When The Wife asks for the keys

[GalaxyBlackEsky]

Just wondering if you guys feel the same way that I do when the wife or girl asks for the keys to the car. I don't really care that much when she needs it to go to the store or for the day. I always tell her the rules right before handing the keys. Watch out for pot holes, stay away from curbs, and park far away from other cars. But man this weekend she asked for the keys so her and some girls can go down to south Virginia. About a 8 hour trip one way. Man I am having a hard time with this. That is just a long trip telling ever thing that she needs to do just incase like go over what she needs if she gets a flat and told her what wrench and sockets to use to get nuts off. But she looks at me with a blank stare. So I just told her to call AAA and point them to the glove compartment. Plus now I have to drive a 2006 Jetta around (Can't wait for us to get the CTS or IS250). But anyway I was just wondering if you guys have the same rules or feeling when the wife takes the keys.

(also just wanted to say no offence to any woman out their) I am just basically ment to say handing the keys to anyone else. but just my wife has had issues of curbing her own car.

Cheers
Brent

 

[Modded]

Im in the exact same boat! I just don't like people drivig my Tahoe, and I use the excuse that it has to be driven in a special way due to 26s, a 3/5 drop and stock brakes. The excuse is true, drive it like a stock Tahoe and something will get screwed. These days nobody really asks me to, including my parents who paid for it.
So don't feel selfish or anything, its just hard to let some drive all the hard work/money away and treat it like they would "any other car."

 

[mike06train]

I got no porblem with my wife driving anything we have. This time the Denali we bought is actually hers. They could get in an accident down he street from home just as easy as 8 hours away so anyone needs to know what to do in an emergency. Of course when it comes to my wife, I'm talking about a women who used to ride my GSXR & had her own LT 250 R quad racer. I still have not let her on the Harley though.

 

[JB11]

I dont like it when she wants to drive just down to the store much less a road trip.

 

[jee123]

mine knows not to even bother asking lmao...i know how you feel but fortunately the women in my life (fiancee and mom) dont like rolling my truck...i did have to trade my mom to use her suburban once and i did worry about road rash on the rims..but i figure hey, if they **** my shit up i ll get something new out of it so oh well!!! plus i got pretty good upgrades so my trucks stops good and handles great!

 

[BOSS]

OMG don't even get me started....I have a painted interior too

 

[Rad Ride]

I trust my lady, she a good driver and she knows how careful I am when it comes to our trucks. She knows what's going on.

I got my lady involved with everything I did to our truck. Mine understands.

:whew:

 

[rxis]

She has to do something for me in return.

I'm actually fine with it. It was actually her car when it was new. She takes better care of stuff than I do. However, she does get the occasional idiot moments when she gets a fender bender. She is the type of person who blames stuff on you if you touch something and it breaks soon after. Like, "OMG you mesesed up my computer!" I'm just like, "Really. Just think about that. Do you really think you know even half of what I know about computers?" Wow. How could this post be getting me angry.

 

[skippy737]

1. most chics, cant drive, let alone a 2010 yukon denali with 403HP
2. i will only let her drive if im drunk ( or have been drinking) and or we're driving on a road trip on the highway AND she uses the cruise control-- otherwise she'll get me sick with the constant accel decel-- ugh.

AND if for some ridiculous reason she has to drive it to any type of store-- she MUST park the farthest from anywhere,anything, and anybody so as not not have any chance of getting dinged by another vehicle-- plus walking is good exercise.


laugh all you want, but i take religious care of my vehicles and their appearance- and thats why they look great, and maintain their value!

 

[Cartwright]

Doesnt mater to me if the lady wants to drive. If something happens to it she will fix it.

 

[stevek]

I only let people drive my Denali when I'm under the influence and wasn't planning on it. Other than maybe 4 times, nobody has driven it.

 

[Canuckian]

The Tahoe is more my wife's truck than mine so I sometimes have to ask her for the keys!! She uses it to tote our little fella around and I'd much rather he be strapped into a Tahoe than the GTI I drive daily. I do, however get the "honor" of maintaining/cleaning it though.......

 

[TREYR8D]

Technically, our Tahoe is my wife's. I drive the lifted Jeep. It was all part of the kid preparation plan. I wanted her and my kids (when they come) in something safe, reliable, and good for winter in Denver. Yes she has some quarks that get to me when she drives, but 98% of the time, if we're going somewhere together, i'm driving the hoe. On the other hand, she drives it every day to work in Denver traffic. I do everything i can to make sure it is what she expects it to be and has everything it needs to be safe when she needs it to be. O, and i also get to do all the maintenance and care for it too

So to the original post: if there's an option, i will drive. But i dont have a problem giving her the keys. She's a good driver (gotta love the midwest country roads for learning)

 

[JKmotorsports]

My wife drives the Tahoe maybe 5-6 times a month. She is actually pretty good with it and knows what to do and not to do. I can trust her not to go into boost because she's scared of it, haha. She won't drive it when it's raining though; breaks loose to easily and she knows that.

 

[mkaresh]

My wife hates when I drive her car, but only because she doesn't like to have to readjust everything. (Perhaps her next car will have memory.)

 

[Effeckt]

The wife drives my Tahoe about as much as I do if not more. I definitely know what you mean though. I hated her driving my BMW when I had it. If the Tahoe wasn't our "family" car I would probably be a lot more spastic about it as well.

 

[a4edwin]

i know it's an old thread but i hate the fact that my wife doesn't drive but she'll want to borrow the cars so a friend or family member can drive.

 

[Phil DeVtec]

I really bought the Tahoe for her, so I don't care. We don't drive it that much anyhow. It doesn't matter to me.

 

[diamondbackjo]

it doesn't bother me.. she is way more careful in my car than hers so i'm all for it... i'm trying to sell her scion so she can have my tahoe.

 

[slipping]

Mine has her own Hoe. I dont like her driving mine and she doesnt like to drive it. Back seat is fine though She does drive hers like a sports car though and I, on occasion, grab the handle on the passenger side.