SoCal said:aquabliss said:With that salary he must be in some position of power in his company, or he owns his own business but you still can't be a meek, bashful person and have that much success.
He's a Prin*cip*al S*oftw*are Eng*in*eer. (<--Trying to make this not Googleable.) Fairly quiet, reserved, enjoys working solo in a dark office, not exactly a social butterfly. A typical computer nerd, I would say. I'm not trying to knock this personality type, btw. I know there are probably plenty of other guys like this on TI.He's actually Mr. SoCal's BFF, met back in high school, grew up together, and now, over 30 years later, they work together at the same company, do the same thing, same team, similar personalities.
We are sad for him. Sometimes I think we're biased because he's the friend and she's just the "wife of the friend". But I have to remember -- like the other comment here said earlier -- he chose this life. Or should I say she chose it and he went along with it? She the one who pursued him. I met them 100 years ago when I met Mr. SoCal. I always felt she came off bossy & high-maintenance even way back then.
Happiness said:If he hates the FIT, what car does he want?
Paris said:your friends relationship sounds like its heading towards divorce or it will at least cause the husband to cheat on his wife at some point for all the resentment I'm sure that's built up within him. She sounds more like a "mother" than a wife.
You must be getting a lot of action if you consider 10x a year to be sexless.SoCal said:sexless marriages" you read about online where people only do it 10x a year or less.
SoCal said:Happiness said:If he hates the FIT, what car does he want?
All the guy wanted was a freakin' CIVIC!!
It's bloody ridiculous! I told Mr. SoCal that's a slap in his face. For her to tell her husband, who is the primary breadwinner & a very good man, that he is unworthy of that is a total insult. It's not like he's asking for a lot. Sad!! Mr. SoCal ended up telling him: If your wife likes the Fit so much, then have her drive it and trade her car in for what you want.![]()
Happiness said:He should splurge on himself there sometimes.
SoCal said:Happiness said:If he hates the FIT, what car does he want?
All the guy wanted was a freakin' CIVIC!!
It's bloody ridiculous! I told Mr. SoCal that's a slap in his face. For her to tell her husband, who is the primary breadwinner & a very good man, that he is unworthy of that is a total insult. It's not like he's asking for a lot. Sad!! Mr. SoCal ended up telling him: If your wife likes the Fit so much, then have her drive it and trade her car in for what you want.![]()
daedalus said:Back to your original question, my wife would be OK with anything to the right of practical, and part of that is making sure it's not too much $$$. To the left of practical, she says I can have any car I want as long as I can afford it, but there is some unspoken guilt lying under the surface of "being able to afford it". I.e., "if you really think spending all that money on a 2 seat turbocharged gokart is the best thing for this family, what with job uncertainties, retirement cost uncertainties, general living uncertainties, college cost uncertainties, etc, then by all means, go ahead and get that ubermobile". Oh, and I have a garage queen I bought 11 years ago, which she won't let me sell. So my wife will let me buy what I want, but won't let me sell what I have lol.
lnc said:daedalus said:Back to your original question, my wife would be OK with anything to the right of practical, and part of that is making sure it's not too much $$$. To the left of practical, she says I can have any car I want as long as I can afford it, but there is some unspoken guilt lying under the surface of "being able to afford it". I.e., "if you really think spending all that money on a 2 seat turbocharged gokart is the best thing for this family, what with job uncertainties, retirement cost uncertainties, general living uncertainties, college cost uncertainties, etc, then by all means, go ahead and get that ubermobile". Oh, and I have a garage queen I bought 11 years ago, which she won't let me sell. So my wife will let me buy what I want, but won't let me sell what I have lol.
You got a smart wife, don't ever sell that VTEC classic! The new one does not live up to the original and not many new car nowadays can either.
