Let me know if you try this and it works.

thats a funny one , well even if i went down the road of saying it is for her that would be desastous she then would have me build it and then i wouldnt be able to drive it , true story ......

for sure the deal is going to go down while she is at work im gonna seak it in the garage and cover it and say im saving it from a bad family it has been abused .....

another thing to say is honey you know all those parts all over the garage and in shed well it will all go in one place soon ... :lol:

:willy: :willy: :willy:

Get a twin brother like me, one of us lies the other of us swears to our respective wives and the other backs us up.:D

Brad

My wife wouldn't talk to me for months if I lied to her about that, or something that big. Plus, my conscience wouldn't be able to take it.

I think you should buy her a really nice, expensive gift (jewelry, trip, a day at a spa, etc.) then give it to her and tell her that you just bought something for yourself and wanted to get her something too. At least that will make her feel guilty about being mad at you when you got her this great gift as well.:thumbsup:

Been married only a few years, but i have started doing the same thing. I told her how much the car will cost and how much i'm going to spend in the long run and what my time frame is. Worked out well so far, and besides, in the future if she askes... i have total right to say, "we talked about this before" :D

Exactly, my wife knows every car I have and whenever I get something new, the first thing she always asks is "when are you going to lower it?" :D

SW

:lol:
I can do you one better... i'm in the laundry room and see a bottle of bleach sitting out, half gone. I ask, "want me to put the bleach back?", she says, "i'm not using bleach anymore, i was saving that half bottle so you can do burnouts"

:wow:

Uh oh
 

I've found that it's easier to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission.

That will only last so long.... patience is not infinite.

LOL, I tell my don't ask the question, if don't want the answer

Yes it is, but I don't ask for either. Who wears the pants there anyway... geez

I've been reading these posts for a few days and they are great fun.

If I need a big tool or car part tell her way in advance, I really need that tool/part then I tell her again once every few days until I buy it several months later, she will be totally happy that I finally bought it and shut up.

Then after a week or two I start it over for the next item :rolleyes:

If it is something big I tell her how much it costs, if its something smaller I do forget to tell sometimes, if she asks how much it is I tend to answer about thousand.

I've been married less than a year and I'm learning SO much! :thumbsup:

...yeah I keep my pink slips in my porn drawer. LOL

no actualy my wife and I don't keep secrets...it doesn't help that she's just as bad as I am with the car stuff.

Lifes short.
If you can afford it and you want it you should buy it...

As far as the wife is concerned..
I have always told my wife about car purchases that I was going to make.
(mods and upgrades are sometimes a different story:unibrow: )
I think that you have to set the tone early in the relationship..
If they think that they have veto power you are toast:(
Scott

You could always go to a swap meet and bring it home the same day and tell her to come see what you found....and that it was all in pieces so it was a really good deal. Still a lie though!!

I'd have to go with honesty on this one too. My wife is quite understanding, if the deal was great and the money was there, I could persuade her no problem I think. We are doing the Ramsey plan anyhow, so she knows exactly how much I have to spend each week / month, etc. Makes for some slow going, but it's the best plan for the future I guess.

But buy something without telling her = no trust = disaster. gotta be happy at home, man.

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You're my idol

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The prices you pay rule -

#1. The price you actually paid for the item
#2. The price you tell the wife you paid for the item
#3. The price you pay when the wife finds out how much you actually paid.[/QUOTE]


I resemble that remark....

Its hard for me because "Mrs. Hot Rods by Steve" helps with the billing and the book keeping !
I tried to cover up my 62 Bel Air by hiding it in the back of the shop claiming " its a customers car". Then she asked for the contract or file on it..... I said I'd get back to her on that and to never come in the garage unannounced again !!! :lol:
Thats why I built her a car and sometimes sleep with the dog in his house !

I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. Been married going on 25 years. I've always had some type of "project(s)" (mostly Camaros) going on and my wife and kids have always been there with a helping hand. Right now there's a 68 Firebird conv't project LS1, 4L60e "for her" and the requisite Harley in the work shop. The only thing that rubs me raw is that she never lets me forget about the last Camaro I sold (yeah, yeah stupid me - 69 SS/RS Cortez Silver black hockey stripe, black deluxe Houndstooth interior, matching #'s 350, M-22, 12 bolt 4:11, a/c, p/w, p/s,t/w, fold down rear seat, factory AM/FM, fiber optic light option, etc.) Plus she's always asking me when am I going to do another 69! But, in Hawaii everything is sooooo..... expensive and everyone wants gold for trash. Then your parts estimate always has to be doubled for a thing called shipping.

Don't take this the wrong way but, you guys need to just "man up" and tell her whats coming home, then keep them involved. Hey free labor and it's better than lawyer or counselor fees. Plus it keeps the kids away from substance abuse. Good luck to you guys and keep those projects coming.

Just a shout out to Bruce Hanson; any updates on that beautiful Project Freebird of yours? I hope to see some pics soon. Thanks.

Funny I happened in on this thread at 11:44pm as the wife sleeps comfortably upstairs and I surf for car porn here on Lateral-g.net. I'm going to be in the dog house as well and wondered how I might break it to my wife that I'm hiding a car.

It's a well known fact that I've been wanting a dreaming of a 1st gen Camaro for yrs. I even ordered Tony's book on Building and Modifying GM cars for pro touring while overseas in Iraq. The fact that I had little to no $ and very little know how kept me from proceeding forward at the time when these cars were affordable. Surely all the classes at the local junior college solidified her notion that it would one day happen. Who takes welding and body work with a Criminal Justice degree?

