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For my birthday I want a supercharger for my G35 Coupe. Cost will be $5000 and change. She says no. I say she got what she wanted, why shouldn't I?
Keep in mind that the supercharger is supposed to crank out 340+ rwhp and is thus a necessity.
What sayest thou?
lawman
That is a big part of the problem -> if she finds out you also bought it on sale then she will think you are cheap ;)
What you tell her is that, it's not the size of the gift - but the thought that counts.
Keep in mind, I've only been married for about 3 & 1/2 years, but been with my wife for almost 6 years - so I am still very new at this.
Perhaps somebody with a more serious relationship has a better approach?
Next time, try buying her the desk from someplace nice (read expensive & European, depending on her taste) that way, it will seem like you spent a bundle - and more than likely, you will have.
Please let me know how it goes, eh? My own B-day is coming up soon...and the wife is a few months after me.
it's not the size of the gift - but the thought that counts.
*aghast* Jeremy... if he tells her that, he'll end up with a $5 diecast model of his car with a supercharger.
Nope, you have no leverage. Go for the die-cast model, and you might get lucky. ;)
I didn't pick out her desk, she did
She might have picked out something different if you'd taken her to Ethan Allen instead of Office Max, though... ;)
http:**//www.roadandtrack.com/images/rt_images/2002/november/2002_11_g35_static_rear.jpg (imagine a SC under there)
http:**//images.officemax.com/images/kreb_large/777720203094A.GIF
How would you feel?
[edited by: ShawnR at 11:33 pm (utc) on June 27, 2003]
Then again, I'm of the "ask forgiveness, not permission" school of possessions.
Buy it. Call it a birthday present, call it your National Lawman's Day Present ... call it whatever you want.
Buy it, man. Buy the toy!
What's she gonna do once you've got it? Oh sure, it'll be a little stormy for a couple of days ... but it'll be well worth it.
She can get him a nice card for his birthday and a tankful of gas to feed the charger.
Unless maybe she has something special for you already :P
1) She's living in the house she wanted;
2) She's wearing braces she said were a necessity;
3) All college education expenses paid;
4) She would like a Volvo, but a 2002 hand-me-down Acura TL Type S ain't too bad;
5) She doesn't have to ask when she wants to buy clothes;
6) Hey, I took her to Boston Pubcon;
7) I'll let her ride in my supercharged ride;
8) She married the man of her dreams.
I really should get that supercharger. :)
lawman
Pop for the mod on the coupe. It goes under the hood right? What are the chances of her looking there? <duck>
Then lower the demands on the bday present to a more plausible item like a new set of rims or a suspension upgrade kit. If your gonna strap on the SC you need to upgrade the rubber and the shocks right?....Right?
Didn't you get the sedan? If so, you been following the SC upgrade on freshalloy?
BTW, my unit included the performance upgrade (18" wheels, super sticky tires, limited slip, etc.).
Perhaps somebody with a more serious relationship has a better approach?
Jeremy, I hope your wife doesn't read this board.
Lawman, I side with Hawkgirls argument, it's easier to get forgiven then to get permission. Buy it and enjoy it.
Yeah, just finished breaking it in.
>you been following the SC upgrade on freshalloy? <
No, but I think my wife has, maybe she will buy me one for my birthday. ;-)
ducks
At this time all money is produced by the lawmanster hisself.
Then why are you asking in the first place? Go buy it, for goodness sake.
and iffin that don't work, make the car happy on yer own. After all, when it comes to cars, many of our darlin's ain't gonna understand that relationship any more than we will ever understand why anyone needs more than 3 pairs of shoes ... it's just the way things are, accept that fact and perspective forevermore becomes a tad more crystal
I have to agree with the "....easier to get forgiven than permission..." stance.
Otherwise I never would have gotten my bike.
Then why are you asking in the first place? Go buy it, for goodness sake.
Sounds like you've never had a wife. ;)
<To explain the difference between having a girlfriend and having a wife.
Before we were married, I said, "I think I'm going to buy a Harley and we'll hang out with the other bikers at Cabbo Wabbo" (Sandy Springs, GA). "Sure" she says. Shortly thereafter she turns up pregnant, we had no insurance, and I had to pay for all expenses. There went the Harley.
Fast forward to two months ago (we've been married seven and a half years). The conversation went just like this:
"I was admiring Lloyd's bike (neighbor) and Lloyd said . . . "
She interrupted, "You're not getting a motorcycle.">
