Originally Posted by turbodog

Well, to sort of get back on topic, ahem:
My wife came home one day and said "we need to buy you a sports car."
I spent a week or so driving various cars, and settled on the Z. She came and hung out with me at the dealership while I made the deal.

She had just finished a Master's degree (which cost 1/2 the price of the car) while also working full time. During that time I took over a lot of household workload so she could focus on school. She is very happy with the new job her degree brought her, and wanted to spread the joy. Mission accomplished, I'd say....