How to pursuade my Mrs that I need a Seven

[blueseven]

Hi guys.

Looking for some imaginative ideas. Desperately want a Seven. My mate has a 1600K Supersport which he kindly let me drive on a track day at Teeside Autodrome last year (read about it here www.driversanonymous.co.uk/fteeside_trackday_apr09... ). Plus I did the Palmersport corporate driving day at Bedford in November where I got to drive 2 sevens (and managed to win the Caterham Pursuit event - read it here www.driversanonymous.co.uk/fpalmersport_nov09.asp ). Needless to say I'm totally hooked. Just need to persuade my Mrs. Unfortunately we have a joint account and I have too much respect for her to go by the "it's better to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission" rule. Any suggestions welcome.

Gav.

fuel your addiction at www.driversanonymous.co.uk

[Smollet]

Buy 2. One for you and one for her. If she doesn't like hers she can sell it and buy some shoes;)

[kenny.R400]

Just promise her the ironing board cover of her dreams in return for letting you get the 7.

Mine was like putty in my hands after I suggested that

[Smollet]

kenny.R400 said:

Just promise her the ironing board cover of her dreams in return for letting you get the 7.

Mine was like putty in my hands after I suggested that

Don't mention ironing boards. You know it only gets you into trouble

[bikemonster]

As you delve deeper into the permutations - S3 vs. SV, K vs. D, owner built vs. CC built, slippery diff vs. open, etc., etc., etc., talk through all of the options in nauseating detail with your Mrs.

Eventually she will have had enough and tell you "FFS, just STFU and buy the damn' thing!"

Be sure to update this thread with a pic of the car.

[kenny.R400]

Smollet said:

Don't mention ironing boards. You know it only gets you into trouble

Oooops, thought that was ok on here

[Cock Womble 7]

Just buy it.

Then, in six month's time when she finally notices it and asks "What's that?" say:

"Oh, this old thing? I've had this ages..."

It's exactly what they do with dresses and shoes and handbags and stuff.

[stowc]

bikemonster said:

As you delve deeper into the permutations - S3 vs. SV, K vs. D, owner built vs. CC built, slippery diff vs. open, etc., etc., etc., talk through all of the options in nauseating detail with your Mrs.

Eventually she will have had enough and tell you "FFS, just STFU and buy the damn' thing!"

I took this approach. Eventually one day she said "Do what you like", which I took to mean "buy it". How wrong could you be? Didn't speak to me for two weeks.

Win win

[Ca11um]

After asking the missus what her opinion of the 2nd car I test drove she started to loose interest. She’s the kind of person who buys first and thinks later… After about 7 test drives she bets me £100 I won’t buy one – I should have upped the stakes.

[Tango7]

I like the piece in this month's Low Flying about the bride buying her hubby a new R300 as a surprise wedding present. Leave a copy of Low Flying with this article suitable displayed....

Failing that, hire or borrow a seven for the weekend and get her to drive it too. Hopefully she will either a) love it so much, you get the go ahead to buy one or b) hate it so much, you can buy one to please yourself and she will never go it again

[Wheelrepairit]

Offer her 6 months of unlimited sex, anytime,anywhere.

Make it known that if you are prepared for this sacrifice then the least she can do is let you have a new car.

[2slo]

Find a picture of the cleanest, shiniest one you can in a glossy mag or book, leave it open on the coffee table, let her notice it and comment on how nice it is. Agree but add 'unfortunately it's out of our price range'. Let her convince you that you can afford it.

You may laugh but it works for me. Got the green light for a seven next year using that method. Each to their own.

Mark.

[pw75]

I can advise you of things not to do. I took my wife out in my 300 duratec race car round anglesey. Suffice to say I didn't hold back. All her arm waving I took to mean she was enjoying herself. Alas sadly not, she was borderline chundering and generally as white as a sheet for a few hours post event. It handled better when she got out as well. Was costing me at least a second a lap.....

Her general lack of enthusiasm has deminished even further.

[Incorrigible]

Obviously you haven't been able to thus far, but I strongly urge you, if at all possible, to grow a pair

[standardman]

Get the Mrs a decent track day, get her the track bug. Then tell her a Seven is the best thing to get out on the track with.

Then take her to a Caterham showroom.

She demanded we buy one.

I guess I had it easy.

[davidball]

I played the "I work hard, do not smoke , drink or chase other women" card as often as possible. I also insisted on watching Top Gear. I think that is what eventually wore her down.

[nomisesor]

stowc said:

I took this approach. Eventually one day she said "Do what you like", which I took to mean "buy it". How wrong could you be? Didn't speak to me for two weeks.

Win win

Ha! "Do what you like" means exactly what you found it to mean! After quite a bit of negotiation I received code DWYL and realised that the time was not yet ripe. A few weeks later another try resulted in "you can't do that when there are (3) DIY projects unfinished". I've now done one, am part way through the second and will complete the set by the end of the year - so 2011 will be my year of the Caterham! Acting on DWYL in my experience, most inadvisable...

[Anthony Micallef]

Im fortunate in that my wife likes cars so it wasnt too difficult to pursuade her. The only obstical was money. After numerous visits to Caterham cars we were there one day and she just said "Oh get one if you want one". Walked out with a deposit on a 1600 Supersport.

I dont have it anymore but I know that when its time to get another one I will get her full support as she loved going out for Blats.

[Spingo]

Caterhams have very low rates of depreciation, therefore you can have your fun & if you decide to sell in a few years, you won't have lost too much £££££. Then again, you are likely to catch upgraditis and spend more. But you don't have to mention that. ;-)

Worked for me.

I also added my wife to the insurance & she also takes my (our?) 7 for a blat from time to time...

[Sauna Convert]

Threaten to spend much less on a superbike.;)