"I hate your car" is what she said...

[Z51JEFF]

Originally Posted by pushrod-v8

So my girlfriend says she hates my ZR1. Anyone hear this before from their significant other, girlfriend, wife, etc?

My GF wont even ride in my car,know the feeling.

[Blue Flame Restorations]

My wife likes my car. She just doesn't like me hitting the rev limiter very much.

[bradley]

my late wife was the ultimate car girl,in fact I bought the 92 callaway car for her , she loved to drag race and even won the 12.0 class at a summit race. the looks on the guys faces she beat was priceless. a cute 5ft one red head takes her helmet off and says nice race. even said that to me when she beat me that day. dang I miss her

[Bob Eyres]

I've been with my wife for over 40 years. When I started to date her she had a TR3 and looked down her nose at the greasy hot rodder that airbrushed weirdo shirts at the drag strip. But she changed her tune once I got her in the car, and she said, "Well, what WILL this thing do?" I showed her, and she was hooked.
Our first family car was a '69 Z28, then a split window coupe with a baby seat in the back.
Now she's a conservative Grandma but gets way more tickets than I do in her little twin turbo 335i, but doesn't like the "loud pipes" on the ZR-1.

[WARP TEN]

Originally Posted by Bob Eyres

I've been with my wife for over 40 years. When I started to date her she had a TR3 and looked down her nose at the greasy hot rodder that airbrushed weirdo shirts at the drag strip. But she changed her tune once I got her in the car, and she said, "Well, what WILL this thing do?" I showed her, and she was hooked.
Our first family car was a '69 Z28, then a split window coupe with a baby seat in the back.
Now she's a conservative Grandma but gets way more tickets than I do in her little twin turbo 335i, but doesn't like the "loud pipes" on the ZR-1.

Bob, I'm up to 37 years and Dede has been through all kinds of cars with me. Hated my 67 Corvette coupe when we first got married but loved the '67 Healey 3000 that we took kids to soccer games in, and a red '80 308 in which she used to get whistles when she went grocery shopping. Especially loved a blue '90 Porsche 911 C4. She even drove the '93 ZR-1 a few times but I don't think she really enjoyed it. Hasn't driven the '95 but because of repeated complaints about sound, after 15 years of Corsas I recently switched back to my stock system but with cutouts. She hasn't heard the cutouts open yet but likes the newly quiet car better. She also has a 335xi sedan which she loves and plans to keep forever--says it is her last car--and zips around town getting more tickets than I do. --Bob

[RyanChappel]

After 36 years, 3 Vettes, 280Z, ProbeGT, my DD is a 2012 Fusion 4-cyl, with 4 other vehicles around, including her 2012 Caddy SUV:; but my ZR-1 absolutely petrifies her....especially at the top of 3rd gear...something about "the mother of your children"...

She does love Funny Car, Top Fuel, Pro Mod and Indy cars though....

A keeper!

[efnfast]

She said tonight "I hate when you do that". You know, plow into it in first making a left at a light

[Mystic ZR-1]

Originally Posted by efnfast

She said tonight "I hate when you do that". You know, plow into it in first making a left at a light

Steve
Maybe you should make a right at the lite?
D

[JimZRyd]

I took my wife on her first ride in the Z today....was doing a very conservative 40ish at low rpm's when I down shifted and started to get down on it, the Corsa's started to howl when I get the " are you serious! On a public road! You can take me home if you're going to drive like that". We made a short loop back to the house

But she insists that she loves the car

[Alberta_ZR1]

I'm part of that lucky crowd too I guess. The wife loves the fact that I'm a car guy and loves the cars...she refers to them as "the girls". We did a road trip in the Z06 this past summer and it's got a slight drone at highway speed (due to my many mods) and she was completely content. She accompanies me on swap meets, car shows, and basically whatever else I do car related. The only ask is that I teach her about them...small price to pay in order to have whatever vehicle I desire in the garage.