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

Jasonle · 05-30-2014, 08:14 PM

All My wife knows that it's my side chick. No questions.

Z1NONLY · 05-30-2014, 08:42 PM

I race my car and my wife is sort of like a "Team Owner". She expects it to cost money, but she expects me to get something for the money I spend. It's not uncommon for her to ask me how much time I expect to shave off of an average run for a given expenditure.

When I first started autocrossing my Base model 350, I had about $1k burning a hole in my pocket and decided I wanted to order an exhaust. She asked how much time the exhaust would shave off of my runs. I was only expecting 5-10hp max so I guessed the difference would be a tenth of a second...maybe two tenths. We were only dating at the time but she stopped me in my tracks when she asked how much time a LSD would shave...Well, THAT would probably knock a whole second off an average run compared to the open diff my Base came with. The Quaife LSD was my first mod.

Now, almost a decade later, she is my wife and I still have not bought an exhaust. Lol.

P's_Z · 05-30-2014, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by kittens

lol my ex gf didn't like my car at all she said I should have bought a new civic

nah

Good decision on trading her in instead of the Z

jk

Zerocool · 05-30-2014, 10:13 PM

Considering she has the same car... a lot lol

ZeroZeta · 05-30-2014, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by axmea?

So the FMB stayed during the course of the activity I presume.

Ha - she was an ex-stripper. So let me just say "membership has its privileges." and leave it at that.

axmea? · 05-31-2014, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Fuzzzy

You have unrealistic expectations. Your car will never mean to your wife what it does to you.

Years ago I had a moustache and one morning decided to shave it off. My wife (now ex- for other reasons) asked me if I had gotten a haircut. She knew there was something different but couldn't figure out what it was. It was the next day before she figured it out.

You did not use your moustache to its fullest potential my friend. And that is all.

axmea? · 05-31-2014, 02:55 AM

Went out to dinner with friends in our sedan and when we got back home, I opened the garage and there was my Z sitting tight. I looked at her and noticed she was looking at the Z's a$$.

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DSCN6984 by axmea?, on Flickr[/IMG]

She blurts out "I don't like that black frame, you should take that off. What's AeroJacket anyway?" I was cracking up deep inside. I love her so much. I'll break the news at some point.

BeemaaZ · 05-31-2014, 07:39 AM

Lol. I have to agree with her

gurneyeagle · 05-31-2014, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

My wife knows what color my car is.

So true. Look at what I have listed as mods which took about 14 months to acquire. The wifey still thinks "it came that way from the dealer"!

onzedge · 05-31-2014, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by gurneyeagle

So true. Look at what I have listed as mods which took about 14 months to acquire. The wifey still thinks "it came that way from the dealer"!

alcheng · 05-31-2014, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kittens

lol my ex gf didn't like my car at all she said I should have bought a new civic

nah

no surprise she has become you "ex"

Joepro · 05-31-2014, 01:20 PM

My car knows itself pretty darn well...

Dsevast · 05-31-2014, 02:22 PM

Mine didn't even realize when my exhaust was changed.

mhill0425 · 06-01-2014, 08:20 PM

There is a reason I'm still stock... there is no sneaking anything

HEK · 06-01-2014, 08:32 PM

she knows enough to know which credit card is used to buy my mods and which vendors I use...she is my financial advisor (accountant) and pays the bills so I get the : Home Depot plastic dip?...led's from JD??...CAI from AEM???, things like that but never says we ran out of money, she is a keeper and can cook

05-30-2014, 08:14 PM	#46 (permalink)
Jasonle A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: St. Louis Posts: 3,509 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 25	All My wife knows that it's my side chick. No questions. DEpointfive0, axmea? and futurez like this. __________________ 2009 Nissan 370z/2003 Honda Soccer Van Shineauto Amuse Body Kit/UAM Fenders/Bc Br Coilovers/Topspeed Exhaust/Racing Hart Wheels and More My Sexy Beast

