How well does your spouse (or gf/bf) know your car?

kenchan · 07-18-2014, 09:40 AM

.. or im just getting old...

Debiandog · 07-18-2014, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

cayman rides like a frikken stiff car from the 90's imo... this day and age, it's all about smooth and fast.

PASM give both options err actually 3 options Normal, Sport, Comfort

aszyd · 07-18-2014, 10:10 AM

My wife knows that my car is loud and low, and she hates both of those things. She did compliment it's looks once though, so I'm counting that as a win. She's definitely not a car person though. A story that I like to tell is, one of my previous vehicles was a silver, 99 Accord sedan. We were out to eat one day and she had to go back to my car to get something, so I just handed her my keys. She comes back several minutes later complaining about how she had a difficult time finding my car. When we leave, I ask her which car she thought was mine and she points at a silver Cadillac Deville. I just shook my head...

The only cars that she is good at recognizing are Mustangs. She really likes those. Of course, when I showed up with a 2004 Cobra, she was not very pleased.

I've learned to just not explain the car mods to her. She just does not get it.

kenchan · 07-18-2014, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Debiandog

PASM give both options err actually 3 options Normal, Sport, Comfort

now they are cheating? bad....

loled' @ SPASM's...

MacCool · 07-18-2014, 10:25 AM

My wife of 30+ years wouldn't be able to pick my car out of a crowded parking lot. She knows it's white. That's about it. OTOH, she has a dressage horse that cost more than my Z. I wouldn't be able to pick that horse out of a pasture of 10 horses, so....we all have our interests.

kenchan · 07-18-2014, 10:27 AM

i can tell you how it sucked when there were like 5 honda fits parked at this one restaurant and they were all white...

even i couldnt tell which one was mine. lol

aszyd · 07-18-2014, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

i can tell you how it sucked when there were like 5 honda fits parked at this one restaurant and they were all white...

even i couldnt tell which one was mine. lol

Lol, my wife drives a white Fit. She put stickers on the hatch for easy identification.

Fuzzzy · 07-18-2014, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Solomatrix

no gf/spouse here but i've sat in the garage to stare at my car and fap

MF towel?

m4a1mustang · 07-18-2014, 11:32 AM

My wife is a car girl. She knows my car and we will switch from time to time and I'll drive hers. We fight a lot in the garage over who gets to DIY...

b15 · 07-18-2014, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

i can tell you how it sucked when there were like 5 honda fits parked at this one restaurant and they were all white...

even i couldnt tell which one was mine. lol

Get these to separate yourself. Good for 100 fwhp as well!

aszyd · 07-18-2014, 12:28 PM

Those red emblems would look sweet on a white car...

Akurei · 07-18-2014, 12:43 PM

I'm gonna take out the passenger seat and always have the keys in my pocket. So if she wants to ride with me she will have to lay down on the floor or trunk, and if she wants to drive the car she will have to get it out of my pants. Nah just joking

I don't let anyone drive my cars though unless I trust their ability to drive or don't care about the car

kenchan · 07-18-2014, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by b15

Get these to separate yourself. Good for 100 fwhp as well!

works on your camry too!

kenchan · 07-18-2014, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Debiandog

OMG I am sitting around nervous today. My wife is NOT a "car person" and I just got the Z a few days ago. This morning she had my key fob in her hand and asked "how does this thing work?"

I was like, "Um.... why? Are you driving it to work?" (I work from home)

She said, "yes I want to see why wanted this car so much".

(can't think of a good excuse for her not to take it)

So I said, "well let me turn it around and get the seat jacked up so you can see"

As she left she smiled menacingly and said, "I'll TRY not to wreak it"

She rolled to the end of the driveway and while I stood there sweating. WIDE OPEN THROTTLE FIRST GEAR ALL THE WAY TO REDLINE!!! I hear the motor wind back down and wait for the crash sound. But nothing...

So I go inside and call her, "Did you figure out how to take it out of manual?"

She said "Yep, I got it" as I hear the car screaming down the road in the background.

wow...

onzedge · 07-18-2014, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

My wife is a car girl. She knows my car and we will switch from time to time and I'll drive hers. We fight a lot in the garage over who gets to DIY...

07-18-2014, 10:10 AM	#78 (permalink)
aszyd Track Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 877 Drives: Magma Red 370z T+S Rep Power: 22	My wife knows that my car is loud and low, and she hates both of those things. She did compliment it's looks once though, so I'm counting that as a win. She's definitely not a car person though. A story that I like to tell is, one of my previous vehicles was a silver, 99 Accord sedan. We were out to eat one day and she had to go back to my car to get something, so I just handed her my keys. She comes back several minutes later complaining about how she had a difficult time finding my car. When we leave, I ask her which car she thought was mine and she points at a silver Cadillac Deville. I just shook my head... The only cars that she is good at recognizing are Mustangs. She really likes those. Of course, when I showed up with a 2004 Cobra, she was not very pleased. I've learned to just not explain the car mods to her. She just does not get it. kenchan, axmea? and Debiandog like this. __________________ Competition Clutch\|Fast Intentions\|Maxbore\|NST\|Setrab\|Stillen\|Tomei\|Uprev\| Z1 Avant Garde\|SPC\|Stance\|Whiteline Aerojacket\|Seibon\|Tanabe\|TRS\|TWM

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MacCool A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,349 Drives: 370Z PW 2014 Rep Power: 17	My wife of 30+ years wouldn't be able to pick my car out of a crowded parking lot. She knows it's white. That's about it. OTOH, she has a dressage horse that cost more than my Z. I wouldn't be able to pick that horse out of a pasture of 10 horses, so....we all have our interests. axmea?, jpkirk, katjmmx and 1 others like this.

07-18-2014, 10:27 AM	#81 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	i can tell you how it sucked when there were like 5 honda fits parked at this one restaurant and they were all white... even i couldnt tell which one was mine. lol axmea?, jpkirk and aszyd like this.

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m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6963	My wife is a car girl. She knows my car and we will switch from time to time and I'll drive hers. We fight a lot in the garage over who gets to DIY... onzedge, axmea? and katjmmx like this. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

07-18-2014, 12:28 PM	#86 (permalink)
aszyd Track Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 877 Drives: Magma Red 370z T+S Rep Power: 22	Those red emblems would look sweet on a white car... __________________ Competition Clutch\|Fast Intentions\|Maxbore\|NST\|Setrab\|Stillen\|Tomei\|Uprev\| Z1 Avant Garde\|SPC\|Stance\|Whiteline Aerojacket\|Seibon\|Tanabe\|TRS\|TWM

07-18-2014, 09:40 AM	#76 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	.. or im just getting old...

07-18-2014, 12:43 PM	#87 (permalink)
Akurei Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: California Posts: 319 Drives: 14 370z Rep Power: 12	I'm gonna take out the passenger seat and always have the keys in my pocket. So if she wants to ride with me she will have to lay down on the floor or trunk, and if she wants to drive the car she will have to get it out of my pants. Nah just joking I don't let anyone drive my cars though unless I trust their ability to drive or don't care about the car

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