My wife tells me she is Pregnant this morning.

[tcheb]

Get her an Audi R8 then. Way cool than a freakin SUV and it's both expensive and impressive.

If its not balls expesnive and impresses everyone my wife doesnt want it. I have to put her in check on this issue often.

[GuercII]

Congratulations & Good Luck. I got bad news and good news for you.

Bad news first. I have 2 kids, about 20 months apart. Not going to lie... it was really, really hard to manage two small kids that close together. I swear, I was a diaper-changing machine. Financially, it was extremely difficult as well. My beloved project car at the time (1964 Mustang) was sacrificed to enable my wife to stay home for a while longer.

The good news? We're long passed the diaper stage, they are now 5 and 7 years old. I just took them to Sears Point vintage races this weekend, and they had a blast. My son (5) likes to play "Grease Monkey" in the garage on his pedal car Z4, while I wrench on the E30. He knows what "righty-tighty, lefty-loosy" means. My daughter (7) helped me wash the car on Sunday morning. Also, they are very close to each other, meaning they can keep themselves occupied for hours on a weekend afternoon, without need for nearly any adult supervision. Finally, it's kind of cool having little critters that act and look just like you and your wife (or god forbid, some of your relatives).

Finally, note that E30's are reasonably safe sports cars, suitable for kiddies. The '64 Mustang was horribly unsuitable for kids. It predated any and all safety regulations, and didn't even come equipped with front or rear seatbelts.

Congratulations, and good luck.

[Bimmerman325i]

Congrats!

My question though: you have a land yacht- the 530i. Why sell it for an SUV?

[cobraken]

Congrats!

My question though: you have a land yacht- the 530i. Why sell it for an SUV?

Cause my wife thinks she should be rolling in a Lincoln Nav L or a Yukon Denali. The 530i was supposed to be my family car. The idea was hurry and payoff the 5 so we can buy her a real land yacht!

You know how it is. The little skinny blondes think they have to drive the biggest damn car on the road.

[Kruzen]

Cause my wife thinks she should be rolling in a Lincoln Nav L or a Yukon Denali. The 530i was supposed to be my family car. The idea was hurry and payoff the 5 so we can buy her a real land yacht!

You know how it is. The little skinny blondes think they have to drive the biggest damn car on the road.

You just opened up a can of worms.. Requests for pics flooding on in in 5..4..3..2..

[george graves]

congrats man. but instead of a lincoln navigator, how about convincing her that instead of buying a huge ass SUV, just to get a normal minivan or something. i forget the exact statistic, but ALOT of marriges end b/c of money disputes. you wouldnt want that.

I'd rather be divorced than drive a mini-van. True story.

[E30Nova]

this is a bad sign.

Exactly what I was gonna say.

I'd rather be divorced than drive a mini-van. True story.

And I would rail that bitch. Total milf.

Matt

[newman]

You know how it is. The little skinny blondes think they have to drive the biggest damn car on the road.

That's not how it is... The fucked in the head skinny blondes with self esteem issues think they have to drive the biggest damn car on the road.

[herbivor]

We're about 5 months away from baby #2. So I'm upgrading from my Mk1 Toyota MR2 (with child seat in the front) to a 4 door E30. The 4 door E30 IS the family car. How many families did you know back in the 80's have a van or SUV? Very few. Simplify man. Give your wife the 530i and keep your E30. I'm pretty sure you'll survive.

[VacMan]

Cause my wife thinks she should be rolling in a Lincoln Nav L or a Yukon Denali. The 530i was supposed to be my family car. The idea was hurry and payoff the 5 so we can buy her a real land yacht!

You know how it is. The little skinny blondes think they have to drive the biggest damn car on the road.

2.5 kids and you need a 3 ton SUV? LOL. Grats on having another on the way.

I'd rather be divorced than drive a mini-van. True story.

I love our minivan. Yep, I said it. It's the ultimate family hauler. People who don't like them either don't have kids...or...

That's not how it is... The fucked in the head skinny blondes with self esteem issues think they have to drive the biggest damn car on the road.

[mrsleeve]

We're about 5 months away from baby #2. So I'm upgrading from my Mk1 Toyota MR2 (with child seat in the front) to a 4 door E30. The 4 door E30 IS the family car. How many families did you know back in the 80's have a van or SUV? Very few. Simplify man. Give your wife the 530i and keep your E30. I'm pretty sure you'll survive.

did you ever hear of the station wagon??????? Yeah the original family friendly SUV



OP: Get a Tahoe over a Navi man, Tahoe all the way

[george graves]

People who don't like them either don't have kids...or...

Guys who drive mini-vans are whipped. :-D

[REVHARD05]

congrats bro!, i will suggest a 540 i wagon??? or a 740il is damn big.

[Axxe]

Modern Japanese minivans are faster than 95% of the cars on this board. True story.

[cobraken]

Modern Japanese minivans are faster than 95% of the cars on this board. True story.

This is a very interesting statment. Like a Honda or a Toyota?