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From: "negusm" <negusm@y...>
Date: Thu May 22, 2003  3:52 pm
Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] Is this fair?

Body:
Yep. I hear you. Tagging along on those errands or excusions helps
a bunch.

One problem is that she is Chinese. The prevailing notion from alot
of the Chinese people I've met is that "new" is best and there is no
value to anything "old".

You can see this by walking in Beijing on Xmas eve. Santa and
Holiday greetings (in english) are everywhere. Their rush to embrace
western culture is astonishing and the loss of their own culture is
horrific.

Bottom line is that my 85 ascMcLaren avoids another obstacle.

-Mike



--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Abrams" <babrams@l...>
wrote:
> I feel for you Mike.
>
> My wife tolerates my obsession with my cars (toys) mostly because I
had them
> before we were married, and she understood what she was getting
into.
> I actually had more but decided that I needed to thin the herd a
little and
> settle on what I have now. Unless we become suddenly wealthy
(unknown
> inheritance or win the lottery) my toy limit is four. If I want
another, I
> have to sell one that I currently have.
> I think for the most part every wife find themselves "jealous" of
the
> project car at one time or another because of the time & energy
that they
> consume and I know many marriages that have ended because of it.
> I don't get to spend as much time or money as I used to on my toys
since I
> have gotten married and now that we have a 21 month old son, but
sacrifices
> must be made in order to keep the household stable and running
smoothly.
>
> Here is what has worked for me.
> My wife loves to go to craft fairs and when she isn't going with her
> friends, I always offer to tag along. When I do go with her she is
thrilled
> that I show an interest in her hobby and although I don't have as
good of a
> time as she does, it always gives me some much needed ammunition
for the
> time when I want to go to a swap meet or car show.
>
> My wife says that my Ranchero is one of the ugliest vehicle's she
has ever
> seen and will not ride in it.
> I guess it's a guy thing, because we have quizzed her girlfriends
about them
> and they always agree that Ranchero's & El Camino's are ugly, but
most of my
> friends like it.
>
> She does like the McLaren though, and she knows that unless we fell
into
> financial hardship the toys will never be one of our daily drivers.
>
> Brent
>
> 1986 asc/McLaren EuroCoupe
> 1985 Mercury Cougar XR-7
> 1971 Ford Ranchero GT
> High-Jumper SS III w/2.3 Turbo power
>
> 1993 Mercury Sable Wagon (daily driver)
> 1994 Ford Taurus Wagon (daily driver)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "negusm" <negusm@y...>
> To: <ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 11:48 PM
> Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Is this fair?
>
>
> > My wife got pissed at me spending all this time and money
> > on "fixing" an "old" car (I like "restoring" a "classic" better).
> > Vile comments like "Why don't you just sell the damn thing?"
or "it
> > looks UGLY" were bandied about.
> >
> > A $26k 2003 Red Honda Oddyssey EX now sits in my driveway. I hope
> > that shuts her up for a while.
> >
> > -Mike
> >
> >
> >
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