Help, my wife wants me to sell my svx!

[Subafreak]

AND

Originally Posted by Canuck

The way I see it, if it's a REAL EMERGENCY, you don't want all the kids along for the long wait at the hospital, what you do want is a car that will get you to the hospital REAL FAST! !

I've done done that. When my son was like 1 month old and I sliced my fingers open, except my wife was driving me at like 110 in a 35 zone passing cars on corners I didn't think I was gonna live to make it to the hospital.....but at least it took my mind off the pain

[svxfiles]

Originally Posted by Subafreak

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I've done done that. When my son was like 1 month old and I sliced my fingers open, except my wife was driving me at like 110 in a 35 zone passing cars on corners I didn't think I was gonna live to make it to the hospital.....but at least it took my mind off the pain

Jesse, shoulden't she drive fast when there is an emergency?

[Subafreak]

ALSO

Originally Posted by msvx95

How big are your kids by now?.......you can fit two of them comfortably in the back......There's always the trunk to put one Plus the seats fold down.

Had to do that a few months ago. As some of you may know I have no back seat in my SVX and I was getting ready to go to a meet but I had to drop my kids off first but I left the radio on in my wagon and killed the battery. I had no jumper cables so I had to load the kids in the SVX. I put my 5 year old son in the pass seat (that has no harness yet) and stuck my 10 year old girl in the trunk (she loved it!) and then drove very slowley to the sitters house.

[Subafreak]

Originally Posted by svxfiles

Jesse, shoulden't she drive fast when there is an emergency?

Dude.........scary, just scary.

[svxfiles]

This guy I know, was doing 100 on a 35mph road tonight, about a mile from my home....
He needs better brakes.....





It was the Pearlie....

[Aredubjay]

Originally Posted by karmaken

Ok guys, excellent suggestions but in a real world application, they might come off a little disingenuous. If I try almost any of these tacts (especially the get rid of the wife one- man that could get expensive), I will get the hand on the hip, you must be drinking kinda response. To which my response is the ole' deer in the headlights look. At that point, I'm looking for cover or potentially holding a baby in my hands as a shield (remember the end scene in Dead Zone?)

But seriously, I'm going to try by whatever means necessary to retain possession of the vehicle. One card in my pocket is that the car was originally my wife's. She loves the car. If I can keep it running, fix it as economically as possible, I should be able to "logically" argue for its continued presence in our driveway.

Then lets see about sneaking in some mods!

ken

Well, heck -- why don't you just use the Conti Flip-Top in emergencies?

[Ron Mummert]

[QUOTE=Canuck]I think you're on to something .... how about some thing like "It's not just a car, it's a reminder of you, every time I drive it I think of you and all the reasons (besides the cool car) that I love you" or, "selling this car would be closing the book on a great love story, let's not close the book, let's just keep adding more and more chapters"


... I'll second Canuck's recommendations.

Now go trade in that van for a restored WWII military ambulance.
You'll have earned enough marital brownie points to cover you through the next two melted trannies.

Ron.

[US to CDN SVX]

My guess is you have paid off the car by now so just go out and buy a 3rd car! Keep the SVX for the weekend driver.

Can you drop a kid or two off with a person next door and haul to the emergency room? The SVX is a way of life.

I like the suggestion of a 2nd SVX to but there are none left. They are all with Earl. The North West is hording. We are slowly moving all the SVX's up here.

Originally Posted by Subafreak

Hold on a second.....WHAT!?!?!

Well, I'm dating someone but were're not married. In fact, last night I got away with not doing the dishes. Had I been married to her I probably would not have won that argument.......



Dave

Originally Posted by red95svx

Well, I'm dating someone but were're not married. In fact, last night I got away with not doing the dishes. Had I been married to her I probably would not have won that argument.......



Dave

There's a new invention here in Germany called an automatic dishwasher. So nobody has to actually do the dishes at my house. Of course, we still discuss who has to fill and empty the darned thing

[karmaken]

Originally Posted by Aredubjay

Well, heck -- why don't you just use the Conti Flip-Top in emergencies?

that's a whole other battle I am waging. The wife has her eyes set on that car as well. I've been able to hide it quite effectively for the past year (not easy to do with something that is 19 feet long and weighs 5500 lbs.)

the other thing is, there are no seat belts in the front. I'm going to remedy that. (the Duesenberg accident in Ohio put that in focus quite well)

Also, don't know if I would be able to afford the gas to get us to the hospital!

regards

ken

Originally Posted by Bipa

There's a new invention here in Germany called an automatic dishwasher. So nobody has to actually do the dishes at my house. Of course, we still discuss who has to fill and empty the darned thing

That would be great.....if i didn't live in an apartment.




Dave

[mohrds]

Originally Posted by Bipa

Of course, we still discuss who has to fill and empty the darned thing

There's always something to fight over

[mohrds]

Originally Posted by karmaken

that's a whole other battle I am waging. The wife has her eyes set on that car as well. I've been able to hide it quite effectively for the past year (not easy to do with something that is 19 feet long and weighs 5500 lbs.)

the other thing is, there are no seat belts in the front. I'm going to remedy that. (the Duesenberg accident in Ohio put that in focus quite well)

Also, don't know if I would be able to afford the gas to get us to the hospital!

regards

ken

Um, not to be a vulture, but if you end up getting rid of the Continental, let me know. I've wanted a white 64 for as long as I can remember.

Doug

[Aredubjay]

Originally Posted by mohrds

I've wanted a white 64 for as long as I can remember.

Doug

The way you drink, that would be about a week.


<sorry, Doug. Couldn't resist.>