My wife is ____ed with my new Xb!

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Feb 17, 2005 | 07:00 PM

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WagenMaster

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My wife's never driven my 5 speed, and I'd like to keep it that way.
She hasn't driven a MT in 7 years, and I'd prefer it if she weren't re-learning with my car. I'll teach her one of these days...

Feb 17, 2005 | 08:10 PM

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I hate the spec v shifter , too hard of a pedal too

You'd think they could engineer a performance clutch with a light pedal!

I enjoy the stiff pedal, a vette has a similar feel tot he clutch. Its the clunky shifter that gets me, it could definatley be smoother.

Feb 17, 2005 | 08:15 PM

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hehe

I bought a manual to discourage my wife, mother-in-law and any other person from driving my BOX

Feb 17, 2005 | 08:31 PM

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Re: My wife is ____ed with my new Xb!

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Originally Posted by MightyHalo

I got my new '05 TCM box today......and my wife flipped out when she found out I got a manual transmission...I had to wait about 6 months to get my car, cause my lease on my old car finally finished....never test drove it till last week..and I was thinking, I don't want a slow matic.......but oh well...can't please everyone with 1 car :D

sounds like a communication thing

Feb 18, 2005 | 02:59 AM

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get a new wife

Feb 18, 2005 | 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by niksmr2

Ha ha, there are soooo many guys out there who bow down to their wives/girlfriends about the whole tranny issue. They buy an automatic even though they HATE it, just to please their significant other!

I don't really understand why so many women either refuse to learn or are scared to learn to drive a manual...

Good job sticking up for yourself

Bow down? Please -- I enjoy shifting but when it comes to the stop and go traffic
on the loop 101 I dont mind the fact that I bought my wifes xb with an auto -- she
loves this car and I think its still fun to drive. That the most important thing to me!

no offense to anyone !!

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God sakes man when are you going to something with that hair?

04 xb -- auto
02 protege 5 -- manual -- zoom zoom

Feb 18, 2005 | 04:53 AM

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MightyHalo

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well, i waited a long time to get my box....and my gut wanted a manual, cause of the fun factor with driving a manual vs. automatic....

Feb 18, 2005 | 05:21 AM

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Damn i must be a wimp cause i ordered a mt then when i went to dealrship with my wife of course, she started getting mad that it was mt. so i had to get auto.

Hay the loan is under her name for "my xb" so i guess i did not have a lot to say in that argument!!

Unless i turn my auto into mt. My boyes back home in N.Y. turn auto civics and integras into mt. so it shound be possible for "my baby"

Feb 18, 2005 | 08:44 AM

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Re: My wife is ____ed with my new Xb!

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Originally Posted by MightyHalo

Better to have your wife grumpy for a little while than to sigh to yourself everytime you get a fun stretch of road and wish you had held out for that stick shift. You made the right choice.