Banz Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Picked up my missus over the weekend at the airport. She was quite pi**ed off when she heard that I went out and bought another car when we are moving out the country soon. She wasn't too excited when she saw the car. It was raining and I was just trying my best to get her suitcase into the boot. I told her to be careful of scratching the door when she open it. Tried to drive it really gently and keep the gear high to reduce the amount of noise. I told her that it will be quieter after the engine warms up. After 10 mins on the motorway, she fell asleep. Said the leather seats are really comfortable and the bass is really good. She really like the car and the handling, she said it just feels really comfy compared to my 4x4. She even said the exhaust wasn't as loud as she expected! I'm really surprised! Though she wasn't too excited about going through speed bumps or bad roads. Quote
nowhereboy Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Congratulations! My Mrs despises the Z, it's caused legitimate problems in our relationship, I spend too much time, attention and money on it apparently. Been trying to get me to sell it for nearly a year now # car guy problems. Quote
Payco Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 My wife knows if I have to make a decision who goes, the z or her there will only be one winner. The z stays... 3 Quote
RS8055 Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) My wife knows if I have to make a decision who goes, the z or her there will only be one winner. The z stays... Wow Payco.. that is a huge statement! I'd understand if it was a girlfriend, but if I was married I'm not sure it would be as clear cut as that! Edited June 21, 2016 by RS8055 Quote
Banz Posted June 21, 2016 Author Posted June 21, 2016 At the moment she is just finding it funny to see me cleaning and polishing my zed before I go to bed. I'd say give it another month and I'll have the same problems as you guys. Quote
RavenDW Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Currently single fortunately/unfortunately so this doesn't come up. Any future SO would have her hobbies and money drains and I will have mine; that's just how it needs to be, I have had female friends in the Zed and they've all liked it, aside from just not being used to how low it is. A couple actually liked the noise and acceleration. Just hope the next missus appreciates my baby too. Quote
Payco Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Only joking, she would not be happy if she saw my post. Love the z but of course her much more. 1 Quote
RickyZ Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 My missus complains about how much I spend on it but I think she likes it really. I keep trying to get her to drive it but she's too scared Quote
PPod Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 The z Is my wife so no problems here (well when the time comes may have to cam down on the mods/upgrades) Quote
Andy_Muxlow Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 My misses loves the Z she even loves to drive her 😎😎 Sent from my iPhone using hammer and chisel! Quote
RS8055 Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 My misses loves the Z she even loves to drive her í ½í¸Ží ½í¸Ž Sent from my iPhone using hammer and chisel! My missus only has a drivers license to drive automatics, so unfortunately she can't drive mine I'm currently trying to convince her to buy an auto for herself though! lol 1 Quote
ChrisB Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 My wife hated precious so much she migrated back to Australia. Well not really, but she did hate Precious and she did go home. Plan is supposed to be I go to Aus and sell Precious (as I cannot export). Tougher choice that she realises Quote
Banz Posted June 21, 2016 Author Posted June 21, 2016 My wife hated precious so much she migrated back to Australia. Well not really, but she did hate Precious and she did go home. Plan is supposed to be I go to Aus and sell Precious (as I cannot export). Tougher choice that she realises But you could always move to Aus and buy Precious v2? Though I heard the car tax in Aus is insanely high. Quote
chirag1988 Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Whenever I talk about getting mods for the zed, my Mrs is strangely always encouraging rather than the opposite! Sometimes I try to tease her by saying I want to get a S/C for the zed and instead of moaning about how much it would cost, etc, she says if I really want to do it I should go for it! Love her! 2 Quote
