what does your wife/girlfriend think about your e30 obsession??

[brandondan1]

My gf absolutely loves my car. In fact, my first car ( zinno with shiny paint, and tons of things wrong with it) is what broke the ice between us. She commented "nice car," and we've been together for 2 years since then.

She actually knows what r3v is, and sometimes when I go to her house, her laptop already has the homepage up, and she says "I had it ready for you." She also volunteers to get involved in the "not so dirty" jobs, like wiring my smileys, and installing my side skirts.

I guess I lucked out.. but honestly, I wouldn't want to be with a girl that wasn't open minded enough to accept my passions.

[SpecM]

I guess I lucked out.

yea, I'll say

[Tree18is]

gettin rid of my bimmer hating bitch now.

[der affe]

had a few GFs that said (this was before i was into BMW's)
" i would get more attention from you if i had a VW/Porsche symbol hanging around my neck!"

i had an agreement with one girl that i dated for 3 years. i told her that saturaday was my car day don't EVER plan on seening me that day or plan any "us" stuff. i was flexable if something came up like dinner with her dad, etc. as long as i was given a few days notice. saturday nights were for going out as well as most other nights unless i had a big repair or project going on. it worked out great! then one day she decided to stop taking her PAXIL and after 6 months with no serotonan reuptake inhibitors coursing through her system, it was done.

realistically though, if the girl knows she is getting involved with a "car guy" from the start, they really can't bitch as long as you are financially responsable and get the important stuff covered.

girls have really been into my car lately though, wierd. they have all been in the 25-30 range though. wonder what that means?

[318isbmw]

My gf went with me to buy my car, so she's been with me and the project since the beginning. Before the bmw I've got a pickup that I was building, and she started dating when I bought that, so she's never seen me without a project, and she was awesome about helping on the truck, but the bmw she helps get me from point a to point b to get stuff done on it and doesn't complain, but she likes my truck a hell of a lot better than the bmw. The truck cost more is the odd part about it and she still likes it better.

[nando]

then one day she decided to stop taking her PAXIL and after 6 months with no serotonan reuptake inhibitors coursing through her system, it was done.

soooo, was she as hot as she was crazy? just wondering if the correlation works both ways.

[FL318is]

Famous last words!

wife, " You should spend as much time with me as you do your damn BMWs!"

me, " If you were half as much fun as just one of them, I would!"

Judge, " Are there any property disputes before this marriage disolves?"

moral, speak your mind and you will be free. I have another BMW and a(freaky) girlfriend who drives BMW not an expedition!

[pawi30]

the gf is an auto tech and drives a honda with a gsr swap, so we battle it out on the backroads on the weekends, she'll get me off the get but eventually the e30 triumphs ..... she also tries to point out every e30 she sees!

[CAOSyAMOR]

had a few GFs that said (this was before i was into BMW's)
" i would get more attention from you if i had a VW/Porsche symbol hanging around my neck!"

i had an agreement with one girl that i dated for 3 years. i told her that saturaday was my car day don't EVER plan on seening me that day or plan any "us" stuff. i was flexable if something came up like dinner with her dad, etc. as long as i was given a few days notice. saturday nights were for going out as well as most other nights unless i had a big repair or project going on. it worked out great! then one day she decided to stop taking her PAXIL and after 6 months with no serotonan reuptake inhibitors coursing through her system, it was done.

realistically though, if the girl knows she is getting involved with a "car guy" from the start, they really can't bitch as long as you are financially responsable and get the important stuff covered.

girls have really been into my car lately though, wierd. they have all been in the 25-30 range though. wonder what that means?

I have experienced the same thing.. I think it can often be chocked up to maturity level and life experience. Younger girls perhaps have an altered, 'MTV' view on reality where life is parties and afterparties and working on 'old, junky cars' gets in the way of their selfish motivives.. Whereas slightly more mature girls may be starting to realize that, for the most part, this car thing is a healthy obsession and if we are happy they are happy. They may have been in enough crappy relationships by now to realize a good thing when it comes around.

[delatlanta1281]

She laughs at me, but recognizes that out of the three cars we own, it is the most reliable.

[iamsam]

My wife was actually into BMWs before i was, back when i was a teeny bopper with an Acura decked out with neon lights and a sound system.

Her interest in BMWs piqued my interest, and i bought my first BMW (an E36) before marrying her, and immediately i was addicted to BMWs. First E36s and then i saw the light and moved to E30s.

Now, its a slightly different story. She still likes BMWs in a non-obsessive way, but always comments "you're looking at cars again, aren't you? [on R3V]" and "You spend more time working on your E30 than you do with me" which i have to assure her that i don't.

i guess the idea is spend as much money on her as i do on my E30 (gosh that's alot) and talk about something other than E30s with her every once in a while.

While this hobby is definitely a healthy obsession, any obsession can become excessive, and i just have to watch myself, because i am interested in keeping this marriage working.

[iamsam]

I agree with that one post about E30s being just material, as opposed to a wife, which is much more important.

Having a hobby is good, as long as it doesn't get in the way of more important things.

[franko2490]

they all said my car was/is/will be the first in my life and none of them agreed to be the second . But the girl I have now loves to ride top-down, and likes that my car is always shiny so I guess she's a keeper

[FL318is]

I would speculate that women who like cars might just be a litle bit more excited about having fun. The adventure gene might be more dominant in them. The girl I am seeing now loves the look of the car after claying. Loves to hit the road on a weekend and look for twisties. She def is fun.

My ex was more interested in staying home for the most part. NEVER even gave one dime about how or what the BMW and I were doing. That is until she got left behind.

I agree a wife is more important than a car, but a partner is more important than both of the afore mentioned.

[caffeinatedsoap]

My gf has no interest in it what so ever and doesn't know why I'm spending so much time and money trying to get it running and registered before I have to move in a month.

The last part I don't get.

Edit: Also she thinks my e36 is unreliable because I'm always working on it.