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Superperv23 Enthusiast

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Get her a dodge mini van and let her figure out how crap of a vehicle they are, give her what she wants and then you can laugh inside where she hates the damn thing.

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music Senior Enthusiast

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My advice isn't going to help, since I like minivans for families... for exactly the reason your wife does. They are very practical. My wife drives a Sienna, and it's been fine (had a Dodge before, and wouldn't do that again). If you want to convince her away from the van idea, they do *not* get great mileage around town. I think my wife averages ~19/20 around town, and 26/27 on the hwy. Better than a SUV, but not great. We have 3 kids, so it works good for us (today).

06pirate Enthusiast

06pirate

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Go out and buy yourself a motorcycle without telling her.

 

It's a good chance you won't have to worry about a wife and family anymore.........

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

RyanbabZ71

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Go out and buy yourself a motorcycle without telling her.

 

It's a good chance you won't have to worry about a wife and family anymore.........

 

:)

MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

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Has she ever driven a minivan before Ryan? I ask because the newer ones aren't much smaller in most dimensions than a Tahoe and the difference in ride height isn't going to be enough to help with lifting your son into the back. I'm not sure how practical they really are over a SUV.

Carder09 Senior Enthusiast

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I saw the Chevy Orlando in person at the dealer today its actually pretty nice looking!

 

I saw one of them drivin down the road few months back. Plates were canadian so I thought that it was just something they got up there and not down here

NitroCherokee Enthusiast

NitroCherokee

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Go out and buy yourself a motorcycle without telling her.

 

It's a good chance you won't have to worry about a wife and family anymore.........

 

 

I don't get it? Are you saying your family would leave you if you bought a bike without telling her first? Doesn't make you sound very valuable to your family, my wife would be pissed if I bought one without mentioning it to her but surely wouldn't go anywhere

csheatz Senior Enthusiast

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Go out and buy yourself a motorcycle without telling her.

 

It's a good chance you won't have to worry about a wife and family anymore.........

 

 

I don't get it? Are you saying your family would leave you if you bought a bike without telling her first? Doesn't make you sound very valuable to your family, my wife would be pissed if I bought one without mentioning it to her but surely wouldn't go anywhere

 

 

If this is all I he to do to get my wife to leave, I would buy two! One for me and one for my GF.. :)

 

 

 

Thats a joke by the way!

craig1971 Enthusiast

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I must say that I was against the mini van at first but quickly got used to all the conveniences. My wife wanted a Town & Country. We bought a 2008. We got a lot more options for a cheaper price compared to Toyota and Honda. The dual DVDs keep the kids very quiet. The van has been fine for the past 3 years. No complaints.

06pirate Enthusiast

06pirate

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Go out and buy yourself a motorcycle without telling her.

 

It's a good chance you won't have to worry about a wife and family anymore.........

 

:lol:

 

 

 

 

My apologies to RyanbabZ71 for my inappropriate and obtuse post. The reference is not obvious, and not as funny as I thought it might be. However, for the record:

 

 

 

At the last aviation company I worked for, in 2004, one of the guys bought a Honda sport bike (CBR I think) and was going to keep it at the hangar and not tell his wife. The boss got tired of that real quick and told him to get it out of there. So, he did ride it home, and a very short time later, she took their young son and hit the road. Seperation lasted a couple of months and they did reconcile.

 

 

 

In 2006, a neighbor guy with wife and two teenage daughters up the street came home one day with a brand new Harley Road Glide, and according to third-hand info I got, the wife said something like “Get that thing out of here”, and he did, and didn’t come back. The marriage broke up, she sold the house and another family dissolved.

 

 

 

One of the guys where I now work had a Suzuki Katana, which his wife didn’t seem to mind, but last July he traded it in on a new Harley Fat Bob, because “I can do whatever I want”. The first week of August, she took her clothes and the dog and left. In September she served him with divorce papers.

 

 

 

Coincidences? Probably not, most likely a lot of underlying issues other than the motorcycles.

 

 

 

Now, none of this relates to the original question and is of no use whatsoever, and I should never have posted it. As you can see by my post-count I don’t spend a lot of time on the internet, perhaps I should spend less. Sorry for the thread ‘jack.

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

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1 - I'd "let" my wife get a minivan in a heartbeat. In fact, I've tried to talk her into it a couple of times. They're DAMN handy for hauling kiddos and stuff. I rented one and put a dang refrigerator in it! All sorts of gadgets and doohickeys that cater to a family...*I* wouldn't drive one, but I wouldn't mind at all if she got one.

 

2 - ZL1? Really? For that money, get a two year old Z06! Or a brand new LS3 Vette! I guess you're wanting the back seat though. In which case I say...GET A CTS-V!

 

:lol:

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

RyanbabZ71

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1 - I'd "let" my wife get a minivan in a heartbeat. In fact, I've tried to talk her into it a couple of times. They're DAMN handy for hauling kiddos and stuff. I rented one and put a dang refrigerator in it! All sorts of gadgets and doohickeys that cater to a family...*I* wouldn't drive one, but I wouldn't mind at all if she got one.

 

2 - ZL1? Really? For that money, get a two year old Z06! Or a brand new LS3 Vette! I guess you're wanting the back seat though. In which case I say...GET A CTS-V!

 

:lol:

 

2 - heck yea. its going to be an awesome car. Did you see it beat the Z06 lap time at nueremburg (spelling?). Just scared about pricing right now, i see it hitting in the 60's then I will have to say sorry to expensive.

 

CTS-V wagon would be cool :jester:

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

RyanbabZ71

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Go out and buy yourself a motorcycle without telling her.

 

It's a good chance you won't have to worry about a wife and family anymore.........

 

:lol:

 

 

 

 

My apologies to RyanbabZ71 for my inappropriate and obtuse post. The reference is not obvious, and not as funny as I thought it might be. However, for the record:

 

 

 

No need for apologies, I did understand where you were coming from and that it was a joke. I have no desire for a motorcycle though.

 

My wife did tell me if I bought a camaro she would have divorce papers ready for me. I keep telling here that in March her ZL1 will be here (her bday). She doesnt necessarily like this idea.

 

I have been laying low on the minivan front. Can any of you guys with minivans get me some measurements (I am a data driven person)?

 

Looking for some heights

 

Height from ground to the step in of van (van floor)

Height from the van floor to the top of the seat

 

Thanks!

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