I love my lady, and we have mutual respect. So I always try to involve her in my car shenanigans. Is this how your conversations go too?
I love my lady, and we have mutual respect. So I always try to involve her in my car shenanigans. Is this how your conversations go too?
...but it's $450!
Mine are more like.
"What is the red car in the yard."
"I bought it yesterday"
"Oh."
Today I was telling my father about a couple of enclosed trailers I bought.
Her, "You bought a trailer?"
"Yeah, actually two of them."
"Why?"
"They were cheap"
"Oh. Where are you going to park them?"
"Not sure yet."
eastpark said:...but it's $450!
That was my rebuttal.
Mrs P3PPY was on board with my car comings and goings until the rust bucket wobbly behemoth E350 went sour on me. Suddenly car purchases fall under the "we talk about anything more than $50"
Fine
That car? That car is Steve's
*calls Steve to let him know the silver car is his if anybody but his wife asks
She really doesn't care what I buy or how many I keep in inventory unless they start blocking the driveway.
"Oh. I see you bought another car/truck/bike."
The only time I got the stink eye was a BMW 2002 I bought at a public sale that had been parked outside for a few decades. It was a parts car, in the garage to be stripped. She was less than amused by the half dozen mice that came with it when they began to show themselves.
Victor still makes the best mouse traps, BTW.
The night I bought the Miata I took to the 2017 Challenge. I jump up from the supper table and put on a cap....
"Where are you going?"
"To buy a Miata engine donor."
"And just which account do you think you're going to take the money from?" She keeps the books.
I pull $1000 cash from my pocket...."You won't see any account transactions"
"Where did that come from?"
"My allowance." My son paid his room and board in cash and referred to it as "Dad's allowance". I was tucking it away for just such a situation. So I smiled and headed out the door.
She will still say that I don't need all the vehicles, I agree I don't and go to the garage.
This is the same woman who chided me for looking for months for a used van to replace my rusting away Astro and said "Why don't you just go buy a new truck? We can afford it." So I did. She has tolerated my automotive habits for 36 years, I don't really have anything to complain about.
I was looking at an $8000 Porsche 944 Turbo a few years ago. $8k was about half price at the time. Something something the guy needed a lawyer.
My wife and her mother were about to leave on a 2 week trip to Yellowstone. Before she left she says: "There better not be another Porsche in the yard when I get home." So I passed on it.
Two weeks later she gets home and says: "I can't believe there is not another Porsche in the yard." I immediately got on the phone but the 951 had just sold the day before.
Thus ended any discussion about the cars I purchase. I just do it.
We race together and she is always trying to enable me by showing me cheap cool cars on fbmp
Largely depends on my intent. If I'm flipping the car, no discussion needed. If it's something I intend to keep I give the Mrs a heads up. Recently the wife's tolerance for aesthetically challenged cars on premises has nose-dived.
It more has to do with the state of the car in question. Running and driving? Sure, go for it. Needs floorboards and a new engine...I’m gonna get the head shake and a sigh.
It really depends on the car. 90% of the time it's with open arms.
I do what I want.
But what I want is tempered by understanding our family budget and what my ability to realistically get things done is. We usually discuss things if vehicle retrieval will take a large amount of time just because the family has things scheduled and I can't just interrupt them to say drive to Maine to get a car. But if I want a vehicle her input is usually is just her making sure that aquisition of said vehicle will improve my life in some way. I don't ask for cars we can't afford and aren't appropriate for us so she never the one to say no.
In reply to Junghole :
Your wife is a smart woman, and totally correct for this car.
My wife saved this one....... so yah I've done this.
calteg said:Recently the wife's tolerance for aesthetically challenged cars on premises has nose-dived.
Oops
In reply to yupididit :
I blame you entirely. It's transported our two 20lb dogs to the farmer's market in comfort and "style" already.
Knowing my wife's disinterest in cars, I once hid a car in full view from her for several months.
She saw it in the garage, and noticed only that it was red. There was another red car she knew about, and didn't realize this was a different car.
She also didn't notice that one was a Miata, and the other was an RX7. She only noticed it was red.
I have on a few occasions bought cars FOR my wife that she managed not to notice for days or weeks until her birthday/christmas/whatever occasion so keeping them out of view isnt an issue. But generally I dont ask her about her shoes, she doesnt ask me about my cars, we live in peace and harmony. Doesnt hurt to kick her some shoe money from the sale of one when I send them down the road.
I recall when I bought my Abarth, she was out with the girls for the day and I was bored and wanted to check one out. Decided I liked it and bought it so I texted her a pic. She mentioned it to her friends and they were incredulous that I would go and buy a car without discussing it with her or letting her check it out first. She answered "why? I dont drive it, why should I care?"
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