I want a Porsche...wife says no.
01-09-2006, 12:43 AM
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(dont let the post count fool you, I lurk this board often as I am currently shopping for a P car now)
Sold mine ten years ago just before marriage so we could get a house. I'm in the same position now with my wife and another Porsche. This is what I have been doing so far...
I leave lots of Porsche books laying around.
I tell her she would look great behind the wheel when we see one.
I compliment her on how well she currently drives (and she is a good driver). I will never forget the time I rode with her while she test drove a Z3, she knows how to drive.
I mention we could get one and go away by ourselves to Destin for the weekend (something with kids is just hard to do)
Ok. All that's been happening for about three months. The trick is not to press. In conversation, my wife has basically reminded me about some of the more costly repairs with my old one, which is true. I counter by reminding her I would take the kids (both boys) to races or whatever (good father ploy) -which I really would do anyway.
Just today, she comes back from the grocery store and said, out of the blue, she saw one for sale in a neighbors driveway. (Progress) I did not jump out and run down the street - I waited until after we watched the movie she rented and then went on "an errand'.
Sold mine ten years ago just before marriage so we could get a house. I'm in the same position now with my wife and another Porsche. This is what I have been doing so far...
I leave lots of Porsche books laying around.
I tell her she would look great behind the wheel when we see one.
I compliment her on how well she currently drives (and she is a good driver). I will never forget the time I rode with her while she test drove a Z3, she knows how to drive.
I mention we could get one and go away by ourselves to Destin for the weekend (something with kids is just hard to do)
Ok. All that's been happening for about three months. The trick is not to press. In conversation, my wife has basically reminded me about some of the more costly repairs with my old one, which is true. I counter by reminding her I would take the kids (both boys) to races or whatever (good father ploy) -which I really would do anyway.
Just today, she comes back from the grocery store and said, out of the blue, she saw one for sale in a neighbors driveway. (Progress) I did not jump out and run down the street - I waited until after we watched the movie she rented and then went on "an errand'.
01-11-2006, 02:32 AM
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I only had to hammer my wife every day for a year and a half about it, double my income, promise I wouldn't bug her for another child and find a sweet car 6k under wholesale blue book to get her to say yes. Just picked up my 99 C4 Coupe last week. Ah, sweet victory!
01-12-2006, 01:42 AM
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You want a Porsche because you want a Porsche. That's it. No one says it has to be a logical decision. It is a toy to be enjoyed and played with. If it makes you happy, then so be it. If you really want a Porsche and can afford it, maybe you can sit down with your wife and convince her that you really want to have one and that it means alot to you. Is there a legitimate reason that she doesn't want you to have a Porsche. If she says it's not pratical then agree with her. It's not. It's a sports car. Like I said earlier, it's a toy. So go get that Porsche and have some fun!
01-12-2006, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by S2TGART
Do you have small kids? This was one of the things that sold my wife was that the whole family could actually fit in it.
01-12-2006, 06:06 PM
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I just talked to my wife about ordering one of these:
http://www.virtualracerx.com/
After 5 years of talking about getting a Porsche and her saying, we don't need it (which I agreed), she said "I'd rather see you get a Porsche than to put that big thing in my house". I said, okay, you pick. The virtual sports car or the real deal --- my car arrives in Februrary. If only I had known sooner... :-)
http://www.virtualracerx.com/
After 5 years of talking about getting a Porsche and her saying, we don't need it (which I agreed), she said "I'd rather see you get a Porsche than to put that big thing in my house". I said, okay, you pick. The virtual sports car or the real deal --- my car arrives in Februrary. If only I had known sooner... :-)
01-12-2006, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by MrSwede
It is always easier if the wife agrees with the decision. However, at the end of the day, who wears the pants around your house? Be a man and buy the car. 
01-13-2006, 02:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Seric
If it wasn't for my finace, I wouldn't be driving a Porsche right now. Her family is on their 8th and 9th Porsches, so it's really a no-brainer. Course, she doesn't want children and can't wait to get a Boxster S.
Lucky me? Yes.
Lucky me? Yes.
You just look like a guy enjoying himself tooooooo much!!
Regards
01-13-2006, 02:56 PM
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My two cents.
To hell with the roses, jewelry, and the patience route. If I had to wait to get permission, I would still be waiting. Mine is a CPA (not the accountant rather a Certified Pain in the ***) She never liked the Porsche, always talks about how the money could have been better spent (on her of course) and has fits with every modification that I’ve ever made to the car. Bottom line, deal with it and get the car that you want. Your life may be miserable all night long but when the morning comes and you turn the key the only thing the Porsche will ask you is “how high daddy.” Now if Porsche could only build a replacement for the wife/girl friend
To hell with the roses, jewelry, and the patience route. If I had to wait to get permission, I would still be waiting. Mine is a CPA (not the accountant rather a Certified Pain in the ***) She never liked the Porsche, always talks about how the money could have been better spent (on her of course) and has fits with every modification that I’ve ever made to the car. Bottom line, deal with it and get the car that you want. Your life may be miserable all night long but when the morning comes and you turn the key the only thing the Porsche will ask you is “how high daddy.” Now if Porsche could only build a replacement for the wife/girl friend
01-13-2006, 03:23 PM
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This topic has stirred up a lot of emotions within me. I have been waiting for one year, test drove numerous P-cars. I even borrowed my old classmate's 85 Targa and got my wife in the passenger seat. After roaming on a hillside, she shook her head and said "NO".
This last Christmas I bought her 0.68CT diamond pendant, 0.40CT diamond solitair ring, and a matching diamond bracelet (forgot the Total Weight). Now I am letting her to sink in and for me to recoupe those money spent.
This last Christmas I bought her 0.68CT diamond pendant, 0.40CT diamond solitair ring, and a matching diamond bracelet (forgot the Total Weight). Now I am letting her to sink in and for me to recoupe those money spent.