This car will maintain value better because of its collectibility.
Plus, she has to drive the minivan and not you!
DRE
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 1:56 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: I think I'm in trouble
The car:
http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/96679/
<http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/96679/>
On Monday, December 29, 2003, at 02:53 PM, Ben Braver wrote:
> Glad it's all working out, Matt.
> She sounds like a good person.
> Happy New Year to you both.
> -Ben
>
> >OK everyone, I have a lot of answers straight from the source...
> >
> >1) She's upset because I made a major purchase without consulting
> her.
> > To my credit, I have been telling her that I wanted something new,
> but
> >I didn't find anything until I saw this Mustang.
> >
> >2) She would not have been mad if I had bought something sensible,
> just
> >a bit annoyed that I had not included her. This is not because she
> >wants to dicate things to me, it's because if I had been thinking
> about
> >what is good for us rather than me.
> >
> >3) I was wrong, I will admit it.
> >
> >4) She told me that if I wanted the car, I could keep it if it was
> what
> >I wanted, and she meant it.
> >
> >5) We tried to return the vehicle. There is no 72 hours right of
> >rescission on automobiles.
> >
> >5) We were going to trade it for something else (the dealer gave us
> >this choice) but there was nothing else in my price range that I
> liked.
> >
> >6) We've decided to keep it and sell it outright. I feel that I can
> >get at least what I put into the vehicle since it's below blue book.
> >
> >7) I'm taking her out tonight to Carraba's for some delicious mussels.
> >
> >8) She's a wonderful, understanding person. She was just extremely
> >upset that I did this without her input.
> >
> >9) I actually think she likes the car, now that she's seen it, and she
> >will like it more after I take her out in it tonight.
> >
> >10) Thank for your input.
> >
> >11) This car is WAY faster than Tim's.
> >
> >- Matt Small
> >
> >
> >
> >On Monday, December 29, 2003, at 11:20 AM, Andre Turrettini wrote:
> >
> >> This is true. Matt, Can you give us more insight into her stong
> >> response?
> >> DRE
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 8:18 AM
> >> To: CF-Community
> >> Subject: Re:I think I'm in trouble
> >>
> >> 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
> >> >
> >> >Simon Horwith
> >> >CTO, Etrilogy Ltd.
> >> >Member of Team Macromedia
> >> >Macromedia Certified Instructor
> >> >Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer
> >> >Certified Flash MX Developer
> >> >CFDJList - List Administrator
> >> >http://www.how2cf.com/
> >> >
> >> > -----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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> >>
> >>
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