My wife said no!
 

As I posted in another thread, in December of 2006, I was set to buy a 2006 350Z. My wife said no, I had 4 kids. So I was going to buy an Altima. She said no, there are 6 of us. So I bought a Pathfinder. Last month she asked why I never drive it. I told her it is a 7 passenger vehicle, it gets 14 mpg, and so I drive my old 86' Rx7 to school where I am a teacher. My two older kids live in Texas with me ex, my oldest is in college and my 2nd oldest comes here (Missouri) a few times a year so I don't even need an SUV. It sits in the garage in like new condition and I pay a huge $644 a month for it. So she tells me one month ago I should have bought a Z. I asked about our 2 kids and she said we can go places with them in her 2009 Sentra. Soooo, I worked out a deal for a 2009 370Z, sport package, 6 speed. Yes, I know, the dealer never loses money, but they will give me $20,000 for my SUV (I am upside down), even though retail is around $18,500, give me $1000 for my ailing old RX7, and my payment will drop to $559. I am trying to get them down to $500. I drove the car home to show my wife and she went nuts. She started screaming that we couldn't afford it. I pointed out the payment is less, the gas mileage better, and it didn't make since having a vehicle in the garage I didn't drive (it has 23K on it). She argued that this would add 3 additional years to the 3 years I have left on the SUV. I argued that sooner or later I would have to have a new car down the road to replace the SUV and so would eventually have a payment anyway. She wouldn't budge. Any advice? The salesman said to buy it and she would eventually forgive me. He has never been married...

Sell the RX7 to me ;)

i thought she said yes to buy one before... because you didnt get the 350z...


it's easier to forgive than to ask for permission

is trading the wife an option?

whats the KBB value on her... :bowrofl: :bowrofl: :bowrofl:
go to the dealer, i want that car.... and keep her

I would be more than happy to look at the deal. *cough*Maybe steal it*cough*

Thanks for the responses
 

Selling the Rx-7 is part of the deal. It has to go. Right now the dealer is saying they can't go below $559 a month. That is no money down, and giving them the like-new Pathfinder (red, of course) and the Rx-7. They are trying to talk me into a 2-door Altima coupe (probably 4 cylinder). But if I want a Z, getting an Altima isn't going to work. I wrote back and said at $525 I would probably go ahead and get it anyway. I doubt they will budge

find another dealership

:hello:

If I always listened to my wife I would be driving a 1973 Plymouth Valiant. I did buy a 2000 Honda S2000 and she never forgave me and during the four years I owned it she never rode in it. My advice is to get one of the new auto loans that allow you to pay much less each month but with a balloon payment at the end (Penfed has one called the auto saver loan).

Give Fusz a shot at earning your business and as you already know a happy wife is a happy home. My wife said no to the Z as well until she saw it in person ;)

here's what i would do. you're a teacher you should be smarter than me. :tiphat::tup:

from the sound of it, your wife like the word "save money."

so...
sell the SUV to carmax or somewhere that will just take the car and give you a check. Pay off the loan/lease. you might be in the red a few grand, dont worry just pay it off.

Drive your RX7 for a year and save up that $644 in your future car budget. remind your wife frequently that you are making a sacrifice by driving a pos (?) car but want her support on buying a new Z a year later (pschological approach). show her how much the car means to you and all the sacrifices you made through the years.

buy a 2010 Z next September (or even find a used 2009) during end of year sale where you get the best bargins.

.... hope it works. :p

You know, I am 33. I may not be married, but I am engaged. Thats besides the point. In my life, I have never been with any woman who would have said no to something like that. Maybe its a world of difference having kids and different pressures.

I just can't picture a woman telling me if I can have a car or not. I am not trying to sound stupid or anything, I just don't get it. I would never let her dictate what I drive.

My fiance actually pushed me to LOOK at the Z. I had a G35, and the Nissan dealership was across the street. She said hey lets go see if they have the new Z. Done I saw it one month later it was mine.

Give Fusz a shot
 

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Obviously your wife doesn´t know what she wants.
This leads to the following conclusion:
Face the fact that whatever you do will be wrong.
Now embrace the situation because it means you can do whatever YOU want.
If you can´t make her happy with your car fleet, why should both of you be unhappy with it?