Do you let your wife/girlfriend drive your car?

[jjarky]

Was sitting at the dinner table this week and out of no where my wife says "You should let me drive your car." That was a shocker. She's never asked me that before, and we've never discussed it. As I choked down my last bite, I calmly said "Sure", knowing that was the only answer that would be acceptable!

On one hand I was somewhat excited, thinking it might get her more involved in my hobby. On the other hand, I'm wondering if this will lead to her wanting to take the car without me in it! Don't think my stomach could handle that one.

Thought it might be interesting to see how others have or would handle this situation.

[Andrew]

lol at the vote so far.

'Taking it out without you" would be my biggest worry. Almost like letting your 16 year old son take it out for a night on the town with his friends. I would be very uneasy.

[TheJDMan]

True story, last week my wife had to drive me to a doctor appointment since I was not going to be able to drive afterwards. We were in her mini-van and she pulled into a parking space with a high curb and scraped the front end on the curb. Then she realized she was across the line in the stall so she backed up to get straight then pulled forward and scraped the curb again. All I could think of was how much that damage would have cost to repair on the Camaro. I will have to change the subject if she asks me the same question.

[JMitch19]

The more my wife enjoys the car the easier it is for me to justify spending more money on it. Also, she makes more money than me so it's in the best interest of the car and I that she likes it. J/K kinda

[214Chevy]

Not only naw, but hell naw. Sorry, but nobody drives my cars...not even my wife. I love her to death, but there are certain things she does that I feel I'm not entitled to, therefore, my cars apply to her in the same manner. And she understands that and has no problem with it believe it or not.

[Vegas69]

Originally Posted by 509Chevelle

Not only naw, but hell naw. Sorry, but nobody drives my cars...not even my wife. I love her to death, but there are certain things she does that I feel I'm not entitled to, therefore, my cars apply to her in the same manner. And she understands that and has no problem with it believe it or not.

Sounds like you wear the pants at your house too...

[GregWeld]

My wife knows not to even ask.... She knows the answer.

[phillym5]

My wife doesnt drive manuals. She like the idea of driving it... but prefers to be a passenger. Good thing for me... she doesn't have any desire to drive it. If she asked... i'd teach her though... its insured... and i'd actually be kinda stoked to see her drive it. But i know she wouldn't enjoy it. Reason is..... she would ACTUALLY HAVE TO DRIVE! They dont drive themselves like todays cars!

[Spiffav8]

Laurie never asked to drive the Bucket. I actually had to push her into it. She was a bit nervous at first and that made for some pretty good entertainment the first few drives. Once she understood the car's personality and awesomeness, she did great. We even talked about her taking some classes with Mary Pozzi and doing some autocross. She only drove it once without me and that was to her work (Las Vegas Police Department) to show it off to her co-workers. She was so nervous about something happening to it, that I had to go pick it up in the middle of the night. Pretty funny seeing as it was locked in a garage all by it's self and inside a secure compound.

In the end she knew the car was mine and she respected that. Now if she was dragging the wheels of her car along curbs all the time.....yeah all of that would have been VERY different. lol

[MattO]

My ex drove my truck once and did well until it was time to park. You could tell she was VERY nervous. Never asked again.

Now, I don't have this problem. Single life