Don't forget the big gold crown air freshener
Don't forget the big gold crown air freshener
Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:Otto Maddox wrote: Women don't care if wheels get curbed. They know men get mad at them for it, but they really have no idea why it is bad. And it is impossible to get them to understand or care.You have to use positive reinforcement. Everytime she comes home with the wheels in good shape you give her a treat and praise her. It is the same deal when trying to keep her from E36 M3ting in the house.
You need to write a marriage book GPS- between this and the burnout advice from the other thread, I suspect you'd save a lot of relationships.
Put some curb feelers on it, as was alluded to earlier. Then, I don't know how well they will work on plastic.
My kid has a nice GTi and he's a car guy. Wifey sees them as appliances that someone else takes care of. She kissed three rims, not a bump but 3/4 revolution of hard gnawing.
He hands her the keys and says "Here, go lump the fourth wheel over a hydrant so they'll match."
If you live in NYC, buy a $1000 car, knobbiies, bright lights and a "can do" attitude.
Poop, in the interest of domestic harmony, try this.
Have SWMBO do a parallel park, K Turn or whatever, you stand on the curb. Better yet, put one of her prized possesions on the curb (credit card, nice shoes, flower vase) and the drill is; hit the curb, lose the valuable.
I can back a 34 ft. trailer up my narrow 200 ft. long curved driveway. It's training.
If that doesn't work withold sex, she'll come around. 
Dan
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914Driver wrote: If that doesn't work withold sex, she'll come around.
yeah, right.
Buddy of mine let his GF drive his 528i, she beat up all 4 wheels scraping curbs etc. She then came in the house one evening and wanted to know when he was going to repalce the wheels 'because they look like E36 M3'. He took the keys away and even better sent her packing. 
In the interest of domestic harmony, I decided it's just not that big of a deal. She was REALLY upset about it this time, and we've both got bigger E36 M3 to worry about. There will be no "parking lessons." (and she doesn't give a E36 M3 about credit cards, shoes, or vases) She's an awesome wife and mom. God forbid she should get half as angry at my faults as I get about car E36 M3.
poopshovel wrote: It is also worth noting that I hit the house with the Explorer, and almost killed a Canadian in the process.
So that is what, 87% American?
No biggie.
I had just had my new to me civic coupe painted and my then brand new 2007 Dodge Grandcaravan with under 2000 kms on it.
She backed into my car with the new van. Smashed both of them real good.
I came out yelling and kicked the mirror off my Civic. It was a jerk move. I've since calmed down.
E36 M3 happens, getting mad doesn't help.
Talk to me when my wife curbs my new 18x9's on my lexus. 
We all make mistakes. I've chunked a pair of the rims on my ms3 clipping the curb on the pay box at the deliver a baby hospital. I figure my kid is more important than my cheapass rotas. OTOH- The wife has DEMOLISHED the s-lites on the Cooper S. I have a sad for that.
I was in the drive thru @ taco bell yesterday and the lady in front of me curbed a wheel. It made one helluva noise, I started laughing as she kept driving.
The only wheels I ever curbed were the brand new Panasports I put on my RX-7. That was also the last set of new wheels I ever bought.
My gf has :
Run over a curb scratching the E36 M3 out of a wheel and busting the clips on my front bumper
Backed into a snowbank breaking a few clips on my rear bumper
Run over a curb in a wendys drive thru popping a side skirt out
Hit mcdonalds while going through the drive thru, denting/ scratching my fender
This is all in my wrx, somehow she never hits anything in her car.
You got mad, end of thought. Gonna get madder or drop it?
hotrodlarry wrote: I was in the drive thru @ taco bell yesterday and the lady in front of me curbed a wheel. It made one helluva noise, I started laughing as she kept driving.
Here's another guy laughing when he sees this crap going on......too funny!
Around 1996, my wife backed my perfect '95 300 ZX into the neighbor's car. She walked back in the house and said "I hit the neighbor's car with your car. I need the keys to my car or I'll be late for work."
In her defense, she puts up with constant poor behavior from me with little or no complaint.
Since we are telling our stories - My wife had a Mitsu Diamante, and I had a Nissan Hardbody back in the late 90's. I had smashed up the Nissan pretty good in a wee batch of poor timing and some DIY tree removal (note: this is not "lousy" women drivers rant - I do my fair share of idiot things) so it had just come home from the body shop all fresh and glistening with new paint. The wife had her car in the garage.
We had some sort of argument over something I can't remember but she stormed out in a fury - jumped into the car and backed out of the garage at full throttle right into the back of the truck.
The damage was pretty impressive for a 30ft run at it. I didn't have money to fix it correctly and didn't want a second claim so we both drove around with twisted metal, different colored junkyard trunk deck/tailgates and red tape over the taillights for a whole summer.
Sometimes when I sense an argument coming on I can't resist the urge to say stuff like "Is this just a little spat or 2 car pile up?" This is almost never as funny as I think it will be.
In reply to Giant Purple Snorklewacker:
Great story.
Right now, my wife is probably posting on some sewing forum saying "My dumbass husband got drunk in San Destin and left his wallet at the pool and didn't even realize it for a few hours (while he continued to drink). Luckily I found it for him at the front desk."
LOL
GPS you have been killing it around here lately. But I think that's just what you do.
When I look at some of my friend's cars, I realize that there is no way they feel the same way about them as I do mine. Even my 92 beater is clean and well-maintained... while their vehicles are a repository of carbage. I made the mistake –once– of loaning my truck to a male friend, who returned it with two curbed wheels.
B430 wrote: My gf has : Run over a curb scratching the E36 M3 out of a wheel and busting the clips on my front bumper Backed into a snowbank breaking a few clips on my rear bumper Run over a curb in a wendys drive thru popping a side skirt out Hit mcdonalds while going through the drive thru, denting/ scratching my fender This is all in my wrx, somehow she never hits anything in her car.
Why do you let your gf drive your car?
Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: Sometimes when I sense an argument coming on I can't resist the urge to say stuff like "Is this just a little spat or 2 car pile up?" This is almost never as funny as I think it will be.
Classic! 
1988RedT2 wrote: Classic!
Yes, they don't like it when also asked "is this going to be a big fight or a little fight?" Usually it gives me a good excuse to go somewhere else either way.
1988RedT2 wrote:Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: Sometimes when I sense an argument coming on I can't resist the urge to say stuff like "Is this just a little spat or 2 car pile up?" This is almost never as funny as I think it will be.Classic!
I think he's increased his alcohol regimen.
I'm all for it!
Sometimes when I sense an argument coming on I can't resist the urge to say stuff like "Is this just a little spat or 2 car pile up?" This is almost never as funny as I think it will be.
It got a pretty good laugh outta me!
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