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My brothers and I when we were young would take apart things like old vacuum cleaners, fan motors, old TV sets, and yes, a old car.
We just wanted to see how stuff works, that does not guarantee that it will work when we put it all back together with a few extra parts.
If your 25 year old daughter is inclined and wants to learn how to fix things you can show her how to fix things starting off with easy things to fix, it will build her confidence and amaze her friends.

If your 25 year old daughter is inclined and wants to learn how to fix things you can show her how to fix things starting off with easy things to fix, it will build her confidence and amaze her friends.

Thanks for the replies on the thread. Believe me, my daughter learned how to check out her car before she ever got behind the wheel. She had her hood up at college checking the oil and other fluids, belts when a couple of guys came and asked her if she had problems. She told them that she was doing her preventative maintenance before she hit the road home. They could not believe it, but she told them that "That's what dad told me to do".

I helped her fix a car over the phone later in her college days. She never lets me live that down, but I am glad she can call me and tell the stop and rob repair shops to kiss her - you know what.

I gave her a tool kit and she hangs pictures and does other things around the house from her watching me do it at home when she was a kid. Her BF couldn't believe it when she took out her rechargeable drill and started assembling an end table.