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?

A lot to learn
 

Boy have you got a lot to learn.... 33 and about to be married? Things will change when the ring goes through the nose, I mean on the finger..........
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Early training is the key... My wife has known me for 56 of my 57 cars over the years...

Unfortunately it may be a little late to re-train yours .....:(..

+1 on that one!

Whew! I am sure glad that my wife loves the Z car as much as I do. We had a 94 NA 300zx a few years ago, she loved driving it. The other day she said hey, lets go trade in my 08 Camry and get us an 09 370z, boy my checks have hurt from smiling so much for the last two weeks while having this thing.

I agree, get it, and she will forgive you. She will fall in love with it, its hard not to with these cars.

if i were you, i would talk to FuszNissan :tup:

oh and forgiveness is always better than permission...sounds like you been married for a hot minute...so worst thing is youll be in the dog house for a bit..course that aint always a bad thing either depending on how you look at it...for me it would be a verbal vacation :rofl2:

in the dog house, but with a Z... so it cancels out???

definately ;)

just be like "woman, dont tell me what to do... i'm getting that Z"

then you could be like...sitting in the driveway at night after work putting back a few cold ones admiring your z sitting in the garage with that zexy z a$$ and fata$$ F.I. CBE tips :yum:

oh man, was I day dreamin again :icon17:

so what are the negatives then :bowrofl:

^^Good day dream though..

ya, hopefully we can persuade him to just do it! :tup:

there's a saying that goes by "just bite the bullet"

Mine learned early on that it's easier for her to say yes, and save herself a lot of time and energy by doing so.

Sounds like wifey is just being the realistic one here. Looks like you're going to end up with a pretty bad deal regardless because you're upside down on the other car. And it seems like you're negotiating the deal based on monthly payments instead of total cost which is a big no-no.

Go get your Z
 

The first Z I bought was in 1977, told my wife I was going out looking. I drove home a 280Z, red of course. She has never let me forget get that one. This last Z I bought, I was going to need a ride to go and pick it up. So I did need a little approval, didn't get a nod but it was more friendly than 1977. Were still married. You have all the right reasons; you’re just going to be made to feel guilty for a while. Once you give her a ride and she sees all the looks you will get, I bet it all blows over real fast. Good Luck!

true..but they dont even drive the suv, it just sits in the garage dry rotting away...

get rid of 2 cars; one useless and one very old and end up with a brand new z with less monthly pymt isnt a bad tradeoff at all...

im just sayin...

^^agreed. just do it. she'll learn to love it and forgive u. new things just seem like a big obligation and headache, but in ur case, ur saving. and ur enjoyment will go up. Rx7s are such a PITA, unreliable cars, and the SUV is just sitting around. i say..DO IT

sell both cars privately..... get rid of the RX-7 first.... some enthusiast will buy it.

You could also argue that you're losing money by not selling that SUV, you're not running the miles up sure, but that SUV wont be worth what it is now in another 3 or 4 years, then when you sell it you won't get close to $20,000 for it.

No this isn't a valid argument but the idea would be to get her to see the end result. One way or another, one day or another you will have the car you want, the sooner she gets happy with that fact the happier you will both be. Now excuse me while I go wipe my browsing history, and saved passwords so my wife never gets to see this post. Hahaha

Sorry man I have no good advise really. My wife and I have been dating since I was 16 (turn 27 this year), and got married 3 or 4 years ago now (guess I should look that up before I get a pop quiz), when she met me I had just bought my first Z, it was a 79 280ZX that I worked my arse off for, I told her then that I loved these cars and she's put up with it ever since. Maybe have a chat with the wife and talk to her about what you want, listen to her side and be realistic. If she has a valid argument (you really can't afford it right now) then be smart and hold off, if she's just saying no for the sake of saying no, I'd go pickup the Z that afternoon.

-William

****..you win. my wife knows be for maybe only 22-23 cars... :bowrofl:

let things cool down, go off the radar now for.. put some ads out for the RX-7 and SUV...

if and when ppl are contacting you for it, that's when you're back up on the radar

is she your wife or ex wife? u make a reference to her being your ex, if so then who cares wth she thinks

There is a current wife and an ex who lives in Texas. And, we want to keep this one current so her opinion matters a hell of a lot.

Sounds liek your damned if you do and damned if you dont type of senarios .... my advice is if your paying $500/600 for a vehicle for any amount of years it might as well be one that you truely want and will get enjoyment out of. As for your wife she'll understand and hopefully a couple of rides in the Z and she'll come around.