New car time for us this December and I have fallen in LOVE with the XB but the wife thinks it's ugly. She already has a new car (2002 Stratus) and this one will be primarily mine but she will be driving it once in a while.

What can I do? (Besides a divorce or burying her in the middle of the desert. ;))

Any tips?

not that i'm marride but if she allready has a "new" car you should be able to get whatever new car you want. she should deal with it cuz it's not like she's gonna have to drive it everyday now is it? she doesnt totally detest it does she? i'd say point out the fuel economy and the interior space and if all else fails just explain how u like it and that it shouldnt even be a deal at all to her let alon a "big" deal.

not that i'm marride but if she allready has a "new" car you should be able to get whatever new car you want. she should deal with it cuz it's not like she's gonna have to drive it everyday now is it?

I can tell your not married. :lol: :wink:

My DH was the same way :roll: . He wasn't happy when I had my heart set on my XB. Now that I have it though, he loves it too!! He is 6'4" so that was a big concern for him and he has tons of head and leg room in the XB. Also, he loves the attention we get in the box.

I would let her test drive one. I think she will fall in love with the spaciousness and the cool features that you don't get in other cars with this kind of price!!

Wrap hands securely around said wife's tender throat. Apply the appropriate pressure, wait till all movement ceases. Ta da, you've got your xB and a Stratus.

Just tell her to STFU, then go buy it. When you bring it home and she gripes about how hideous it is say "Ok honey, since it is sooo ugly, I get the garage. That way nobody will know we have such an ugly car." Then head on back to dish wash detail. :?

Just tell her to STFU, then go buy it. When you bring it home and she gripes about how hideous it is say "Ok honey, since it is sooo ugly, I get the garage. That way nobody will know we have such an ugly car." Then head on back to dish wash detail. :?
This man is my hero! :lol: :lol:

I much prefer my method of "convincing" the wifey... just choke the _____ out.

My family thought it was ugly at first also. This is the coolest most unique car I've ever had. Just like everyone else is telling you, it is a Toyota, great price, great mileage, etc. I took my family for a test drive...now that I have it...I can't keep my husband out of it. He is also 6'3" and is amazed how roomy it is inside. We all love it. I bet your wife will change her mind if you get one. It grows on you!!

My wife was the same way when I decided I wanted an xB. She was stuck on an xA. I had her sit in both and explained how much more practical the box is. Way more room (at least it appears that way). Since we're planning on kids soon, that went a long way in convincing her. Now three months later, she loves it. It grows on you.

New car time for us this December and I have fallen in LOVE with the XB but the wife thinks it's ugly. She already has a new car (2002 Stratus) and this one will be primarily mine but she will be driving it once in a while.

What can I do? (Besides a divorce or burying her in the middle of the desert. ;))

Any tips?

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Good Luck !

WTF, steel.. you waited for the box longer than you've owned it.

ANYWAY. *steamed now*..
Anyway, I brought one home and my wife said it was goofy looking, I said, "yeah, but drive it" she did and now we own two :). Just have her drive it, if she hasn't. They're too much fun to deny.


Freaking Steel, WTF

I'm lucky then because my wife really likes the xb. :)

She already has a new car (2002 Stratus)

You were nice enought to let her get a stratus, ask her to return the favor.

take her down to the store, let her buy all her groceries and then pack them in her car... then swing by and pick up some lumber for her gardening project... pack her car to the brim and then swing by the scion dealer and let her sit in the car...

it sold my girlfriend, it sold my brother and it sold my sister-in-law... it may not be as big as a hummer, but it has the room as if it were next of kin...

one word, manipulation :D

I'm pretty lucky, my wife loves the xB. And she gets to drive the nB of ours more now, so that makes her happy as well.

However, you got to be married to understand this question.

What you could say, is, 'Hey, you got a new car, I want a new car, and there ain't thing one you is going to do to stop me!'

(Then turn around, duck, and run...)

:lol:

As a former married man, I learned a few tricks.... :twisted:

Mis Direction.

Go ape sh*t about buying something ridiculously expensive, Mercedez SUV, log cabin at the lake, home theater surround sound with sweet HDTV Projector. Whatever gets her goat. Get really serious like you are gonna pull rank on it and just do it-no matter what she says and she cannot stop you! (which is crap because you'd never hear the end of it).

Then one day tell her you called it all off and the intelligent, financially responsible, loving hubby thing to do is let her have her way and not buy that craaaazie item. "I can dream can't I baby?" Then sheepishly fall back to what will still make you happy, begrudgingly accept that YOU should settle for the inexpensive and financially responsible xB.

A little puppy dog look and a defeated macho man really yanks them heart strings. She'll love you coming to your senses

Mis Direction babeeeeeyyyyyy. :twisted:

Well,

Going to test drive an xB and a tC on Monday. (I'm only test driving the TC so she will go). I figure once I get her inside the xB on the road I'll be good to go.

