Funny story / prank. I may be the worst husband ever. - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

mar10 · 03-10-2015, 06:16 PM

A little back story. I have a habit of buying motorcycles and "fun" cars out of the blue or on a whim. My wife HATES it. I'm the bread winner and always cover my vehicle upgrades on my own so she deals with it but not always happily.

I haven't always given her much reason to support my habit. I've actually done quite the opposite. When we first started dating on her birthday we had plans to go out for the evening. I agreed to be the DD for her and her drunk friends as long as that afternoon we could go on a motorcycle ride. We got stuck in an unexpected thunderstorm. So I pulled into a motorcycle dealership to wait out the storm. I saw a bike I had to have. Ended up buying a CBR 1000rr on her birthday. I still held up my end of the deal and was the DD that night. Fast forward a few years and vehicles later to last year. I'm working night shift with weekdays off. One day I decided to go to the dealership and came home with an 05 corvette. She was pissed that I just showed up at the house with it and it was only a 2 seater (We have a 2yr old). She only rode in it 2 times in the year I had it. I traded it in for my SS I have now to make her happier. She approved on that purchase partly for the ability to do family stuff in it and partly since I talked to her before buying it. She's not a fan of me adding go fast parts but doesn't complain.

We just paid off her honda accord that she bought when we were dating. But that accord is a two door. So since our son normally rides with her I use the accord as my commuter and she drives our 4 door scion. On my way to work I had an accident with a piece of tread that came off a semi tire while driving "her" beloved accord. It ripped the front bumper all up. I made the insurance claim yesterday morning. Today I decided to go to a body shop I trust to get an estimate to send them since I don't like using insurance preferred shops. I go there and the guy doing the estimate points out the radiator support / cross member was dented. They are a small shop and pretty much do fender and bumper repairs and paint and try not to do frame work. He referred me to a nearby dealership that works with my insurance and assured me I can trust them. So I go there.

It's a chevy dealer so remember my addiction /habit makes it hard for me to not buy nice stuff especially if I think it's a good deal. Going into a chevy dealership with several camaros Z28 and Zl1 alongside some stingrays is very risky for me. Had I told my wife that's where I was heading she probably would have told me to wait until she could join me to prevent any unauthorized purchases. Well the guy at the body shop gets the estimate done and pushes the claim through so I can leave the car today if I want. He asks if I have rental coverage and I inform him I do not. He tells me if I want they will give me a loaner at no charge If they have one available. They only have a 2015 Silverado available. I take it and leave the accord to be repaired.

The worst thing I could do aside from trading our son for a car would be to trade in the accord. So when I got home I took a picture and posted it on Facebook with a caption implying I did just that. Basically I said I walked into the dealership to get an estimate but ended up leaving with a 2015 Silverado. Then I tagged her in the pic. Hopefully she comes home after work so I can explain its a prank and the truck is a loaner.

ba2ss · 03-10-2015, 06:19 PM

you're a dead man, haha

DevilsReject97 · 03-10-2015, 06:21 PM

LMAO you should have traded it in on something new for her...like a Chevy SS...or an SRT8 Charger

102SS · 03-10-2015, 06:31 PM

Awesome prank...just 22 days early

Mean Green Z28 · 03-10-2015, 06:37 PM

Lol

hrpiii · 03-11-2015, 05:45 AM

I'm not thinking the OP lived to tell us what happened.

Sir Nuke · 03-11-2015, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ba2ss

you're a dead man, haha

and I will assume the OP isn't getting any for a long time either......lol

mpiersd · 03-11-2015, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir Nuke

and I will assume the OP isn't getting any for a long time either......lol

Seeing as it has been more than 24 hours since he posted this, I'm assuming the OP may well be in a shallow grave for "trading" in her beloved Accord.

mar10 · 03-11-2015, 09:03 AM

Well I lived. She called me before she left work. Didn't say hi just "Did you really buy that truck". I was planning on saying something like it was such a great deal I just had to bring it home but her tone warned me that doing so would be a bad idea. So I caved and told her the truth. On a side note my 2 year old thinks the truck is almost as cool as my camaro. But when asked which he wants to ride in he says the camaro (daddy's car). My wife tries to deny that she really believed I traded the car in but when she called I could hear she was mad. But she's over it.

hrpiii · 03-11-2015, 09:30 AM

+1 for mar10. Good to see you know where that line is that you should not cross. Good catch on all the warning signs. I still think it was funny.

Scalded Dog · 03-11-2015, 09:42 AM

A few years ago, I took my wife's 4X4 Blazer to the tire shop to get new tires. The factory tires (very small) were just wimpy looking... she wanted something a little meatier.

I put on some big fat BFGs, and they looked damn good. But I called her and told her that I ended up getting a GREAT deal ("They were on sale!") on some other tires that "...were just barely smaller than the tires we started with!"

That was 10 years ago... we are divorced now, and she is still pissed off about that one.

