How to convince the wife/significant other that you NEED a 370z

frost

Like the old saying goes, divorces are so expensive because they're worth it!

zero

Conclusion: Don't get married.

nogoodname

well, if she says no to the Z then she's not marriage worthy
































LOL, jks....

dutty370Z

lol... alot of guys here seem like they would trade their wife in for a 370z... i gotta say thats a pretty tempting idea... the car definately cost less to maintain. and in a few years when youre ready for something else, trade it in for a newer younger model. cant do that with a wife...

Maynard

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

o0javi0o

Is your money, is your credit, its your final and financial decision and it is for both on you and only both of you.
My wife love my, well, our 350z anyway, so I didn't have that problem at all.

drmike

That's the advice I give to anyone under 30. Me, I learned the hard way what happens when one breaks that rule!

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dutty370Z

+1

cow

dad

273.5. (a) Any person who willfully inflicts upon a person who is
his or her spouse, former spouse, cohabitant, former cohabitant, or
the mother or father of his or her child, corporal injury resulting
in a traumatic condition, is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for
two, three, or four years, or in a county jail for not more than one
year, or by a fine of up to six thousand dollars ($6,000) or by both
that fine and imprisonment.
(b) Holding oneself out to be the husband or wife of the person
with whom one is cohabiting is not necessary to constitute
cohabitation as the term is used in this section.
(c) As used in this section, "traumatic condition" means a
condition of the body, such as a wound or external or internal
injury, whether of a minor or serious nature, caused by a physical
force.
(d) For the purpose of this section, a person shall be considered
the father or mother of another person's child if the alleged male
parent is presumed the natural father under Sections 7611 and 7612 of
the Family Code.
(e) (1) Any person convicted of violating this section for acts
occurring within seven years of a previous conviction under
subdivision (a), or subdivision (d) of Section 243, or Section 243.4,
244, 244.5, or 245, shall be punished by imprisonment in a county
jail for not more than one year, or by imprisonment in the state
prison for two, four, or five years, or by both imprisonment and a
fine of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(2) Any person convicted of a violation of this section for acts
occurring within seven years of a previous conviction under
subdivision (e) of Section 243 shall be punished by imprisonment in
the state prison for two, three, or four years, or in a county jail
for not more than one year, or by a fine of up to ten thousand
dollars ($10,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.
(f) If probation is granted to any person convicted under
subdivision (a), the court shall impose probation consistent with the
provisions of Section 1203.097.
(g) If probation is granted, or the execution or imposition of a
sentence is suspended, for any defendant convicted under subdivision
(a) who has been convicted of any prior offense specified in
subdivision (e), the court shall impose one of the following
conditions of probation:
(1) If the defendant has suffered one prior conviction within the
previous seven years for a violation of any offense specified in
subdivision (e), it shall be a condition thereof, in addition to the
provisions contained in Section 1203.097, that he or she be
imprisoned in a county jail for not less than 15 days.
(2) If the defendant has suffered two or more prior convictions
within the previous seven years for a violation of any offense
specified in subdivision (e), it shall be a condition of probation,
in addition to the provisions contained in Section 1203.097, that he
or she be imprisoned in a county jail for not less than 60 days.
(3) The court, upon a showing of good cause, may find that the
mandatory imprisonment required by this subdivision shall not be
imposed and shall state on the record its reasons for finding good
cause.
(h) If probation is granted upon conviction of a violation of
subdivision (a), the conditions of probation may include, consistent
with the terms of probation imposed pursuant to Section 1203.097, in
lieu of a fine, one or both of the following requirements:
(1) That the defendant make payments to a battered women's
shelter, up to a maximum of five thousand dollars ($5,000), pursuant
to Section 1203.097.
(2) That the defendant reimburse the victim for reasonable costs
of counseling and other reasonable expenses that the court finds are
the direct result of the defendant's offense.
For any order to pay a fine, make payments to a battered women's
shelter, or pay restitution as a condition of probation under this
subdivision, the court shall make a determination of the defendant's
ability to pay. In no event shall any order to make payments to a
battered women's shelter be made if it would impair the ability of
the defendant to pay direct restitution to the victim or
court-ordered child support. Where the injury to a married person is
caused in whole or in part by the criminal acts of his or her spouse
in violation of this section, the community property may not be used
to discharge the liability of the offending spouse for restitution to
the injured spouse, required by Section 1203.04, as operative on or
before August 2, 1995, or Section 1202.4, or to a shelter for costs
with regard to the injured spouse and dependents, required by this
section, until all separate property of the offending spouse is
exhausted.
(i) Upon conviction under subdivision (a), the sentencing court
shall also consider issuing an order restraining the defendant from
any contact with the victim, which may be valid for up to 10 years,
as determined by the court. It is the intent of the Legislature that
the length of any restraining order be based upon the seriousness of
the facts before the court, the probability of future violations, and
the safety of the victim and his or her immediate family. This
protective order may be issued by the court whether the defendant is
sentenced to state prison, county jail, or if imposition of sentence
is suspended and the defendant is placed on probation.

__________________

We can do without any article of luxury we have never had; but once obtained, it is not in human nature to surrender it voluntary.

cow

trust fund > law

dutty370Z

So basically, its illegal to hit your spouse. But sometimes you gotta shake her real good to get your point across!

SMJane_Again

Okay, I'm going to try to offer my viewpoint on this without resorting to any played out wife beating or 'if she doesn't like it, divorce the b*tch' stereotypes, because the OP MIGHT have been a little serious way back at the beginning of this. Or not. But it's a topic worthy of more than just superficially macho, flippant remarks (though there have been more than a few posts in this thread that haven't been about that and I salute you gentlemen for your insight) because things like this do come up.

I've been married for over 7 years now, and if nothing else, my wife tolerates my obsession with cars. More importantly, she understands why they mean so much to me and wants me to get one. NOT because I threatened to leave her if I didn't get one (and before I get any indignant flame-like responses, I am fully aware that the great majority of these posts were made tongue firmly in cheek) but because I was able to fully and accurately convey the import they have on my life. As a result, it's merely a matter of time and money.

So what can you do in return? Indulge in her obsessions, even if you don't share her passion for her hobby. Support her once in awhile. It's something I had to learn with practice and patience because I was extremely self-centered at the beginning of our marriage. All right, I'm done pontificating, at least for the most part. The last part I'll leave with, which dad kind of alluded to with his law quote, is the written word sometimes masks sarcasm and levity, and no matter how obvious your humor might seem to you, it may miss the mark completely with someone else. And now, back to the discussion of how you and yours can coexist with your brand new sportscar!

S.

__________________
~S.M.
"Don't look back. Someone might be gaining on you."
-Satchel Paige

frost

::shrug:: she just fell down the stairs as far as I know.
On a serious note however, my boss wanted to get a new car, and his wife was very much against it. He convinced her that the money he would spend on keeping an old car that was out of warranty, burning oil, got less gas mileage, etc, was more expensive the car payment for a new car. It worked, fwiw.

ReverbTek

i'd say soemthing but im not married, but for future good pointers and about the marriage problems my parents fought front me couple of times but next day its like never happen and my parents been married for 20 years now.