11-13-2013, 05:19 PM
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Location: Duncan, BC
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Am I the only retired guy with an understanding wife?
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11-26-2018, 06:03 AM
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Location: Laval QC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rickinduncan
Am I the only retired guy with an understanding wife?
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No, my girlfriend actively encourages me in my Porsche follies. I'm originally from Nanaimo, Rick in Duncan!
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Arctic Silver 2000 Boxster S - bought with a broken engine, back on the road with the engine replaced
Green 2000 Boxster 5-speed and 1978 928 auto
1987 924S 5-speed (Sold) - Blue 2000 Boxster 5 spd (Sold)
Last edited by elgyqc; 11-30-2018 at 05:33 AM.
Reason: clarification
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11-26-2018, 06:20 AM
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Location: Rockland Ontario
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Originally Posted by elgyqc
No, my girlfriend actively encourages me in my Porsche follies. Originally from Nanaimo, Rick in Duncan!
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I guess you're the only two with understanding wife's, because mine sure doesn't.
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11-26-2018, 07:05 AM
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Location: Spain
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Originally Posted by p3230
I guess you're the only two with understanding wife's, because mine sure doesn't.
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Exactly what I was thinking 🤔! Some guys are just lucky 🍀!
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11-26-2018, 08:46 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Los Angeles
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Originally Posted by elgyqc
No, my girlfriend actively encourages me in my Porsche follies. Originally from Nanaimo, Rick in Duncan!
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Me too. My wife is awesome. How awesome? She just nods "sure" when I ask if its ok to buy a spare engine so I won't miss any races when the engine in my car now blows up.
Yeah, she's "having a spare Porsche engine is a normal thing" kind of awesome.
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1979 911 SC
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11-26-2018, 09:11 PM
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Location: CO
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Originally Posted by thstone
Me too. My wife is awesome. How awesome? She just nods "sure" when I ask if its ok to buy a spare engine so I won't miss any races when the engine in my car now blows up.
Yeah, she's "having a spare Porsche engine is a normal thing" kind of awesome.
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Ditto... my wife just rolls her eyes in amusement when I get all excited about a new part or whatever (particularly if I got a good deal) she enjoys the car, and let’s me be me...
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11-27-2018, 05:05 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Pomona, CA
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Engineering Tech at Vizio - retired.
Was with the 5 original founders.
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2010 Golf TDI
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11-27-2018, 05:30 AM
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Join Date: May 2018
Location: Michigan
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Director of Hyperbaric and Dive Medicine for the only 24/7 emergency program in the state.
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11-27-2018, 06:04 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Orlando, FL
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I do computer security and have done IT for a couple of 10s of years. My wife is very encouraging of my car habit though tries to keep me from driving us into bankruptcy buying parts. Keep telling myself it doesn't have to all be done at once 
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11-28-2018, 05:11 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: North Eastern US
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Geof3
Ditto... my wife just rolls her eyes in amusement when I get all excited about a new part or whatever (particularly if I got a good deal) she enjoys the car, and let’s me be me...
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Me too! My wife is also a driver that appreciates cars. Her DD is an Audi S5 cab. We autocrossed together in the 80s, took the Bondurant 3 day HPDE class together in 2015 and did a half day together at Exotics Racing in 2016 (570s and F430F1). Just consulted with her when I was having trouble deciding on color choices for our 986’s Rennline fire extinguisher and mount.
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#317 550 Spyder Anniversary Edition 2004 Boxster S, 3.8L Flat Six Innovations engine, PSS9s, etc, etc . . .
The contents of my posts are for entertainment only. As confirmed by my many motor sports fails, I am not qualified to give product endorsements or mechanical advice 
Last edited by Oldcarguy; 11-28-2018 at 05:47 AM.
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