He's right tho, if my SO tried to dictate the car I could buy I would run like hell in the other direction. Unless he was buying it for me; at that point he deserves some say. Sorry Matt but imho this is a major red flag which you ignore at your peril.
Dana
>Mike,
> You're either single or have the most tolerant wife on the planet!
>"perhaps the marriage is just not meant to be"... you're killing me, Man.
>
>~Simon
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Haggerty, Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 29 December 2003 15:23
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: I think I'm in trouble
>
>
> Keep the car, give it a name, add nitrous, flourescent lights, a tricked
> out odometer and racing seats. Put a big sticker on the back windshield
> indicating you are part of a street racing team.
>
> What was the name of the car Will Farrell's character drove in Old
> School? If your wife can't deal with you having a cool ride, which is a
> part of your identify, perhaps the marriage is just not meant to be.
> Imagine what life will be like in 20 years when she becomes hysterical
> over a bunch of doylies over or something - you do not want that. It's
> going to be lemonade and cucumber sandwiches instead of beer and chicken
> wings, and that ain't right. Put your foot down and keep your dignity.
>
> M
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 11:43 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: I think I'm in trouble
>
> I pulled a boner today.
>
> I'm in the market for a new vehicle, since the truck that I'm driving,
> while good looking and well running, has 173,000 miles on it. It's a
> 1995 Chevy Silverado, 4x4. My fiancee loves the thing, thinks it's the
> manliest truck on this earth. For the record, she's 23, I'm 31, we
> don't live together, and she's never had a FT job before since she just
> graduated Grad School with an MBA. She's a lovely girl, just a little
> idealistic sometimes due to youth.
>
> So I go out today, just browsing and this car catches my eye - it' s a
> 2001 Mustang GT. Worse yet, it's a Mustang GT Bullitt - a Steve
> McQueen style race car. So I test drive it, am unnaturally scared to
> death of it, and then buy it. I figure since it's only got 38,000 on
> the odometer, that it will get getter mileage than the giant truck, and
> that she also has a Mustang that this will resonant well with the
> fiancee.
>
> Anyway, I proceed to call her after I buy it and she starts crying
> because I got rid of the truck. She's a bit emotional too sometimes.
> Please don't get the wrong idea, she's great, but emotional about
> things sometimes.
>
> Let me tell you a little bit more about the car - it's unbelievably
> fast. I don't know the stats, but the car has some sort of mod chip in
> it that pushes it to 305 HP. It's a five speed ass haulin' trip to the
> hospital then to jail for wreckless driving. I admit that I'm a freak
> for speed sometimes. This is without doubt the fastest car I've ever
> been in. Anyway, it's a cool little thing with all of the bells and
> whistles.
>
> We're not going to have any children soon, so that not an issue, but
> she did say that she thought I was going to get something more "yuppie"
> - like an SUV or BMW or something like that.
>
> Anyway, that's the boner. I think I'm going to take the car back
> tomorrow morning and get the truck back. Any comments from my friends
> on the list?
>
> - Matt Small
>
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