Wife/fiance/girlfriend asks to drive your Vette
03-09-2014, 05:19 PM
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My wife isn't all that into the car... but if she wanted to drive it, I'd be okay once I reviewed some important driving concepts about it:
1) Curbs, speed bumps need to be driven angled with slow speed
2) Beware of parking blocks that can screw up the front bumper
3) Don't try to parallel park or drive close along a curb or else the CCW's can get messed up.
4) Always park in the furthest distance of the parking lot
5) Have Fun!
1) Curbs, speed bumps need to be driven angled with slow speed
2) Beware of parking blocks that can screw up the front bumper
3) Don't try to parallel park or drive close along a curb or else the CCW's can get messed up.
4) Always park in the furthest distance of the parking lot
5) Have Fun!
03-09-2014, 05:20 PM
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These kinds of threads are always entertaining. My wife hasn't driven OUR Corvette, but only because she doesn't want to. I wish she would at least get some familiarization stick time.
The only reason I have the car is because when we took the test drive she said, "If you're going to get one of these, get this one."
We're partners, and best friends. We knew one another for around 12 years before we got together. We were also married for only four months when I deployed to Kuwait and then into Iraq in 2003.
This is way more important than any car:
The only reason I have the car is because when we took the test drive she said, "If you're going to get one of these, get this one."
We're partners, and best friends. We knew one another for around 12 years before we got together. We were also married for only four months when I deployed to Kuwait and then into Iraq in 2003.
This is way more important than any car:
03-09-2014, 05:21 PM
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You guys really crack me up, what freeking complexes! My wife not only drives any Vette our family has owned but, has on occasion beat me at the Autocross events we have run. She also ran the 1st 12 second elapsed time in our C5 Z06 while I was still getting a handle on launching the car without axel hop. From our C6 Z06 to our 70LT-1 roadster that she claims as hers ( she did many jobs in its restoration and refers to it as her " birthday car " as it was bought on her birthday ) Corvettes are part of my wife's identity. I feel very fortunate that my wife is a true " Vette Gal " good luck to all of you who live with someone who doesn't share your enthusiasm about Corvettes I'm a very lucky man!
03-09-2014, 05:42 PM
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I don't let my wife drive my car, but my girlfriend takes it out all the time.
Kidding, I'm not married, but my girlfriend doesn't drive the vette. She's driven the built cougar, which is much scarier/tougher to drive than the vette, but I don't like her behind the wheel of the vette, if she wrecked/broke something she would never forgive herself no matter how much I told her it was okay
Kidding, I'm not married, but my girlfriend doesn't drive the vette. She's driven the built cougar, which is much scarier/tougher to drive than the vette, but I don't like her behind the wheel of the vette, if she wrecked/broke something she would never forgive herself no matter how much I told her it was okay
03-09-2014, 05:46 PM
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03-10-2014, 11:34 PM
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I wish she'd let me, ever since I fishtailed around some corners she won't let me. Apparently it's "dangerous"
03-10-2014, 11:35 PM
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These kinds of threads are always entertaining. My wife hasn't driven OUR Corvette, but only because she doesn't want to. I wish she would at least get some familiarization stick time. The only reason I have the car is because when we took the test drive she said, "If you're going to get one of these, get this one." We're partners, and best friends. We knew one another for around 12 years before we got together. We were also married for only four months when I deployed to Kuwait and then into Iraq in 2003. This is way more important than any car:
03-10-2014, 11:58 PM
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My wife doesn't even have a clue how fast this car is; I laugh and explain that whenever I'm around and she tells people that I drive it hard all the time.
03-11-2014, 12:53 AM
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My gf is absolutely terrified of it, she closes her eyes and covers her face with her hands with even mild driving. Guess she is just overly used to her Cobalt. Its hard to keep it 100% leashed all the time.
03-11-2014, 07:06 AM
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2024 Corvette of the Year Finalist - Modified
2023 C6 of the Year Winner - Modified
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I let my ex drive it once... and only once... I still regret it 
A good F-body friend of mine who sold his last firebird recently picked up an 84 C4 that were in the process of doing an LS swap in. The other night I had the Vette over at his house and he asked me if I could give his new girlfriend a ride in it since shes never been in anything fast and cant seem to grasp the concept of it all. I told her to hop in. Theres a nice section of twistys right down the road from his house followed by a long straight away. So I made small talk with her and drove threw it all normally and made a quick u turn to come back. I stopped long enough to get switch into competitive mode then asked her once we started rolling what the fastest thing she'd ever been in was. Her reply was "Well my brother has a civi... (flat footed gas at this point).. HOLY ****!" I took it up to about 110 by the end of the straight and hard braked into the first twisty and gave the suspension a good work out for the next few minutes. She was pretty terrified but seem to enjoy it. When we got out all she could say was "wow". Pretty funny stuff but now shes on board with the build the C4 project so all in all it worked out well
A good F-body friend of mine who sold his last firebird recently picked up an 84 C4 that were in the process of doing an LS swap in. The other night I had the Vette over at his house and he asked me if I could give his new girlfriend a ride in it since shes never been in anything fast and cant seem to grasp the concept of it all. I told her to hop in. Theres a nice section of twistys right down the road from his house followed by a long straight away. So I made small talk with her and drove threw it all normally and made a quick u turn to come back. I stopped long enough to get switch into competitive mode then asked her once we started rolling what the fastest thing she'd ever been in was. Her reply was "Well my brother has a civi... (flat footed gas at this point).. HOLY ****!" I took it up to about 110 by the end of the straight and hard braked into the first twisty and gave the suspension a good work out for the next few minutes. She was pretty terrified but seem to enjoy it. When we got out all she could say was "wow". Pretty funny stuff but now shes on board with the build the C4 project
so all in all it worked out well
03-11-2014, 10:44 AM
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