BlueBlock350

Do any of you have any jealous girlfriends or wives when it comes to dealing with your car? I DO!!!!

hurstguy01

Why yes , yes I do my girlfriend is jealous of me being on line and working on my car ,but it's a whole different story when it comes to working on hers then I can have all the time in the world for playing OOOPs working on a car

Redog

My wife will bother me and ask me if I'm done yet. Even when I tell her it's going to take 2 hours, she asks me after 15 mintues.

She's not really jealous. I try to do the work when she's not around, but she'll call me a lot

Pfiffle

Every couple of hours my wife will remind me to eat.
Tom.

J-(Chicago)

Nope. Dumped er'. About 6 months ago.
Probably one of the reasons I'm on here everyday lol.

marcar1993

Lost 2 girlfriends that way. Warned them about it, they said ok, but they didn't mean it. I have also ended relationships before they began bcause they didn't want to understand when I warned them of my addiction to cars.

Redog

I guess my exwife was like that.

She got mad because I spent too much money on the cars which didn't allow her to go drinking and do drugs everyday after work.

I guess I was selfish, I didn't need to get new brakes or get the cars inspected

ozoneblue

Mine use to get that way until she started seeing results,Now she is more than happy to send me to the shop. She loves this hobby as much as I do. Larry Henry vintageozarks.com

68conv455

Us: We spend money on our car, the car is worth more, our asset base increases. We put in a garage, our house is worth more, our asset base increases.

Them: They buy worthless overpriced crap that has no value when it gets home.

P.S. If there are any ladies reading this.. I'm not talking about you because your in the "Us" column.

jeffrey

Not really, just bought my ninth car yesterday (not counting parts cars) and she seemed OK about it.
We've been together longer than my two ex-wives combined, and things always seem to work out.

There's a reason for everthing in life, and I'm kinda proud of the ol' blonde.
But then again, I'm saying this because I know she doesnt' visit this site.

And dont you tell her....

Jeff

BTW, is this posted in "small blocks" for a reason?

dar83501

Them: They buy worthless overpriced crap that has no value when it gets home.


The only thing I got from the last one was dinner occasionally.

Lady72nRob71

My "other lady" does not seem to care at all. In fact she gives me WAYY too much space, mainly because she is raising a teenage daughter.
Of course I do buy her nice things from time to time like clothes, jewelry, etc.
She actually seems to be happy with my new lady filling the void between us.
Also she likes the idea of us going out double dating, especially topless on warm summer nights...

BlueBlock350

Yeah I mentioned something about getting parts for my '77 Cutlass recently and she had an attitude about it. Saying that there are all these things to pay for when there really isnt.

Jokers69

My wife brings me dinner and cold beers.... and sews the headliner, pumps the brakes when bleeding them, and smokes the tires when she drives..

Olds64

Well... my wife is letting me rebuild a 455. SheHer job finances half of it. She must not be too angry.

Oldsguy

I heard an interesting story once.
A man wanted something for his car, had researched and shopped and knew the item, the price and where he was going to get it. He also knew that his wife wouldn't go for it. So he kept looking, and kept looking, and about a week later found a similar item at a much higher price at a different place. The next day he made sure he was at the store with his wife and showed her the item and sort of off-handedly said "I sure wish we could afford that but I know it's too much, isn't it honey?" Of course she agreed but then conceded that if he could find one at a lower price, well.............you know the rest of the story.
In cases like this, delivery and timing is everything.

kaz442

When I met my wife I was circle track racing, thats a way of life not a hobby!! Now I'm drag racing she puts up with it but doesn't understand the passion I have for cars. When I was building my F85 she got me custom license plates. The one she wanted to get me but was already taken was "OTHRWMN". Which would have been classic. JKaz

kbass72

i have to go now she's coming!!

The_Jeremiah

LOL dont you know it. Im 18 in june, but me and my GF have been together for 2 years. I picked up the cutlass and all my money disapeared, she doesnt really like that. But she understands, which is why we are still together : ) I just cant wait to put her behind the wheel for the first time, She has enough trouble driving her dads 307 Chevelle, and I quote, "its so fast and powerful, it scares me."

