Wife wants a new car... we are now in day 3 of arguing!!

[patmahe]

Spending that sort of cash on a car to do 2000 miles per year sounds like madness to me. There are plenty of nice looking old Audis, Volvos etc that would to that job with ease if you must have the prestige badge.

Losing that sort of money in depreciation for so little benefit is pointless IMO.

[rottie102]

LukeSi said:

or rather than my carefully planned trickery. Suggest a Kia and when she says no ask her if she has ever actually seen one other than driving past it. When she inevitably says no take her to look at one. She will soon see they are solid bang for your buck cars.

WTF? Do you own KIA's shares or something?

[pixieporsche]

Theoldfm said:

You all seem to be saying the same sorts of things as I have been over the course of the last 3 days... hence the 3 days of arguing

Unless I can see some 'value' (to me) in getting her another car, then I don't see the point in changing.. however, I do quite fancy a Discovery / Defender as a weekend 'toy' and we could do with a bigger family car too as I can't change mine for another 2 years

I would be LIVID if my OH tried to have any bearing on my car choices, just as I'm sure he wouldn't like it if I had any bearing on his, though he did agree with my way of thinking on one thing, a cheapo Interceptor was a silly idea!

Does annoy me when I see so many men who seem to "choose" their wives cars. Fair enough if it's there choice and perhaps I'm a bit strange anyway, so perhaps you should all ignore me

[Bricol]

Mate was in the same situation with wifey and low miles a year in a car you had to pay through the nose for MoT, tax, insurance etc. So sold it and she simply rings for a taxi every time now.

With the money saved, he runs a single "proper" car.

Bri

[sharpfocus]

Guvna said:

This XC90 looks a steal at £9.995 with 62,000 miles and at only 7 years old.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2289485.htm

I wouldn't say a steal, but if she fancies taking it to 92k over the next 15 years it wouldn't seem a bad investment.

Sounds more likely that in 18 months it won't fit her latest 'needs' though. I sympathise; my wife would have us in financial ruins inside 3 months if she was let loose too!

[terzo]

LANDROVER DISCOVERY LANDMARK TD5- 71K- FSH- LEATHER (2004)
71,000 miles £10,485

[JollyGrnMonster]

I feel slightly better about my mrs now lol
She has an aging zafira and the main complaint is it only got washed twice in 2010 lol

[Jasandjules]

Spend 5k on a Passat Estate for 2k miles a year then spend 5k on a nice 2 seater convertible.

[Legacywr]

Subaru Legacy.. if it's big enough?

[NiceCupOfTea]

pixieporsche said:

Theoldfm said:

You all seem to be saying the same sorts of things as I have been over the course of the last 3 days... hence the 3 days of arguing

Unless I can see some 'value' (to me) in getting her another car, then I don't see the point in changing.. however, I do quite fancy a Discovery / Defender as a weekend 'toy' and we could do with a bigger family car too as I can't change mine for another 2 years

I would be LIVID if my OH tried to have any bearing on my car choices, just as I'm sure he wouldn't like it if I had any bearing on his, though he did agree with my way of thinking on one thing, a cheapo Interceptor was a silly idea!

Does annoy me when I see so many men who seem to "choose" their wives cars. Fair enough if it's there choice and perhaps I'm a bit strange anyway, so perhaps you should all ignore me

If he's paying for it I reckon it's fair enough that he's got some bearing on it!

[Mojocvh]

Legacywr said:

Subaru Legacy.. if it's big enough?

good call!

[pixieporsche]

NiceCupOfTea said:

pixieporsche said:

Theoldfm said:

You all seem to be saying the same sorts of things as I have been over the course of the last 3 days... hence the 3 days of arguing

Unless I can see some 'value' (to me) in getting her another car, then I don't see the point in changing.. however, I do quite fancy a Discovery / Defender as a weekend 'toy' and we could do with a bigger family car too as I can't change mine for another 2 years

I would be LIVID if my OH tried to have any bearing on my car choices, just as I'm sure he wouldn't like it if I had any bearing on his, though he did agree with my way of thinking on one thing, a cheapo Interceptor was a silly idea!

Does annoy me when I see so many men who seem to "choose" their wives cars. Fair enough if it's there choice and perhaps I'm a bit strange anyway, so perhaps you should all ignore me

If he's paying for it I reckon it's fair enough that he's got some bearing on it!

This world seems to be full of men who seem to think they are the be all and end all of every decision a couple is to make.

[Somnophore]

Yes but it's not her car it's their car, and by the sound of it, it's his money, she's lucky that he's provided a car for her convenience at all for 2k a year. 2k miles a year be cheaper to just get taxis.

[NiceCupOfTea]

pixieporsche said:

NiceCupOfTea said:

pixieporsche said:

Theoldfm said:

You all seem to be saying the same sorts of things as I have been over the course of the last 3 days... hence the 3 days of arguing

Unless I can see some 'value' (to me) in getting her another car, then I don't see the point in changing.. however, I do quite fancy a Discovery / Defender as a weekend 'toy' and we could do with a bigger family car too as I can't change mine for another 2 years

I would be LIVID if my OH tried to have any bearing on my car choices, just as I'm sure he wouldn't like it if I had any bearing on his, though he did agree with my way of thinking on one thing, a cheapo Interceptor was a silly idea!

