I was talking to my wife about the v8 Rx8 idea and she just didn't understand why I would need the V8.her reasoning was there is nowhere near here for me to drive fast. How do I explain this to her??
I was talking to my wife about the v8 Rx8 idea and she just didn't understand why I would need the V8.her reasoning was there is nowhere near here for me to drive fast. How do I explain this to her??
Bigger is better?
Or tell her there's no fashion runway for her to walk down, so why does she need those $150 pair of shoes?
Nice nick
I tried to explain that the mpgs would actually be better. That still didn't sink in. This is like a 3 year goal so I got time.
It's not about fast, it's quick. The car would go too fast even if you put a smaller motor in it. You want to go quick. That requires the V8.
I'm expecting to get a new chassis for the s13 to drop the RB20 into. I'll put leaf springs on the old chassis and drop a V8 in to make a mudder. You're not alone. Here, hand her the phone...
Accept your fate, drop your nuts in her purse for safe keeping. That's what I did on the V8 thing. I get to open her purse from time to time and check they are still there. The upside of a V6 Mustng not a V8 is she is less prone to complain about the Volvo and the Saab as she got her way on the family hauler
singleslammer wrote: My wife is the most frugal person on the planet. All her shoes cost less than 30 dollars
That makes for a tough argument, doesn't it? My wife likes really nice clothes and shoes, but everything she buys is from a clearance store or something, so it's hard to argue.
OK, then my serious answer would be to say that there's no logical/rational reason for it. Tell her that it'll make you happy, and she wouldn't want you to be unhappy, right?
"Because it's what will make me happy and I can afford it." If you can say that honestly and it's not enough, I don't know what to tell you.
what i did with my exwife was cut a couple of sparkplug wires and told her the engine was bad.....maybe thats why she is my exwife now
singleslammer wrote: My wife is the most frugal person on the planet. All her shoes cost less than 30 dollars
She let you buy an RX8 in the first place, right?
Toyman01 wrote: My car, my choice. I wouldn't even ask.
Also: This.
I'd come home one day dragging an LSx in the back of her Jeep.
"Look what i found, Honey!"
Keith Tanner wrote: "Because the stock engine uses oil"
Good idea, regale her with the horrors of rotary maintenance!
Keith Tanner wrote: My wife would ask "why would you buy one without a V8 in the first place?" So I can't help.
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All great ideas her gang. The rx8 will most likely be what replaces the mr2 once we have kids and having a back seat is a good idea. So haven't acquired one yet. My thought is to work out a budget with her that let's me buy a corvette and build a v8 rx8 inatead
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