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Ether Frenzy posted:$750 will get you a full day in M4s and M3s with BMW's M Car Control Clinic which is well worth it I don't know if it still exists, but porsche world road show was the best thing. When I was in SoCal (they hit a bunch of major cities), they would rent autoclub speedway and let people drive 911s around it (lead follow) for free. Yeah, you had to go through some marketing poo poo and also drive their SUVs for a bit, but for zero dollars it was a great deal. Also free food. When I moved from socal, I wasn't on the right lists, so I don't know if it still exists. It was only a few laps, but again, free.
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BigPaddy posted:The answer is simple, just buy what you want and then make excuses after it arrives. Pretty much what I do. She gets nervous about me "constantly buying and selling cars" as she puts it. Relax, I've been doing this way before I met you I tell her. She's astonished at the number of cars I have owned, it's not normal I guess?
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May 26, 2017 14:37
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I'm so glad I married someone who doesn't care how many cars I have.
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May 26, 2017 15:05
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....on cars and marriage: Wife wants me to get a bigger truck so we can fit the kids and haul a pontoon boat, and she puts up with my bullshit. I got lucky.
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May 26, 2017 15:17
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Relax, I've been doing this way before I met you I tell her. She's astonished at the number of cars I have owned, it's not normal I guess? Everyone has a number in their mind when they think about their partner before they met you, but they are afraid to ask in case the real number is much higher.
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May 26, 2017 15:32
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I spent my whole 10 year marriage sharing one car. When I finally had enough of that bullshit and bought an $1800 beater for myself she filed for divorce. Not even joking. Now I'm divorced with 4 cars. I consider it a step up. (obviously there was more to it but I think the timing was funny)
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May 26, 2017 15:34
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CommieGIR posted:I'm so glad I married someone who doesn't care how many cars I have. I'd have more if I had the room or even a garage. Would have probably kept my Miata if I had a garage  spog posted:Everyone has a number in their mind when they think about their partner before they met you, but they are afraid to ask in case the real number is much higher. Haha. I'm a car slut.
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SHe doesn't care how many cars I have for the most part. But if this makes her look better in the eyes of the higher ups it also means the move to SC/NC might be sooner rather than later. She just told me if we buy a house I can fill the entire yard with cars for all she cares. Maybe Ill just bolt an EVO wing to the MS6?
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May 26, 2017 15:49
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before we got married my wife said that i could buy whatever car i wanted, so i started shopping for a Forester to convert into a sweet rear end Forester STi. Turns out she meant any car but the Forester because it's ugly and she hates it. So I was like ok, fine, whatever, and started shopping for a nice BMW. Turns out it's too small for our lifestyle right now. I need a pickup truck so we can be spontaneous and buy furniture or 10 foot sections of pipe without having to ask the father in law to come help. Ok, fine, so i start shopping for a pickup truck. Turns out a modern pickup truck with decent miles for $15,000 is too expensive now that we're debt free why in the world would we want to go back into debt?!?! I told her I will not be driving the Saturn this winter come hell or high water but based on my current track record I dont really think that's going to go the way that I'd like it to either.
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May 26, 2017 16:07
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My wife has a Tiguan and it is all she wants. I get whatever I want and tbh she is scared of driving anything that has even a sliver of performance.
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May 26, 2017 16:10
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Marriages are about compromise and not black-and-white decision-making?! WEIRD!!
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May 26, 2017 16:11
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scuz posted:Marriages are about compromise and not black-and-white decision-making?! WEIRD!!
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May 26, 2017 16:12
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funny Star Wars parody posted:before we got married my wife said that i could buy whatever car i wanted, so i started shopping for a Forester to convert into a sweet rear end Forester STi. Please do the needful, save money and buy truck outright. Then no debt :P Or, other protip: small/medium car/suv with a tow hitch, then get a lightweight trailer for those emergency "Furniture or pipes for the dom/sub room" trips (I kid, I kid... :P ). I have a truck, and a trailer, and gently caress is the trailer ever the cats-rear end for a LOT of things.
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May 26, 2017 16:14
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Buy your wife whatever the gently caress she wants, and she'll leave you alone about your cars.  I told her before marriage that cars are about the only thing I spend money on and she was fine with that. I've spent very little money on cars since and have kept this one for more 6 months! (not typical)Even if it's what you want to do you start thinking about other priorities for time and money. I wouldn't put it all on the wife. Dunno, maybe I've just lost the car love as of late.
