Who do you let drive your X or BMW?

smileyboy · #1 02-01-2011, 02:19 PM

Good to know I'm not crazy or alone in this. I guess it would be easier for her just to drive it than to talk about it...

FSETH · #2 02-01-2011, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexK

Put some parking distance sensors on your cars, see if it helps

I had to replace two of our rear parking sensors when my wife backed over a barrell. Ironic, isn't it?

My wife is a sort of the same way as the OP's. She is fairly oblivious to anything car related. As long as it looks nice and doesn't make any strange noises that distract her from her cell phone calls, she is happy. Our footwells and door compartments are stuffed with water bottles, energy bar wrappers, business cards, tissues, etc. I really need to clean it out as soon as it warms up a bit. At the end of the day though, I feel good knowing she is driving a safe car, so I have trained myself to overlook tiny scratches and blemishes in the process.

When I replace my daily driver in the near future, it will most likley be with a car I am very passionate about like an e46 M3, which could make me cringe a little if she wanted to drive it often. She would of course be welcome to drive whatever vehicles we have, but I would be a little more on edge about a car I have dreamed about for years. For now, she is more than welcome to skip the X5 and drive my e36 17 year old, 320,000+ mile beater, um...I mean high performance luxury, sedan whenever she wants.

As far as other people are concerned, I use my own personal discretion. If it is someone who generally takes care of their possessions and I trust them, then sure they can borrow/drive my cars. If they are known to abuse thier automobiles, etc., then no sir.

motordavid · #3 02-01-2011, 03:31 PM

I'm with JCL, et al...
30+ years with my CEO, she can and does, drive any car we have, whenever she chooses to. Doesn't have an MC license, but I know she can drive/ride those, too, if she had to.

On our several trips back north to NJ/NY, she usually drives whatever car we are in, more than 50% of the trip.

I know she is not as obsessive as I am about keeping cars clean, parking off in the far corner of lots, etc., but if I can't trust her with any/all of our 'stuff', who do I trust?!

Plus, cars are simply things we have, in life.
GL, mD

Naz24 · #4 02-01-2011, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by FSETH

I had to replace two of our rear parking sensors when my wife backed over a barrell. Ironic, isn't it?

My wife is a sort of the same way as the OP's. She is fairly oblivious to anything car related. As long as it looks nice and doesn't make any strange noises that distract her from her cell phone calls, she is happy. Our footwells and door compartments are stuffed with water bottles, energy bar wrappers, business cards, tissues, etc. I really need to clean it out as soon as it warms up a bit. At the end of the day though, I feel good knowing she is driving a safe car, so I have trained myself to overlook tiny scratches and belmishes in the process.

When I replace my daily driver in the near future, it will most likley be with a car I am very passionate about like an e46 M3 or something, but for now, she is welcome to skip the X5 and drive my e36 17 year old, 320,000+ mile beater, um...I mean high performance luxury, sedan whenever she wants.

As far as other people are concerned, I use my own personal discretion. If it is someone who generally takes care of their possessions and I trust them, then sure they can borrow/drive my cars. If they are known to abuse thier automobiles, etc., then no sir.

i guess all women are the same. my Mom insists on putting enough food and water in the car to survive for days. It makes me crazy when i open the glove compartment and it is stuffed with unused napkins--just in case she needs them. I end up spending 5 minutes just trying to organize them back in there perfectly so the compartment door closes. I usually give her car a really good detail 1-2 times a year, with an occasional wax in between that time. I still remember when we brought the car home brand new, i told my mom, "please dont put all your crap in this car, it looks so nice, clean and neat" but low and behold--its all back. I wouldnt call it messy, everything is organized, but just more cluttered IMO

FSETH · #5 02-01-2011, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Naz24

i guess all women are the same. my Mom insists on putting enough food and water in the car to survive for days. It makes me crazy when i open the glove compartment and it is stuffed with unused napkins--just in case she needs them. I end up spending 5 minutes just trying to organize them back in there perfectly so the compartment door closes. I usually give her car a really good detail 1-2 times a year, with an occasional wax in between that time. I still remember when we brought the car home brand new, i told my mom, "please dont put all your crap in this car, it looks so nice, clean and neat" but low and behold--its all back. I wouldnt call it messy, everything is organized, but just more cluttered IMO

That is just what happens after the "newness" of a vehicle fades most of the time.

On a side note, I would almost guarantee that our X, thanks to my wife, could "out-random" just about anyone here with regards to what is in your vehicle as we speak. I am always perplexed when I finally do get around to cleaning it out as to what I find. It is literally a magnet for the most random objects you could imagine.

cmyX6go · #6 02-02-2011, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Naz24

i guess all women are the same.

Excuse me...

I have a very short list. My brother drives my X6, but he is a car guy. My father has driven it when necessary. His car is a mess but he knows my car is like my child so he behaves. One of my sisters used it once. My other sister is OUT OF THE QUESTION. She just asked the other day if she could take it to the store. I just laughed. I'm still laughing. No one else drives it. I have let a member here take her for a spin though.

As far as your wife goes, you should have thought about her driving abilities before you decided to marry her

Just kidding. It's your wife. Suck it up and deal with it.