I would (and have) let others drive my car, but in all cases they've been car enthusiasts who are familiar with sports cars, so I trusted that they would both be respectful of my car and not do something stupid or otherwise be caught off guard by the car itself -- and in many cases they let me drive their cars in exchange. For example, I organized a couple drives along Texas back roads with some co-workers and we swapped cars on the way, so in exchange for letting them drive my M3, I got to drive their BRZ (AMAZING car) and 997 C2S. Offering up my car at BMW CCA events has gotten me into a heavily tuned 335i, a 1M, and a Z4M, all of which I enjoyed. I guess car enthusiast + familiarity are my two requirements, not necessarily them having a car I'm interested in driving too. I most likely wouldn't let my friends who have only ever driven econoboxes get behind the wheel, but so far all of those friends have been so terrified as passengers in my car that they probably wouldn't dare to drive it even if I offered.
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Originally Posted by secretariat
They will not treat this M5 like it belonged to them.
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Short of eating in the car or trying to redline it while the engine is stone cold, I fail to see what you mean here. M cars are meant to be driven hard. I drive my M3 like the car belongs to me (since it does), but I wouldn't want other people driving it that way -- except my HPDE instructor, in whose hands my car is arguably safer than it is with me at the wheel anyway.
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Originally Posted by mhh
My insurance requires that any other driver be named on the policy. That kills it for spontaneous sharing but it also suits me.
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If you read your full policy I'm sure you'll find a clause saying that drivers not listed on your policy are covered while driving your car as long as it's occasional and they have a reasonable belief that you're allowing them to drive it.