thoughts on giving wife my 94....

[blksn955.o]

Been thinking of moving on from the 94 for a while now for a used C6 vett or new mustang and the return of the 5.0 is pushing me further in this direction and the BOSS has pushed me over the edge...

My thinking was sell the 94 and use the proceeds to purchase a 67-70 mustang or a 67-69 camaro for the wife...I would LOVE to pick up a GNX as her dad has a 70 buick GSX but the best I could probably do realistically would be a GN.

I have been thinking it may be far less PITFA factor to convert the 94 to auto with a decent stall (thinking AODE with 4r70 internals), put the AC back on, and maybe a tube K to help keep weight in check. No sale hassle, no other cars issues to sort out and I can keep the mustang I have had since 99 in a round about way. As far as I would care its hers at that point but at least I know my way around it and its history.

I would pick up a used C6 or at least a 11+ 5.0 or BOSS.

This is of course dependent of us moving to a larger house first as we both want something with more room and to pay off our Fusion so we only have 1 car payment. So this would be a few years as we are going to test the waters on the selling the house in March but dont expect to sell for at least a year or more in this housing market to be realistic.

Anyone have words of wisdom from doing something like this in the past? I could still get a decent 67-70 or 67-69 for 6-8k...not show stopping but not pile of crap either. I almost traded my 94 for a GN but it was a hot air car so I did not pursue it.

 

[Husky44]

One question: What does she want? All your plans don't matter for nothing, if it's not what she wants!!!

Seriously, the best thing you can do to make her happy is to figure out what is her choice, and do that, even if it isn't exactly what you want. In the long run you'll be way ahead, because you'll have put her priorities above yours. If that's not enough motivation, if you do what YOU want, every time the car has a problem (no matter what car it is), she'll have the opportunity to get annoyed that it wasn't what she wanted, and remind you of same.

If you've got a few years, then turn it into something fun for her--a shopping trip! Let her drive some of the old ones, yours, etc. Maybe she wants the Boss 302?

In the end, no matter what car it is, you considering her preferences over yours is the most important thing. [/marriage counselor off]

 

[BlackVert]

great advice husky

 

[blksn955.o]

She would like a new one but only an auto so that probably takes the BOSS off the table LOL...but I would not mind her getting a new one, when we got our 09 Fusion in 09 I asked her if she wanted to get a Pink Warrior or a GT instead since we don't have any kids (yet) and left it up to her and she picked the Fusion. She does want the 94...good point though husky...make sure its what she really wants. It is no matter to me really other than the possible less PITFA factor of selling a car and finding one that your confident is not a basket case. I am prepared to turn it over...it would be hers...and I think after riding in a buddies cummins diesel the bottle would eventually turn into a turbo LOL.

I asked her and she said "as long as going auto would not slow it down and I could get sequential (96-98) tail lights, I would love to have the 94". She has said before when I mentioned trading it for the GN and selling it..."really you would trade her?" That is why I thought about this route in the first place...why sell the car that has memories and history for us already?

 

[Husky44]

She would like a new one but only an auto so that probably takes the BOSS off the table LOL

I asked her and she said "as long as going auto would not slow it down and I could get sequential (96-98) tail lights, I would love to have the 94". She has said before when I mentioned trading it for the GN and selling it..."really you would trade her?"

OK...door is open here! First, let her know that it's HER choice... and follow up with "yes, I'd trade her, if it was to get what would make YOU (meaning your wife) happy". Now, don't say it unless it's TRUE, but if it's true, there's no reason not to say it, and rack up some big time points (cuz we all know that you've said some things that were TRUE, but didn't need to be said, and they've cost you major points in the past, right?).

Seriously, let her know that it's completely up to her.

Question: Why do you have to switch it to an Auto? My wife loves driving the manual tranny in my 95. And she doesn't know it, but I've heard her wind the crap out of it when she's around the corner and out of sight! Your wife might want the manual too?

 

[blksn955.o]

She refuses to learn how to drive a manual. She has driven her dads old 82 F350 diesel but will not touch the mustang. I have told her honestly there is nothing you could do that is worse than how I drive it (power shifting, putting it under n2o power and power shifting, dumping the clutch at 2, 3, 4k rpm on DR).

It would be her choice, I would understand either way if she wanted it or not.