Does she like the car?

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Originally posted by RobertVegas:
Informal poll time...

Does your wife/girlfriend like the Pantera?

Please be more specific...would you like to know if my wife likes the car or my girlfriend likes the car?

My wife hates it. However, she agreed to drive to Vegas with me in 2003. She had fun but still hates the car. Luckily for me, our two year old daughter loves daddy's "noisy red car!"

Life is good...

John
#2647

The wife hates it, The girl-friend tolerates it ~

Wife? Girlfriend? Woh, Cant afford one of those. The Pantera costs me enough.

My wife likes the car (thinks its bad ass) but she does not like to drive in it much, little to ruff/radical for her, she would rather drive in the Porsche so she can change the temp 90 thousand times a min.

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Does your wife like the Pantera?
Does she ever drive it?

When I was shopping for the Pantera, she didn't like them - didn't like how they looked. Now she likes it and insists we take it whenever we go out to dinner or get out of town without the kids for a weekend.

She's only driven the car once. The blind spots and the power scare her which, to be honest, is just fine with me.

Actually, I have insisted she use the car a couple of times, but she was afraid to back it out of the garage because it's snugged up along side the Mustang with less than 2" between the two cars.

My wife never drove it. She is also 5'2". She can't even push in the clutch and barely can see over the steering wheel.

What a bummer......

Now, as far as the NSX, she now wants me to get her a Red automatic....

The wife wasn't impressed with the car until it came home and she fell in love with it. Now she an even bigger fan of the marquee than I am. She loves riding in it but doesn't know how to drive a manual shift. She's made comments lately about learning. Be afraid, very afraid!

Wife? Girlfriend?


back......back! spawn of Satan....

My wife loves the car, hates me.
She can't drive standard and she's 4'13" and
120kg.
Will

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Originally posted by 4NHOTROD:
She can't drive standard and she's 4'13"...

I only she was at least 5'1" ...

My wife hates the car with a passion. She drove it once in a parking lot and has gone with me in it on a few trips, but she hates thecar. She calls it the "Italian Princess". She will take every oppertunity to lean against it and leave palm marks all over it. She wraps Christmas presents on the wing. SHe tells me constantly how I am just lucky that she loves me more than she hates the car. I think the thing she hates the absolute most is she can't carry on a conversation while riding in the car. I happen to like that.
My son used to love the car now he doesn't. My Daughter didn't used to care for the car , now she likes it because it attracts potential boyfriends. The dogs hate the car cause it hurts their ears when it is coming and going.

My wife hates the car but puts up with it..
my dogs hate the car but put up with it...

Shotgungrooms- you must be married to my wifes sister. I think that is one of the reasons she hates the car: can't figure out how to adjust the temperature or put the window up(or down).

My hat is off to whoever lets his wife back up a Pantera- he must be absolutely fearless!!!

She absolutely loves it, and spends most of her spare time polishing it and generally looking after it.

Or she will do, as soon as I meet her....

My wife seems to like my Pantera. She once made the comment that she liked it better than the Corvette I used to have (although she now denies ever saying that!) I have offered to let her drive it but she has no desire to EVER do so!

My wife "puts up" with both me & the car & someday she may even try to drive it. She once made the comment that in order to get her into the drivers seat I would have to duct tape 2X4 blocks on all the pedals so she could reach them. I informed her that if such blocks were duct tape to anything it would be the bottoms of her shoes Of course, as many of you have already commented, this can be a GOOD thing!

Wow...I didn't realize how lucky I am. Carol loves the car. She drives it every chance she gets. Funny enough, she always asks me if she can drive it first. She takes her girlfriends shopping and running around. They always giggle and tell me how many young guys fuss over them in the car! She has even taken a couple of girlfriends up the Big Thompson Canyon (very twisty, long, and fun and only 30 miles from here) and scared them silly. When ever we go out she always wants to take the Pantera. She encouraged me to buy it right from the start.
Might have something to do with the fact that she rides her own Harley too!

Mooso

My wife hates my girlfriend!

Mine too Tom....

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Originally posted by TomCat:
My wife hates my girlfriend!

So the seat doesn't go forward enough for a small person to work the clutch? (obviously I don't own one yet, but we look at one later this month)

She has never ridden in one or heard one run. I have already explained that they aren't subtle.

Robert

My wife rode in it twice; First was a local POCA chapter brunch run, where she decided it was too low, too noisy, too fast and way too noticeable.... Ooh why's everyone looking at us?

Second time she came to a local car show, on leaving I stepped on it and brought the rear end around; I still have that screeching sound ringing in my ears now.....no not the tires, HER

She hasn't been in it since, but she did decide afterwards she would like a sports car too, but it had to be 'civilized' and a convertible so I got a deal on an MGB roadster. It is currently undergoing restoration and should be ready for paint in a week or two. It's turned out to be a good investment, I get to play with the Pantera far more now

Julian

Ahhh, such a clever plan Joules, well done...

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Originally posted by Joules5
She hasn't been in it since, but she did decide afterwards she would like a sports car too, but it had to be 'civilized' and a convertible so I got a deal on an MGB roadster. It is currently undergoing restoration and should be ready for paint in a week or two. It's turned out to be a good investment, I get to play with the Pantera far more now

Julian

My wife is ok with the car, thinks it looks cool. Mine isn't too comfortable as it stands. One day. She won't drive a stick, so, driving will never happen.
My kid likes it except for the noise. She thinks its race car.

I'm amazed at how many of you guys have wives that hate your car.

I guess I'm lucky (second time — the odds were better...), mine loves the Pantera and insists she will never let me get rid of it (not that I would). When I decided I wanted a GT40 for track use, she was all for it so I wouldn't risk banging up her "baby" Pantera. Now when I show her ads for a Mangusta or a Bora she starts talking about how we need a house with more garage space. Have I died and gone to heaven?

Oh, and she can't drive standard so she makes do with her RX-8.

My wife loves the car, but gets upset that she doesn't get to ride in it much because I've got two teenage boys that monopolize the passenger seat! She doesn't drive standard (yet!), maybe I should get her one of her own?
Stosh

... got rid of the old wife because she hated cars. My new wife .. loves the Pantera ... encourages me to complete 6476 .... she says one of her old bosses in Brazil drove one to work everyday .. shes scared to drive it... thanks god .... only complaint ... the A/C ... dont work ..gotta work on that soon.

My wife is 5'2" and of slight build. She is a good driver (prefers stick), but won't drive the Pantera because

a) it requires too much physical effort
b) she doesn't want to be responsible for dinging it

Works for me...

She's not a car person, but it was due to her encouragement that I actually bought it. She also wants me to make sure it has everything it needs, such as new tires, tuneup on the dyno, etc. (I'm not making this up!) Lucky me.

After 21 years the wife doesn't like me or the car... I'm keeping the car.

My wife has not even ridden in my car yet. She brags about it at her work but I dont think she likes the "All women must be topless while riding in my car" rule. Cant understand why.

Blaine

The wife motived me to get the car...actually nagged - which was odd for her.

Bought it a month or so before the kid was born, so she only rode in it once, while mega-pregnant.

She has lost interest in it... But then she never drove it. She would like to go for the occasional drive.. but I can't let her drive, she has WAAAY to many tickets!

How you introduce the two is important.
Chuck

I don't even have one yet and she doesn't like it!!!

Hates it so much that she wants me to buy a Cobra.

Miles