I'm parking the FJ at the airport to prove a point. I'm not quite sure what the point is but it's one of those male honor things women don't understand very well. Maybe because it makes very little sense.
Uphill I loved this whole thread and the great story in the first post.
But I disagree STRONGLY with keeping her away from the FJ. What do you have a girlfriend for then, buddy? Sounds like you just need a dog if you need to put someone in their place. I see a number of guys exhibit the "my stuff is holy" attitude, though I am not accusing you of this.
You have a gal you *love*. A car you *love*. You WANT her to love your car, and now she does. So what is the logic of keeping it away from her? Will it accomplish something good for either of you?
I disagree that it's a male "honor" thing. Correct me if I'm wrong and I hope I am. Male "honor" to me means treating your significant other the way you would want to be treated.
Guess this is why I just said the heck with it and bought the FJ for Sandabbe(my wife), BUT I had to MAKE her want the car! She didn't like it at first. As luck would have it Our POS Saturn VUE started to have BIG problems with the tranny about the time the FJ came out. THANK YOU SATURN!!
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Uphill I loved this whole thread and the great story in the first post.
But I disagree STRONGLY with keeping her away from the FJ. What do you have a girlfriend for then, buddy? Sounds like you just need a dog if you need to put someone in their place. I see a number of guys exhibit the "my stuff is holy" attitude, though I am not accusing you of this.
You have a gal you *love*. A car you *love*. You WANT her to love your car, and now she does. So what is the logic of keeping it away from her? Will it accomplish something good for either of you?
I disagree that it's a male "honor" thing. Correct me if I'm wrong and I hope I am. Male "honor" to me means treating your significant other the way you would want to be treated.
On keeping HER away from the FJ, you need to keep in mind the GRIEF that she gave me because I bought the rig in the first place.
I think the part of parking it at the airport (this time) has more to do with "PLEASE don't give me so much trouble when I want to buy something that I want". And lest you think me a tough guy, I'm flying to Detroit on Wednesday and flying back on Thursday so she'll be FJ-less for two days. AND she has her own 2007 Ford that her work pays for.
Moving on from the FJ there is a new lease/purchase in the works - a BMW 645i. I mentioned it on Mother's Day after she received her Bud Built skid plate certificate. She said, "what do you need a BMW for, you have the FJ?"
I explained patiently, "I want to keep the FJ pristine. I don't want to put a lot of road miles on it and I want to keep it for off-roading and camping trips. Since we live in the city and it's full of creeps and thiefs, I feel uncomfortable driving it and parking it where people can swipe the high-lift jack, shovel/axe, spare J-Cans of gasoline from the roof rack, etc." THAT is why I need another car.
And my new job pays very well so the money isn't a problem in this case. In fact the new job encourages me to drive a flashy car because of the nature of the business (I am a consultant to a tire/racing company and now travel worldwide).
I want to keep my FJ for fun! It's my TOY. Is this just a guy thing? Am I being an a$$?
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Guess this is why I just said the heck with it and bought the FJ for Sandabbe(my wife), BUT I had to MAKE her want the car! She didn't like it at first.
You're just smarter than I am.
I drew a line in the sand and said I'm getting an FJ. Maybe it was my first mistake (not in my life -- just in this situation).
(Wrigman knows where I used to work and where I work now) The new job has opened up a lot of avenues for me and hopefully allows me to keep more miles off of the FJ and to keep it loaded for bear instead of driving it around. She's not keen on the idea of my buying another car and I'm going to take your advice and try and sell her on the idea of preserving the FJ by getting another ride.
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That being said, it makes sense for each "partner" to have their own FJ. It should alleviate temptation, under handedness, deceit, jealousies, and truck envy
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you would rather park the FJ at the airport than let her drive it???? Are you nuts!!! We drove my son's beater to the airport and parked it, no way would we leave the FJ in a vulnerable place! It may not get broke in too, but we have seen peoples tires flattened. Even If the FJ didn't stick out like it does in a crowd, we still would have taken something else to park there!
Is it wrong to let your wife have some fun in it?? Wrig gets to drive ours mostly on the weekends and at night if we have errands! If i were to get a car, a BMW would suffice!!! (always wanted one since early 80's, 633csi were sweet back then) Hope the FJ tolerates the airport ok.
Male "honor" to me means treating your significant other the way you would want to be treated
Au contraire. If my significant other expressed a desire for me to abstain from driving her vehicle, I would have no problem adhering to her wishes. It is in fact hers, and as a matter of personal preference, I'd just as soon not drive it. The fact that I love my wife dearly does not mitigate the fact that she just might be the single worst driver on the planet. I find myself highly uncomfortable just being a passenger in her car; most likely as a result of the instinctive human tendency for self-preservation. I realize that this is my cross to bear; I just would rather not bear it with her driving around in my FJ.
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