Stop what you are doing and show this to your wife/husband

"AM3R shamefully returns " (am3rshamefullyreturns)
03/06/2015 at 16:33 • Filed to: None

A Petrolicious write up on being in a relationship with a car nut. Really good read, just sent it to my ex girlfriend and she had a good laugh.

http://www.petrolicious.com/wife-of-a-petr…

DISCUSSION (19)

itschrome > AM3R shamefully returns
03/06/2015 at 16:36

Dude.. still txting the ex? move on man :P

bob and john > AM3R shamefully returns
03/06/2015 at 16:37

just saying, it sounds like someone who is bitching for the sake of bitching. doesnt seem to support him or even put in a little effort to enjoy it with him. just UGH ALL HE TALKS ABOUT IS CARS

not a fan of it. Sorry petrolicious, you dropped the bomb on this one

AM3R shamefully returns > itschrome
03/06/2015 at 16:42

lol, still friends. She's a car enthusiast too. I broke up with her because I was moving.

itschrome > AM3R shamefully returns
03/06/2015 at 16:43

ah, cool man. so just keeping on the burner in case your ever back in town. Smart move.

Sweet Trav > AM3R shamefully returns
03/06/2015 at 16:45

My SO is also a car nut... DINK LIFE 4 EVER.

AM3R shamefully returns > bob and john
03/06/2015 at 16:45

I found it interesting to see the other side of the story. I used to always talk my families ears off about cars when I first started driving and they always supported it, guess that's not always the case.

jariten1781 > AM3R shamefully returns
03/06/2015 at 16:45

That's how my wife was, but my enthusiasm (at least a little) has bled over to her through the years.

I remember a conversation early on that went something like:
Her: "You like cars right? I saw a Ferrari yesterday.

Me: "Cool, which one?"

Her: "Um...it was red."
Me: "But was it a 308, or a new one or what?!!!"

Her: "Um, it was a Ferrari"

To a conversation just yesterday:
Her: "I saw an i3 on the way home today"
Me: "Oh yeah, what'd you think?"
Her: "I know it's the future and is made out of sustainable materials and has a range extender option or whatever...but Jesus that thing is atrocious"

Me: "Yup"

AM3R shamefully returns > itschrome
03/06/2015 at 16:48

haha, she offered to let me drive her track prepped 997.2 Carrera S at Summit Point (about an hour and a half away) for my birthday last year, still regret not taking her up on it.

AM3R shamefully returns > Sweet Trav
03/06/2015 at 16:50

My ex liked cars too, but being a single car nut isn't bad, I am 100% in charge of all car decisions, and all the space for cars is mine!

AM3R shamefully returns > jariten1781
03/06/2015 at 16:50

That's basically what I did with my family when I first started driving and my enthusiasm really developed. Enjoy it!

itschrome > AM3R shamefully returns
03/06/2015 at 16:52

I just was saying how you were a smart man! Why you let me down. :(

Kinja'd!!!

AM3R shamefully returns > itschrome
03/06/2015 at 16:59

I know, terrible decision. I was worried about driving the expensive 911 on toyo R888's in December. I did go out with her and hoon in the snow once, still doesn't make me feel better about passing up summit point :(

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > AM3R shamefully returns
03/06/2015 at 16:59

While you're at it, make them watch Kei to the City, and at least one episode of Roadkill. Then they'll understand what it's all about.

DoYouEvenShift > Sweet Trav
03/06/2015 at 17:01

My SO as well, DINK LIFE 4 EVER indeed.

DrScientist > AM3R shamefully returns
03/06/2015 at 17:06

is that 1997 C4s comment accurate?

something does smell a bit fishy in this posting.

i think the author just opened in a new play on broadway playing the queen.

Kinja'd!!!

AM3R shamefully returns > DrScientist
03/06/2015 at 17:23

I don't believe it is, I'm not the biggest Porschephile but wasn't '96 the last 993 C4s?

CaptDale - is secretly British > AM3R shamefully returns
03/06/2015 at 19:59

That is like my boyfriend. He puts up with my car gushing and shows and get bored, but he likes being around what I love and tries to help in the garage. Its great.

Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight > AM3R shamefully returns
03/06/2015 at 20:30

Early on in our relationship, to get my SO to go to the races and car shows, I made her a deal: I'd spend an equal amount on her as I spend on mods for the cars (maintenance and repairs not included). She saw the receipts for my first winter of Mod Hell and was sold (her jewelry box had a really good year). Eventually, we got to the point where we learned to pack light for our weekend trips and on the return leg she would shop (antiques/resale shops) along the route till the trunk was full... and then we'd press home. Last fall she scared me, "I need to know as much about this car as you do because I'm tired of strangers asking me questions I can't answer." This wasn't about be annoyed, rather she enjoys talking to folks at the shows and races, she just wanted to be able to talk cars, too. I think she's hooked. (The other wives in our car club made a huge difference, too.)

wafflesnfalafel > AM3R shamefully returns
03/06/2015 at 22:27

That is awesome - my wife cannot stop smiling at me. I apologized to her and sent her the link. "So explain what drop throttle oversteer is again?"