dissuade

Well after they have forked out however many tens of thousands on one of those petrol guzzling killing machines, they obviously can't afford to get the child an old banger, so they are just going to have to share the SUV-love.

I don't see what's wrong with learning in a bigger car. There is no point in buying a crappy small car to learn in just to fit in. I learnt in a five series with a rather panic-stricken father.