Good excuse to justify buying wheels to the missus?

Roboscot · Post by **Roboscot** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:37 pm

Got a problem guys, fancy splashing out on a set of new alloys for my coupe but the other half seems to think a washing machine is more important! Anyone know of any good lines I could use to bring her round?

Sure this must be a common problem for car enthusiasts!

sam w · Post by **sam w** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:38 pm

Roboscot wrote:Got a problem guys, fancy splashing out on a set of new alloys for my coupe but the other half seems to think a washing machine is more important! Anyone know of any good lines I could use to bring her round? Sure this must be a common problem for car enthusiasts!

Tell her to fcuk off

walshy.walsh · Post by **walshy.walsh** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:48 pm

tw@t yer wheels down an almighty pothole, therefore meaning that you have to buy a new set to get the car on the road to get to work to earn money to buy her washing machine! sure she'll see sense!

doughts · Post by **doughts** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:01 pm

Take original wheels off leaving car on bricks, store wheels in mates garage.
Buy new wheels, sell old wheels and tell the Mrs the old bill got them back. With the money from the sale of wheels buy washing machine, everyone happy

600_Nutta · Post by **600_Nutta** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 4:19 pm

Use the words " No they're not new wheels they've always been on the car " Then flogg your old 1's before she see's them in the Garage, and buy a new washing mchine with the money from the old 1's :wink:

If the truth comes out later, she wont mind cause she's got her W/M.
(Or do what I did..........Got divorced, no one to answer to but myself)

jarewo · Post by **jarewo** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 5:02 pm

or use what happend to me as an excuse,whilst driving home last fri night guy driving a jeep with a caravan behind it decided he wanted to be in the same lane as me without checking first,emergency stop whilst taking avoiding actoin caused me to badly put one of my wheels into the kerb,onto ebay bought 2 sets cheap and gave one to the missus as a pressie for her car

paul888 · Post by **paul888** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 5:18 pm

Buy her a packet of daz and point at the sink ..

Squaddiemodo · Post by **Squaddiemodo** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 7:08 pm

do what i did, buy her a new car, then she cant complain when you buy new wheels for yours

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 7:11 pm

Point to the back patio, and ask if she has ever wondered what it looks like from underneath. :twisted:

mach1rob · Post by **mach1rob** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 7:46 pm

Go onto freecycle, plenty of washing machines being given away on that! :lol:

Bikernut · Post by **Bikernut** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 8:03 pm

Just tell her how cool she will look travelling down to the local launderette with a nice new shiny set of alloys

s1njon · Post by **s1njon** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 8:16 pm

i dont have a problem as my wife would choose alloys over any house hold item so i cant realy help. you could try the simpsons trick of please please please over and over untill she gives in or smacks you.

414i2006 · Post by **414i2006** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:12 pm

Buy the wheels, call up your local dell boy and get a budget washing machine for whatever you flog the old ones.... TaDa! Your done!

Or get a Dyson on Finance (but dont tell her its on HP) then get your wheels aswell

Post by **Punx0r** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:48 pm

Personally I'd get the washing machine first. Especially if she does your washing for you...

ruderov · Post by **ruderov** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 11:21 pm

paul888 wrote:Buy her a packet of daz and point at the sink ..

love it best thing av heard for ages lol

Sheaf · Post by **Sheaf** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:01 am

Explain that 4 new tyres for your std wheels cost more than a set of new wheels and tyres minus the sale price of the old wheels...

dan patten · Post by **dan patten** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:52 am

New ones are lighter - In turn saves fuel which in turn saves money which can then be spent on getting you a better washing machine

BlueRover · Post by **BlueRover** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:02 pm

" Never buy a stoopid dwarf, why you ask?

Because it's not big and it's not clever lol "

Love that sig.

Oh, and in response to the thread for all you unmarried types.
"It's a lot harder than that"

dan patten · Post by **dan patten** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:48 pm

Or you could just say - It's a new pair of shoes for the car.

They should at least understand that

Beaker · Post by **Beaker** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:54 pm

I would get the washing machine and stop whinging about it

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:47 pm

Skatiechik wrote:I would get the washing machine and stop whinging about it

You're a woman. You can never stop whingeing.

(ducks and runs)

Si · Post by Si » Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:26 pm

Get some nice perforates drum wheels and then when it rains you can do 4 times the washing of the washing machine.

Post by **Punx0r** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:51 pm

Just like that dad on Brainiac :roll:

Bob SLi · Post by **Bob SLi** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:59 pm

tell her to shut up and thank her lucky stars she is even able to dream of a washing machine. then, if ya feeling generous, do what Craig said lol

Rovertech 2.0

Good excuse to justify buying wheels to the missus?

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