Boy did I hear it from my wife the other day. She is tired of mustangs 24/7. What triggered it was Horsepower TV was doing a rear end gear swap on their mustang vert. I had taped it and was going to watch it. She said its bad enough that we have MMFF in every room in the house, You on the Forum, You searching the internet for info, and we won't mention the new parts that find their way to our house.

AM I alone on this one, or do a few of us share this sickness

Hi, my name is Ryland and I am addicted to mustangs. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/worship.gif[/img]

 

You are not alone. My wife was tired of it way before my car arrived. I wonder what she will say when I paint a mural on the garage wall this summer as a tribute to my stang [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

 

What about the husband getting tired of the wife's addiction? Also include my son - he claims I love the 'stang more than him.

 

Just tell her/him it could be worse. We could be addicted to chebbies or hondas or something....ohhhh the humanity! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrinjester.gif[/img]

 

You all are definitely not alone. I hear it from the wife all the time. The best thing to do is to not come on so strong about your stang. Try to get her (or him in your case, Julie) to slowly get into Mustangs. You may never get your significant other to love your car like you do, or even understand what it means to you... but you can at least get them to a point where they can tolerate it. That's the point my wife is at right now, I think. It's taken a lot of hard work... but if she can get me listening to 80's hair metal ballads in the car (without her in there making me do it) then anything is possible. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/lol.gif[/img] And remember, not only is your wife or hubby not going to understand your passion, but they will also get jealous of it if you talk about your car too much or let it consume your life... at least so that they notice. What I have found to work well is any extra money I make (from my many side jobs) I spend half of it on my car and either give her the other half for bills or buy her something every now and then. And for every hour I spend on here or watching TV or reading magazines about cars, I make it a point to spend some time with her to make her feel like she's wanted too. That way I keep both of the ladies in my life satisfied. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumb.gif[/img] I don't think it's necessarily the attention we give our cars that causes the problems... it's the lack of attention we give away from our cars. Once you find a middle ground, you will be fine.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(acadian @ February 20, 2006, 10:38 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
You all are definitely not alone. I hear it from the wife all the time. The best thing to do is to not come on so strong about your stang. Try to get her (or him in your case, Julie) to slowly get into Mustangs. You may never get your significant other to love your car like you do, or even understand what it means to you... but you can at least get them to a point where they can tolerate it. That's the point my wife is at right now, I think. It's taken a lot of hard work... but if she can get me listening to 80's hair metal ballads in the car (without her in there making me do it) then anything is possible. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/lol.gif[/img] And remember, not only is your wife or hubby not going to understand your passion, but they will also get jealous of it if you talk about your car too much or let it consume your life... at least so that they notice. What I have found to work well is any extra money I make (from my many side jobs) I spend half of it on my car and either give her the other half for bills or buy her something every now and then. And for every hour I spend on here or watching TV or reading magazines about cars, I make it a point to spend some time with her to make her feel like she's wanted too. That way I keep both of the ladies in my life satisfied. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumb.gif[/img] I don't think it's necessarily the attention we give our cars that causes the problems... it's the lack of attention we give away from our cars. Once you find a middle ground, you will be fine.
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Very Well said... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumb.gif[/img]

 

I don't think my wife minds me spending hrs on the forum and doing internet research. She finally gets to watch the TV shows she wants and take control of the remote!

 

It's not just my hubby-my sisters,my brother-in-law and my friends are ALL tired of Mustang talk. I really have to try hard as heck not to mention something car related. I'm afraid the word "intervention" is in my future.

 

And of course when wanted mods are on sale....they don't want to hear that!

AKA The last steeda sale on pulleys and springs.... oops

 

add me to the list as well.

 

Boy you are not alone. Every time I get something new I hear it and then I got to go get her something to pacify her.

 

Not mine! She has no problem. It keeps me out of her hair.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jdanza @ February 20, 2006, 11:20 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Also include my son - he claims I love the 'stang more than him.
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Do you? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen.gif[/img]

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jdanza @ February 20, 2006, 10:20 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
my son - he claims I love the 'stang more than him.
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(sacha @ February 20, 2006, 1:32 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Do you? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen.gif[/img]
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That's why a coin has two sides... to flip it so you don't have to make such choices in life. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrinjester.gif[/img]

 

At least It's not ****. Hey I've demented my son's. There could be a classic car and a woman in a Bikini on the side of the road. They would notice the car and say, "What woman?"
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My g/f understands. She actually cares for her car fairly well, and understands what its like somewhat.
My kid just loves the car, half the time its his idea to go wash it, go for a cruise, or get some sort of cool part for it.

 

My wife could do without my Mustang habit for sure,,she plays like its "OK" but she lets me know it irritates her. I had this addiction before she came along though, she knew what she was getting! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen.gif[/img]

 

Try buying a second one and see what she says. After you have managed that, tell her there is a real good deal on '96 Mystic #425 and you reeeaaaaally want that one also.......answer....you can buy it IF you sell one of the other two [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/banghead.gif[/img] . Startin' to think that "forgiveness is easier to get than permission" might be the way to go. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/04.gif[/img] I mean really....how long can she make me live in the storage building......and I would have three cars to keep me company.................addiction........I am not addicted.........I can quit any time.....I just don't want to [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen.gif[/img]

 

Ahh, one of the benefits of being single, no nagging wife to interfere with me and my Mustang . [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrinjester.gif[/img]

 

My GF got me a subscription to some Mustang magazine, and she wears a Mustang jacket that reads 'The hoofbeat is louder than the heartbeat', so really she is into it as much or more than I am. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/04.gif[/img]