Keeping the marriage finely tuned.

https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2018/06/27/why-i-drive-til-death-do-us-datsun

 

I often wondered if my wife was into my cars would things be better or worse. I could easily see the pros and cons either way. 

We love to garage sale together but sometimes she drives me nuts!  I never get my money back when she needs a loan is the worst!

The day after we got married my wife and I went on a 2000 km (1200 mile) road trip in the zed. Fast forward 35 years, same car same wife. Life is good. 

13 hours ago, JSM said:

I often wondered if my wife was into my cars would things be better or worse. I could easily see the pros and cons either way. 

My Mom fell in love with my Dad's car then married him, had me and divorced when I was 3.  So I'd have to go with worse for my situation. 

My wife is a psychologist, so she understands odd behavior and tolerates my interest in old quirky cars.  When we got married, she had a Honda Civic.  I had a Porsche and she decided a Porsche would be more fun for her, too.  So the Honda was sold.  The sickness is catching.. 

We're about to head out on a road trip up the California coast in her Infiniti G37 Convertible that I lovingly refer to as the New Datsun 2+2 Convertible.  And so it's been for over 30 years.

Dennis

8 hours ago, psdenno said:

We're about to head out on a road trip up the California coast in her Infiniti G37 Convertible..

I was moments away from buying my wife a used 2015 g37. We rented one on Turo for a week and she loved it. I think all said and done it was 25k or so. Then she got practical and went, for the same price we can get a new Camry. We looked at one and so she got it. Now a g37 goes by and she’s like I should have got the g37!

Oh well, at least we don’t have to fill up with premium. 

Edited June 29, 20186 yr by JSM

21 minutes ago, JSM said:

Oh well, at least we don’t have to fill up with premium. 

Hate to rain on your parade, but a G37 runs quite nicely on regular unleaded.

We bought a Camry, years ago, when our son was born and the baby car seat didn't fit in her Porsche..  It was a very nice car - just had too many doors.

Dennis

Interesting. Both the rental and the one I looked  at buying said premium mandatory. 

@Lumens

Courtney Cutchen (from the Hagerty article above) is a member on this forum. She and I exchanged several PM regarding her need for carb linkage parts for her Z a year or so ago.

Nice article, and yes she is a real nice lady with a passion for Z cars. Dustin is a lucky fellow indeed.