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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
My wife was a friend of a friend type of thing. She rules, let's me play with cars as long as I do stuff around the house. Like that deck I have to build.
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I met my wife 8 years ago; her younger sister was a student in the high school I teach at, and we met at a dinner. She was the only person my age at this function and I thought she was waaaaaaaaay outta my league, so I wasn't even trying to hit on her. But, a few days later, her sister came up to me while I was on Cafeteria Duty and gave me Nancy's number, and the rest of the story is history.
I don't think I even mentioned I was into cars until our 2nd or third date, and she finally saw my old Monte in pieces in the auto shop at the school a few weeks later.
My wife says she hates my car, but she DID buy the '88 for my 30th Birthday a few years ago. I don't think she hates it that much.
There's a time and place for car stuff, and too much car talk is a bad thing. Also, don't build a motor in your garage and swap it in your driveway when your wife is 9 months pregnant with your second child; that's a BAD move (ask me how I know!). That little stunt almost cost me my car a year and a half ago. I was able to smooth things out though, and the car is still here in the garage and running great now. As long as I get stuff done around the house, I can play with my car after everything is done. And now that my son is getting older (he's almost 5) he really enjoys working outside with me on it as well, and riding to cruise nights and such in the summer.
By the way, I've made a lot of compromises to have the car; bartered/traded parts, and scored a lot of good deals to get my car where it is today. Also, I never went overboard with the budget. I was always able to provide for my family, pay my bills, and still have some spare coin to work on the car. The young car guys that spend every last cent they earn on car stuff will regret that when it comes time to buy a house or have a family (ask me how I know that one too!). Unless you make a ridiculous sum of money every year, save $$ for the future first, and spend a little on your car.