Sometimes its not great being married
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Burning Brakes
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From: La Plata MD
Sometimes its not great being married
The wife and I get into knock down drag outs about the vette or should I say mods all the time. My question is and its probably a stupid one but, if I want to spend 10-15k on my vette are there any shops that have in house credit or do I have to have the cash in hand. I honestly don't know the answer to this and the wife said I could do it if it didn't affect the balance of the bank account. OH and I know what some of you are going to say leave the wife 
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From: HOW FAST WAS I GOING OFFICER? Los Angeles Hating GM Dealership Service Dept.'s Since Sept. 2004
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Not sure who offers that kind of "credit" anymore.
Maybe you could get your girlfriend to do it on her credit card instead!
Maybe you could get your girlfriend to do it on her credit card instead!
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From: queensbury ny
in house credit...
Bro,if there was a place like that,i'd be driving a million horse power beast with supercharger,and any damn thing else i could think of!! 
I'm glad i didn't have a vette when i knew loan sharks down in New york,i have a feeling i would've ended up like this... 
I'm glad i didn't have a vette when i knew loan sharks down in New york,i have a feeling i would've ended up like this...
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From: Vette Doctors Performance RX450 - 466RWHP !!!
Originally Posted by MyVetteDream
Not sure who offers that kind of "credit" anymore.
Maybe you could get your girlfriend to do it on her credit card instead!
Maybe you could get your girlfriend to do it on her credit card instead!
If you cant make the 10-15k vanish without the wife noticing...then those mods will not be getting done!!
Burning Brakes
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From: simpson town Mo
This mod thing is as bad as drugs.It seems to pull you in.It starts out small.50 bucks here and 100 bucks there.Then it gets bigger and you start selling stuff to offset the cost so the wife wont find out.Then you get on the laughing gas and finally when its all over,the vette is gone and you have a resentful wife. Not that ive ever done drugs,but ive been a modaholic for quite some time.Good luck!
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From: HOW FAST WAS I GOING OFFICER? Los Angeles Hating GM Dealership Service Dept.'s Since Sept. 2004
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by manual95
I don't think her credit is that good 
I'm giving you real solutions here man!
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Originally Posted by manual95
The wife and I get into knock down drag outs about the vette or should I say mods all the time. My question is and its probably a stupid one but, if I want to spend 10-15k on my vette are there any shops that have in house credit or do I have to have the cash in hand. I honestly don't know the answer to this and the wife said I could do it if it didn't affect the balance of the bank account. OH and I know what some of you are going to say leave the wife
And; sometimes I have to do the labor myself - in order to afford a mod (like when I did my own 3.42 upgrade - couldn't afford to pay someone else to do this).
I must say I am kinda on your wifes side with this.
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Last edited by Mike Mercury; Jul 12, 2005 at 11:00 PM.
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From: Shiloh Ohio
Originally Posted by Sandra Bigwoode
Is that $10,000-15,000 a one time shot or is it on an annual basis?
Does your annual income support such a hobby without shorting your lifestyle? Why do you ask about speed shop financing?
What do you mean by 'affect the balance of the bank account'? If you take the cash right out of your bank account in a lump sum it will affect it; depending on the balance you keep.
If you borrow the money from the speed shop or your credit card, you will have to pay it back and pay interest as well.
Have you thought of going to credit counseling?
If you have to borrow large sums on a regular basis to pay for a hobby, you may need to rethink how important that hobby is in your married life.
Does your annual income support such a hobby without shorting your lifestyle? Why do you ask about speed shop financing?
What do you mean by 'affect the balance of the bank account'? If you take the cash right out of your bank account in a lump sum it will affect it; depending on the balance you keep.
If you borrow the money from the speed shop or your credit card, you will have to pay it back and pay interest as well.
Have you thought of going to credit counseling?
If you have to borrow large sums on a regular basis to pay for a hobby, you may need to rethink how important that hobby is in your married life.
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I only spent two hundred on a Blackwing within the first month after buying the car, and the wife was very, very, very mad. Anything I do now needs to be unnoticeable until the GO peddle is stomped.
Realistically, my view is that mods do not contribute to the car's value anywhere near as much as they cost you. It's like throwing money away. Are they fun - yes, they can be. But there's a lot of things that I can throw money at and have fun at a lower cost. And if you're going to throw money away, why finance it? Save and pay.
- Wisdom
Realistically, my view is that mods do not contribute to the car's value anywhere near as much as they cost you. It's like throwing money away. Are they fun - yes, they can be. But there's a lot of things that I can throw money at and have fun at a lower cost. And if you're going to throw money away, why finance it? Save and pay.
- Wisdom