My gf thinks my car is ugly and rediculous and hates going anywhere in it. She doesnt get that i am a car guy and its more than a car to me its a hobby. Any time we go out we have to take her car and she doesnt get that some times i just want to drive even if i have no where to go. Am i alone in this sitution? Seriously we have been togather only 5 months and even though shes great most of the time i have seriously thought about giving her the boot over this. Am i wrong? Anyone else in the same boat lol

 

Your love of cars is a part of who you are. If she can't accept that and it bothers you enough to say goodbye, then that is her loss. If she makes it a point to say your car is a joke and make you feel bad about it then she really needs to go.

On the other hand, maybe if you explain to her what you dig about your car or cars in general, she may see the light. Hopefully this is the case.

Otherwise, you need to be with someone who likes you for who you are and what you like!

 

I have just the opposite problem - trying to get the keys and the car back from her. She calls it 'our car' even though she has her own car that she is reluctant to 'allow' me to take.

But I love her anyway

 

lol well what does it look like?

 

If she is embarrassed by your car, I'd say that is a bad sign of things to come. It's pretty shallow.

On the other hand, do you show interest in her preoccupations, or her in general? Relationships are two-way. Look at your own behaviors. I know that I sometimes irritate people with my MINI obsession.

However, I am lucky to have an open-minded spouse who offered to trade-in her Honda so I could afford an MCS.

 

Well, my wife dos'nt exactly like it. But my 17 year old son hates it. Still mad at me for not getting a Camaro or Mustang. Thats OK though, I got what I wanted and thats all that matters

 

Time to up the ante, find out what's one of her favorite clothing items she loves to wear or use (purse, boots, shoes, coat) and use the same statement. "(insert item) is ugly and rediculous and you hate being seen with her going anywhere in/ with it". We're talking "items" here so there really is no difference.

See how she replies and that should give you the answer.

*full disclaimer, I've learned after 23 years of marriage this does not work with the wife.

 

stupid question, but.... have you let her drive it?

 

Having your teenage brand-new driver hate your car is probably a good thing for the car, in the long run.

 

HAHA i had the same thing happen with my dad/stepmom. They wanted a new car and HAD to have 5 seats. At the time it was when 2fast 2furious came out so i loved the Evolutions and the Eclipse, evo was out of the budget and the eclipse was nice. Next time i went there they got a 20th anniversary GTI and i hated it so my dad took me for a drive and basically stuck me to the seat with the boost..loved it ever since

 

kick her to the curb.

 

OH and for your G.f slam her to the seat with the boost either that or race her..if you win that will normally get people to shut up, i raced an cocky Asian kid (not being racist) last night in an Acura with my mini..long story short burnt tire through second gear and roasted him..he looked like he was going to cry

 

yo sorry to here about that. I guess I'm one lucky guy that my girl likes my car but she hates it when I drive agressively (understandable at times)....

Luckily for me my girl can't drive a manual :p

 

All great responses guys no she hasnt driven it she cant drive a stick and its a bone stock mellow yellow with black roof 07 s its a nice car i love it lol

 

Get her to test drive an MCSa or at least a MCa and then she'll understand

 

My girl likes my car, but hates how much time I spend tweaking, modding, and researching mods for it.

As for the OP, tell her if she doesn't like it, she can walk. If she still gives you attitude, strip out the front and rear seats, sell them, use the money to buy a nice racing seat for you, and tell her since she didn't like the car, you weight stripped it and now it's not designed for sharing

 

Relationships are all about compromise. She doesn't have to like your car, she just has to let you like it! Best of luck and I hope it all works out!

 

from a relationship standpoint if she can not accept you and your car, then maybe she is not for you. I mean to me it sounds sort of stuck up and snobby to not ride in someone's car because they "don't like how it looks". Many people hate how coopers look, in fact all of my friends do and are criticizing me to no end for getting one. "you could of got a good civic for that money or an eclipse". That is why i will force them to drive it, then they will see.

Anyways, if it was me i would not take that. If she didn't want to ride in my car thats fine she can drive herself in her car. But on the plus side, she is not wasting your gas or putting miles on it so maybe it is a good thing.

 

Car is your hobby but your girlfriend *may* become your life.

Life is always a balancing act.

But I am sure you don't have to escalate this to "Its you or the car"

 

A man falls in love with a woman and hopes she never changes,
a woman falls in love with a man thinking how she will change him to suit her...

If she's this petty now over something as simple as a car (and a cool one at that), what will be next once she thinks she's permanent? Friends she doesn't like, family she doesn't like, your hobbies or free time she doesn't like? Don't walk, RUN! You'll thank us in 20 years.

 

Several questions here.
1. Is it the color she hates?
2. Is she claustrophobic?
3. Does she not like your driving?
If it's not any of the above it's time to move on. been there done that.

 

She sounds lame.

I dated one girl that thought it was ugly - she's gone.

I dated another girl that didn't understand why I liked it so much - she's gone too.

cars&money>girls

 

Cars are life AND the gf may become life, why waste time on someone who won't mesh with you?

 

HAHAHAHAHA awsome!

 

All my friends laughed too..then i said get in the car. needless to say when we got back they wanted one