wife wants an automatic !!!!!
#1
wife wants an automatic !!!!!
hey guys
So me and my wife decided to buy a new car this year. We have a 2000 Honda civic however its getting close to the 200 000 km mark and my wife is getting her g license.
So i was teaching her how to drive manual , which went well until one day she forgot everything i taught her and stalled my car 5 times in a row , and also confused the third gear with the first one so she went first gear at 55km !!! .
Anyways , we are both paying for the car and we are planning on both driving it ( one week each or something like that). Anyhow , she was fine with buying a manual at first but after talking to my parents they convinced her to get an automatic !!. I tried to convinced her to buy a manual again but she doesn't want to hear me and only wants to get an automatic.
Any advice?? . I can't see myself driving an automatic again , and we are planning on getting a 2006 civic or a celica (depending on the insurance)
So me and my wife decided to buy a new car this year. We have a 2000 Honda civic however its getting close to the 200 000 km mark and my wife is getting her g license.
So i was teaching her how to drive manual , which went well until one day she forgot everything i taught her and stalled my car 5 times in a row , and also confused the third gear with the first one so she went first gear at 55km !!! .
Anyways , we are both paying for the car and we are planning on both driving it ( one week each or something like that). Anyhow , she was fine with buying a manual at first but after talking to my parents they convinced her to get an automatic !!. I tried to convinced her to buy a manual again but she doesn't want to hear me and only wants to get an automatic.
Any advice?? . I can't see myself driving an automatic again , and we are planning on getting a 2006 civic or a celica (depending on the insurance)
#5
i wish i had the money to buy her an older automatic and get the newer car for myself. Unless you want to trade your 99 civic for a 2000 civic with 200 000 km and 1 accident.
I know this is not a huge issue , but man i really want a 2 door manual or the 2006 civic manual .
#14
well i would do it .. however she is saying that we already have a manual (my car before i got married) basicly her point is we already have a manual which is your car , and i should get an automatic to be my car.
However my point is if i m going to pay for half of it i should have a saying in this too right. BTW she wants a red car. Of course according to her the new car is going to be for both of us but i m starting to see it differently.
Plus , i got my parents against me and since i m 23 the insurance would most likely be under their name !
#16
but anyways, try teaching her again?...or maybe have someone else try and teach, some people are just better at teaching it then others...
a car with paddle shifters would kind of be a compromise, but a ****ty one...
#18
well guys thanks for all the input . I got good news and bad news
bad news
It aint happening , we are getting an automatic this summer and its final . I forgot that my wife suffers from both knees when she walks too much or does too much exercise. Therefore having a manual and she having to use the clutch everytime (she gets off work in rush hour) it may not be good for her knee. So i had to give that up (of course there were more reasons but this one just kill all my chances)
good news
i will decide the model , year , and colour of the car (it looks like the budget will be 10 000 to 16 000 ) so i guess we can get something pretty decent for that
Also , my wife agreed that once i turn 25 ( 1 year and a few months) to sell the 4 door honda and get for myself a car for 6-7 grand ( i think i can get a celica for that price)
bad news
It aint happening , we are getting an automatic this summer and its final . I forgot that my wife suffers from both knees when she walks too much or does too much exercise. Therefore having a manual and she having to use the clutch everytime (she gets off work in rush hour) it may not be good for her knee. So i had to give that up (of course there were more reasons but this one just kill all my chances)
good news
i will decide the model , year , and colour of the car (it looks like the budget will be 10 000 to 16 000 ) so i guess we can get something pretty decent for that
Also , my wife agreed that once i turn 25 ( 1 year and a few months) to sell the 4 door honda and get for myself a car for 6-7 grand ( i think i can get a celica for that price)
#19
well guys thanks for all the input . I got good news and bad news
bad news
It aint happening , we are getting an automatic this summer and its final . I forgot that my wife suffers from both knees when she walks too much or does too much exercise. Therefore having a manual and she having to use the clutch everytime (she gets off work in rush hour) it may not be good for her knee. So i had to give that up (of course there were more reasons but this one just kill all my chances)
good news
i will decide the model , year , and colour of the car (it looks like the budget will be 10 000 to 16 000 ) so i guess we can get something pretty decent for that
Also , my wife agreed that once i turn 25 ( 1 year and a few months) to sell the 4 door honda and get for myself a car for 6-7 grand ( i think i can get a celica for that price)
bad news
It aint happening , we are getting an automatic this summer and its final . I forgot that my wife suffers from both knees when she walks too much or does too much exercise. Therefore having a manual and she having to use the clutch everytime (she gets off work in rush hour) it may not be good for her knee. So i had to give that up (of course there were more reasons but this one just kill all my chances)
good news
i will decide the model , year , and colour of the car (it looks like the budget will be 10 000 to 16 000 ) so i guess we can get something pretty decent for that
Also , my wife agreed that once i turn 25 ( 1 year and a few months) to sell the 4 door honda and get for myself a car for 6-7 grand ( i think i can get a celica for that price)
just buy a 1-2 year old Civic or something for her...
and then get a Miata for yourself, you'll be in good shape..
#20