Wife wanting to Drive
03-02-2006, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Lainey8484,Mar 2 2006, 08:02 PM
She just lets you THINK that until the big day.
BTW, why do you always quote the post even if its right above you? Something ive noticed i guess
03-02-2006, 04:08 PM
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[QUOTE=PortugueseS2K,Mar 2 2006, 08:04 PM] nahh, she does honestly. Had she not, there would be no day together after the big day
09-09-2007, 10:08 PM
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Maybe, she's just testing you...to see what you would say...you know, all the mind games women play. 
In all seriosness, normally I would go with djweaver's solution, however, because of pooled resources, I would say the next best thing is to just be a passenger a number of times and try to impress upon her the things to avoid, how to drive more carefully. What the car means to you and how she can take care of it when she's driving by herself. Like no drafting trucks, parking far away, attacking steep bumps and curbs at an angle, etc. All the minor things we all do to keep the car from harm.
I usually give people the benefit of a doubt. However, if after you have stated your preferences & "guidelines" and she chooses to ignore them, then you now have a good reason to not let her drive it "until" she starts to pay more attention to your preferences. I think that is fair right? That's how I would approach the situation anyways. Unconditional until proven otherwise, then conditional usage until she starts exhibiting the same care you put into it. If she still ignores your wishes despite all that, then there are bigger issues at hand!
In all seriosness, normally I would go with djweaver's solution, however, because of pooled resources, I would say the next best thing is to just be a passenger a number of times and try to impress upon her the things to avoid, how to drive more carefully. What the car means to you and how she can take care of it when she's driving by herself. Like no drafting trucks, parking far away, attacking steep bumps and curbs at an angle, etc. All the minor things we all do to keep the car from harm.
I usually give people the benefit of a doubt. However, if after you have stated your preferences & "guidelines" and she chooses to ignore them, then you now have a good reason to not let her drive it "until" she starts to pay more attention to your preferences. I think that is fair right? That's how I would approach the situation anyways. Unconditional until proven otherwise, then conditional usage until she starts exhibiting the same care you put into it. If she still ignores your wishes despite all that, then there are bigger issues at hand!
09-10-2007, 03:39 AM
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Originally Posted by JSWhaler,Sep 10 2007, 06:50 AM
holy old thread... she drives it occasionally and I just expect new paint chips
03-12-2009, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by elmmx5,Feb 17 2006, 10:52 AM
Let's be realistic, we can make an easy decision here based on the costs involved. It's much easier than trying to quantify love for each of the objects in question. How much does a new S2000 cost? Also, how hard is it to replace an S2000? From your profile... I see you drive a 2003 S2000. What are those worth? Maybe a bit over $20k I think. As far as replacing it, that's pretty easy... I bet you could have a fine substitute in your garage in under a month.
Now let's look at the cost of replacing your wife. A quick search says that the average divorce may cost $18k Already the S2000 is looking like the cheaper of the two. Not to mention that a divorce takes a year or two to finalize. Then you'd have to get a new wife. So let's factor in the cost and time required by that endeavor. If you move fast, you might get here in a year, as for the cost... that's even worse than the cost of ridding yourself of the previous offending spouse. Once again, the wisdom of google comes into play and spits out a figure of ~$35k for the average CT wedding. That's over $50k to replace the wife, you could replace your S2000 twice for that sum.
No contest. Let the wife drive the car. In this case it's much quicker and cheaper to do. I suppose if it come to the point where you're buying your 3rd replacement car due to spousal driving error, you might want to reconsider. Also, if you find yourself driving a rare and more expensive car like an original Shelby Cobra, recalculate. In the case of a Cobra the choice would be easy as well; contact your favorite divorce lawyer and start hitting the popular singles spots.
Now let's look at the cost of replacing your wife. A quick search says that the average divorce may cost $18k Already the S2000 is looking like the cheaper of the two. Not to mention that a divorce takes a year or two to finalize. Then you'd have to get a new wife. So let's factor in the cost and time required by that endeavor. If you move fast, you might get here in a year, as for the cost... that's even worse than the cost of ridding yourself of the previous offending spouse. Once again, the wisdom of google comes into play and spits out a figure of ~$35k for the average CT wedding. That's over $50k to replace the wife, you could replace your S2000 twice for that sum.
No contest. Let the wife drive the car. In this case it's much quicker and cheaper to do. I suppose if it come to the point where you're buying your 3rd replacement car due to spousal driving error, you might want to reconsider. Also, if you find yourself driving a rare and more expensive car like an original Shelby Cobra, recalculate. In the case of a Cobra the choice would be easy as well; contact your favorite divorce lawyer and start hitting the popular singles spots.
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