Does annoy me when I see so many men who seem to "choose" their wives cars. Fair enough if it's there choice and perhaps I'm a bit strange anyway, so perhaps you should all ignore me

If he's paying for it I reckon it's fair enough that he's got some bearing on it!

This world seems to be full of men who seem to think they are the be all and end all of every decision a couple is to make.

This world seems to be full of women who seem to think they can marry money and then sit on their arses dictating how it's spent!

[Theoldfm]

terzo said:

LANDROVER DISCOVERY LANDMARK TD5- 71K- FSH- LEATHER (2004)
71,000 miles £10,485

Yes, this is one of the actual cars that we have discussed - the Landmark is a good spec with leather etc as standard.

I do about 30-40k per year in my car so I need a diesel. As our 2nd car does such a low mileage, it might be worth considering the V8 Discovery as MPG won't be such an issue and they tend to be cheaper to buy too. Any thoughts?

[ukwill]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2344030.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2274402.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1868176.htm (gone but a good example)

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2359981.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2322836.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2210428.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2316186.htm (looks like fun)

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2318856.htm

[Theoldfm]

ukwill said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2344030.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2274402.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1868176.htm (gone but a good example)

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2359981.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2322836.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2210428.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2316186.htm (looks like fun)

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2318856.htm

The scoopy does look like good fun but not with 3 kids / car seats in the back..!!

We need 'the next size up'

[terzo]

pixieporsche said:

NiceCupOfTea said:

pixieporsche said:

Theoldfm said:

You all seem to be saying the same sorts of things as I have been over the course of the last 3 days... hence the 3 days of arguing

Unless I can see some 'value' (to me) in getting her another car, then I don't see the point in changing.. however, I do quite fancy a Discovery / Defender as a weekend 'toy' and we could do with a bigger family car too as I can't change mine for another 2 years

I would be LIVID if my OH tried to have any bearing on my car choices, just as I'm sure he wouldn't like it if I had any bearing on his, though he did agree with my way of thinking on one thing, a cheapo Interceptor was a silly idea!

Does annoy me when I see so many men who seem to "choose" their wives cars. Fair enough if it's there choice and perhaps I'm a bit strange anyway, so perhaps you should all ignore me

If he's paying for it I reckon it's fair enough that he's got some bearing on it!

This world seems to be full of men who seem to think they are the be all and end all of every decision a couple is to make.

feminist alert!

[borat]
In my country we say to let a woman drive a car is like to let a monkey fly a plane, very very dangerous!
[/borat]

[Mojocvh]

pixieporsche said:

NiceCupOfTea said:

pixieporsche said:

Theoldfm said:

You all seem to be saying the same sorts of things as I have been over the course of the last 3 days... hence the 3 days of arguing

Unless I can see some 'value' (to me) in getting her another car, then I don't see the point in changing.. however, I do quite fancy a Discovery / Defender as a weekend 'toy' and we could do with a bigger family car too as I can't change mine for another 2 years

I would be LIVID if my OH tried to have any bearing on my car choices, just as I'm sure he wouldn't like it if I had any bearing on his, though he did agree with my way of thinking on one thing, a cheapo Interceptor was a silly idea!

Does annoy me when I see so many men who seem to "choose" their wives cars. Fair enough if it's there choice and perhaps I'm a bit strange anyway, so perhaps you should all ignore me

If he's paying for it I reckon it's fair enough that he's got some bearing on it!

This world seems to be full of men who seem to think they are the be all and end all of every decision a couple is to make.

get a bus pass then.

[pixieporsche]

NiceCupOfTea said:

pixieporsche said:

NiceCupOfTea said:

pixieporsche said:

Theoldfm said:

You all seem to be saying the same sorts of things as I have been over the course of the last 3 days... hence the 3 days of arguing

Unless I can see some 'value' (to me) in getting her another car, then I don't see the point in changing.. however, I do quite fancy a Discovery / Defender as a weekend 'toy' and we could do with a bigger family car too as I can't change mine for another 2 years

I would be LIVID if my OH tried to have any bearing on my car choices, just as I'm sure he wouldn't like it if I had any bearing on his, though he did agree with my way of thinking on one thing, a cheapo Interceptor was a silly idea!

Does annoy me when I see so many men who seem to "choose" their wives cars. Fair enough if it's there choice and perhaps I'm a bit strange anyway, so perhaps you should all ignore me

If he's paying for it I reckon it's fair enough that he's got some bearing on it!

This world seems to be full of men who seem to think they are the be all and end all of every decision a couple is to make.

This world seems to be full of women who seem to think they can marry money and then sit on their arses dictating how it's spent!

I completely agree, we have not been told who is spending the money here though? Never assume anything.