Tales of your wife driving your M3?

snowmants · 05-31-2012, 02:05 PM

Hey Guys, My wife occasionally drives my M3 when our other car is in the shop or I need the Jeep for business. When she drives it she always gets a kick out of the attention. She had some guys in "some sort of Acura" (her description) try to race her and give her a 'thumbs up'. And she has guys in other sports cars trying to talk to her about the car frequently. I think guys are suprised to see a girl driving the car. She isnt a car person at all and always thinks its the funniest/strangest thing that people chase her down to talk to her. Just curious if any of you guys with wives have had related experiences.

And yeah...yeah... I fully expect to get the "My wife isnt allowed to drive my M3" responses

datninja · 05-31-2012, 02:09 PM

No wife but my g/f does not know how to drive a 6mt.

schnell325 · 05-31-2012, 02:10 PM

My wife won't drive my M3......too much power for her

THE TECH · 05-31-2012, 02:10 PM

My wife isn't allowed to.

klammer · 05-31-2012, 02:12 PM

My wife drives the M everyday to work and yes she gets weird looks from the garage attendants as well as anybody who sees her in it. Love the perceived irony of seeing my wife in my badass ride and think others appreciate that as well and no, my wife isn't a car person but i think the kids are coming around

meko · 05-31-2012, 02:16 PM

Funny, day after I got the car she left it idling at her work for 6 hours. She called me when she walked out to the car and said "Did you remotely start the car for me". Long story short she took the key but didn't press the off button. She can drive manual though.

Moxie · 05-31-2012, 02:22 PM

My wife won't drive it -

kchu221 · 05-31-2012, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by meko

Funny, day after I got the car she left it idling at her work for 6 hours. She called me when she walked out to the car and said "Did you remotely start the car for me". Long story short she took the key but didn't press the off button. She can drive manual though.

left it idling for 6hours? omg... isn't that bad for a brand new car??

italyix · 05-31-2012, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by datninja

No wife but my g/f does not know how to drive a 6mt.

x2...kinda glad also. Last time she tried to back up from my driveway with her SUV, she hit the M on the rear door. $1,000 later in repairs she looks twice before backing up now.

hieu1004 · 05-31-2012, 02:43 PM

My wife doesn't know how to drive a 6mt either.

///Machine · 05-31-2012, 02:57 PM

There are exceptions, but I see a trend that 6MT is teh way to go. My wife was impressed with the attention she got.

snowmants · 05-31-2012, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by klammer

My wife drives the M everyday to work and yes she gets weird looks from the garage attendants as well as anybody who sees her in it. Love the perceived irony of seeing my wife in my badass ride and think others appreciate that as well and no, my wife isn't a car person but i think the kids are coming around

Yeah this is exactly it for me. Especially if you have some aftermarket stuff on the car:

Nine · 05-31-2012, 03:13 PM

My wife is not allowed to leave the house, let alone drive.

TheClozer · 05-31-2012, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Nine

My wife is not allowed to leave the house, let alone drive.

LMFAO!

freshwhite335 · 05-31-2012, 03:14 PM

love riding with my 18 year old sister in her Audi S5, guys can't believe its hers. in fact, i was the one who negotiated the deal when we bought it. after we signed the papers and i handed the key to her the salesman said "why are you letting your sister drive your new car home?" they had no clue the car was for her even though she was the one to test drive it.

Giccy · 05-31-2012, 03:18 PM

My wife will no LONGER drive the M after her first attempt ended with me finding her softly sobbing to herself when it wouldn't let her shift into "D"

...apparently the picture of a "foot on a brake" that pops up on the dash isn't clear enough.

I don't mind though

I get to offer for her to drive it all the time knowing she won't say yes

Factoy Pilot · 05-31-2012, 03:18 PM

I gave her a key but she knows a wife should never meet your mistress.

snowmants · 05-31-2012, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Factoy Pilot

I gave her a key but she knows a wife should never meet your mistress.

SamS · 05-31-2012, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giccy

My wife will no LONGER drive the M after her first attempt ended with me finding her softly sobbing to herself when it wouldn't let her shift into "D"

...apparently the picture of a "foot on a brake" that pops up on the dash isn't clear enough.

I don't mind though

I get to offer for her to drive it all the time knowing she won't say yes

I have DCT too. My wife knows DCT is different than a standard automatic, when it comes to putting it in gear. I have offered countless times to show her how to drive it. She refuses on the grounds that if there is even the slightest chance of her messing something up, I would be furious. I tell her otherwise, but she doesn't buy it. I also think she's just too intimidated by the car. She's rather short, and piloting the M3 is not really for the timid.

tibra1 · 05-31-2012, 03:37 PM

admranger · 05-31-2012, 03:44 PM

My wife prefers her '02 M3 (6MT) to my '11 M3 (6MT), so she drives her car. I've offered to trade, but she likes her E46.

richardg · 05-31-2012, 03:49 PM

I let my gf drive it whenever she asks for it. It's our only "nice" car as we own two older e36 and an e30 and she may ask for the car once a month at most. She drives it like a champ and I completely trust her. Plus any woman who drives 3 pedals is extra hot. Anyway one time she took the car to the casino with one of her girlfriends and I gave her 1 instruction. DO NOT VALET THE CAR!! Needless to say I didn't find our about my scratched wheel until a few days later. It was on the passenger side and it was very small but it still sucks. I asked her if she valet the car and she said yeah the parking garage was full. (which does happen at MGM detroit a lot) I wish I could have proved it was the valet guys. I wonder if they would have repaired my finish.

