Please no smart ass advise.

Since the day I first saw the S I knew I had to have one. Yes I was obsessed with getting one. I sold my prized Accord and drove a 88 Civic LX, with 200,000 miles on it, for a year while I saved for the S. My wife totally supported my wish and I continued to plan for the purchase.

Fast forward a year. While on ebay I found a very reasonable priced S in my neighborhood last April and I decided to go ahead and take the plunge one year ahead of schedule.

My timing could not of been worse, I lost my job in early April, I bought my S several days later $9k out of my pocket cash, and my daughter was born within days of my purchase. Like I said timing sucked but the deal was to good to pass up.

I ended up getting a nice bonus from work and we still continue to live on that but every time the topic of the S comes up my wife starts throwing out negative comments. It pisses me off so much to hear for years go ahead honey get what ever you want and then now that I have my car, I have to listen to her discontent. Some days I wish I had never bid on the hidden ebay gem.

In the last year we have managed to pay off all our credit cards get rid of the cars that were on lease and purchased the S, a CRV, and an Odyssey all with cash.

Financially we are much better off now than we were two years ago but the S continues to cause emotional distress.

Is there anything I can do or say to make thing better other than sell the car or divorce my wife, (which are not options)?

 

Probably not.

 

I certainly hope that the economy starts to pick up and you can find a job.

Good luck,
Bob

 

Can I give you some "advise?" For future reference it's advice.

 

You both need to sit down and take a good hard look at what you've accomplished financially in the last two year. You need to discuss this and examine whether or not you are better off. You also need to decide what you hope to accomplish and if you have anything to worry about financially now or in the immediate future.

By exploring these issues together you will both discover if owning the S is really a problem. If it isn't, the negative comments should stop, if it is maybe the S has to go. Either way, this probably the best solution.

 

Hey buddy i'm sorry for you, maybe there is a psychiatrist here that will help you, but i think the better thing is to not ask help here and have a good talk with your wife AND a psychiatrist.

 

The last thing I like to do is get involved in someone's personal life...but here goes. I feel for you, hondafan. The good news is you have a wonderful wife and a beautiful daughter that you love unconditionally. Nothing in the world is more important than that. Nothing. Not even an S. Now, is the distress coming from the fact that you spend a lot of time with the car? That could be a hidden issue your wife is not bringing up. Are you spending more money on your S? Being out of work is stressful enough, and to top that off with a new daughter and a wife that perhaps is not feeling supported or overwhelmed by it all is a common problem these days.

Bottom line is, if it comes down to giving up the S to better the marriage with a new baby, I'd have to give up the S. It hurts to say it, but gosh - you've got important priorities.

That's about all I have to say. I'm not a shrink and I do not know you or your situation, but I just thought I'd give you a little support. I do hope things get better for you and your family!

 

tell that bitch to STFU, she needs to respect your prized possession.

 

Man! that are some accomplishment.

Since you lost your job, maybe she is afraid that things are going to get worse so she is blaming the S to get some relief. Maybe if you talk to her and say that everything will be find, it might help.

 

I recommend driving the S once a day...This always seems to make any problem that I'm having just simply go away....gosh I love that! it's my anti-depressant