Significant Others

[68Formula]

So how does your wife, husband, girlfriend, etc. feel about your hobby interest?

[1offwizard]

My wife loves the attention they get her when they are done, but could care less about the struggles I go through getting them done! She has only once complained about the amount of money I spend of vehicles.

[Josh69]

She enjoys it, that's why I'm marrying her in 2 weeks. She is cool with the project, as long as I don't forget about her toy....a Jeep Rubicon. Speaking of, I could buy my TKO with what I'm spending on the Jeep to get it ready for our honeymoon in Colorado!

[dropit69]

well my gf knows that there are cars in garage but could care less..and i know she has no idea what kind they are..but is mad that my mustang is a 5 speed she likes that one but cant drive it..lol..need catagory could care less and leaves me alone..

[GBodyGMachine]

My Gf Enjoys the finished product, not the work it takes to get it there.

Jeff

[Steve1968LS2]

You need a choice in there like

Thinks the finished cars are cool, but not into the hobby. Nonetheless she supports me in it because it makes me happy.

[MoeBawlz]

My gf likes cars, but doesnt care about the projects til its done basicly. Til then its just a expensive hunk of metal... Which it is...

[monza]

The "They are more into it than I am! Encourages it." careful she might be getting some on the side...ha ha !!

[AAW]

Maybe it's because I work in the industry...but I'm all for it!

We just bought a new Corvette (well, new to us) today and I'm super excited! The first thing I said after I signed the papers was "What do you want to change first?" lol

You guys have such a bad influence on me! My husband thanks you, I'm sure.

[Roger Poirier]

My wife loves the attention they get her when they are done, but could care less about the struggles I go through getting them done!

Same here...

She has only once complained about the amount of money I spend of vehicles.

You must not be spending enough money.

[hdesign]

My wife (and her whole family) just don't get the hobby. They all think I'm nuts and their eyes glaze over whenever I mention anything about cars. The funny thing is that I'm the first person they call when their "new" car breaks down or they want some advice on buying one.



My wife tolerates it because she knows how important it is to me and doesn't complain when checks come in. However, my 2 year old daughter loves cars and bikes. Aren't dominant genes great?

[baz67]

No comment. Can I plead the fifth

[Damn True]

My wife likes the fact that it makes me happy but has a hard time understanding why I still call it a "Camaro" when the finished product will have only exterior sheetmetal in common with the Camaro it once was. The car is totally on hold though until the house is done.

He friends, the kind of girls who see nothing wrong with having 100 pairs of shoes, roll their eyes every time the subject comes up, but their husbands are all wish they too had a blank canvas '68 Camaro in their garage.

[eville]

My wife is not into the car, but is good about letting me work on it one day per weekend as long as the other day is spent with the family. My son loves working in the garage with me.

[70TWO NOVA]

My girlfriend didnt used to be into it when we first started dating (probably because the first thing I did on our first date was take her to my house to show her my then "project" Nova), but since then she has definately gotten into it. She was even the first person to work on my 68 Camaro even before myself,tearing out the old interior, and has a list of cars she wants "us" to build including a 69 Camaro (of course), 64 Malibu that must be bagged she says, and a 67 Chevy II. I think I got myself a good one!

[nitrorocket]

Mine hates my car now, she liked it when it was loud, idled at 1100 rpm, got 6 mpg, and was at 3600 rpm to go 60 mph.

Oh well, to each there own.

[Bow Tie 67]

I have learned to make sure I balance my time with her and the " other woman ". She has offered to help where she can, but is not into cars. In fact she is leary of driving in my toys, she was involved in a bad accident 2 years ago and does not like driving fast. All in all she is supportive and knows once its drivable the dinning room will be empty of auto parts. Lol

[B Schein]

My girlfriend doesn’t under stand it at all and really it when I “smell like metal”.

[BonzoHansen]

You need a choice in there like

Thinks the finished cars are cool, but not into the hobby. Nonetheless she supports me in it because it makes me happy.

Yeah, that's about right.

[69bigblock]

My wife has learned to deal with it. I actually meet her at a car show.. She only gets mad when I'm working on it all the time. I always make a jokes about how the car was here before her...