Lady72nRob71

>>The one she wanted to get me but was already taken was "OTHRWMN". Which would have been classic

Hehe...
In the picture link in my sig, look at my car (when in the Smoky Mountains) and take note of the licence plate.
OTHRWMN it was! I need to post a picture of that plate...
That is how she became my "Lady"...

bcg88

On my first date with my wife, then girlfriend, we were in Washington DC. I parked at a meter which turned out to be broken. Jumped in the Delta to move her and nothing! It was an oh s*** moment for sure. Popped the hood and just happened to notice a wire that looked loose. Shoved it back in and she roared to life. The car that is. She thought I was a stud! Never had a problem putting time into the car since...

geckonz08

no worries here--mind it has cost me years,1 marriage , several longish relationships n hundreds of thousands of $ to sort out a good un .
In fact she is real keen to start swinging on spanners on a 425 rebuild

Oldsprepp

My girlfriend has no right to have an opinion about my cars and what i do to them. That was one of the basic rules i explained to her when we started dating.. Now i can do what i want she never complains! until i spend like the hole day in the garage :P


So i cant say its much trouble with that

The_Jeremiah

Livin' the american dream, that guy is ! lol

dar83501

I make it clear that I have an Oldsmobile fetish to all the women I see.

The one in my sights now, her favorite car ever is a 1968 - 72 Chevelle Super Sport...Me, being the clever little **** that I am, took her by the *70ish Chevelle Super Sport that was sitting under that old man's car port gathering dust that I found one day and showed it to her...told her that I'd steal it for her and take her away in it.

I found MY favorite car ever, a 1969 Oldsmobile 442, in a town about 50 miles away on Mardi Gras when I was headed to a club to party, same situation, sitting under a carport with the paint fading away...and she wants to drive up there with me to see it while I talk to the owner and see if they'll sell it. She's actually excited about it.

I may have found god's gift to men

z11375ss

Last Cutlass I bought, the insurance cards came in the mail and she said "Here's the cards for the Cutlass. Cutlass, I didn't know we owned a Cutlass!" I said "We do now". She kinda bitched about the kids college etc and let it go. I find it much easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. So far I've driven home a new 1996 Z28, a Corvette (1971 LT1), a 2004 Mustang Cobra, and of course the Cutlass which is getting a 4 speed installed as we speak. Can't wait!

54olds

Heh heh - my Wife is always ribbing me about how much time I spend in the garage working on my '54. She dreads summer 'cause she knows I'll be out there nearly every evening.

I think sometimes she thinks I love it more than I do her (don't worry, honey - you're still number one!)

marcar1993

"I find it much easier to ask for forgiveness than permission"

My #1 rule....

z11375ss

Amen, brother!

The_Jeremiah

The money is either going toward car parts, or your girls "shoe" fund. I say the car parts are better, they last longer, and they look better ! Mwuahahaha

Redog

right with ya there

Omicron

Good point! Moving to General discussion.

Oh and BTW, my wife totally enables my automotive addiction.

Cecil Anderson

When Mummy is not happy no one is happy. fight but you wont win. Andy

Jolly Green

I had a girlfriend for a while who asked why I put so much time into a car and not a house. I explained it to her this way, a car is an accessory you can "wear out" and impress everybody while you enjoy it, but you have to take people to your house. She was more understanding at that point when she realized I had related it to shoes.

Another girlfriend came to me and said "Me and my friends have been talking, and we think that you should let your toy go." To which I responded "Well, me and my toy have been talking and we decided you and your friends should go."

Now I look for gearhead girls. They are the only ones who understand.

dar83501

Amen.

marinus_

I bought my 84 hurst olds in 1991 for $6500 and the appraisal value is now $15000. Last fall I bought a 64 Starfire convertible for $9000 and had it appraised three weeks later for $18000. I remind her of this every time she starts to complain if I spend a few bucks on the cars.

macpat321

I have a jealous husband!

joe_padavano

My wife has an even more expensive hobby - thoroughbred horses - so she really doesn't complain.

Oldsprepp

Was thinking of selling the cutlass becouse we need to buy a bigger home... but when i put out the idea of selling the car she got mad at me :P So well that idea went down the trash ... but hey i dont complain..

#1CutlassSupreme

FINALLY!!!!....people who understand!!!!

...Shhhh...I think she just walked in the house...