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View Poll Results: How does your wife / SO feel about your car?
Loves it, drives it, have to schedule windshield time. 14 19.44%
Enjoys it, but to a point. 30 41.67%
Toleration, but not into it. Not really objecting. 25 34.72%
He's gonna kill himself in that damn thing... 3 4.17%
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Old 01-29-2014, 09:08 PM   #1
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My wife found my current Porsche for me. She's a keeper, so is the 986. She will drive it occasionally,but is afraid of hosing it up.Decades ago she mangled the transmission of my Porsche with a bad shift. Not a word was said in the matter except " Are you OK ?Oh well, I'll get it fixed.
We then came to the point where I asked "Upgrade the Porsche or procreate?" Well two daughters and twenty five years later she comes to me and says "I found your car." She may not love the 986 but I believe she loves me. She does enjoy the drives if I behave!

It is a blessing to have a companion that understands their partners needs. I would say her true opinion is supportive, but not really excited. She has also been supportive as we went through boats, bikes, buggies and four wheelers too. I will say she liked the boats the best. The sports cars come in next. The buggies, bikes and four wheelers not at all.

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Old 01-30-2014, 03:38 AM   #2
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My wife can't drive a stick, so no worries there! She loves riding in the Boxster. We will usually include a stop for a nice lunch or a bit of shopping into our weekend drives so that helps. We joined the PCA a few years back and have participated in many fun runs, rallies, etc. She even comes out for the track weekends in the 951!
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Old 01-30-2014, 07:03 AM   #3
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As I don't have an SO to speak of, can't really answer this. But I only let my ex drive it once or twice and no more due to my own nervousness. It's tolerated, is just a car to him though.

My parents? Well, mom has a Boxster so there's your answer.
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