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02-04-06, 08:20
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BigAl3 is offline
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what does your significant other think about your obsession with detailing?
i was just curious... is your significant other understanding about your autopian obsession with detailing and all the $$$ you spend on it?
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02-04-06, 08:32
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She's cool with it and has enjoyed the benefits of it since we first met about 10 years ago. 
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02-04-06, 08:46
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mine is getting better at it. before she would complain that i would be spending too much time on the car and not with her, but its better now.
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02-04-06, 09:09
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No prep, no pride!
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She doesnt mind when things are going good! But when you have to spend time marketing yourself, it does tend to take away from family times, and thats when I hear about it.....
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02-05-06, 02:05
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"That ball wasn't low"
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She loves it. Who won't love to drive a pristine vehicle every day. 
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02-05-06, 02:31
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Location: Harker Heights, Texas
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She once gave me a hard time about spending so much time on the vehicles. Once she bought her present car(Chrysler 300) it became a different story. The last word I got from the wife is, You can buy anything that you want but I would like it very much if you would use Zaino on my car. Apparently she looked at the products a little more than I thought. So I keep Zaino around for her and go my merry way with all the other products.
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02-05-06, 05:50
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my significant other used to be bad. She was always giving me the "you spend more time with your cars than you do with me." And then she got a used eclipse. One day my tC and her eclipse were parked next to each other on a sunny florida afternoon. Then she noticed how she had all sorts of swirling, waterspot etching, and other defects, while my car had next to none. A week later I detailed her car and got it looking great, hardly and swirling left at all. Ever since then, she has really calmed down about the detailing.
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02-05-06, 08:26
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Accumulatorette likes driving a like-new car all the time and is happy I have a pastime that I enjoy.
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02-05-06, 08:33
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Shiny car, happy car.
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My wife still thinks I spend too much time on the cars. However, I think I am making progress with her because she is almost as paranoid as me about door dings now when parking. The other day she says to me, "Why didn't you park next to that car? It has four doors and this one has two so they're longer and can reach closer to our car." I just had to say wow to that one. She does however love when the car is freshly cleaned and waxed. Like blkZ28 said, "who wouldn't?"
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02-05-06, 08:38
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She loves it. Who won't love to drive a pristine vehicle every day. |
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02-05-06, 08:55
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She Loves it when I clean the interior, she could care less about the exterior.
me: So how hard did you hit the curb
her: smile...pause... how did you know?
me: I saw it when I cleaned the rim
her: oh...not too hard...barely even touched
me: really...smile
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02-05-06, 08:58
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Shiny car, happy car.
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Originally Posted by mdsmithers
She Loves it when I clean the interior, she could care less about the exterior.
me: So how hard did you hit the curb
her: smile...pause... how did you know?
me: I saw it when I cleaned the rim
her: oh...not too hard...barely even touched
me: really...smile
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If I had a nickel for every time I've had that exact conversation. Thank goodness so far she has spared the rims on the CR-V any punishment.
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