Any particular rousing successes in selling your spouse on the idea of a new car??? Another 4Door Sports Car??? An inexpensive and practical car that is functional, gets great fuel milage and can win autocrosses "out of the box"?

I've been working on this for weeks and the car's setting on the dealer's lot @ $2,800.00 below MSRP with a 7 year / 100K warrantee.

Thanks in advance,

Barry

 

I dont understand...

you r selling your wife for a car?

 

If it's the classic "what's wrong with the old one", then i'm afraid to say, there's no way around with that one.

 

"But sweetie, i'll be better in bed."

Try that one.

Erik

 

If the car is for you just tell you really really really want it.

A WRX was on MY shortlist but my wife insisted on leather and thought it was butt-ugly and since she was going to be the main driver we settled for a 2K2 6M.

I get to choose the next car however and with the M3's questionable reliability combined with outrageous maintainence and repair costs I might be able to talk her into another slightly pre-owned NSX

 

How bout, "Honey, come see the new car I just bought."
or
"Please let me make just this one decision(on knees)"

j/k

How about you fake an "issue" with your current vehicle.

 

Now there's a thought...

Anyone had experience selling their wife?

Barry

 

Now, I could turn that argument around? She got a Toyota Highlander last year because she was tired of being looked down on by all the other Moms in their SUVs.

Here ya go:

"I'm tired of fighting the urge to step up to the challenges on the street."

The Maxima's great and in order to be autocross competitive it's agressively tuned.
Unfortunantly, I tend to drive an agressively tuned car, well, agressively. I'm looking for something meek on the street and competitive @ an autocross. The car that's been ordered for me is a Neon ACR.

Shoot, maybe I should can the whole 4 Door thing and just go "motoring" in a new Mini?

Thanks,

Barry

 

An ACR's not my dream car but it's a great function fit. I'd like the WRX but @ about 10K more and it's rarity I'm not optimistic. Funny, even though the WRX has been called so ugly only a mother would love it I think it's be an easier sell on my wife. She's not a fan of American automobile manufacturers. No Z06 in my future either, not even if I won the lottery..

Barry

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Miguel97GLE
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How bout, "Honey, come see the new car I just bought."
or
"Please let me make just this one decision(on knees)"

j/k

I used the "it followed me home, can I keep it?" line when I brough the Maxima home on Labor Day 1996.

Barry

 

Just man-up and buy it, it's a good deal, isn't it? A buddy bought a Fat Boy, just brought it home. he was in the dog house for 2 whole weeks. Now that the weather is warm he's enjoying the bike right now and his wife is expecting in mid-June. Life always works out if you take initiative.

 

It's The Deal for us at this point and I've thought about the Nike approach (just doin' it). The problem with that approach is that we have an impressionable son and I'd rather not create that level of confrontation for his sake.

Thanks,

Barry

 

Just think of how those retards at the dealership sell cars.Just keep making up crap until she falls for something.Also it is one of the safest cars on the road."just thinking of your saftey honey,I love you so much and wouldn't want anything to happen to you." The only thing about that one is keeping a straight face.

 

You mean keeping a straight face when you're givin' the safety pitch, not the love part, right?

barry

 

I don't know about the safety pitch..... a tough sale considering that his wife drives an "Urban Attack Vehicle" (Toyota Highlander, the urban attack vehicle refers to all S.U.V.'s).

But, I think you are on the correct track. Do some research and show her why the Max makes a better vehicle to drive than the Highlander. One more thing, have her drive a Max without making her aware that you are interested in it. If she likes it more than the Highlander, then your halfway there.

 

I own a Max, have since 1996 and it's set up to win autocrosses (SoloII) at a local level and be competitive Nationally. She drove a Camry Wagon up until she got the Highlander last June.

I'm looking to add the Neon ACR (American Club Racer) to the "stable", not replace anything (just sold the Camry Wagon) (been using it as the daily driver instead of the "Maxed out" Max).

She'll continue driving the Urban Attack Vehicle (her choice, not mine) and I'll use the Neon as a daily driver, working on the Maxima, likely detuning it to near stock and selling it to pick up a second hand roadster, a 1.6 or 1.8 L Miata is high on the list.

That's the plan but she wants nothing to do with the Neon, mind you, nothing. She doesn't want it in the garage or for me to be seen driving it let alone her, nothing. It's a status thing, I guess

Barry - http://www.4d-sport.com

 

Technique: Withhold marital relations until she gives in and agrees to anything you say... or does this only work the other way around?

 

Likely not, huh? Anyway, I really wanted to keep this on a logical level with her but when you get down to it sales has an emotional component. Afterall, if the requirement were purely logical we'd be using public transportation, right?

Can you emagine trying to get that public bus down a slalom with the cones 25' apart?

Barry