bad spouse drivers?

sp911 · 03-28-2016, 10:12 AM

So I thought this could be fun. If you have a spouse or gf/bf how are they at driving?
I thought of this after my wife would have hit someone if I hadn’t warned her and of course she got all defensive. Too bad her driving isn’t defensive. Arr arr! So overall she’s not bad but she has her moments. Like on our second date when she hit my car! She rolled forward on my hilly driveway with her manual 5.0 mustang and hit my monte carlo ss. Plus she’s had 2 accidents where her car almost got totaled. Or when she hit a car at a stop light when she was watching the cute cows in the field. Or when she hit a car backing out of our driveway on 2 different occasions. Plus she’s been stopped for speeding a couple of times and other violations but has always got off without a ticket. I know this sounds bad but this is in 27 years of marriage. But you can understand why I worry and cringe when she ever takes my car! Oh yeah and once she went to take my supra turbo out for a drive but she got out to run back inside for something, forgot to set the parking brake and it rolled with the driver’s door opened and crunched against the garage door frame, wedging the car and bending back the door like a pop top on a can of beer. But she is getting better. Her current car is 13 years old and has very few boo boos. Anyone else?

kenchan · 03-28-2016, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by sp911

So I thought this could be fun. If you have a spouse or gf/bf how are they at driving?
I thought of this after my wife would have hit someone if I hadn’t warned her and of course she got all defensive. Too bad her driving isn’t defensive. Arr arr! So overall she’s not bad but she has her moments. Like on our second date when she hit my car! She rolled forward on my hilly driveway with her manual 5.0 mustang and hit my monte carlo ss. Plus she’s had 2 accidents where her car almost got totaled. Or when she hit a car at a stop light when she was watching the cute cows in the field. Or when she hit a car backing out of our driveway on 2 different occasions. Plus she’s been stopped for speeding a couple of times and other violations but has always got off without a ticket. I know this sounds bad but this is in 27 years of marriage. But you can understand why I worry and cringe when she ever takes my car! Oh yeah and once she went to take my supra turbo out for a drive but she got out to run back inside for something, forgot to set the parking brake and it rolled with the driver’s door opened and crunched against the garage door frame, wedging the car and bending back the door like a pop top on a can of beer. But she is getting better. Her current car is 13 years old and has very few boo boos. Anyone else?

oh wow.. u really opened up a can of worm for urself on a monday..

cooltoy · 03-28-2016, 10:42 AM

My wife is a good driver. I taught her how to drive.

Dirk McGurck · 03-28-2016, 11:12 AM

I love my fiancee and she is a perfect and wonderful driver.

Jatmallet · 03-28-2016, 11:15 AM

I hope she doesn't check your computer and see this post! Could be in big trouble.

mishuko · 03-28-2016, 11:27 AM

the only people that don't know how to drive use automatics

IBTL

MagmaRed370z · 03-28-2016, 11:33 AM

My wife can parallel park a huge Van and its an excellent driver!

MagmaRed370z · 03-28-2016, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by mishuko

the only people that don't know how to drive use automatics

IBTL

Here we go again...

90 ST · 03-28-2016, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by cooltoy

My wife is a good driver. I taught her how to drive.

LOL, Mine is pretty good too, taught her way back. When we first started dating she wasn't allowed to touch the volume knob on my stereo until she read the car audio glossary in one of my stereo mags. LOL

Spooler · 03-28-2016, 01:17 PM

Not going here. It is a definite danger zone.

mishuko · 03-28-2016, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 90 ST

LOL, Mine is pretty good too, taught her way back. When we first started dating she wasn't allowed to touch the volume knob on my stereo until she read the car audio glossary in one of my stereo mags. LOL

WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!! LOL

well you weren't using the boss crap so that's understandable

YzGyz · 03-28-2016, 01:44 PM

My female friend with a 2016 Nismo with every option keeps asking to drive my car. I have told her multiple times NO. It's not safe for her or anyone else to drive my car. She keeps saying it's because it's a $$ issue and if she crashes. Then at the same time, she said I can't drive her car unless I'm making the payments after I asked if I could give her car a "test drive". .... I just wanted to know how it felt like to drive an auto NISMO. The farthest I have driven her car was out the garage and into the driveway for a carwash lol!!!

She gets mad every time I tell her she can't drive my car. I tell her she had a Accord before her Nismo. She doesn't know how to drive a standard transmission. She says she is not use to how fast her car is but yet, she thinks she can just jump into my car no problem.. GO figure...

She's still not driving my CAR!!
YzGyz

POS VETT · 03-28-2016, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sp911

So I thought this could be fun. If you have a spouse or gf/bf how are they at driving?
I thought of this after my wife would have hit someone if I hadn’t warned her and of course she got all defensive. Too bad her driving isn’t defensive. Arr arr! So overall she’s not bad but she has her moments. Like on our second date when she hit my car! She rolled forward on my hilly driveway with her manual 5.0 mustang and hit my monte carlo ss. Plus she’s had 2 accidents where her car almost got totaled. Or when she hit a car at a stop light when she was watching the cute cows in the field. Or when she hit a car backing out of our driveway on 2 different occasions. Plus she’s been stopped for speeding a couple of times and other violations but has always got off without a ticket. I know this sounds bad but this is in 27 years of marriage. But you can understand why I worry and cringe when she ever takes my car! Oh yeah and once she went to take my supra turbo out for a drive but she got out to run back inside for something, forgot to set the parking brake and it rolled with the driver’s door opened and crunched against the garage door frame, wedging the car and bending back the door like a pop top on a can of beer. But she is getting better. Her current car is 13 years old and has very few boo boos. Anyone else?

