bad spouse drivers?

ayrton88 · 03-29-2016, 09:42 AM

My girlfriend has a Miata, stick of course. She has never even had a car with an automatic. She drives in Chicago traffic everyday and I've never heard a complaint. The only accident I remember her having was some idiot on Lake Shore Drive changing lanes right into her. Claimed her car was too small to see....makes me fear for Motorcyclists. My wish is that they would ban SUVs in the Loop. Actually I wish we had a nationwide ban on SUVs, but that's just me. Free up lots of street parking that's for sure. Why anyone needs a SUV or 4X4 in a big city is beyond me, yet they dominate around here. Sorry, Off Topic I know.

quarryninja · 03-29-2016, 10:38 AM

My GF drives a stick and likes going fast, but that doesn't make her a good driver. She's not defensive at all and IMO is sometimes reckless.

The first day I got my Z she asked to drive (I knew she would get upset if I didn't let her)... Those were the longest 20 minutes of my life!

Fortunately when she was backing up into the garage, the back tires started spinning and she started getting nervous until she finally gave up and gave me the keys. After that she says she doesn't want to drive it anymore.

Dirk McGurck · 03-29-2016, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by quarryninja

My GF drives a stick and likes going fast, but that doesn't make her a good driver. She's not defensive at all and IMO is sometimes reckless.

The first day I got my Z she asked to drive (I knew she would get upset if I didn't let her)... Those were the longest 20 minutes of my life!

Fortunately when she was backing up into the garage, the back tires started spinning and she started getting nervous until she finally gave up and gave me the keys. After that she says she doesn't want to drive it anymore.

My dad has poor feelings in his legs but used to drive manual. My Mazdaspeed was behind his truck one day, so he grabbed the keys and proceeded to do a burnout backwards out of the driveway, then creeped the car back in and never drove it again.

My mom, who drives a manual Civic used to have to move my car so she could go anywhere. She realized she barely had to give the car any gas to move it in and out of the driveway.

Neither of them wants to drive the Z ever.

quarryninja · 03-29-2016, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirk McGurck

...She realized she barely had to give the car any gas to move it in and out of the driveway.

Yep... quickly figured this out the first time I drove my Z and squealed the tires on my way out of the dealer

RobV · 03-29-2016, 02:11 PM

We really have to go there?
Let's see here.....
Eclipse Turbo parked on top of a guard rail ......check
My Audi I just redid the front suspension and new rims & tires.....curbed it cracked the rim and rack ...check
Supercharged Bonneville into deer check
V8 Grand Cherokee meets her driving drunk......check..... it made it home with no dents but also no bumpers (this was many years ago though)
Brand new Nissan Frontier with 2 mysterious dents in the hood ...check
She doesn't get to drive my Z! I bought her a brand new car so she has that.

Rusty · 03-29-2016, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by RobV

We really have to go there?
Let's see here.....
Eclipse Turbo parked on top of a guard rail ......check
My Audi I just redid the front suspension and new rims & tires.....curbed it cracked the rim and rack ...check
Supercharged Bonneville into deer check
V8 Grand Cherokee meets her driving drunk......check..... it made it home with no dents but also no bumpers (this was many years ago though)
Brand new Nissan Frontier with 2 mysterious dents in the hood ...check
She doesn't get to drive my Z! I bought her a brand new car so she has that.

I live in Fayette county. I've got 7 deer with my truck in 9 yrs.

Roadkill!!!

RobV · 03-30-2016, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

I live in Fayette county. I've got 7 deer with my truck in 9 yrs.

Roadkill!!!

I live in Fayette County! I took 1 out with a VW Scirocco that looked like it just rolled off the showroom floor a few years back so I am ever watchful now.

Rusty · 03-30-2016, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by RobV

I live in Fayette County! I took 1 out with a VW Scirocco that looked like it just rolled off the showroom floor a few years back so I am ever watchful now.

You got a PM brother.

Fuzzzy · 03-29-2016, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by RobV

We really have to go there?
Let's see here.....
Eclipse Turbo parked on top of a guard rail ......check
My Audi I just redid the front suspension and new rims & tires.....curbed it cracked the rim and rack ...check
Supercharged Bonneville into deer check
V8 Grand Cherokee meets her driving drunk......check..... it made it home with no dents but also no bumpers (this was many years ago though)
Brand new Nissan Frontier with 2 mysterious dents in the hood ...check
She doesn't get to drive my Z! I bought her a brand new car so she has that.

