Sometimes keeping a promise sucks...

[shannon corkill]

Well a year ago I promised my wife that I would get rid of a car I bought without telling her--1988 Trans Am GTA. I bought the car so I wouldn't put miles on my Marauder. In the past 2 years I have done allot of work to it and it became my economy car, since it runs on 87 Octane. She drove it out here recently and now I must keep my word. So if there is anyone who wants to buy a 1988 Pontiac Trans Am GTA I have it posted in the classified here.:( :mad:

[03MERCMARAUDER]

Thats to bad man. Sorry you gotta sell it.

Joe

[Eric91Z]

Sorry to hear you have to get rid of it. It looks like a very nice car. I wish I was in the market right now for a 2nd driver car as I want another 3rd Gen F-Body and have been thinking of going with a Trans Am this time and would love a GTA.

Good luck on the sale.

[TripleTransAm]

I don't know what kind of shape the car is in, but I still think you're doing the wrong thing.

What are your alternatives? Are you really that attached to your wife? There are others out there, you know...


http://www.tripletransam.com/gta/2004/DSCF8349.jpg

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[Breadfan]

What are your alternatives? Are you really that attached to your wife?




:lol::lol::lol:

[Zack]

Dude, thats pathetic.

[Mike Poore]

Well a year ago I promised my wife that I would get rid of a car I bought without telling her--

OK, here's a plan.
Put a price on it that's 2X. If someone pays that, you'll have enough left over to buy another.
Meanwhile, save up enough to buy it from yourself, and when you've completed the transaction of the phantom sale; give her the money you paid yourself for it. ;)

Otherwise the fine plan offered by TripleTransAm would be my next choice. :pimp:

[merc6]

OK, here's a plan.
Put a price on it that's 2X. If someone pays that, you'll have enough left over to buy another.
Meanwhile, save up enough to buy it from yourself, and when you've completed the transaction of the phantom sale; give her the money you paid yourself for it. ;)

Otherwise the fine plan offered by TripleTransAm would be my next choice. :pimp:Even better. Try to sell it for like $27K. That should give you plenty of time to figure out what to do till someone buys it ;)

[Rider90]

Well a year ago I promised my wife that I would get rid of a car I bought without telling her
Probably should have put your foot down and not promised her. But that's just me...

[Haggis]

Well a year ago I promised my wife that I would get rid of a car I bought without telling her--1988 Trans Am GTA. I bought the car so I wouldn't put miles on my Marauder. In the past 2 years I have done allot of work to it and it became my economy car, since it runs on 87 Octane. She drove it out here recently and now I must keep my word. So if there is anyone who wants to buy a 1988 Pontiac Trans Am GTA I have it posted in the classified here.:( :mad:
Don't let my wife Chris see this. She trade her '88 GTA in for a '02 Firehawke and would love to own another GTA again. :help:

[TripleTransAm]

Well a year ago I promised my wife that I would get rid of a car I bought without telling her

Forgot to mention... this is exactly how I got my 1978 Trans Am in late late 2000.

I was on the hunt for a parts car for my aging 1985 Civic 4 door...before we had kids, the winter beater was (with the exception of my 1992 Integra GS) usually a true beater. I was about 200 miles from home investigating this lead which turned out to be a bust (my '85 had better parts on it, LOL!). A few houses over, there was a black 1978 Trans Am for sale. Since seeing Smokey and the Bandit way back when, I had this absolute obsession with the 1977-1978 Trans Am style.

A test drive confirmed everything worked (even the dash clock) and it would need an exhaust manifold refacing (the owner maintained it was a heat-riser problem, but the noise was not quite the same). At close to 110 000 miles on it, even the posi was tight :) and the tranny was nice and positive shifting albeit with late 70s cushiness. The car was all there and basically an original 'survivor' with the exception of a repaint from silver to black sometime in 1987.

For a few weeks, some back and forth haggling ensued until I realized he absolutely had to get rid of that car for some reason before the first snow fell. I did not think I actually needed a third Trans Am (in reality, everyone needs at least three Trans Ams in their possession, they just don't realize it yet) but eventually the deal got so sweet that I instinctively bought it. The sweet deal included the owner and his brother driving it those 200 miles to my house as long as I paid the fuel bill.

Of course, then I had to find a way to inform my wife that I had purchased a third black Trans Am (she was completely unaware of the car's very existence until that point). So during a romantic pizza and coca-cola dinner one night at the local Costco, I broke the news. I'll never forget the emotionless stare I got for about 30 seconds, followed by a "why?". Of course, at the time she was not aware of what I said in the previous paragraph about her needing three Trans Ams and has since attained total bliss. Nonetheless, at the time she trusted I was not putting the household remotely in any financial distress and accepted the new arrival the next day when it showed up.

So think about it: you're 1/3 of the way there, big guy. :coolman:

If you really want to keep it, have a talk with your wife and reassure her and work out the details on why you benefit from owning it (in my case, my wife knew I'd appreciate getting greasy and sweaty on the weekends on something I enjoyed driving and looking at, as a way to offset the weekly stress of my job - everyone needs a hobby that is not related to their daily work). In my case, it was an investment in my continued sanity and like a fine wine the experience keeps getting better and better every year.

[Haggis]

So during a romantic pizza and coca-cola dinner one night at the local Costco...
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Mike Poore]

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:


....pizza and coca-cola dinner one night at the local Costco...


