'Er Indoors tolerance levels

[Electric Leyland]

Ever get earache for liking Autoshite stuff?

[Ratdat]

Nope

[mk2_craig]

Nope, but only cos there's nobody to get earache from in the Mk2 household at the moment. A number of mates have however voiced loud disapproval when the camera comes out in their company to photograph a 1986 Charade or somesuch

[TheScrapman]

Nope. Lilla wholeheartedly approves of the v12 engine as a centre piece to our lounge, and the other one under the stairs.And she refers to my autoshite as 'nails', so all is well...

[Doobie]

I'm on a good thing most of the time, however she doesn't khow how much of my cars in the loft and i get the occasional " more money on the car?".but overall not bad.Hoping to use the car for my wedding, so it's a good reason for all the time and money going in to it.

[Mr Lobster]

Nope! Mrs L is actually quite supportive and sounds quite positive to my rambling about buying time expired French tat and suchlike.

[nigel bickle]

Nope -pretty easy going cos she recgonises the 'bargain' motoring she gets. Part of the deal also involves rebuilding a housing wreck for rent every 2-3 years -so as long as that happens simultaneously -alls well. (So far)

[michiel]

Maybe not so much intolerant as not understanding the whole fascination with old/crap cars... although she likes our shitey Starlet too and doesn't need anything bigger, newer or more expensive. I'll get through to her one day, I'm sure.

[reallyloud]

Its the way I am, all part of the package darlin'

[r.welfare]

Tolerant to the point that she didn't even comment when I had 6 on the go last year, but was pleased I came to my senses when I realised I had too much to do.All this may change if I don't quickly finish off the estate to get it back on the road and begin the DIY required to accomodate the arrival of Welfare Jnr in 4 months, however.

[Baz]

Frances is very supportive....On Monday, we drove 450 miles and looked at two crappy MX-5s....It was me doing all the complaining, not her!

[Marty]

Ever get earache for liking Autoshite stuff?

All the time, my choice of automotive crap (currently an oil guzzling Marauder motorbike) is always up for comment - usually along the lines of "why do you insist on buying piles of crap?" when I walk in covered in oil or complaining that the bike is using more oil than petrol.

[pompei]

Mrs P sometimes mildly tolerant (she pointed out a Marina to me the other day with a withering comment) but less so if it looks like an acquisition may be looming

[MrRegieRitmo]

My other half likes shiny new German cars & I like battered old French & Italian ones which are poles apart. But that said, I think she accepts that I like them, although she was more than happy for me to find something modern for when I 'take her somewhere'. I learnt not to mention any problems with the Renault unless it needed fixing in which case I had to own up but otherwise all I would get is "You need a new car!". If we went anywhere long distance it was always in her car because she wouldn't abide being in something without music, air con & a headrest for snoozing on for any length of time. Otherwise it hasn't really affected her since the Renault went into hibernation about a year ago & she's never actually met the Ritmo so that hasn't affected her either.

[aled]

my other half just accepts it, even brings me tea and biccies down to the garage

[Dead_E23]

Mine has a profound disinterest in cars and can't tell one from another - a scabby old Granada would be judged by the same rules as a brand new Aston Martin (comfy/not comfy, nice aircon/stuffy). It's great, because I can drive whatever I fancy and don't end up dragging a bored g/f round shows. I still get the gamma rays whenever I propose extending the fleet, though

[Torsten2001]

This (believe it or not) is Mrs Torsten, I had to buy her a CLK to keep her quiet

She really doesn't do shite

[pogweasel]

Moods range from mild ambivalence right the way through to shouty rage. Currently sitting at a level of festering irritation due to this week's purchase of the big trailer & the BX I still haven't fetched & my rumbled plot for Avenger Glory (Oh and the perpetual mild broken-ness of the BMW & everlasting total broken-ness of the Super Minx). Not a terribly jolly situation.

[bigstraight6]

Mrs straight6 is very understanding of my old/alternative vehicle cravings, though there is a strict two vehicle maximum policy

[scrappylad]

My other half is reasonably tolerant of my shite collection but currently as only 2 cars out of the 6 work, I'm getting ear ache.Went to view another car last week (a Wolseley 16/60) and there was no discouragement of any kind - and that car didn't work either! But I thought better of it (although the floors & chassis were perfect & had never seen a welding torch, the sills were good, even the jacking points & outriggers were perfect... maybe I should have bought it... )

[wuvvum]

There hasn't been a Ms Wuvvum for some time now, so girlfriendial approval is not something I have to worry about. Hence the fact that a far higher percentage of my income than is healthy gets spent on motorised tat. The last Ms Wuvvum rolled her eyes every time I bought another old heap and would occasionally (OK then, frequently) nag me about wasting my money, but I didn't take a lot of notice. She didn't mind driving shite though - she loved my Granada Ghia X and I think she even quite enjoyed driving the Talbot Horizon I bought her, although she never admitted it.

[CortinaDave]

My other half loves shite... in fact she is away to her work today in my 2.8 cortinaQuite annoying when she keeps nicking it on nice days and I have to go to work in the modern daily

[Milford Cubicle]

she loved my Granada Ghia X and I think she even quite enjoyed driving the Talbot Horizon I bought her, although she never admitted it.

Bloody hell, she must have been pretty tolerant!

My better half seems to think a new Corsa on credit (only £99 deposit! ) from Arnold Clark is a brilliant deal, but she's quite keen on the Saab as it's comfy and has more 'class' than the tat I've had before.