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Old 01-22-2010, 06:45 PM
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Default Who reverses car without looking into rearview mirror?

My %^%$ wife!


Damm wife gets into garage, opens garage door, starts E55 and reverses into Land Cruiser parked behind it. Big $$&$ dent in the trunk now. Rushing to watcch t her grilfriends kid the next street over.

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At least she's cute!!
Old 01-22-2010, 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by onboost
At least she's cute!!
you sound like a trini now!
Old 01-22-2010, 07:02 PM
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Why do they?

- parks crooked
- kick the door open/close
- not lock car door/turn off lights
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Old 01-22-2010, 07:06 PM
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mine leaves the park brake off and slides the transmission into park, ok when the ground is flat, not so good on a slope (very bad on transmission)
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Had an idiot 2 weeks ago do that at a stop light. I just happened to be behind him in my 928. Dodge Dully vs front of mine did not work in my favor.

Sorry to hear the luck.
Old 01-22-2010, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by onboost
At least she's cute!!
PICS!!!


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PICS!!!
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Old 01-22-2010, 07:44 PM
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When my wife occasionally bumps into something, I don't have to say anything; she'll say it.

I just get it fixed, and get brownie points.

Now, one time I was backing my Subaru out of the garage, she yell's 'Oh...', I clip a 2 foot section of weather stripping off the door rail, "...I forgot my office keys...." I didn't have to say anything either. Luckily, it wasn't the 993. Anyway, on that one, I broke my own rule: "Always fly the airplane...."
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Originally Posted by axl911
Why do they?

- parks crooked
- kick the door open/close
- not lock car door/turn off lights
...
add to the list:

talk to much! I swear my wife thinks she gets paid by the amount of words she says
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And........couple years back. She goes to pick kids up from piano lessons in TH development. Now the teacher told her whenever she picks the kids up, she can park in their spot which is infront of the house. Well this one days she parks , and run into the house to get the kids. When leaving she cross paths with the husband who had just gotten home and said hi to him. She jumps in car, looks in rearview mirror and reverses. Stops when she hears a bang. Husband had parked sideways directly behind her, and being that the SUV is lifted she never saw his car. Of course she never looked in the sideview mirrors.
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Originally Posted by tjangi
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Sounds like you all should have spent a little more time training up your wives.

When we got married, my wife went from a beat up Cavalier to a Twin Turbo RX7 and learned really quickly about watching out for curbs, door dings, dips, and oh yeah, OTHER CARS!

In fact, when we started getting hail today, she called to make sure her Tahoe (that I drove to work today) wasn't getting pelted with hail.

Now the talking...that's another thing entirely.
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At the risk of getting flamed by the few women on this board...the only time I notice women using the rear view mirrors is for checking their face or something.
I'm sure many of us have all have noticed that whenever they change lanes they have to turn thier ENTIRE head around 180 degrees to look behind them! I mean really, please explain this to me.....
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I have learned the hard way not to leave anything in the path of my wife when she driving. She will drive into / over anything and not even realize it. Our living room is next to the garage. When I hear her gunning the Cayenne V8 I get up and move out of the way. Even the dog knows when to get way the F... out of dodge.


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