you guys ever hide a car from wife?

[bucks69]

Originally Posted by deuce32

oh great a skirt ................everybody run

[porkchop]

Take this for whats its worth. This past fall I could have bought a 68 corvette big block 4spd car. It was factory tri-power alum.headed car but of course that stuff was missing. But it was running driving car. I opened my big mouth and talked to her first. Well the guy that ended up buying it had it on e-bay and of last night it was at 20,100 bucks.smooth move e-lax. that would be me.I could have had it fo 12,000 never agian.New motto/creed buy first open big mouth later.

[deuce32]

Originally Posted by porkchop

Take this for whats its worth. This past fall I could have bought a 68 corvette big block 4spd car. It was factory tri-power alum.headed car but of course that stuff was missing. But it was running driving car. I opened my big mouth and talked to her first. Well the guy that ended up buying it had it on e-bay and of last night it was at 20,100 bucks.smooth move e-lax. that would be me.I could have had it fo 12,000 never agian.New motto/creed buy first open big mouth later.

exactly my point , if i were to speak it would be no .....and then id stomp my feet to get it then she would hate the car forever .

one thing is my car is all apart i can get it home and say honey i got it for a few hundred bucks ...the car is believable to a woman even though it has a new floor in it and new nos quarter panel with new rockers as well . but it is all stripped as well everyware else

[Mikael A]

I spent a month on the soffa after i came home with the srt 10.
Dude if you are serius about this girl dont lie, You will hear it for the rest of
your looooooong life.

mike a

[deuce32]

is not telling her lieing ? she never asked if i had a camaro ..... she is my wife and she does have some say so that is why im apprehensive , if she a girl friend id tell her to mind her own buisness . i will tell her but in good time

[DriverzInc]

Man, I have the unique opportunity to see these stories unfold from the a few different sides of the spectrum. The first, is, I'll tell you, you are NOT alone. I can't tell you how many of my customers ask me to not call them at home, and to use their cell phones to avoid their wives/or girl friends. OR, to ship their invoices to their offices so they wouldn't intercept them in the mail. Hell, I have a few customers who use certain credit cards that have completely different billing addresses that their wives don't have a clue about. I've seen, and heard it all....

And on the other side, i've completely lied to my wife about parts I've bought for my projects. "Oh, this part was donated", or "I horse traded for this part", etc. I can tell you I've come to the conclusion, it's just not worth it man. This car hobby can rip your relationships apart with your family, and the last thing in the world I would ever want is my wife and I to part, and no car, or car part is ever going to be worth that.

So I have a new policy, I tell her. And I tell her ahead of time, I'm going to do this, or this is the plan for this car, and this is about what it's going to cost, and she's been awesome about it ever since. She says she trusts me, and has seen that I've never made a 'bad buy' and never put our family at risk, so she's been great about all my projects, and spending. I found that the only time I ever felt like I really needed to lie about something I bought is because it probably was a really bad time to do it, or we really didn't have the money for it. When we have the money, and the time is right, then it's never a problem. I always make it a point to show her why my next purchase is a good idea, i.e., how it adds value to the car, or if is a whole car, then why it's a great buy. Like the chevelle I just bought. I showed her what it appraised for, and what I bought it for, and then we came up with a plan to make it what we both want. I'm MUCH HAPPIER now. There's no deception, and I don't feel as though I'm doing something wrong... just enjoying my hobby.

So, my advice... talk to her, tell her everything, and tell her why you bought it, and why it was a great deal, and work it all out. Come clean, cuz it's not worth the lying, which could lead to completely larger problems in your marriage, and you definitely don't want that.

Good luck!

[Mikael A]

Hey if you can afford to play than than do what you want
Its all fun and games until some one gets hurt

mike a

[jeff s]

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[dhondagod]

Originally Posted by DriverzInc

Man, I have the unique opportunity to see these stories unfold from the a few different sides of the spectrum. The first, is, I'll tell you, you are NOT alone. I can't tell you how many of my customers ask me to not call them at home, and to use their cell phones to avoid their wives/or girl friends. OR, to ship their invoices to their offices so they wouldn't intercept them in the mail. Hell, I have a few customers who use certain credit cards that have completely different billing addresses that their wives don't have a clue about. I've seen, and heard it all....

And on the other side, i've completely lied to my wife about parts I've bought for my projects. "Oh, this part was donated", or "I horse traded for this part", etc. I can tell you I've come to the conclusion, it's just not worth it man. This car hobby can rip your relationships apart with your family, and the last thing in the world I would ever want is my wife and I to part, and no car, or car part is ever going to be worth that.

So I have a new policy, I tell her. And I tell her ahead of time, I'm going to do this, or this is the plan for this car, and this is about what it's going to cost, and she's been awesome about it ever since. She says she trusts me, and has seen that I've never made a 'bad buy' and never put our family at risk, so she's been great about all my projects, and spending. I found that the only time I ever felt like I really needed to lie about something I bought is because it probably was a really bad time to do it, or we really didn't have the money for it. When we have the money, and the time is right, then it's never a problem. I always make it a point to show her why my next purchase is a good idea, i.e., how it adds value to the car, or if is a whole car, then why it's a great buy. Like the chevelle I just bought. I showed her what it appraised for, and what I bought it for, and then we came up with a plan to make it what we both want. I'm MUCH HAPPIER now. There's no deception, and I don't feel as though I'm doing something wrong... just enjoying my hobby.

So, my advice... talk to her, tell her everything, and tell her why you bought it, and why it was a great deal, and work it all out. Come clean, cuz it's not worth the lying, which could lead to completely larger problems in your marriage, and you definitely don't want that.

Good luck!

Thread winner!


Ive done it this way with my wife since before we were married. We've been together 26 yrs, been married 21. She knew I was a motorhead then, and still am now. She also knows I will NEVER put my car/motorcycle/boat/jetski/etc hobbies before Her, our kids, or our home. Its a good way to be man, dont plan on it being smooth sailing in the beginning untill you prove you can be trusted, but its a good way to be.


Chris

[Derek69SS]

Wait until she's gone for a weekend, do a thorough cleaning of the garage, and stick it in the back somewhere... when she asks, "I Found it when I cleaned out the garage"

My dad actually used that one once.