Ain't love grand?

gbrettin · 03-29-2016, 03:51 PM

My wife has driven my Z a couple times and hates it, which I'm ok with. She loathes the fact that I've installed performance parts because: "It doesn't ride nice, it's loud, and it stinks like gas".

...

Mission accomplished.

RobV · 03-29-2016, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by gbrettin

My wife has driven my Z a couple times and hates it, which I'm ok with. She loathes the fact that I've installed performance parts because: "It doesn't ride nice, it's loud, and it stinks like gas".

...

Mission accomplished.

Perfect!

Rusty · 03-29-2016, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by RobV

Perfect!

270slx · 04-04-2016, 04:17 PM

My wife runs over curbs when making right turns. That's OK in her Land Cruiser BUT NOT IN MY Z!

sp911 · 04-05-2016, 06:29 AM

plus my wife LOVES to drive in the fast lane all the time. once she told me a story of a cop getting behind her and coming over the loud speaker yelling at her.

and she's arguing with him that she did nothing wrong and he's going on and on. too funny, and not surprising at all.

POS VETT · 04-05-2016, 04:56 PM

My wife is actually the main driver of our '11 370Z. It's her daily driver/winter beater. She has never done anything close to the horrors mentioned here. I'm actually quite proud of her driving.

03-29-2016, 03:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,303 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 589152	My wife has driven my Z a couple times and hates it, which I'm ok with. She loathes the fact that I've installed performance parts because: "It doesn't ride nice, it's loud, and it stinks like gas". ... Mission accomplished. Rusty and Dirk McGurck like this.

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03-29-2016, 09:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
ayrton88 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 397 Drives: 2010 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 16	My girlfriend has a Miata, stick of course. She has never even had a car with an automatic. She drives in Chicago traffic everyday and I've never heard a complaint. The only accident I remember her having was some idiot on Lake Shore Drive changing lanes right into her. Claimed her car was too small to see....makes me fear for Motorcyclists. My wish is that they would ban SUVs in the Loop. Actually I wish we had a nationwide ban on SUVs, but that's just me. Free up lots of street parking that's for sure. Why anyone needs a SUV or 4X4 in a big city is beyond me, yet they dominate around here. Sorry, Off Topic I know.

03-29-2016, 10:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
quarryninja Base Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Aguascalientes, MX Age: 36 Posts: 34 Drives: 2016 PW 370z M6 Rep Power: 11	My GF drives a stick and likes going fast, but that doesn't make her a good driver. She's not defensive at all and IMO is sometimes reckless. The first day I got my Z she asked to drive (I knew she would get upset if I didn't let her)... Those were the longest 20 minutes of my life! Fortunately when she was backing up into the garage, the back tires started spinning and she started getting nervous until she finally gave up and gave me the keys. After that she says she doesn't want to drive it anymore.

03-29-2016, 02:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
RobV Base Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Pittsburgh area Posts: 64 Drives: 2014 370z TS Nav/M6 Rep Power: 11	We really have to go there? Let's see here..... Eclipse Turbo parked on top of a guard rail ......check My Audi I just redid the front suspension and new rims & tires.....curbed it cracked the rim and rack ...check Supercharged Bonneville into deer check V8 Grand Cherokee meets her driving drunk......check..... it made it home with no dents but also no bumpers (this was many years ago though) Brand new Nissan Frontier with 2 mysterious dents in the hood ...check She doesn't get to drive my Z! I bought her a brand new car so she has that.

04-04-2016, 04:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
270slx Base Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Iowa Posts: 19 Drives: 2012 370Z Roadster Rep Power: 13	My wife runs over curbs when making right turns. That's OK in her Land Cruiser BUT NOT IN MY Z!

04-05-2016, 06:29 AM	#14 (permalink)
sp911 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: central connecticut Posts: 259 Drives: 2012 370z gun metal Rep Power: 13	plus my wife LOVES to drive in the fast lane all the time. once she told me a story of a cop getting behind her and coming over the loud speaker yelling at her. and she's arguing with him that she did nothing wrong and he's going on and on. too funny, and not surprising at all.

04-05-2016, 04:56 PM	#15 (permalink)
POS VETT Track Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 612 Drives: Z34\|C4LT4\|C6Z06\|V25 Rep Power: 3368	My wife is actually the main driver of our '11 370Z. It's her daily driver/winter beater. She has never done anything close to the horrors mentioned here. I'm actually quite proud of her driving.