Many years ago soon after we were married and financially struggling, I looked longingly at an extreeemely expensive, gorgeous full length fur coat in a department store window (when they still had windows and nobody was demonstrating against wearing fur). My husband said "If you want it honey, get it. We'll manage somehow." Knew then that I married the right man for sure....but common sense prevailed at that time.
Still tells me the same thing.....money situation a lot different....expect delivery in May. Up to him, he would get a Honda Fit.
Oh yeah... I ordered it, waited as all of us did, started sending my better half links from the web as a teaser.. finally it arrived and I just knew I'd hear something like 'I don't really want a new car right now' or 'why don't we sell both cars and just use ZipCar... or something. I actually mentioned the high resale prices and just let him know that I was buying it and if he didn't like it, we can always sell (yikes!). The problem is that both our other cars are really good, so it's tough shoes to fill with the smart.. I brought it home and didn't even tell him. Just let him see it on the street.. to which he said -"Hey! there's a clown car on the street! Is that yours??" I said, "Hell no! I got us a TOWN car, duh!". Anyway. He still hasn't driven it (partly because it's having problems) but I suspect it will warm to him and vice versa. Non-car obsessed peeps are the hardest sell.
I got the, "...when @#$% freezes over..." response. So, I just ordered the smart and didn't mention it until I drove it home. One ride in it was enough to leave us both smiling... there was never any doubt that this was a great decision. It has become like our child... some childless couples dote over their dog or cat... but a car won't pee on the floor. I'll pull out a pic of the smart from my wallet... now that I swapped the color of the body panels from silver to white, some people even think my smart and I are starting to look alike!
So, I just ordered the smart and didn't mention it until I drove it home.
i, too, just 'reserved' one anyway. the way i figure it, i've got PLENTY of time to convince her that this is the way to go. besides, she keeps saying that she's not ready for a new car yet, but i can always say "Honey, I'm just planning ahead so when you are, we'll have a Smart in the garage instead of another Saturn Ion that won't let you take your key out of the ignition every time you go to get out of it!"
i have special powers and will persuade her. either that or I'll have TWO car payments!
oh... I had to do plenty of arguing with MYSELF to get to agree to go forward with the purchase of the smart as I did just ger prior to it a PT cruiser that I really hated. With getting a new job that I have to commute to, the choice made a whole lot of sense... But then it was a hard decision...
Ummmm... did I mention that our other car is a Honda Fit?
Great reviews on the Fit...I drove it and still hear from the salesman every once in a while. This time I chose fun over practicality. You're lucky to have both. Our other car is a monster SUV.
My wife thinks I'm nuts, but we're coming up for 25 years or marriage so she knows me well enough to know that I have to get these things out of my system.
I think she is hopeful that this "toy" will replace my motorcycles, and she may be right.
Thats exactly what my wife is thinking as well. Smart will replace motorcycle. But for the record she doesn't like the Smart. Much too small. She thinks I'll look like an idiot driving it. A lot of people I've talked to think the same.
I told my hubby I was reserving one last March. Either he did not believe me or he did not hear me. Around January, I reminded him that it was coming. This time, he did not believe me. BUT, he started talking about how unsafe a small car was and he did not want me to die. Or, as he really put it, he did not want to be wiping my hind end for the rest of my life. When it was on the boat over, he started saying: "You are not really gonna buy that thing are you?" I said, yes I am. "WHere are you getting the money?" he said, I said I had saved it. "Do you have enough saved up to buy me an antique pickup truck?" Well, yeah...I guess I do. SO that is how we ended up with the big yellow monster and the tiny blue baby in the garage. He would not ride in it for three weeks. He hates the ride, but loves the seats. I would say that he has "accepted" my purchase, but we will never be fighting over it.
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