sent to see the car and we would get a cheque. | | | | get them out of the 2 dimensional world of television |
| Great. So I was happy, my son was happy to be | | | | and into the real world, they will thank you for it later. |
| getting a brand new car and my wife was furious for | | | | |