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Mick

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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:24 am

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wallie wrote:

my mrs hasnt much of an idea of cars or parts, i gave her a list of bits i need to get & she just looked at it & said thats not to bad price..... i don't think she noticed the prices were in pounds lol

This like a mini owner's honeymoon period. It won't take long to realise however!

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brett

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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:24 am

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I thought I had a secret credit card., all goodies sent to the shop..... she knew :shock:

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Mick

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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:26 am

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brett wrote:

I thought I had a secret credit card., all goodies sent to the shop..... she knew :shock:

St George is a small town. Without knowing anyone from cunnamulla, I bet they new too.

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MrFail

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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:29 am

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My wife is just sick of having it sitting downstairs not finished. Now She is just saying "just get it so you can finish the thing!!" . Haha

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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:48 am

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Mine has given up long ago ,I have 8 minis, a Morris 1100 ,Holden EJ Prem ,a Commodore, a Hyundai , a Peugeot and a WRX .The licencing department loves me ..................

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Wombat

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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 2:01 pm

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Location: Sunny Shine Coast, Qld Australia

My tag line has already been mentioned. SWMBO complains about the space it occupies but begrudges the time I spend on it - 44 years and I still don't understand the woman I married :roll:

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My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

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Chux

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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 2:05 pm

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Location: Sydney

For me it's more a case of restricting my spending on the mini rather than her saying i'm not allowed. She doesn't seem to mind when i buy parts to repair / replace stuff that needs fixing. That's probably why my car is still running a mild 1098 and not a wild twinky turbo motor

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womble99

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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 2:08 pm

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Wombat wrote:

My tag line has already been mentioned. SWMBO complains about the space it occupies but begrudges the time I spend on it - 44 years and I still don't understand the woman I married :roll:

If you do work it out, please post the answer to help the rest of us :lol:

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drmini in aust

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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 2:24 pm

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Wombat wrote:

My tag line has already been mentioned. SWMBO complains about the space it occupies but begrudges the time I spend on it - 44 years and I still don't understand the woman I married :roll:

Hey Wombat is that Mini running yet, or still a `work in progress'..?:twisted:

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Wombat

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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 2:55 pm

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drmini in aust wrote:

Wombat wrote:

My tag line has already been mentioned. SWMBO complains about the space it occupies but begrudges the time I spend on it - 44 years and I still don't understand the woman I married :roll:

Hey Wombat is that Mini running yet, or still a `work in progress'..?:twisted:

After promising me every Tuesday I have off to work on it she still finds jobs that needs doing "now" or "would be nice to have finished by the weekend " before such and such. So NO it's not running yet

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David L

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frednutz&co

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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 4:31 pm

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mine SWMBO came with a mini
so it is her fault :lol:

so all blame is off me :lol:

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kiwiinwgtn

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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 5:05 pm

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Location: Wellington,

I am one more car off a divorce.

I will have to choose wisely,

Tweed grey Mk1 Morris Cooper S 1275, in original condition would do it. Lucky they are rare in NZ, LOL

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Moriarty

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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 5:15 pm

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Location: Inner West, Sydney

Mine cracked the sh!ts about throwing away money on an old car instead of buying a new one like everyone else. Then I bought her a fancy handbag and some expensive leather shoes. Turns out bragging rights with her girlfriends exceeds her need to bag me out about my pastime. My wife really likes clothes and shopping - what are the odds?! :lol:

Nowadays, a useful strategy is to remind her how frugal I am (e.g. no gambling, minimal booze, etc as mentioned by others) and that I look after the family first. I also make a point of converting my purchases into terms she understands, e.g. "This exhaust cost the same as those scatter cushions, but it is actually useful!" Case closed

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awdmoke

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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 5:26 pm

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Oh, my wife knows most of it.
She can't say anything though, not after I had to clear the debt on her credit cards. :evil:

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smac

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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 6:14 pm

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Location: Napier, NZ

Yeah she knows, but our only (current) runner is most definitely her mini, so as long as it gets it's share of the love, there's no problems spending on the project.

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