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my magnificent wife complains about the minispool skip.....the fact i always seem to wear out the back tyres...on the good side...she bought me a T04e for valentines day...and entered in a competition which eventually won me a $5000 performance upgrade to my 31......thanks to triple m radio adelaide and D&T performance.....xmas just gone she bought me 4 litres of primer, 4 litres of clear and 4 litres of gunmetal grey metalflake with blue, green and copper pearl in it

nice work on the competition!! that's awesome!!

My missus rekons my car just looks like an old car and is ugly

:(

Mine hates the noise and the ride above all. Though I reckon if someone asked her when I wasn't around she's say everything between the front and back bumpers :(

My ex hated the R33 GTR I used to have and would have hated the R34 too. Every time I drove anywhere I'd have to drive like my mother so she wouldnt get motion sick.

Just my luck to have car that can pull over a G while cornering, but should i drive that way the carpet would need steaming.

My ex hated the R33 GTR I used to have and would have hated the R34 too. Every time I drove anywhere I'd have to drive like my mother so she wouldnt get motion sick.

Just my luck to have car that can pull over a G while cornering, but should i drive that way the carpet would need steaming.

pffft it's all about driving smoothly if you get car sickness, doesn't matter how fast it is! :P

my missus loves the 32. she reckons its the hottest car ever. down side is she drives it a fair bit, and she is quite small, and im quite big, so after every time she drives it i spend 20 mins re-adjusting the seat and rear view mirror. another down side is that every time i mention im thinking about selling it and upgrading to a 34, she cracks the shits cos she likes the 32 better.

my gf asks me week by week if my r34 project is finished...and when it will be done, my response is...."its never done and there is always more"

she also whines about how my last 3 birthdays n 1 yr anniversarys i have asked for something for my car everytime...as well as my next dyno tune for $800. score!

otherwise...luv's boost,drifting, banging (on the bonnet of the 34), but says...when ur driving alone just dont kill ur self.

oh and i told her if we ever get married n do the whole kids thing...im moving my running gear to a 4door version....she giggles.

Edited by allthewaytotheskyline

ex hated bumpy suspension when it was stock with just lowered springs so i said guess what im buuying next coilovers made her hate it even more and prety much complained about every other thing everyones said spend to much money etc, ahahahha going back to single was the best choice i ever made with adding plenty of mods now if u drive a import tuner you gotta go out with your car cause it never stops ahahah buying shit

My old lady pretends to hate my car but she's the first one to offer advice on any new mod.

Being a woman its all about the vis. If it doesnt meet with her approval I get threatened with. "I'm not driving around with that on the car"

Wish I could find more "that" :(

mine STILL keeps whinging about the TE37's, so I told her to STFU, after patiently explaining why they are superior to $1000 bob jane specials. At least my mates GF's listen to them about cars lol. Still trying to drum into her head that Japanese cars are NOT meant to look like Fast and the Furious lol.

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