Wife thinks im nuts!

[Doc_Love]

Like most on here I love cars. It doesnt matter the age, engine size etc i can find the enjoyment in almost anything with four wheels. I love working out what everything does, wee upgrades here and there etc.

So. Why do I feel so cold with my latest acquisition? Chatting with the old man the other day and my wife scoffed when I suggested I hadn't yet bonded with it! Do others get this?

After years of driving cars that often fit the 'shed' description my wife and I were able to upgrade our cars. She picked hers, I picked mine. Both are 2nd hand etc - hers is deemed the family car. Its great and does exactly what its been bought for. Comfortable with a decent bit of power and fits us all in.

For me, I looked and waited for months. Eventually 'the' car id been looking for turned up. The perfect blend of style, performance and flexibility (estate) while being decent at the pumps. The car is bordering immaculate for its age and I really enjoyed the drive home.

Yet, since ive bought it in Nov ive not driven it much. Unlike prev cars where I'm in every nook and cranny ilearning everything , in this one ive learned what I need and not bothered with the rest! I worry about scratching it, dont want it getting 'salted' by the gritters or damaging the low profile alloys/tyres.

Am I destined for shed life? This car is great but I dont seem to be bonding! Or is it just that I need to wait for the better weather for the car to really shine?

[bus_ter]

Do you look back at it when you walk away? Sure sign you've bought the right car.

[brillomaster]

Whatever car it is, its probably new enough to be boring and just competent at what it does. Possibly too complex to really learn much about it or modify it too.

New cars can be very fast and stable, but also very quiet, insulate you from the experience of driving and you never get to their limits.

But go on, what car is it? My guess is a modern ish audi or Mercedes estate. Perhaps a volvo.

[Super Sonic]

You may find it grows on you the more you drive it.

[Somewhatfoolish]

Sell it, get a shed, and spend the money saved on a bike. It's impossible to have an unlikable bike.

[vladcjelli]

Doc_Love said:

ive not driven it much.

Give yourself an excuse to go for a road trip of some description.

Pick some good tunes/radio and take yourself off through some of our green and pleasant lands for no other reason than you can.

Makes even crap cars into good friends.

Solo driving a diesel Fiat Multipla (honestly) over random Lancashire hillsides in late evening sunshine, to get to an event I was taking the place of my deceased brother for, remains one of my favourite driving memories.