Why does he want me to drive?
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Burning Brakes
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Why does he want me to drive?
Just curious, but does any other wifes not drive their hubby's vette? He tells me to drive it all the time, but I truly don't have the desire to. Shh, I don't even drive my own toy, a heavily modded fox stang, that much. I stay in my DD most of the time. Don't get me wrong the vette is a beauty, but I bought it for him, not for me.
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CI 2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 Vet
St. Jude Donor '09-'10
My wife has driven my C6 twice, the C5 I used to have once, and doesn't even like to ride in my C3 let alone drive it
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My wife drove my 93 Vette once and did not like it (couldn't see the front of the car over the nose). She never drove my 01 Z06, as she didn't know how to drive a standard transmission. With my 08 Vette, I am going to surprise her tonight by letting her drive us to dinner. She has asked to drive it, but wants me in the car with her, so this is a great chance for that. As for my "old car", she picked right up on driving the 07 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T that is now her car. She loves that one...especially with the Corsa exhaust.
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8 months and 1,500 miles (put up for the winter) and she has never driven it......says she is "just fine" in the passenger seat and enjoys the 'ride' too much to drive....I've asked numerous times for her to drive..........
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The wife and I just had this conversation last night. She wants to drive the car, but can't it's a 6speed. So far I have put her off for 10 months to teach her how to drive it.
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My wife used to drive the '04 (auto) once in a while but she just doesn't have the passion for the stick. She likes the power though and that's why she drives a CLK550. That is a pretty quick car too.
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St. Jude Donor '06
My wife drives our Vette whenever she can. We have the A6 tranny, not because she has any problem shifting a manual but because she has to keep the seat too close to the steering wheel when using a clutch.
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My wife can't drive stick so she can't drive any of my "toys". I have tried to get her to learn but she refuses. I guess it's probably better that we have some different interests.