Did your wife know that you aired out her dirty (driving) laundry on a public forum?

Fuzzzy · 03-28-2016, 02:01 PM

I let my 17 y/o son drive my Z (with me in it) a couple of days after I got it.

That was two years ago and my wife hasn't driven it yet. Enough said.

srbrubak · 03-28-2016, 02:09 PM

My Best Friend, Lover, and Spouse is a good driver. She hasn't driven my Z yet since she hasn't shown any interest yet. She does know how to drive a manual so that isn't an issue. It may be awhile before she drives the Z since her right knee is giving her some problems.

03-28-2016, 10:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
sp911 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: central connecticut Posts: 259 Drives: 2012 370z gun metal Rep Power: 11	bad spouse drivers? So I thought this could be fun. If you have a spouse or gf/bf how are they at driving? I thought of this after my wife would have hit someone if I hadn’t warned her and of course she got all defensive. Too bad her driving isn’t defensive. Arr arr! So overall she’s not bad but she has her moments. Like on our second date when she hit my car! She rolled forward on my hilly driveway with her manual 5.0 mustang and hit my monte carlo ss. Plus she’s had 2 accidents where her car almost got totaled. Or when she hit a car at a stop light when she was watching the cute cows in the field. Or when she hit a car backing out of our driveway on 2 different occasions. Plus she’s been stopped for speeding a couple of times and other violations but has always got off without a ticket. I know this sounds bad but this is in 27 years of marriage. But you can understand why I worry and cringe when she ever takes my car! Oh yeah and once she went to take my supra turbo out for a drive but she got out to run back inside for something, forgot to set the parking brake and it rolled with the driver’s door opened and crunched against the garage door frame, wedging the car and bending back the door like a pop top on a can of beer. But she is getting better. Her current car is 13 years old and has very few boo boos. Anyone else?

03-28-2016, 10:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,971 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	My wife is a good driver. I taught her how to drive. 90 ST and JARblue like this. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

03-28-2016, 11:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
Dirk McGurck Track Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Delaware Posts: 715 Drives: 09 MB 370Z Touring Rep Power: 21	I love my fiancee and she is a perfect and wonderful driver. 90 ST likes this. __________________ 2009 370Z Touring with Sport

03-28-2016, 11:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jatmallet Base Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Atlanta Posts: 5 Drives: 2014 370z touring Rep Power: 9	I hope she doesn't check your computer and see this post! Could be in big trouble. TerribleONE likes this.

03-28-2016, 11:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
mishuko A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: bouncin on tigga Posts: 8,062 Drives: '12 Z Rep Power: 9435	the only people that don't know how to drive use automatics IBTL VABAM, Rusty, /Angelo350Z/ and 1 others like this.

03-28-2016, 11:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
MagmaRed370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: USA Posts: 1,468 Drives: 14' 370z Sport Magma Rep Power: 13	My wife can parallel park a huge Van and its an excellent driver! __________________ Sold: 2014 Magnetic Black Base. Current: 2014 Magma Red 370z Sport \| ARK Grip Exhaust \| 25mm HR Spacers \| GTR Button \| DRL Mod

03-28-2016, 01:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
Spooler A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ga Posts: 13,797 Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 2684392	Not going here. It is a definite danger zone.

03-28-2016, 01:44 PM	#12 (permalink)
YzGyz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Houston Posts: 1,449 Drives: 2010 Nismo Rep Power: 63	My female friend with a 2016 Nismo with every option keeps asking to drive my car. I have told her multiple times NO. It's not safe for her or anyone else to drive my car. She keeps saying it's because it's a $$ issue and if she crashes. Then at the same time, she said I can't drive her car unless I'm making the payments after I asked if I could give her car a "test drive". .... I just wanted to know how it felt like to drive an auto NISMO. The farthest I have driven her car was out the garage and into the driveway for a carwash lol!!! She gets mad every time I tell her she can't drive my car. I tell her she had a Accord before her Nismo. She doesn't know how to drive a standard transmission. She says she is not use to how fast her car is but yet, she thinks she can just jump into my car no problem.. GO figure... She's still not driving my CAR!! YzGyz __________________ http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...gyzs-turn.html YzGyz

03-28-2016, 02:01 PM	#14 (permalink)
Fuzzzy Track Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: MS Posts: 876 Drives: 2014 370Z 7AT MR Rep Power: 21860	I let my 17 y/o son drive my Z (with me in it) a couple of days after I got it. That was two years ago and my wife hasn't driven it yet. Enough said.

03-28-2016, 02:09 PM	#15 (permalink)
srbrubak Base Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 144 Drives: 2010 370Z Blue 6MT Rep Power: 15	My Best Friend, Lover, and Spouse is a good driver. She hasn't driven my Z yet since she hasn't shown any interest yet. She does know how to drive a manual so that isn't an issue. It may be awhile before she drives the Z since her right knee is giving her some problems.

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