Originally Posted by Braineack

sell the baby instead. problem solved.

Originally Posted by AlwaysBroken

I figured as much.

I'm going to get the AC and the oil leak fixed and then see how it goes. I'm not going to bother parting it out. Wife would kill me and I don't have the time anyway.

Due to toddler and work hours, this past year I've had very little time to:

• work on the car
• drive the car except to/from work
• track days? hahahaha no
• sleep

I realized a while ago that realistically I won't be able to mod cars with any sort of seriousness for probably another 10-15 years. Wife doesn't like the car anyway and pretty much feels any time I spend working on it or driving it could be spent helping with the baby. Which is true and I pretty much knew this going into the whole family making process.

Any idea how much to sell the XIDAs for? They've got a few hundred street miles on them. I'd leave them in, but I'm not sure it adds to the money I'll get for the car.

Wife doesn't want me storing the car, I tried that approach and she wants to use the garage slot for parking both the daily drivers.

Originally Posted by themonkeyman

I think "storage" in the context of this thread means out of sight. Rent a 10x15 storage unit for $50 a month and stick that ****** in there. What you save in registration and insurance costs will easily pay for the unit.

Out of sight, out of mind, and will let you both focus on communicating better and raising the kid. As stated, doesn't really seem like the car is actually the issue. But getting it far out of the way will go a long way towards forgetting about it and prevent focusing on it.

Originally Posted by sixshooter

When's the last time you took your loving wife out on a date? Loving wives love dates.

Originally Posted by Braineack

Apparently, I bought my wife a bunch of purses this christmas.

Originally Posted by sixshooter

Good man.

Originally Posted by AlwaysBroken

Update, we resolved our differences. We agreed that we will get a three car garage when we buy our next house. She also wants me to tidy up the garage a bit.

Originally Posted by shuiend

You bought her a purse didn't you?

Originally Posted by shuiend

You bought her a purse didn't you?

Originally Posted by nigelt

I bought my Miata when our son was 2 months old, and he's now 4.5. It's definitely been a struggle to find a good balance, but fir me it comes down to viewing car time as a treat. I make it clear that it's important to me to be able to do sometimes, but I also really try to make sure it's a very low priority, so that my wife stays happy. Having kids sure takes a lot of time and energy, so it's hard to fit other things in after work and kid time. Like spending 1-1 time with your wife and making sure she knows she is loved and appreciated.

If you get way out of balance, then you end up where you are now. Maybe that means doing marriage counseling, and maybe it means selling your car. You can start over with a new car in a couple years. Just hang on to those xidas so you are ready. Maybe pull the engine and keep it in the garage for the next car, and scrap the one you have. When you start over it could be a clean title car.

Originally Posted by sometorque

I also sent her off to get a mani and pedi. They love that ****.

Originally Posted by sixshooter

Mani-pedi is to a woman what a ******* is to a dude.

And by that I mean it's what many people often pay strange Asian women to do.

Originally Posted by sixshooter

When's the last time you bought that bitch a purse? Bitches love purses.

I even posted a link in the Black Friday thread for special purses that bitches love that were on sale. If you didn't buy that bitch a fancy purse for Christmas you're ******* up. Coulda probably solved your problem right there.

Originally Posted by illig

Strongly seconded. You see this stupid purple trapper keeper thing? It basically made the toy next to it disappear in my wife's eyes.

Originally Posted by huesmann

You must live in Commiefornia.