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May 26, 2017 16:32
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Siochain posted:Please do the needful, save money and buy truck outright. Then no debt :P Normally I would be down for this but my dad's neighbour is selling his 2014 GMC Sierra four door with 60k miles for $20k (ive never seen these that cheap) or for $15k if I give him my saturn as part of the deal (which is just such a silly good deal that I really should NOT pass it up) But we just dropped about $10,000 cash on a new hot water heater, furnace, and goodies for turning the laundry room into The Dream Laundry Room so I can understand why she is stressing out about money but god damnnnn
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May 26, 2017 16:37
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all i really want in my life carwise is a nice spacious wagon
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May 26, 2017 16:44
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fridge corn posted:all i really want in my life carwise is a nice spacious wagon Me too but the wife haaaaaaaaaaaates wagons. It took 10 years of being together for her to accept a hatchback. What I want is a early 70s american wagon, but I won't put my kids in it, so why bother.
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May 26, 2017 16:56
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beep-beep car is go posted:Me too but the wife haaaaaaaaaaaates wagons. It took 10 years of being together for her to accept a hatchback. What I want is a early 70s american wagon, but I won't put my kids in it, so why bother. My wife haaaaaaaaaaaates wagons, too. So I went and bought a Roadmaster wagon.  Then, though, I sold the Roadmaster wagon and bought a Volvo XC90. Automotive / marital sanity.
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May 26, 2017 17:06
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scuz posted:Marriages are about compromise and not black-and-white decision-making?! WEIRD!! Tell that to my wife! LOL HOOOOOOOOOOOO BOY! Seriously though, she's the worst.
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May 26, 2017 17:08
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My wife loves wagons. I fixed her old Outback's head gasket and she fell madly in love with me. Then we got a better wagon and she married me. She hates pretty much every other car and is stridently anti-manual, but if she doesn't have to drive it she doesn't give a gently caress. When we get a little more space I'll probably pick up a Miata that will leave her questioning my sexual orientation but for now she graciously allows me two cars, two bikes and a boat.
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May 26, 2017 17:26
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My wife doesn't like wagons, but she seems to like her CMax well enough. It's like a wagon, but without the cargo capacity!
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May 26, 2017 17:44
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My wife isn't a fan of wagons, but she saw a new Jag wagon the other day and told me that she actually thought it looked pretty good. I think she's comin' around!
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May 26, 2017 18:20
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I want a Tesla Model S Wagon.
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May 26, 2017 18:26
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Larrymer posted:Buy your wife whatever the gently caress she wants, and she'll leave you alone about your cars. Man, that's a good one. e: I wish I was as happy as that guy BloodBag fucked around with this message at 18:30 on May 26, 2017 |
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May 26, 2017 18:28
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Rhyno, import a first gen NSX from Canada. They're much less expensive here than they are in the US. (You can find well-maintained ones with 200,000 km or about 120k miles on them for $60k CAD or less). THAT'S how you look good to the higher ups. Trade in your "that guy has a lot of variously working cars everywhere in our parking lot" for "whoa, that guy has an NSX". And let me live vicariously through you.
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May 26, 2017 18:44
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there are so many cars that i want but i will only get in trouble with a fast one that will mostly sit in traffic for 45 minutes on my way to work all the guys in my office would be wicked jelly though
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May 26, 2017 18:47
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funny Star Wars parody posted:Normally I would be down for this but my dad's neighbour is selling his 2014 GMC Sierra four door with 60k miles for $20k (ive never seen these that cheap) or for $15k if I give him my saturn as part of the deal (which is just such a silly good deal that I really should NOT pass it up) Goddamn that's a deal and 3/4. poo poo. Price that out, show the wife, and perform gratuitous sexual favors on her until she relents. With the Saturn trade-in that approaches "not likely to be found again" levels of a deal.
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You know, car insurance companies suck. Here's the scoop on State Fart: 1) They won't authorize repairs until they write a preliminary estimate. They give 3 options: Opt 1) Take pictures with a Mobile App which is reviewed by a desk jockey in 2 business days Opt 2) Take car to drive-in location for review by an estimator. Next appointment is 1 week out Opt 3) Send estimator to body shop of choice. Next appointment is 2 weeks out. They have officially told me that the body shop's documentation (pictures, estimate, etc) has no bearing in their preliminary estimate in any of the 3 options. 3a) Once preliminary estimate is complete I can: Opt 1) Take it to one of 'their' shops (they all suck) and everything is handled by State Fart Opt 2) Take it to my shop. They pay me directly - not the shop (see 3b/c below) 3b) If I take it to my shop I can get paid via Opt 1) a check by mail in 2-4 weeks Opt 2) a direct deposit in 2-4 business days 3c) If I take it to my shop I am responsible for negotiating any differences in cost for the approved damage 4) Supplements are handled by State Farm if I chose their shop, otherwise they pay me for any approved supplements and I get to negotiate any differences. See 3b for payment options. The good news is my shop is awesome and willing to handle the negotiating with SF if SF will talk to them. SF's whole process is hosed up The sucky part is I'm insured with State Fart as well. I'm ditching these fuckers after this experience. Any suggestions on car insurance in the US that doesn't suck?
