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[quote=Anonymous](this thread is off the rails insane) But...  can you suggest that your parents rent a car? We've done that for road trips when we had an older car ourselves. I don't let my in-laws drive my kids on the freeway (they can drive them short distances on streets where I know they're not going above 25 or 30 MPH) given their age and driving records. It's caused a lot of tension in my family. So I honestly get both sides here. Another idea might be to rent a big van or something and all go together? Not sure you'd save enough on gas for 1 big car versus 2 smaller ones, but that way you get the road trip singalong fun and togetherness that folks may be wanting?

For the record, my kids drive with the parents of their friends relatively often, and I offer rides to their friends...  we have bumble seats for extra boosters when needed...  I don't check safety ratings of the cars, but if I knew someone drove a total beater and the destination required freeway driving or was more than 10 minutes away, I might decline a carpool and offer to drive the kids myself.[/quote]

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