rick10

hey guys

So me and my wife decided to buy a new car this year. We have a 2000 Honda civic however its getting close to the 200 000 km mark and my wife is getting her g license.

So i was teaching her how to drive manual , which went well until one day she forgot everything i taught her and stalled my car 5 times in a row , and also confused the third gear with the first one so she went first gear at 55km !!! .

Anyways , we are both paying for the car and we are planning on both driving it ( one week each or something like that). Anyhow , she was fine with buying a manual at first but after talking to my parents they convinced her to get an automatic !!. I tried to convinced her to buy a manual again but she doesn't want to hear me and only wants to get an automatic.

Any advice?? . I can't see myself driving an automatic again , and we are planning on getting a 2006 civic or a celica (depending on the insurance)

Gallagher

burn her drivers license

szuberi

buy my 99 civic automatic sedan for her...125K only

k_r_a_c_k_e_r

iTrader: (3)

after almost 5 months of driving auto.. I dont wanna go back to manual in the spring..

rick10

i wish i had the money to buy her an older automatic and get the newer car for myself. Unless you want to trade your 99 civic for a 2000 civic with 200 000 km and 1 accident.

I know this is not a huge issue , but man i really want a 2 door manual or the 2006 civic manual .

Tyson09

iTrader: (1)

get an auto with a hand break....u can still have fun

Gallagher

tip tronic.

Jay P

buy an auto.. just a basic one... for her and buy your self a nice little 5-speed beater car yo!

Nova_Dust

When I drive my wife's car, the relaxation of an automatic is still nice. A car that is shared by both should accommodate both, not toward one party.

Cynikal.Mindset

whenever I get into the wifes car and start it I go mashing for the clutch pedal to find nothing...but then its pure easy driving after that...auto is cool

rick10

so i guess i gave to give up a manual.
Tiptronic is an option but it is very expensive IMO . I guess i can still buy an older celica for 7 gs next year .

starboy869

I drove stick from age 16 to 29. Now I got an auto and I don't really want to go back to manual. GTA rush hr and stick = sucks ***.

In the end auto isn't that bad since your car will be a DD.

bruce fee

buy your own car, make sure it's manual, and tell her to get her own.

rick10

well i would do it .. however she is saying that we already have a manual (my car before i got married) basicly her point is we already have a manual which is your car , and i should get an automatic to be my car.

However my point is if i m going to pay for half of it i should have a saying in this too right. BTW she wants a red car. Of course according to her the new car is going to be for both of us but i m starting to see it differently.

Plus , i got my parents against me and since i m 23 the insurance would most likely be under their name !

starboy869

yes I know this is old, but it seems to fit on this thread

viper_2_4

yaaaaaaa, I'm not even going to touch it...

but anyways, try teaching her again?...or maybe have someone else try and teach, some people are just better at teaching it then others...

a car with paddle shifters would kind of be a compromise, but a ****ty one...

zyepher

Tell her to stfu and its your decision

rick10

well guys thanks for all the input . I got good news and bad news

bad news

It aint happening , we are getting an automatic this summer and its final . I forgot that my wife suffers from both knees when she walks too much or does too much exercise. Therefore having a manual and she having to use the clutch everytime (she gets off work in rush hour) it may not be good for her knee. So i had to give that up (of course there were more reasons but this one just kill all my chances)

good news

i will decide the model , year , and colour of the car (it looks like the budget will be 10 000 to 16 000 ) so i guess we can get something pretty decent for that
Also , my wife agreed that once i turn 25 ( 1 year and a few months) to sell the 4 door honda and get for myself a car for 6-7 grand ( i think i can get a celica for that price)

viper_2_4

that's probably a good compromise....

just buy a 1-2 year old Civic or something for her...

and then get a Miata for yourself, you'll be in good shape..

Nova_Dust

You married?