Does your car cause problems at home?

[TexasF355F1]

Originally posted by SilverLotus340R


nah she understands perfectly..she is actually taking me to the NY international Autoshow this weekend (5 hour train ride) and tagging along with me and my dad. its gonna be fun..

as for the truck...its a Black 92 Toyota Pickup...i dont think im gonna do anything to it because its kinda old and rusted under neath. It needs new ball joints and junk...but if i do do nething to it ill lift it a bit and put bigger tires on it. it could prolly use some rims too ...hmm..

Thats cool, have fun at the show and make sure to take pics to share with all of us.

[RazorGTR]

Mine did cause tension in my last relationship, though as agreed we had our own money.

What killed it was the car club I was involved with, so she says. Either way I am better off without her as that is one major stress I didn't need.

[taranaki]

I think it's fair to say that my car causes friction with my other half,but from a different angle.Most people here know that I drive a beater,and I'm quite comfortable with it.However,it's getting to the stage where it is starting to disintigrate.Mechanically,the drivetrain is still solid,but little niggles like the dadio,the boot lock,the airconditioning have all given up.In short,it's time for a new car.My good lady,however,does not understand the concept of residual value.The car has none,and will have none regardless of how much you spend fixing the niggly bits.As it stands,it is worth the value of its engine to a wrecker.It's not worth a cent more if the remote boot latch,or the radio,or the aircon is working.
How can I convince her that it has come time to replace it with something worth maintaining?

[Jay!]

My video games are much more likely to cause undesired side effects than my real or model cars.

[Sean]

my mom used to go around and 'tidy' the house by throwing away receipts and boxes and stuff, but my brother and i have caused more arguments about it that it is worth. so she doesn't tidy our rooms anymore, she just nags at us to do it.

luckly the girl i like is interested in cars, so i doubt there will be any problems there if we decide to get into a serious relationship. (famous last words?)

[boingo82]

No problems so far, Mac has hobbies of his own and so do I, and we have shared hobbies together. Both of us have our own money, but we both try to be reasonable with the amount spent on entertainment, and as yet no rifts have formed.

Ci5ic - if your g/f has no hobbies and no job, wtf does she DO all day?

[Lownslow]

My parents support my hobby before then all i would is get in nothing but trouble but ever since i picked up Lowriding and model cars theyve been on my side they understand as to why i do what i do.

[Jimster]

Depends- if I have enough money to do what I want to my car, pay the bills and invest wisely- then the wife doesn't care, and that is usually the case- the wife'd kill me if I made a silly investment though.....................:o

[HogieGT-R]

the sentra that my mom owns is a piece...the doors are practically falling off....alot of the gauges don't work.....it's a total piece, yet my mom won't get a new car

oh and my mom is too afraid to go into my room..she fears for her life

[90EX]

My wife doesn't mind my working on/spending money on cars, I get more complaints about being on the computer too much.

[PreludePassion]

YES!! My husband absolutely hates my Prelude (it doesn't help that he's 6'5 and can't fit behind the wheel). He's tried to get me to sell it numerous times, but (girl manipulation) a few tears quickly shuts him up. He doesn't want me to put any mods on it, he doesn't want me to really do anything to it, but he's learned that I will do as I please with MY car (yes my car, everything is in my name, there is no reference to him at all) and he just says that if I break it it's my own damn fault. He helps me a little bit when I get working on it, if I get stuck or need muscle, but he complains the entire time. I've practically gotta beg if I want to buy something for it, even if its upholstery cleaner or new wipers! Anyone got any tips for getting him to understand my passion, and possibly getting him to be a bit more helpful and supportive?

[HogieGT-R]

Originally posted by PreludePassion
YES!! My husband absolutely hates my Prelude (it doesn't help that he's 6'5 and can't fit behind the wheel). He's tried to get me to sell it numerous times, but (girl manipulation) a few tears quickly shuts him up. He doesn't want me to put any mods on it, he doesn't want me to really do anything to it, but he's learned that I will do as I please with MY car (yes my car, everything is in my name, there is no reference to him at all) and he just says that if I break it it's my own damn fault. He helps me a little bit when I get working on it, if I get stuck or need muscle, but he complains the entire time. I've practically gotta beg if I want to buy something for it, even if its upholstery cleaner or new wipers! Anyone got any tips for getting him to understand my passion, and possibly getting him to be a bit more helpful and supportive?

tell him that if he doesn't help you with the car, he'll have to sleep on the couch dunno i'm pressed 4 time i'll think some more up

[Rich]

Originally posted by YogsVR4


Thats a rotten thing to do to stuff thats tucked away. Rich, are you still planning on going into the service? If you are and plan on keeping your stuff at home. I suggest boxing everything up and storing it someplace else. Or, at least, have it put away in the garage so moms cleaning itches don't wipe you out.

My dad lost his entire baseball card collection among other things while he was in the Navy (way back in 55-58) because his mom wanted to "tidy" his room. Just a word of caution.

Ive already been doing some thinking about that, Yogs.

I joined up a few months ago, and will be going away for basic training & some other stuff from mid June till late August. Its not permenent or anything, since its just the army reserves, but im still thinking about boxing up most of my stuff and renting one of those storage bays. Havent figured out what I am going to do with my cars yet...Anyone wanna babysit 2 cars for the summer?

I think im gonna start looking for a place of my own when I get back in the fall.

Sucks to hear about the loss of those baseball cards (even though it happened WAY before I was born). Those would have been worth a bundle today!

[PreludePassion]

Good luck with boot camp and your job training, I'm in the AF, so I only had 6 weeks boot camp to deal with, and then 3 months of tech training. It's all one big mind game, folding shirts and towels into 6 inch squares, whoo hoo!!! Really boring, but it is kinda tough not being able to contact your family. You end up building some strong friendships with the people that you dorm with. Any info I can help ya out with, feel free to ask.

[turbo2nr]

i dont even have a damm car yet aqnd i still get in trouble for it!

always bitchin at me dat all i do is talk bout cars and read car magizines and watch car related shows...
n if i start too tell them what i have planed when i get m car they go crazy
"why do u need 2 spend so much $"
"what are you gona do wid all dat hp?"
"why do you need 2 turbos isnt 1 good enuff "
and so on...

parent are 2 simple minded and dont understand the fun of "modifying " a car

o well wat evers

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