I'd hope it sinks into the younger members brains when they hear a horror story like this!
And rightly so for kids that age. They ARE idiots, they DO think they're invincible. BTW - Stupid driving can occur in any car, Excel or otherwise.
Cheap cars with bad shocks, and badly maintained, driving in a sensible manner is fine. Just because you spend extra $k on servicing every year doesn't mate your car less of a risk in a crash. It's all up to the driver.
^ Agreed.