Ukeraa Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 I love watching my girlfriend get in or out of my Z, she always jokes it's impossible to get out without exposing her dignity! LOL! She does get a little annoyed because I don't really drive it to hers often, her drive is on a blind corner and you can't just reverse off, you have to do some odd maneuvering and then drive off a full curb, not a dropped curb, at speed so you don't get hit from behind! That's OK in her dads Van or her Yaris, but no way am I driving my Z off a high curb like that, the front is way too low. She understood after I took her to some shops near her and going over a speedbump the front lip very slight scraped underneath, causing a sound, and she turned to me and said "Fair enough!". Quote
Cyder Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 My missus used to enjoy driving it when she was in the later stages of pregnancy due to the reaction she got from people as she climbed out. A number of times she had people tell her she shouldn't be driving a car like that in her condition. Oddly now she's not so keen on driving it, thinks the steering and clutch is too heavy and prefers her A3. Quote
Exec Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Whenever I talk about getting mods for the zed, my Mrs is strangely always encouraging rather than the opposite! Sometimes I try to tease her by saying I want to get a S/C for the zed and instead of moaning about how much it would cost, etc, she says if I really want to do it I should go for it! Love her! Maybe she doesn't appreciate how much a sc costs. If I said that my gf would be like yeah okay. Till she finds out its 10k lol Quote
GMballistic Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 My wife knows if I have to make a decision who goes, the z or her there will only be one winner. The z stays... In Payco's head: "Ooopps the wife might read that!!" Only joking, she would not be happy if she saw my post. Love the z but of course her much more. Back pedal harder why don't you Payco. 4 Quote
Zeezeebaba Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 I just say to my missus it's the cars or a train set in the attic and that usually suppresses any urge she has to moan about my pastime Quote
chirag1988 Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Whenever I talk about getting mods for the zed, my Mrs is strangely always encouraging rather than the opposite! Sometimes I try to tease her by saying I want to get a S/C for the zed and instead of moaning about how much it would cost, etc, she says if I really want to do it I should go for it! Love her! Maybe she doesn't appreciate how much a sc costs. If I said that my gf would be like yeah okay. Till she finds out its 10k lol Nah she knows how much it costs, she even asked me what I wanted as a wedding present from her grandparents! I was joking about Air Ride and she actually looked into it! 1 Quote
HEADPHONES Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Partners should be given a copy of "An ode to a Zed" to fully appreciate it's importance in our lives. "THIS IS MY ZED THERE ARE MANY LIKE IT BUT THIS ONE IS MINE MY ZED IS MY BEST FRIEND MY ZED IS MY LIFE I MUST MASTER IT AS I MUST MASTER MY LIFE WITHOUT ME MY ZED IS USELESS WITHOUT MY ZED....I AM USELESS I MUST DRIVE MY ZED TRUE I MUST DRIVE MY ZED FASTER THAN MY ENEMY WHO IS TRYING TO SMOKE ME I MUST SMOKE HIM BEFORE HE SMOKES ME........" Tell her it ain't just a car....wheels and steel. But a suit you wear like a FULL...METAL ...JACKET! 2 Quote
ChrisB Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 My wife hated precious so much she migrated back to Australia. Well not really, but she did hate Precious and she did go home. Plan is supposed to be I go to Aus and sell Precious (as I cannot export). Tougher choice that she realises But you could always move to Aus and buy Precious v2? Though I heard the car tax in Aus is insanely high. I've been toying with the idea of stripping mine of it's S/C and supporting mods and taking a big box of parts out to do another. I can't bring myself to do it though Also it's a bit hard to reverse some of the mods easily (fuel system etc). Hey ho. 1 Quote
Mopedmark Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 I'm really lucky as the Mrs is a right petrol head, she's as bad as me for modding Quote
hawker1986 Posted June 23, 2016 Posted June 23, 2016 The Zed is my Mrs' car...apparently I'm the one who has to have a sensible car Quote
Banz Posted July 11, 2016 Author Posted July 11, 2016 So after driving my missus around with the Zed for 2 weeks. She is asking. 1. Is the exhaust always this loud in a sports car? 2. Can we get a real car when we move to California? 3. Why is the car so unstable(my guess is the suspension is hard and too bumpy for her liking). 4. Look at that Mercedes coupe , it looks very comfy. 5. You do know we need a SUV? 6. What, we going to Scotland in this POS? 2 Quote
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