Comments on: House with $5,525 potential gross income

By: zanon

zanon — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:19:14 +0000

WRX is a AWD Wagon. It passes the “sensible” test so we have one. Also, it’s pokey off the line, you really need to get on boost for it to become fast. Fine by me, I don’t want to go fast all the time.

Problem is cars like 911s. No practicality. Even worse, you may get indecently assaulted by RE.

And a basic WRX is not a small male member car. That’s reserved for the STI.

By: anon

anon — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:26:10 +0000

wow bob you would have your own car collection. couple that with some pride of ownership and jeez – that’d be too much pride for one man.

By: nomadic

nomadic — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:48:12 +0000

lol!

let me know if you ever run across a ’54 Chevy pickup…

By: bob

bob — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:33:31 +0000

My wife ( note the non-capitalized “W” ) lets me get away with a lot of stuff that most women would probably go nuts over. Like all the useless junk out in the garage or the number of redneck hobbies I’ve acquired. I already have one ridiculous car which is 54 years old and 22 feet long. So I take it back. My wife is pretty awesome in regards to “letting” me do stuff. All I can say is that if it were not for her, I’d probably have like 5 cars on blocks in the backyard. Sometimes its a good thing.

By: nomadic

nomadic — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:27:08 +0000

at least I can take comfort in the consistently capitalized W in Wife… Does that make her the primary wife in the household?

It just surprises me sometimes, the kinds of constraints a couple will put on each other. Seems that when it comes to something fairly insignificant like a car, you’d be able to pick what you want within budget and maybe some practical considerations like zanon’s car seats.

As for the “small male member” remark, I guess that decision would be made with the understanding that the Wife may make some jokes at the Husband’s expense if he were to choose one.

By: Herve Estater

Herve Estater — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:06:25 +0000

> lets? LETS? are you kidding me?

What’s wrong? Do you find the lack of apostrophe shocking?

By: SiO2

SiO2 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:48:48 +0000

Bob, SF auto show is usually the week of Thanksgiving. SJ is usually in Jan.

By: bob

bob — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:50:00 +0000

Probably too strong a word. Its more that she doesn’t like typical… Small male member cars. aka- vettes, Porsches ( not that I’d want one), Bimmers, and other showy fast cars. A WRX would probably be ok.

By: nomadic

nomadic — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:47:49 +0000

You should be happy your Wife lets you have a car like a WRX.

lets? LETS? are you kidding me?

By: bob

bob — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:26:05 +0000

Zanon,
You should be happy your Wife lets you have a car like a WRX. Mine hates anything that could possibly go minutely fast hence what we drive are sluggish vehicles. Actually, the Tacoma I’ve got is pretty quick. tiny little truck with a 2.4 liter 4 cylinder , 5 speed manual. Since it weighs nothing the power to weight ratio is great. I’ve beaten a number of pimped-out rice mobiles with it.

Speaking of wagons, down the street from me is a guy that has a pristine 1985 Mercury Colony Park station wagon. It only has 35,000 original miles, has a leather interior, and a 5.0 V8 engine. Wood paneling and all. I’d absolutely kill to have that thing. Now THAT would be a family hauler.

When’s the SF auto show? I went last year and had a blast.