NuclearNed
Raconteur
Ok, so as many of you know from other threads, my Camaro has been having some transmission problems that, as I found out today, are going to be costly. This car has 150,000 miles and other problems as well, so I made the call today that we would not get it fixed, but instead trade it in on something.
Today right after lunch my wife and in-laws decided to go find a car, which they did. I got the phone call a few minutes ago that they were bringing home a __________________*, without asking me for any input.
I'm the one that is (mostly) going to pay for this car, and frankly I am the type that is all for buying good used cars in order to save a buck or two. Conversely, my in-laws always insist that their baby have a brand new vehicle. One time my father-in-law even had balls enough to bring a car home and tell me that it was my new car - case closed. Every freaking time I need a new car, my wife and in-laws go out and do this, and then there is the huge blowup where everyone gets mad at each other for a month. If they were going to buy the car for me with their money, it would be a whole 'nother story. As it is, I'm really pissed off.
It looks like I'm going to have to stiffen my spine tonight, again. Am I being unreasonable???
* I'm too embarrassed to post the car that they picked. To say the least, I'm not happy with it.
UPDATE: The wife "detected some distress" in my voice when I "politely suggested" over the phone that she not bring home the "car". "Wanting to avoid a conflict," she decided to not bring home the "car." She wanted to "consider my feelings" first. We have "mutually agreed" that tomorrow we will look for a vehicle that "suits our best interests".
UPDATE 2: We spent all day Saturday looking at vehicles. We finally decided on a Jeep Liberty - we've said for several years that we would like an SUV. It is a 2004 closeout, so we got a good deal on it. We're as happy as can be - the Great Automobile Crisis of 2004 has been averted.
WooHoo!!! No Grand Am for me!!!
Today right after lunch my wife and in-laws decided to go find a car, which they did. I got the phone call a few minutes ago that they were bringing home a __________________*, without asking me for any input.
I'm the one that is (mostly) going to pay for this car, and frankly I am the type that is all for buying good used cars in order to save a buck or two. Conversely, my in-laws always insist that their baby have a brand new vehicle. One time my father-in-law even had balls enough to bring a car home and tell me that it was my new car - case closed. Every freaking time I need a new car, my wife and in-laws go out and do this, and then there is the huge blowup where everyone gets mad at each other for a month. If they were going to buy the car for me with their money, it would be a whole 'nother story. As it is, I'm really pissed off.
It looks like I'm going to have to stiffen my spine tonight, again. Am I being unreasonable???
* I'm too embarrassed to post the car that they picked. To say the least, I'm not happy with it.
UPDATE: The wife "detected some distress" in my voice when I "politely suggested" over the phone that she not bring home the "car". "Wanting to avoid a conflict," she decided to not bring home the "car." She wanted to "consider my feelings" first. We have "mutually agreed" that tomorrow we will look for a vehicle that "suits our best interests".
UPDATE 2: We spent all day Saturday looking at vehicles. We finally decided on a Jeep Liberty - we've said for several years that we would like an SUV. It is a 2004 closeout, so we got a good deal on it. We're as happy as can be - the Great Automobile Crisis of 2004 has been averted.
WooHoo!!! No Grand Am for me!!!