To be honest, if I really "put my foot down" I can get whatever I want. But for those of you that are married you KNOW life is much easier if your spouse agrees with any new big ticket purchases. ;)

just choke the _____ out.

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just get it, if she thinks its ugly, dont drive her around in it, take the stratus.........if she will get mad at you for getting one, she will get over it........ :D

do what i did with my fiance, let her choose the color (luckily, it was BOP, so I had no complaints)

man my lady did not want me to get because she said the pw look liked a lil milk truck. I test drove it w/o her and when i came back i told her to sit in it. Now shes 4'11 when she got in it she was surprised by how roomy it was inside. Which makes no sense because shes so short! But I has grown to love it.

Well,

Going to test drive an xB and a tC on Monday. (I'm only test driving the TC so she will go). I figure once I get her inside the xB on the road I'll be good to go.

To be honest, if I really "put my foot down" I can get whatever I want. But for those of you that are married you KNOW life is much easier if your spouse agrees with any new big ticket purchases. ;)

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I went through the same thing with my girlfriend though. Damn I heard everything bad I could hear from her. "I hate it" "its ugly" blah blah. :roll:

But....after our road trip yesterday, she know's she likes it. :lol:

It just has to grow on people I guess.

Kind of like PTcruisers. http://www.wildhorsessd.com/emoticons/156.gif


Good luck man, and YOU know you can't go wrong with it. If she really loved you, she would understand your desire/taste. :D

Dodge Stratus?!?! You obviously have a different asthetic sence. Does she have lots of porcelain figureens everywhere. Even my grandma loves my XB. When will everybody stop driving jellybeans. Just get it and she will like it eventually.

I have a wife, she has input on some things and thought the xb was ugly! you know what i told her? Go fix dinner!

I have a wife, she has input on some things and thought the xb was ugly! you know what i told her? Go fix dinner!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Just look at it this way, if you are using your money to by the car you will drive then why cant you make the choice of what you want to dive?

And you got to sleep on the couch and the dog ate you dinner that night huh! :twisted: lol

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Just look at it this way, if you are using your money to by the car you will drive then why cant you make the choice of what you want to dive?

Well, it all depends on when I want to dive :wink:

Since I live near the ocean, I dive often...

But, really, if you are married, it's not so easy to just spend what you want, on what you want.

But there are ways to get things you want...You learn after a few years....

I have a wife, she has input on some things and thought the xb was ugly! you know what i told her? Go fix dinner!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Just look at it this way, if you are using your money to by the car you will drive then why cant you make the choice of what you want to dive?
I thought when you get married, NOTHING is yours anymore. It's ALL hers :shock: :lol:

I have a wife, she has input on some things and thought the xb was ugly! you know what i told her? Go fix dinner!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Just look at it this way, if you are using your money to by the car you will drive then why cant you make the choice of what you want to dive?
I thought when you get married, NOTHING is yours anymore. It's ALL hers :shock: :lol:

:? That could be. Thats why I hope I get everything before I get married. If not, I will make sure im the only one wo deals with my funds, that way its just like a :shock: why is this item at my door step? I never bought it honey :roll: 8)

I have a wife, she has input on some things and thought the xb was ugly! you know what i told her? Go fix dinner!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Just look at it this way, if you are using your money to by the car you will drive then why cant you make the choice of what you want to dive?

Obviously you aren't married yet bro! lol....It sounds logical but your wife will definatley make your life a living hell if she doesn't agree.

My wife thought my xB was the ugliest thing she'd ever seen. After she started riding around in it though it really grew on her. She digs it now.

New car time for us this December and I have fallen in LOVE with the XB but the wife thinks it's ugly. She already has a new car (2002 Stratus) and this one will be primarily mine but she will be driving it once in a while.

What can I do? (Besides a divorce or burying her in the middle of the desert. ;))

Any tips?

have a nice talk with her about the great gas mileage, and how roomy the car is inside. If you have small kids, the back is VERY big and adults fit back there [ok I would not want to be in the middle for a long drive, BUT it is bigger and has more leg room than my Tacoma Double cab.

My wife and I both drive double cabs, I got the xB as a daily driver. My wife's attitude is If I like it [and it is not too expensive :wink: no Mercedes G wagon for me :cry: ] then get it, YOU are the one that has to like it.

My oldest son kept asking what that was in the driveway. after about 6 times he finally got it that we bought it and it was not a rental. First thing he and #2 son did was program the radio. and took it for a drive. I have not heard a thing since.

try telling your wife that you plan on painting it Brown, and adding UPS decals because the UPS man "he DELIVERS" :lol:

Any xBers out there that could hook a brother up with a GOOD test drive. if you were in So Cal I would meet up with you so she could be a better feel for the car than a quick test drive will give you

man just have her sit in one....thats all! :twisted: