Unreasonable?

[chows4us]

Originally Posted by drburton

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I'm holding strong that the car was not intended to be used for commuting. I also have to admit a jealousy issue since she can drive it to work and I can't

So I'm open to opinions - am I being over the top?

Its a car ... its meant to be DRIVEN, not sit around looking pretty.

Your wife is right and pleasing the wife always has its benefits. I would be thankful she likes driving it.

[Perfectlap]

Hmmm you are a better man than me letting the misses drive your baby.

anyhooo this could be settled quiet easily.

get Leland west to insure your Boxster. They have cheap rate (relative to my state) and will only insure you if you drive less than 5,000 miles a year and keep the car garage kept.

This way you can blame the insurance company.


I don't like racking miles up on my car for work realted commutes but after seeing my insurance bill it makes no sense paying for something that's just going to stay parked.

[wild1poet2]

The Porsche is just a machine and its meant to be driven. It's not a show car. It is depreciating and costing you money just sitting still. So use it and derive some enjoyment for your expense. IMO

[PSP]

When all is said and done, it is still just a car - a nice car, but still just a car.

....and trust me on this one, it will be cheaper in the long run to get a replacement car than it will to get a replacement wife

[asnigro]

If she has a car already, why does she need to drive the Box to work? Putting miles on the car via driving to and from work (especially if she works far from home) is pointless in my opinion. I would say save the Box driving for what you mentioned you bought it for "Summer for fun driving, dates out etc.."

However, if you both paid for this beauty, I guess its as much as her right to drive it as yours. I would assume that you are just kind of upset that she can drive it to work and you cant becuase of the whole garage thing.

Also, I am sick of all this "As long as the wife is happy" talk on this board! I understand some of it is said in jest, but lets be serious! I am not saying "what the man says goes" but I would hope the say around the house is 50-50.

[Brucelee]

If it is your car, what is the discussion about? Do you tell her how to drive her car?

If it is her car, she gets to decide.

If you BOTH own it, there is your first mistake!

Remember, divorce costs more than any car.

Good luck!

[BeechSierra]

Drive and enjoy!

[mussberger]

Sorry. I Guess The Note Was Blown Away.

[Boxtress]

Toys are meant to be shared. I let my 19-year old kid drive mine all the time. (He has his own 944 turbo, so it's not like he's going to go over the top with mine. His is faster, but mine is prettier.) I also lent mine to my boyfriend for two days in exchange for his candy-apple red Cadillac, just so he could give his ex-wife fits. ("Run around town in it," I said. "Wave at everyone. Tell them all that I gave it to you for your birthday."

And guess what? Rumor has it, in the small town where he lives, that I gave it to him for his birthday.

Toys are fun. Driving the Box is fantastic. But sharing your toys is part of what makes them so damn much fun.

And if something happens to them, well that's what we pay those fantastic insurance premiums for, isn't it? Yeah. So suck it up and let your wife drive the Box to work. She'll love you for it, and isn't that what having toys and fun is all about? Oh, yeeesssss.

[Rail26]

My wife is not allowed to eat french fries or drink anything colored in the Box. For some reason after she is done it looks as if a french fry sprinkler went off in the car. I swear she puts one fry in her mouth and throws two on the floor. I love her quirks, but not in the Box.