05-30-2014, 08:42 PM	#47 (permalink)
Z1NONLY Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: SW Florida Posts: 355 Drives: 16 FR-S Rep Power: 40	I race my car and my wife is sort of like a "Team Owner". She expects it to cost money, but she expects me to get something for the money I spend. It's not uncommon for her to ask me how much time I expect to shave off of an average run for a given expenditure. When I first started autocrossing my Base model 350, I had about $1k burning a hole in my pocket and decided I wanted to order an exhaust. She asked how much time the exhaust would shave off of my runs. I was only expecting 5-10hp max so I guessed the difference would be a tenth of a second...maybe two tenths. We were only dating at the time but she stopped me in my tracks when she asked how much time a LSD would shave...Well, THAT would probably knock a whole second off an average run compared to the open diff my Base came with. The Quaife LSD was my first mod. Now, almost a decade later, she is my wife and I still have not bought an exhaust. Lol. VABAM, Pintsize725, DEpointfive0 and 3 others like this.

05-30-2014, 10:13 PM	#49 (permalink)
Zerocool Track Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: N.Y Posts: 548 Drives: '09 370z Rep Power: 15	Considering she has the same car... a lot lol __________________ I like pizza

05-31-2014, 02:55 AM	#52 (permalink)
axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,236 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53241	Update: wifey notice alert Went out to dinner with friends in our sedan and when we got back home, I opened the garage and there was my Z sitting tight. I looked at her and noticed she was looking at the Z's a$$. [IMG]DSCN6984 by axmea?, on Flickr[/IMG] She blurts out "I don't like that black frame, you should take that off. What's AeroJacket anyway?" I was cracking up deep inside. I love her so much. I'll break the news at some point. onzedge and DEpointfive0 like this. __________________ >MyZ's Album< NISMO Convert/ECUTEK/Takeda CAI/F.I. HFC NR CB Carbon/F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler/4.08 Final Drive /Powertrix+Swifts/Hotchkis/SPL/Whiteline/TWM/Zoom Engineering/EVO-R/AeroJacket Vented CF Fenders + CF Spoiler/Avant Garde-WORK/NST/Morimoto Halo/STi Clear Lenses/Carbon Signal Automotive/RJM Performance/ZSpeed Clutch Flywheel CSC delete

05-31-2014, 07:39 AM	#53 (permalink)
BeemaaZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 2,594 Drives: 40thAE#472 Rep Power: 508	Lol. I have to agree with her __________________ SoCal 40th Meet Old & New Mods Steering Lock RECALL**** Own 40th 370Z? Get the build # and the Manuf. date here

05-31-2014, 01:20 PM	#57 (permalink)
Joepro A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Athens ohio Posts: 1,213 Drives: Company car Rep Power: 34	My car knows itself pretty darn well... Dsevast, DEpointfive0 and Aescen like this. __________________ Swift\|Koni\|SPC\| FI CBE\|Z1\|Stillen\|Sbend\|Zspeed\|R/T Tuned\|523 whp\|458 tq\|10.5 psi\|SOLD Joepro's Journal\|Joepro's Boosted Performance Build \|Pittsburgh-Western-Pa-Ohio-Wv-Group

05-31-2014, 02:22 PM	#58 (permalink)
Dsevast Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Cleveland Ohio Age: 38 Posts: 208 Drives: 2011 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 14	Mine didn't even realize when my exhaust was changed. __________________ 2011 PW 6MT, Fast Intentions CBE, Fast Intentions RHFC's, Stillen Gen 3's, Uprev, Whiteline sways, 24 Row Oil cooler

06-01-2014, 08:20 PM	#59 (permalink)
mhill0425 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 36 Drives: 09 370z Silver B+S Rep Power: 13	There is a reason I'm still stock... there is no sneaking anything jpkirk likes this.

06-01-2014, 08:32 PM	#60 (permalink)
HEK Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: WESTFIELD, MA Age: 66 Posts: 491 Drives: '13 Z Tour Sports 6m Rep Power: 660	she knows enough to know which credit card is used to buy my mods and which vendors I use...she is my financial advisor (accountant) and pays the bills so I get the : Home Depot plastic dip?...led's from JD??...CAI from AEM???, things like that but never says we ran out of money, she is a keeper and can cook

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