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UBB · 08-13-2018, 02:17 PM

Nameless · 08-13-2018, 03:17 PM

Well, now he can ask the girlfriend to give up something that she owns that he doesn't like!

NGUYP · 08-13-2018, 03:27 PM

Where is her car?

HawkeyeZL1 · 08-13-2018, 03:35 PM

My wife told me to buy a Camaro instead of the ford I was looking at. God my wife is awesome.

Pace · 08-13-2018, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by J Rod

Ha! I was going to say the same thing.

My advice for you youngsters just getting ready to settle down, start a family, etc. is..... DO NOT EVER give up your car, at least not unless it is absolutely unavoidable. You WILL regret it at some point and the majority of you will find it damn near impossible to talk your future wife into ever letting you get another one, especially if you have more than 2 kids and/or live up north. For those of you who have already made this mistake, I found that annoying the sh!t out of my wife on a daily basis seemed to work really well. Just keep boring them to death with stats on the new models, pull into every dealership when riding together just to drive by and look at the cars on the lot, etc. I even went so far as to train my kids to point out every single Camaro, Mustang, and Challenger on the road, they drove her absolutely nuts on the way to and from school. It took several years and I had to buy her a new minivan, but she finally caved.

Especially if your car is paid off...do not get rid of it. Every guy must have his car and man cave. Happy dad - nobody sad!

SquawkVFR · 08-13-2018, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Nameless

Well, now he can ask the girlfriend to give up something that she owns that he doesn't like!

Or do something she doesn’t want to do.

rshelar · 08-13-2018, 09:42 PM

I have to admit that I do like the beamers. Great combo of styling, ride, and handling. Only 180 hp but good mpg. A simple oil change will cost $120 but you have to budget for that. Great cars until something goes wrong

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Tony-8 · 08-13-2018, 10:56 PM

Congrats on your new car. I traded in my first new car - a 1977 silver Camaro - on a Chevy Malibu station wagon after we had our second baby. I regretted it on the drive home from the dealer. It took me over 30 years to replace it with my 2014 Camaro. I will never willingly not own a Camaro again. :-)

Taylortoons · 08-14-2018, 05:59 AM

You guys crack me up. I can't remember the last time I asked my wife if I could buy a car (or mod it out). I don't believe I ever have. LOL! But, I keep her in a nice car and change it out every couple of years. You gotta keep things moving. That's the key.

KenKat · 08-14-2018, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Tony-8

Congrats on your new car. I traded in my first new car - a 1977 silver Camaro - on a Chevy Malibu station wagon after we had our second baby. I regretted it on the drive home from the dealer. It took me over 30 years to replace it with my 2014 Camaro. I will never willingly not own a Camaro again. :-)

Yeah, sometimes you just have to outwait them. It only took 27 years for me!

Moto-Mojo · 08-14-2018, 09:27 AM

I’m without speech.

Tony-8 · 08-14-2018, 10:25 AM

Haha, sorry if I gave the wrong impression. I'm in the group that doesn't ask permission to buy a car. And my wife always felt bad I traded mine in and encouraged me to buy another. Almost pulled the trigger in 2002. The real reasons it took me over 30 years to replace the Camaro I sold, was 1) I wasn't completely inspired by the 3rd and 4th gens, 2) I was raising 5 kids and a sports car wasn't really "practical" for hauling them around, and then 3) I was paying for 5 college educations (still paying). :-)

So, for those 30 years, I drove my cars for as long as they would run. Happy I'm onto a new phase and have my Camaro. If I had to do it over, I would have held onto my first, as many others have said.

KenKat · 08-14-2018, 01:51 PM

I was semi-joking with my response as well. It is not a question of permission; it is a question of priorities - and marriage and family has to come ahead of cars in my book at least.

SquawkVFR · 08-14-2018, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Moto-Mojo

I’m without speech.

Did you ask the wife?

08-13-2018, 03:17 PM	#16
Nameless Drives: : Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Virginia Posts: 200 View My Garage	Well, now he can ask the girlfriend to give up something that she owns that he doesn't like! __________________ 2012 SS - Summit White 1996 RS - Summit White

08-13-2018, 03:35 PM	#18
HawkeyeZL1 Drives: 2012 ZL1 #1156, 2003 Silverado SS Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Cedar Rapids, Ia Posts: 160	My wife told me to buy a Camaro instead of the ford I was looking at. God my wife is awesome. __________________ 2012 ZL1 #1156, born 5/8/2012. Rotofab cold air intake, Elite Engineering catch can, Texas Speed Long tube headers with off road connections and of course a tune by DynoSteve.

08-13-2018, 10:56 PM	#22
Tony-8 Drives: 2014 Camaro RRM 2SS RS, M6 LS3 Vert Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 233	Congrats on your new car. I traded in my first new car - a 1977 silver Camaro - on a Chevy Malibu station wagon after we had our second baby. I regretted it on the drive home from the dealer. It took me over 30 years to replace it with my 2014 Camaro. I will never willingly not own a Camaro again. :-) __________________ Dream it - drive it!

08-14-2018, 05:59 AM	#23
Taylortoons Drives: 2011 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Dallas Posts: 482	You guys crack me up. I can't remember the last time I asked my wife if I could buy a car (or mod it out). I don't believe I ever have. LOL! But, I keep her in a nice car and change it out every couple of years. You gotta keep things moving. That's the key. __________________ GPI Built Procharger D-1/13 PSI/Race Intercooler/SS3 Cam Kit/Kooks LTH/X- pipe/FIC 1050/E85/3.91 gears/Centerforce Dual Disc clutch/Flowmaster Outlaw/775whp/680tqSOLD

08-14-2018, 09:27 AM	#25
Moto-Mojo Fast Cars and Old Guitars Drives: 2015 2SS RS (L99, baby!) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,964	I’m without speech. __________________ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx

08-13-2018, 02:17 PM	#15
UBB Drives: 2018 ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Bismarck Posts: 572 View My Garage

08-13-2018, 03:27 PM	#17
NGUYP Drives: Junk Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: NWA Posts: 59	Where is her car?

08-13-2018, 09:42 PM	#21
rshelar Drives: 2017 1SS auto vert Nightfall Gray Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Central Coast, CA Posts: 666 View My Garage	I have to admit that I do like the beamers. Great combo of styling, ride, and handling. Only 180 hp but good mpg. A simple oil change will cost $120 but you have to budget for that. Great cars until something goes wrong Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-14-2018, 10:25 AM	#26
Tony-8 Drives: 2014 Camaro RRM 2SS RS, M6 LS3 Vert Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 233	Haha, sorry if I gave the wrong impression. I'm in the group that doesn't ask permission to buy a car. And my wife always felt bad I traded mine in and encouraged me to buy another. Almost pulled the trigger in 2002. The real reasons it took me over 30 years to replace the Camaro I sold, was 1) I wasn't completely inspired by the 3rd and 4th gens, 2) I was raising 5 kids and a sports car wasn't really "practical" for hauling them around, and then 3) I was paying for 5 college educations (still paying). :-) So, for those 30 years, I drove my cars for as long as they would run. Happy I'm onto a new phase and have my Camaro. If I had to do it over, I would have held onto my first, as many others have said. __________________ Dream it - drive it!

08-14-2018, 01:51 PM	#27
KenKat Drives: 2014 2LT RS Summit White Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 622	I was semi-joking with my response as well. It is not a question of permission; it is a question of priorities - and marriage and family has to come ahead of cars in my book at least.