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Re: spouses and cars My GF drives a Fit, and seriously wants an Outback. She's ok with my Mustang (even if I haven't let her drive it yet), and is on-board with my motorcycle and trading in the mustang for an F150. She even came out (separately, because sleep) to Thunderhill to watch me on the bike.
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May 26, 2017 18:52
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Goober Peas posted:You know, car insurance companies suck. https://www.ebay.com/p/?iid=291504620924&&&dispItem=1&chn=ps
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Cage posted:Here you go buddy: Need a PC version 
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To contribute, I use Travelers and am happy with them. I used to use Progressive and never had to make any claims, but when I got the mustang they jacked my prices up way too much. I switched to Travelers, and had to make a claim last month. They sent someone out the next day, decided it was totaled, and I had a check in the next 3 days. Since the other guy also had Travelers I got my deductible back too, so Im not sure how good they are about stuff like that if its a different company.
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The original was a little muted so I fixed the levels and curves and poo poo and now it's art. I call it "Long Weekend: Only two idiots came to work today (it was an excuse to go for a drive)"
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Siochain posted:Goddamn that's a deal and 3/4. poo poo. Price that out, show the wife, and perform gratuitous sexual favors on her until she relents. With the Saturn trade-in that approaches "not likely to be found again" levels of a deal. Yeah I already did. They're usually ringing in for around $26-$35k depending on the spec but I guess he has some dings and scratches in it and doesnt want to pay to get it repainted? maybe i'll just go buy it and ask for forgiveness later (also she probably wouldnt talk to me for several months so probably not)
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Goober Peas posted:SF's whole process is hosed up They are the worst. After my car was rear ended and totaled ten years ago I had such an awful experience with them as soon as I got my payout I bailed. I have been with Allstate since. They are more expensive but their service (when needed) has been outstanding. I have had something like 4 or 5 different agents (insurance biz is rough y'all). I have heard horrible experiences with Geico, Progressive, etc. I think we have a megathread on Insurance here in AI usually hovering around the first few pages.
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Somewhat Heroic posted:They are the worst. After my car was rear ended and totaled ten years ago I had such an awful experience with them as soon as I got my payout I bailed. I have been with Allstate since. They are more expensive but their service (when needed) has been outstanding. I have had something like 4 or 5 different agents (insurance biz is rough y'all). I have heard horrible experiences with Geico, Progressive, etc. I think we have a megathread on Insurance here in AI usually hovering around the first few pages. I loved allstate. The only reason I switched to Geico was because my agent misunderstood me and quoted me for my 2011 F150 Ecoboost AAAAAAAND my 2002 Explorer Sport Trac, when I was replacing one with the other. Thinking that the price was 2x what my Geico quote was, I switched. It wasn't until I talked to him again after I had switched that the misunderstanding was cleared up. Oh well, sorry Chris. The only reason I didn't switch back was because they cancelled my roadside assistance at the same time even though I had paid up-front for a whole 'nother year. When I went to use it to have my wife's car towed home, and couldn't, I was pissed.
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No matter how much you gently caress things up with your S/O and cars, take solace that you probably won't gently caress things up as much as I did. I took her and bought a rusty old POS in the middle of the night with most of my own personal savings, have it die on the highway, was unable to to get it home without using the rest of my savings for a tow, then my girlfriend's Emotional Support Dog got diagnosed with bone cancer the morning we got back, and it was put down that same afternoon It took 3 months for her to even talk about the car besides, "you need to get rid of that". She's finally forgiven me, thank God
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funny Star Wars parody posted:Yeah I already did. They're usually ringing in for around $26-$35k depending on the spec but I guess he has some dings and scratches in it and doesnt want to pay to get it repainted? This is some BS, my friend. So give me this guy's number with the 20k 2014 truck.
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BREAKING: A WHIPPED AS gently caress MAN IS AFRAID TO SPEND MONEY ON A FUCKIN WICKED DEAL BECAUSE REASONS MORE AT 11
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Although the girlfriend did just get a new ESA, the owner said it's a German shepherd/lab mix, but I'm pretty sure she's just a flatcoated retriever and the person didn't know better. Besides the tiny eyes and and slightly longer than usual coat, she seems to be all retriever
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