I'm drooling over this 1997 one with only 27k miles.
https://circleporsche.com/inventory/Acura+NSX+T+Long+Beach+California+1997+Red+931044
aquabliss said:lnc said:daedalus said:Back to your original question, my wife would be OK with anything to the right of practical, and part of that is making sure it's not too much $$$. To the left of practical, she says I can have any car I want as long as I can afford it, but there is some unspoken guilt lying under the surface of "being able to afford it". I.e., "if you really think spending all that money on a 2 seat turbocharged gokart is the best thing for this family, what with job uncertainties, retirement cost uncertainties, general living uncertainties, college cost uncertainties, etc, then by all means, go ahead and get that ubermobile". Oh, and I have a garage queen I bought 11 years ago, which she won't let me sell. So my wife will let me buy what I want, but won't let me sell what I have lol.
You got a smart wife, don't ever sell that VTEC classic! The new one does not live up to the original and not many new car nowadays can either.
I'm drooling over this 1997 one with only 27k miles.
https://circleporsche.com/inventory/Acura+NSX+T+Long+Beach+California+1997+Red+931044
KBB is only $51k... This car feels like it's stuck between being a classic and being outdated. So much more you could do with that $80k
Happiness said:You must be getting a lot of action if you consider 10x a year to be sexless.
Ready2Downsize said:SoCal said:All the guy wanted was a freakin' CIVIC!!
It's bloody ridiculous! I told Mr. SoCal that's a slap in his face. For her to tell her husband, who is the primary breadwinner & a very good man, that he is unworthy of that is a total insult. It's not like he's asking for a lot. Sad!! Mr. SoCal ended up telling him: If your wife likes the Fit so much, then have her drive it and trade her car in for what you want.![]()
We have a civic. I don't drive much. The car will be a couple years old in a few months and I just cracked 10K miles this after taking it to AZ three times and back. We looked around at all the small cars and have been blessed with the reliability that Honda provided so we in the end we decided to stick with Honda. I wanted the Fit because it was similar to an old civic we had years ago that was shaped like a crossover but it was a car and I liked the storage but the Fit was uncomfortable and as much as I wanted the storage in the back, I couldn't bring myself to get a car that was going feel like sitting on a bench if we drove it to AZ. The out the door price for the Fit was either slightly more or less than the civic so what is her thinking? They are both basic reliable Hondas, they will both depreciate at a similar rate and aren't that much different in price. Gas mileage?
It's hard to believe someone could be that controlling over another adult and that other person would allow it. Maybe his mom had the same personality.
KBB values have been a long running joke in the NSX community. I think when I bought mine, KBB said it was worth about 2/3 what I paid, and I think I got a decent deal. I recall creating a linear regression equation to determine fair market asking prices, which considered factors such as miles, color and age. Each mile knocks 12 cents off the value, FWIW...or at least it used to. 11 years ago that red '97 would have sold for about $50k I think. Average price was in the mid to high $40s for that year, but this red ones has very low miles.lnc said:aquabliss said:lnc said:daedalus said:Back to your original question, my wife would be OK with anything to the right of practical, and part of that is making sure it's not too much $$$. To the left of practical, she says I can have any car I want as long as I can afford it, but there is some unspoken guilt lying under the surface of "being able to afford it". I.e., "if you really think spending all that money on a 2 seat turbocharged gokart is the best thing for this family, what with job uncertainties, retirement cost uncertainties, general living uncertainties, college cost uncertainties, etc, then by all means, go ahead and get that ubermobile". Oh, and I have a garage queen I bought 11 years ago, which she won't let me sell. So my wife will let me buy what I want, but won't let me sell what I have lol.
You got a smart wife, don't ever sell that VTEC classic! The new one does not live up to the original and not many new car nowadays can either.
I'm drooling over this 1997 one with only 27k miles.
https://circleporsche.com/inventory/Acura+NSX+T+Long+Beach+California+1997+Red+931044
KBB is only $51k... This car feels like it's stuck between being a classic and being outdated. So much more you could do with that $80k
Yeah, and that $80k was also the price when it's new back them.
I was also just showing how valuable these cars are nowadays especially a clean example.