CP

Hi,

Today is the first sunny weekend in quite a while. We have business to attend to in Monterey, so I asked my wife, "Honey, it's going to be beautiful and dry, should we take the RUF to Monterey?".

"Well, it's kind of low, and I may get car-sick, and it's impractical if we stopped and shopped for strawberries, etc. etc. , So we'll just take my Odyssey, ok?"

"OK honey."

That kind of breaks my heart. I love my wife dearly, and would love to share my happiest moments with her. I was thinking what can be more perfect than a drive down the Pacific Coast Highway on a glorious warm day in a RUF. Green fields all around, bright blue sky, aqua ocean... You get the picture. Unfortunately, since she's not a big fan of sporty vehicles, (she loves high seating positions and a commanding view of the roads) that means that we may never share my favorite drives together in the RUF. Bummer.

Does your significant other loves to ride in your Porsche? If not, does that lessen your enjoyment of the car?

BTW, turns out that our daughter joined us on the trip as well, so that precludes the RUF. (She's 20 years old, so the back seat is out for her) We took the RX330, and it was a wonderful family trip.

Thanks for hearing me out.

CP

chris walrod

My wife now has a Porsche that she drives daily. She really likes it and is starting to appreciate what Porsche is all about. We both enjoy driving the Boxster.

gordo993

Fellow PCA members wonder if I am really married, as my wife doesn't want any part of the Porsche experience.

Kinda bums me out, too.

Air Kuul TT

Pong,

Glad to hear that you guys had a great trip... I have to hide the 993TT keys from Jodi.

pcar964

Most girls I've met like the way the Pcar looks, but don't like riding in them. All the better if you ask me - I'd rather put miles on her car than waste miles in my 993 with a person who doesn't appreciate it. They're girls, it's not their thing. How many of you guys enjoy shopping for clothes...

Adrienne, Joanne - the exceptions

Father of 3

My Wife is just like your Wife CP. She loves the look of my car but has very little interest being a passenger in my car. I hear the same things. Too low, makes her sick, too bumpy etc. The only thing she likes is my heated seats.

WesM951

non 993 owners apply? lol

My G/F LOVES the 951. Well at least when i'm beign civil. She's dying to own a Cayenne.

CP

Wes,

Cute Avatar. Yes, any Porsche model applies.

Well, if I had a Cayenne, my wife will have no issues being a passenger. She certainly would have an issue with why we'd pay so much for an SUV though.

CP

mooty

cp, melissa is 20 years old? i though she's in HS.
gladly my wife hates porsches. someone's has to stop me from spending my retirement fund on these money pits.

tracke30m3

My gf loves the 993, she even encourages me step on it so she can hear the exhaust whenever we use the car. She loves it when we take long drives in it, I let her drive it once in awhile. Best of all, she even volunteers to clean and wax it.

She's a keeper eh?

SCMomentum

I beg to differ.

My wife absolutely loves riding in the Porsche. She finds it exhilarating and always asks if we can take it when we are going somewhere. She didn't know a damn thing about them before we got together but I was upfront with her from the get-go. When we first started dating I told her that I had a "little problem"....that I was infatuated with 993's and that I would own one shortly. I showed her pictures of my '88 and 'educated' her on the 911 differences...to the point that she could pick one out as it passed by....or she would tell me that she saw one that day. I believe that I am very lucky. It really makes it easier to explain the mods as well.

Dave

Fred, Long Island

She has all kinds of reasons not to ride in it....too low, etc. Thinks her oldsmobile is safer. Now this is the original 'bad passenger' who has no clue how poorly she drives. I'm the one who should stay out of the car with her.
I've gotten used to not having someone in the passenger seat. There's been a 911 in the garage since 1983!
On the other hand, the granddaughters visit a few times a year and can't wait to get in it. Now that warms my heart......

993inNC

My really could care less. It looks nice, but to her if it has four wheels and gets you from one place to another (safely.....all things considered ) then its just aother car. Now unlike CP's S.O., she wouldn't keep us from taking the P-car, but she has no yearning to take it over anything else.
On the flip side, she knows how much this stuff means to me, and doesn't stand in the way when it comes to the car, racing, etc......in fact I was reading to her yesterday, the add in Pano about the advertisement for the 11 day tour of Germany in a P-car, yada, yada, yada, and that I was blown away by the price of $5500 pp(double occ). She says "you should do it" .......WHAT? What did she say? Do it? She says "yeah, thats like your ultimate trip, right?" OMG she does get me!

mhm993

The wife is kind enough to let me drive her boxster. But I let her drive my 993, so it's a deal. (Tough life, huh?)
The only drawback is that mods cost us twice as much...!

dhicks

My wife is not a car lover at all....."honey cars are to get you from a-b, safe and sound and in a as much comfort as possible"......."I dont mind your car, its just not relaxing to travel in"......."I am glad it makes you happy"........"why does everything you do to your car end in $X,000" ...... "Why dont you buy a BMW, they are just as fast, can carry 4 adults in comfort and dont cost as much to look after"........."you want to borrow my car cos you dont want to start yours for a two mile journey to get coffee".............does all this sound familiar to anybody????