03-10-2015, 06:16 PM	#1
mar10 Drives: 2010 SS RS Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: AZ Posts: 406	Funny story / prank. I may be the worst husband ever. A little back story. I have a habit of buying motorcycles and "fun" cars out of the blue or on a whim. My wife HATES it. I'm the bread winner and always cover my vehicle upgrades on my own so she deals with it but not always happily. I haven't always given her much reason to support my habit. I've actually done quite the opposite. When we first started dating on her birthday we had plans to go out for the evening. I agreed to be the DD for her and her drunk friends as long as that afternoon we could go on a motorcycle ride. We got stuck in an unexpected thunderstorm. So I pulled into a motorcycle dealership to wait out the storm. I saw a bike I had to have. Ended up buying a CBR 1000rr on her birthday. I still held up my end of the deal and was the DD that night. Fast forward a few years and vehicles later to last year. I'm working night shift with weekdays off. One day I decided to go to the dealership and came home with an 05 corvette. She was pissed that I just showed up at the house with it and it was only a 2 seater (We have a 2yr old). She only rode in it 2 times in the year I had it. I traded it in for my SS I have now to make her happier. She approved on that purchase partly for the ability to do family stuff in it and partly since I talked to her before buying it. She's not a fan of me adding go fast parts but doesn't complain. We just paid off her honda accord that she bought when we were dating. But that accord is a two door. So since our son normally rides with her I use the accord as my commuter and she drives our 4 door scion. On my way to work I had an accident with a piece of tread that came off a semi tire while driving "her" beloved accord. It ripped the front bumper all up. I made the insurance claim yesterday morning. Today I decided to go to a body shop I trust to get an estimate to send them since I don't like using insurance preferred shops. I go there and the guy doing the estimate points out the radiator support / cross member was dented. They are a small shop and pretty much do fender and bumper repairs and paint and try not to do frame work. He referred me to a nearby dealership that works with my insurance and assured me I can trust them. So I go there. It's a chevy dealer so remember my addiction /habit makes it hard for me to not buy nice stuff especially if I think it's a good deal. Going into a chevy dealership with several camaros Z28 and Zl1 alongside some stingrays is very risky for me. Had I told my wife that's where I was heading she probably would have told me to wait until she could join me to prevent any unauthorized purchases. Well the guy at the body shop gets the estimate done and pushes the claim through so I can leave the car today if I want. He asks if I have rental coverage and I inform him I do not. He tells me if I want they will give me a loaner at no charge If they have one available. They only have a 2015 Silverado available. I take it and leave the accord to be repaired. The worst thing I could do aside from trading our son for a car would be to trade in the accord. So when I got home I took a picture and posted it on Facebook with a caption implying I did just that. Basically I said I walked into the dealership to get an estimate but ended up leaving with a 2015 Silverado. Then I tagged her in the pic. Hopefully she comes home after work so I can explain its a prank and the truck is a loaner. Last edited by mar10; 03-10-2015 at 06:46 PM.

03-10-2015, 06:21 PM	#3
DevilsReject97 Nightmare Drives: Your mom crazy in bed Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Naptown Posts: 2,438	LMAO you should have traded it in on something new for her...like a Chevy SS...or an SRT8 Charger __________________

03-10-2015, 06:31 PM	#4
102SS waiting at the tree Drives: SIM 2010 2SS/RS A6 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Niagara Falls Posts: 3,137	Awesome prank...just 22 days early __________________ 2010 2SS/RS A6 ZL1 Rims 60ft 2.03 13.08 at 107.82 (4/28) 2009 Pontiac G8 3.6L the DD

03-10-2015, 06:37 PM	#5
Mean Green Z28 Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 941 View My Garage	Lol __________________ 2010 2SS - CAI Intake, ADM Scoop, RotoFab Washer relo. LT Headers and off-road pipes, X-pipe, Muffler Deletes, ZL1 Spoiler, Technostalgia Tail-lights '98 T/A (Sold) - Forged 6.0ltr, MS3, P&P'd Heads/Valves, 90MM FAST/TB, Headers, 3" Y-pipe, 4" Mufflex Catback. Koni Adjustables w/GC coilovers (550/175), Strano Sway Bars '94 Z28 (Sold) ... LS1 swap (basically same setup as the T/A), TH350/3500 stall ... swapped it all into the T/A -- >> Some of my Projects My Fquick Page

03-10-2015, 06:19 PM	#2
ba2ss Drives: 2012 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: kannapolis, nc Posts: 378	you're a dead man, haha

03-11-2015, 05:45 AM	#6
hrpiii AKA "Beefcake" Drives: 2023 ZL1 Sharkskin Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Indy Posts: 8,529	I'm not thinking the OP lived to tell us what happened.

03-11-2015, 09:03 AM	#9
mar10 Drives: 2010 SS RS Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: AZ Posts: 406	Well I lived. She called me before she left work. Didn't say hi just "Did you really buy that truck". I was planning on saying something like it was such a great deal I just had to bring it home but her tone warned me that doing so would be a bad idea. So I caved and told her the truth. On a side note my 2 year old thinks the truck is almost as cool as my camaro. But when asked which he wants to ride in he says the camaro (daddy's car). My wife tries to deny that she really believed I traded the car in but when she called I could hear she was mad. But she's over it.

03-11-2015, 09:30 AM	#10
hrpiii AKA "Beefcake" Drives: 2023 ZL1 Sharkskin Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Indy Posts: 8,529	+1 for mar10. Good to see you know where that line is that you should not cross. Good catch on all the warning signs. I still think it was funny.

03-11-2015, 09:42 AM	#11
Scalded Dog Drives: 2011 1LT Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Crestline, CA Posts: 3,029	A few years ago, I took my wife's 4X4 Blazer to the tire shop to get new tires. The factory tires (very small) were just wimpy looking... she wanted something a little meatier. I put on some big fat BFGs, and they looked damn good. But I called her and told her that I ended up getting a GREAT deal ("They were on sale!") on some other tires that "...were just barely smaller than the tires we started with!" That was 10 years ago... we are divorced now, and she is still pissed off about that one.