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snowmants Captain 46 Rep 637 Posts Drives: '06S2K,'11EVO,'11Jeep,'13GL450 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Charlottesville, VA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW E90 M3 [10.00]	Tales of your wife driving your M3? Hey Guys, My wife occasionally drives my M3 when our other car is in the shop or I need the Jeep for business. When she drives it she always gets a kick out of the attention. She had some guys in "some sort of Acura" (her description) try to race her and give her a 'thumbs up'. And she has guys in other sports cars trying to talk to her about the car frequently. I think guys are suprised to see a girl driving the car. She isnt a car person at all and always thinks its the funniest/strangest thing that people chase her down to talk to her. Just curious if any of you guys with wives have had related experiences. And yeah...yeah... I fully expect to get the "My wife isnt allowed to drive my M3" responses __________________ '06 Honda S2000 #555 TT5 '16 Porsche GT4
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datninja Private First Class 19 Rep 113 Posts Drives: 15 F80 M3 Join Date: May 2012 Location: bossier city, LA iTrader: (0)	No wife but my g/f does not know how to drive a 6mt. __________________ MR E92/20"HRE P40SC/Meisterschaft GT/H&R/VF620
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schnell325 Bored at work.... 890 Rep 5,391 Posts Drives: 2016 F82 M4 GTS//2022 M235iGC Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Comox Valley iTrader: (8)	My wife won't drive my M3......too much power for her __________________ Grey Matter:2008 E92 M3:608/425. SG/PS SOLD! Dark Matter:2015 F80 M3:495/505. SOLD! Anti Matter :2016 F82 M4 GTS What next?!? A 2022 M235i GC- I must be getting old
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klammer Brigadier General 97 Rep 3,246 Posts Drives: 11 spc gry m3 e90, 19 X5 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: chicago iTrader: (0)	My wife drives the M everyday to work and yes she gets weird looks from the garage attendants as well as anybody who sees her in it. Love the perceived irony of seeing my wife in my badass ride and think others appreciate that as well and no, my wife isn't a car person but i think the kids are coming around __________________ mods: track ready stuff
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meko First Lieutenant 179 Rep 387 Posts Drives: E92 M3 - 535i Sport Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (3)	Funny, day after I got the car she left it idling at her work for 6 hours. She called me when she walked out to the car and said "Did you remotely start the car for me". Long story short she took the key but didn't press the off button. She can drive manual though. __________________
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Moxie Lieutenant Colonel 67 Rep 1,895 Posts Drives: AW 328d Touring/SG 335d Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (12)	My wife won't drive it -
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hieu1004 Second Lieutenant 19 Rep 226 Posts Drives: Space Gray e92 M3 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Bothell, WA iTrader: (0)	My wife doesn't know how to drive a 6mt either.
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///Machine Second Lieutenant 11 Rep 260 Posts Drives: '13 E92 M3 / '11 X5d Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	There are exceptions, but I see a trend that 6MT is teh way to go. My wife was impressed with the attention she got.
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Nine Banned 49 Rep 1,922 Posts Drives: Not ZCP, FML. Join Date: May 2010 Location: DC, Miami, NYC iTrader: (2)	My wife is not allowed to leave the house, let alone drive.
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freshwhite335 Colonel 147 Rep 2,882 Posts Drives: 991/RR Sport AB Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: 904 FL iTrader: (6) Garage List 2011 BMW 135i [0.00]	love riding with my 18 year old sister in her Audi S5, guys can't believe its hers. in fact, i was the one who negotiated the deal when we bought it. after we signed the papers and i handed the key to her the salesman said "why are you letting your sister drive your new car home?" they had no clue the car was for her even though she was the one to test drive it. __________________ 2014 Range Rover Sport Autobiography 2012.5 991 C2S 1978 Corvette
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Giccy Captain 33 Rep 748 Posts Drives: like he has much to learn Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (2)	My wife will no LONGER drive the M after her first attempt ended with me finding her softly sobbing to herself when it wouldn't let her shift into "D" ...apparently the picture of a "foot on a brake" that pops up on the dash isn't clear enough. I don't mind though I get to offer for her to drive it all the time knowing she won't say yes
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Factoy Pilot Factory Pilot 4 Rep 60 Posts Drives: E92 Jerez Blk ZCP 6MT Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: The Netherlands iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 528i [0.00] 2013 M328i [0.00] 2011 M3 [6.00]	I gave her a key but she knows a wife should never meet your mistress. __________________
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admranger Retired Curmudgeon 2985 Rep 4,047 Posts Drives: ‘19 X3M40i, ‘18 m550i Join Date: May 2011 Location: Las Vegas, NV iTrader: (1)	My wife prefers her '02 M3 (6MT) to my '11 M3 (6MT), so she drives her car. I've offered to trade, but she likes her E46. __________________ '19 X3 M40 Carbon Black/Oyster, '23 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Summit, Past BMWs: '18 M550i, '18 330 GT, '16 X5 40e, '11 E90M3, '06 X5 4.4, '03 330i ZHP, '02 M3, '97 Z3 2.8, '95 M3 (2x), '94 530i (manual), '92 525i (manual), '88 M3, '87 325iS
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richardg Major 225 Rep 1,425 Posts Drives: MacanGTS, 991.2GT3, E63wagon Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bellevue WA / Oakville ON iTrader: (5)	I let my gf drive it whenever she asks for it. It's our only "nice" car as we own two older e36 and an e30 and she may ask for the car once a month at most. She drives it like a champ and I completely trust her. Plus any woman who drives 3 pedals is extra hot. Anyway one time she took the car to the casino with one of her girlfriends and I gave her 1 instruction. DO NOT VALET THE CAR!! Needless to say I didn't find our about my scratched wheel until a few days later. It was on the passenger side and it was very small but it still sucks. I asked her if she valet the car and she said yeah the parking garage was full. (which does happen at MGM detroit a lot) I wish I could have proved it was the valet guys. I wonder if they would have repaired my finish.
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