Do your wives know what your car is worth?

[hatersaurusrex]

I see guys all over this board saying 'Miss my car, wife made me sell it'.    Every time I see a nice wing car for sale, it's well over 100K.    So my question (for those that have them):  Do your wives know your car is worth six figures?   If she asks, do you kick around in the dirt and say 'Nah, honey, that big nosecone and that wing mean it's probably not worth 5 grand'.

[Fred]

I don't have a wing on mine but even so it cost me well over $100k to get it to how I wanted it.
And yes, the wife knows. She's ok with it.

[doctor4766]

Miss my wife.
Car made me ditch her....

[Fred]

A man's got to do what a man's got to do!

[41husk]

My car is a clone.  It was made from a real 69 RT/SE tripple black car.  That being said my wife knows since it is a clone it is only worth about 32K

[elacruze]

I wanted a garage, but the straw that broke the camel's back was needing it for insurance on the Charger. Between the two, I'm in for about $100k. She knows it, approved it, and enjoys it. Both the car and garage-now the laundry is inside and we have a porch...

[Ghoste]

Absolutely not.

[charger1972]

My wife thinks its worth more than it is just because she knows how much i have payed for all the parts over the years.

[moparstuart]

My car is a clone.  It was made from a real 69 RT/SE tripple black car.  That being said my wife knows since it is a clone it is only worth about 32K

let me write her a check right now  ,  whats her phone number   

[adauto]

Mines never asked, I've never said. But then I've never taken away from the household budget, keeps things nice n' smooth

[moparguy01]

Im nowhere near into it that far, but figure there are a few things the wife doesn't ever need to know. How much the car is worth, and how much my life insurance policy is worth...... You think I'm joking......

[Cooter]

Wifey knows how much her "Christine" is worth and exactly how much we sank into her. However, she also knows that it will NEVER be worth anything to someone else as everybody wants it for nothing.

Therfore, she is content simply owning it. The GL however, she knows how much the "Craze" a few years back said they were "Supposedly" jumped in price, but since trying to sell him, she's reallized the same is true for all antique cars. Everybody wants them for nothing to eiuther
1. Flip for profit...
2. Tell all their buddies how much of a deal they got so their own wives that control their lives can feel good about "allowing" them to own it.

[Mopar John]

  :yesnod:My wife Linda knows what Daytonas and Superbirds are worth! The cost of the Daytona restoration got her real interested in what  the wing car values are. I couldn't have done it without her!
MJ

[41husk]

My car is a clone.  It was made from a real 69 RT/SE tripple black car.  That being said my wife knows since it is a clone it is only worth about 32K

let me write her a check right now  ,  whats her phone number   

I think her new # is 1-800-DIV-ORCE

[hemi68charger]

Yeap, she does......... When we got married, the cars were part of our wedding vows..........   

[XH29N0G]

Yes she does. 

She has been very understanding and tells me that she views it as something that makes me happy. 

She was also the one that suggested we start another car to keep my son occupied.

Mind you, we also agreed not to spend all on the car, but to save for other things too.

[ODZKing]

Yep, very much into it with me.
She also know we most likely have WAY more into it than either of them are worth.  She knows that we are doing it for us, not to make money because we will NEVER get out of them what we have into them.

[FJ5WING]

my wife knows enough to get me in trouble, She knows what I paid because we were dating back in 86 when I picked it up and has sat through a few episodes of Barrett-Jackson.

[3--Daytona]

As the owner  of 3 Daytona's, I can truthfully say, my wife is into wing car's as much as I . I never enter a car show that her name goes on the entry blank to.
By the way I gave her a Mod  Top for mothrs day a few years back.
When ask what my black car is worth-- My standard answer---4-bedroom,house lake view 4- car garage- swimming pool--- leave it at that.

[Ghoste]

Good answer.

[Tilar]

Not married, but at this stage of the game if I were married, it wouldn't matter if she knew or not.   

[doctor4766]

Not married, but at this stage of the game if I were married, it wouldn't matter if she knew or not.   

Grasshopper, you still have much to learn.

[Tilar]

Quite the contrary... I learned a long time ago.   

[doctor4766]

Good to hear mate

[GOTWING]

yep, i explain it's like a rolling 401k you can enjoy! however i have less in it then what a new Focus costs.

[41husk]

"Investment" is a term I use to justify my collection with my wife.  I would not consider collector cars, Mopar or not a safe investment.  No one can truly predict where the market will go.  I don't think we have hit rock bottom yet   I hope the market bounces back, but because I don't think of them as arolling 401 K, I don't lose any sleep over the current market value of any of my "investments"

[Ghoste]

An investment in fun and thats about it.

[Tilar]

Good to hear mate

Yup. I learned a long time ago that there isn't any triangle shaped piece of fun good enough to dictate what I spend or don't spend my money on. 

[moparstuart]

 just like any inverstment , if you invest well , be careful , and dont go hog wild crazy on stuff , take good care of it . Manage it well . And plan to stay in it for the long haul .  You can make a small profit .  

 

[Ghoste]

It's less about the triangle of fun than it is keeping your house or access to your kids.  Its amazing how many of your personal inviolate rules you'll compromise over kids.

[Old Moparz]

I see guys all over this board saying 'Miss my car, wife made me sell it'.    Every time I see a nice wing car for sale, it's well over 100K.    So my question (for those that have them):  Do your wives know your car is worth six figures?   If she asks, do you kick around in the dirt and say 'Nah, honey, that big nosecone and that wing mean it's probably not worth 5 grand'.

My wife is cool with my car hobby. If she wasn't, I'd have never stayed with her after the first couple of months of dating. She also has a good idea of what everything is worth, & after over 27 years together I have yet to hear her suggest or hint that anything should be sold. She felt sympathy for a friend of mine when he "had to sell" a Harley he had to buy new furniture so his wife (now ex-wife) could redecorate & replace the terrible 2 year old furniture they had.

If my wife ever told me that a car had to go, I'm sure it would be because she fell down & smacked her head pretty hard. 

[ChgrSteve67]

I remind her all the time it ain't work near as much money and time I have in it.

I have more time invested in the Charger but way more money invested in the wife.

[Tilar]

It's less about the triangle of fun than it is keeping your house or access to your kids.  Its amazing how many of your personal inviolate rules you'll compromise over kids.

Oh I ended up in pretty good shape. I kept the house and I know i've mentioned it before but I even ended up with a son out of the deal.
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,76685.msg864479.html#msg864479

[Ghoste]

I recall, ypoour experience is a rare one compared to what I've seen happen around here.  Some divorce laws may be harsher in certain areas?  I don't know, I just know that any of the guys I've known personally who went through got screwed over hard by the system here.

But I'm glad your situation worked out. 

[FJ5WING]

just like any inverstment , if you invest well , be careful , and dont go hog wild crazy on stuff , take good care of it . Manage it well . And plan to stay in it for the long haul .  You can make a small profit .  

 

Im pretty sure theres a few wing car owners including me who no matter what the market does, we're ahead.