women that don't understand. ......

[THE_Liam]

It's give and take I find. If I spend all day Saturday tinkering with rusty curse word, then I'll spend some time with my lass Sunday.

[Deleted]

I think this thread is a good way to get yourself blocked from this forum.

[dallow]

Its a genuine question, I spent saturday on my escort and sunday with the mrs. But shes not happy about it. And when I see people on here building amazing motors I always think even if I could do that awesome fabrication work theres no way I'd get time. Just wondered how people balanced/ managed their time.
This isn't intended as a sexist post

[hardtop]

you have a few options as i see it

a) change your woman
b) change your car
c) get another job to pay someone else to work on your car
d) rohypnol with brekkie on sat morning

[Deleted]

Then making suggestions of using daterape drugs is a bad idea Personally i deal with it by being single because everyone i know is annoying, haha! 30++ cars also work great as a deterrent

[markgenesis]

I.B.T.L

Very rare to find a woman who enjoys old cars, most who have riden in my Lotus or Land Rover have hated it, cant undersatand why i don't buy something normal like an Aygo or Corsa.

My sister liked a shot of the Land Rover though (but was glad to get back into her 12 plate Merc)

[Deleted]

Mar 1, 2015 20:32:54 GMT dallow said:

My mrs gives me a death stare everytime I go to or mention my unit.
Should I dose her up on rohypnol?

Mar 1, 2015 20:46:15 GMT dallow said:

This isn't intended as a sexist post

Your missus has probably got every right to give you a death stare if you say things like that.

Take note of 9.1 from the mo too, and possibly 3.1.

[markbognor]

You got it easy if there's money in the family budget for units and project cars. Go and post some pics of cool cars.

[retroade]

The trick is to get the missus on board. When I met my missus I persuaded her to sell her already old mk5 Escort diesel and buy an even older Mercedes, a beast of a 260E W124. Once she conquered the initial fear about the wafty handling and the size of the thing, plus adjusted to an auto box, she was on board. When she discovered the W124 has a really loud air horn she was hooked. God help anyone who cut her up in that car, they got lashings of the old horn / death stare combo! She even buys me car parts for Christmas/birthdays now, chipped in for my BBS alloys for my birthday last week.

[bstardchild]

Mrs BC hates Monzas - she doesn't like the LC much either but its my hobby and I came as a package - shonky cars and cats.

As long as it stays in the garage she's OK with it

[EmDee]

What? Is this thread actually real?

Are you in fact an imposter testing this forum to see if we are a bunch of mouth breathing halfwits?

Think you should read the MO and start a cool thread.

[pOG]

I got 99 car-related problems, but...

[bstardchild]

Mar 1, 2015 22:05:29 GMT pOG said:

I got 99 car-related problems, but...

tell me about them - sharing is the first step to cure

[EmDee]

Mar 1, 2015 22:05:29 GMT pOG said:

I got 99 car-related problems, but...

AMAZE!

[/thread]

[fordperv]

Mar 1, 2015 22:05:29 GMT pOG said:

I got 99 car-related problems, but...

You can't fix one?

[pistonpopper]

Mar 1, 2015 21:36:59 GMT retroade said:

The trick is to get the missus on board. When I met my missus I persuaded her to sell her already old mk5 Escort diesel and buy an even older Mercedes, a beast of a 260E W124. Once she conquered the initial fear about the wafty handling and the size of the thing, plus adjusted to an auto box, she was on board. When she discovered the W124 has a really loud air horn she was hooked. God help anyone who cut her up in that car, they got lashings of the old horn / death stare combo! She even buys me car parts for Christmas/birthdays now, chipped in for my BBS alloys for my birthday last week.

^This fella nailed it, get the misses involved! Mine wasn't into it to begin with, but then when her car packed up i armed her up with something of a monster, in her case it was a jump from a very small hatchback, to a mid nineties Ford Thunderbird! Once she got over the shock of the size of the ting she was into it. She started going to shows, and cruises etc, it's great, and so much easier for me! Besides, as she says to me, she'd much rather i came home smelling of a mix of petro-chemicals than some girls cheap perfume!! Not that i've ever done that in the ten+ years i've been with her!! Having said all that, she still doesn't enjoy breaking down by the side of the road much, but nobody enjoys that part of retro motoring do they, although, she is getting better at it

[MrSpeedy]

Mar 1, 2015 20:46:15 GMT dallow said:

I spent saturday on my escort and sunday with the mrs.

If you manage to do this AND find time to work on your cars, then you Sir, have it made

[nomad]

^ pistonpopper & MrSpeedy, good points well made

RR MO = home.retro-rides.org/?page_id=17014 note 3, 3.1, 9, 9.1,

I.B.T.L. ( and applying Rule #3 )

[Gem]

I'm female and LOVE old cars... I've had several E30's and old Vdubs over the years!

[robw]

+1 for the right lady. My Ex hated cars. Current GF keeps telling me to get in there and finish it so she can burn the tyres off it lol.