Geez, Gordon; you'd have thought, him being a big spender & all, he'd have, at least, sprung for a bottle; of Boone's Farm or ... better yet .....THUNDERBIRD! :rofl:

[bryanthomas]

I don't know what kind of shape the car is in, but I still think you're doing the wrong thing.

What are your alternatives? Are you really that attached to your wife? There are others out there, you know...


http://www.tripletransam.com/gta/2004/DSCF8349.jpg

http://www.tripletransam.com/2003/ste-eustache/images/DSCF5391.jpg

Have I mentioned that I think your cars are boss?! :D

[Rider90]

Have I mentioned that I think your cars are boss?! :D
Is this an old term or a new one? I need to get with the times...

[Tallboy]

Well a year ago I promised my wife that I would get rid of a car I bought without telling her...

You need your wife's permission to buy a car? I don't understand the whole "wife won't let me buy this, wife won't let me buy that" thing. No flames intended, I just don't get it...

[Rider90]

You need your wife's permission to buy a car? I don't understand the whole "wife won't let me buy this, wife won't let me buy that" thing. No flames intended, I just don't get it...
I don't get it either. You get one life, I personally don't choose to have mine led by someone else. Do what you want though...

[Breadfan]

Regardless of anything else, gotta give some credit for being a stand-up guy and standing by a promise.

Now that you've stood by your promise and accepted it, it's time to adjust the agreement. If you want to keep the car you should be able to work out some sort of agreement to keep it without going back on the promise to sell it.

Or sell it to a friend and buy it back a month later (for a dollar each time of course to save on taxes) and then you've held the promise and get to keep the car. :)

I tend to agree that it's hard to live by others rules, but then again I'm not married, though I still live by my wallets rules (my wallet is pretty strict unfortunately).

That being said, and maybe this is a glorified look at it, but in a marriage you will have to make compromises as such a close union between two folks creates a need for their combined resources to be used sometimes.

But you draw your own line as to what you'll compromise on. If you love the car and it's that important to you then keep it, and becuase of that loving union you have with your wife she SHOULD understand, accept, and encourage your happiness.

It's a two way street though, so you know, you might have to go to a craft show or something.

But you could take the GTA...

[shannon corkill]

I know some guys here have hinted of getting ride of my wife, but she bought my Marauder as a suprise! SO I really can't complain, I told her I am going to get a 1968 Charger this summer and she had no comments...

I have learned you pick your battles wisely in marriage... in the six years of marriage I have been deployed for 3 1/2 years total and she is still around. I know plenty of guys who have come home to an empty house or find out after a month of being home that their wife has cheated on them. Big picture, I am selling the car because I said I would, I don't like it but I keep my word. The one cool thing about my wife, she knows what a Superbird is and appreciates it and refuses to drive it..

[TripleTransAm]

Mr. Fan (can I call you Bread for short?), you are wise beyond your years.

Nothing in life is black and white (except a colour photo of my cars). We may look at a car purchase as the equivalent of buying a new pair of shoes for the new season, but for those not very involved in the car hobby, they won't perceive the purchase in the same way.

I'm lucky that while my wife has no interest in cars whatsoever, she knows I'm passionate about this hobby. She will patiently sit in a car for 12 hours so we can drive to some gathering and listen to other people talk about cars. She doesn't restrict me in any way and I reciprocate by not abusing that.

Nothing would tickle me more than completing my collection with a half-decent 1969 Firebird 350 (yes, 350 and not 400... I have my reasons). But I know I need to watch myself to avoid opening myself up to a situation where we both might need to cough up some money (house repairs, etc.) and I'd be stuck smiling sheepishly and holding out empty pockets.

Nonetheless, she knows how important this hobby is for me, and will trust that I will be wise with my spending. In return, anything I spend on the Trans Ams (with the exception of the '78, not much at all) will come out of my own pocket and not anything shared. And if I'm happy, chances are that happiness will infectiously spread to the rest of the household.

Marriage is a give/take for both sides.

[TripleTransAm]

I know some guys here have hinted of getting ride of my wife, but she bought my Marauder as a suprise!

If I could foresee the repair-related 'fun' I'd have with both my Marauders, back in 2003 I would probably divorce my wife if she did that to me.

:lol:

[Rider90]

I know some guys here have hinted of getting ride of my wife, but she bought my Marauder as a suprise! SO I really can't complain, I told her I am going to get a 1968 Charger this summer and she had no comments...

I have learned you pick your battles wisely in marriage... in the six years of marriage I have been deployed for 3 1/2 years total and she is still around. I know plenty of guys who have come home to an empty house or find out after a month of being home that their wife has cheated on them. Big picture, I am selling the car because I said I would, I don't like it but I keep my word. The one cool thing about my wife, she knows what a Superbird is and appreciates it and refuses to drive it..
Good explanation, even though it doesn't need my seal of approval...

[shannon corkill]

I have had zero problems with my Marauder. It's been a great car for me.

[rayjay]

Shannon a man of his word is worth more than a car. I'd be interested in your car if it wasn't so far away.

[JACook]

I have had zero problems with my Marauder. It's been a great car for me.
Me neither, but TTA's problems are legendary.
Personally, I think the TransAms are sabotaging the MMs when he's not looking...

[bradical]

I traded in my first wife three years ago and am much happier with wife number two.