So over the last week I happened on a prime candidate. A 69 at a point where I am comfortable at taking over the project. The price is fair for said named vehicle and current status. So I jumped on it. Didn't tell my wife, nor would I have gotten the ok from her if I did. Am I happy as a school boy whose hot blond teacher comes on to him? Yes! I figure in due time, we'll agree that this is the right time jointly and what do you know....found a local guy selling a sweet 69.

Till then the car will continue it's build via a storage unit nearby. For my wife, much love and prayers that one day she'll be accepting of my toy. Hey, at least it's not a girlfriend I'm hiding....although she may see it as being in the same category if the cat gets out of the bag.

Bob,

The long you wait the more damage it will do. Tell her about the car and bring it home from the storage unit. Make it a family event and you'll be fine. Hide it and it will get stolen.

It's just Murphy's Law.

Good Luck!

well guys , i told the wifey that im gonna build another camaro , she so far thinks it is a cool idea but says in future.......:willy: anyway what i said to save myself was im gonna look soon for a cheap one that needs resto and put it in corner of garage till im ready ....used the hey i got to get soon before prices get too high . so far it is left like that so maybe later in the spring here or summer ill bring it home and show her the car . i feel terrible about fibbing but she never asked if i owned one right...?? but id garantee id feel even worse if she shot down the whole idea .....

ps she even said we should put a roll bar in it and paint it black .....at least she has the right idea ......:thumbsup:

I just tell her it comes with a Louis Vuitton hand bag..... I'm kidding but in the end she always uses my cars against me in a fun way, do you know what them damn bags cost!! The wife is supportive.

yeah i hate those blows to the nuts about my cars , but we do live with dual income so i guess she has some say in things too .....

without reading all the posts, I got to this one.

Lie to girlfriends, never lie to your wife. You have it backwards.

The other thing I learned from my parents was to keep all money separate (they didn't and I heard all the BS fighting over who's money was who's and so forth). Then there is no asking/agreeing what I can buy and vice-versa. We recently bought a house and I pay about 5 times the mortgage amount because I wanted a big-arse house with 3 car garage, etc. She was fine with much less and so I agreed to pay more to buy my happiness. So on bills we are 50/50 and the house we are "you have to have it, you buy it" and that all works out cool.

That said, she can't believe how much money I "waste on that fricken car" but that is a statement, not a point of argument. I shut any of that crap down ASAP when we first started living together. My money is mine, hers is hers and if I have to work 'til the day I die... or vice-versa... then so be it.

You start lying tho' and that is a recipe for disaster. NO relationship will be healthy without absolute 100% trust and this is the first step toward removal of trust. If she is silly enough to ask if you "would sleep with her really hot co-worker if you could get away with it and nobody would find out", and your answer is yes in your head, say yes. I told Kristi a long time ago don't ask what you don't want to hear the answer to cuz I would sleep with most of her friends hahaha :yes: you know, if there were no consequences (yeah, right!)

dude your gonna make me jump off a cliff:willy:

haha. well don't just run into the living room crying and screaming "I bought a frame and wanna screw your sister" :unibrow: the truth of the matter is if you can't be honest with her, there is a larger question/issue looming... and most likely you just need to be honest and any question/issue is a point of imagination. Be upfront... if it is an issue then fix the issue, don't avoid it. And fixing it may be realizing you should NOT have bought the frame, I dunno your situation nor pretend to, only you two can know that, but I find most people beg forgiveness later because in their heart they know the correct answer was no to begin with. A man is only as faithful as his options isn't the best practice.

And there is a reason why I don't ask Kristi "If Matthew McConahay (or however you spell that name) were to ask you to sleep with him..." cuz I already know the answer and just consider myself lucky the chance that would happen is like none. :lol:

i know you are right but , i rather live with a little bit of guilt then live with no camaro and just dream about it . when i bring it home on the trailer it will be like i just purchased it and we will share our excitement together then . im looking at it as it is on hold .

hide a car
 

ummm..yes....notorious would fit that category. Its going to be sort of a surprise..hehe

-derek

Do what my buddy John did. His wife told him that he should just build another truck with all of the parts that he has laying around so he did.

So really it's her fault ( and she agree's )


You just have to figure out a way to convince her it was her idea and then you good to go.

Trust me it's all in the Delivery - you can do it .......

all I know is I stayed at a Holiday Inn last night and Dr. Phil was on... so I know what I am talking about :rofl:

I've hidden lots of cars but she always finds out but she is usually pretty cool about it because I am who I am and I can not pass up a good deal or a cool car. Besides I usually sell the cars for more than I purchase the cars for so it helps pay for my hobby......:willy:

Bachelors-
You still have time to find a girl that's into cars or at least appreciates your passion. This will save you from the inevitable reality that they may get upset about almost every purchase you make, whether you give them full disclosure about your car addiction before the wedding, justify your purchase, tell them ahead of time about purchases, bribe them or try to hide it. Many wives think they can change you or it's something you'll "outgrow". You'll pay BIG TIME forever if you deceive them because you feel pressured that you have to.

You can ether take a freshly paved highway or a muddy, pothole filled wagon trail from here. Make it easy on yourself and your wife!

This isn't to say you should be irresponsible by putting cars over family. That's never a good idea.

Married guys-
Godspeed!:D

you guys ever hide a car from wife?
 

Just one :_paranoid ?

Only been married 5 yrs but has worked for me. Just be honest and totally separate checking accounts. She spends just as much on the house and clothes,shoes,and whatever else women spend money on!