Holy Crap!!! He is CURSED, every new vehicle, he does something to it. I haven't even made the first payment yet!!!! He backed the front right quarter panel into another parked car in our driveway and looks like it was hit at high speed. GEEEZ!!! He felt so bad I couldn't even look at it cuz I know I would have made him feel even worse. He did it yesterday, and I didn't even look until I got to work this morning. ARRRGGHHH!!!

It wouldn't be so bad but he did the same thing to new truck and boat, and his old car. Oh well. Thanks for letting me vent.

Jen

See, that's why you should never let a man drive your car...

*heehee* sorry guys, but after all the jokes/threads about women drivers, I had to.

Jen, I'm really sorry he messed up your car. I would kill mine if he hurt mine, which is probably why he doesn't ask to drive it much. Hope it's not anything major...

He sounds a little retarded :P j/k but damn, in the driveway? 3 times lol

It's time to leave him.

He must have SOME attribute for you to keep him around. Get him a bicycle or old Honda and make him park in a field down the road, but for the love of Mike, DON'T let him near the 8 again!

Lets see castration may work. How about the Bobbit technique? Just like neutering a dog or cat, it will curb that urge to do manly man things like the need to drive supersexy sports cars with rotary engines!

:D

"Cursed?" More like "RETARDED!!!!". GRR, that would piss me off so much. You'd think he'd learn his lesson after the first one...or even the second one...OR OMG MAYBE THE THIRD TIME. If he's done this 4 times now in the driveway, I'd hate to ride shotgun with him down a highway or busy intersection. I feel your pain, Jen.

Holy crap! Get him a freakin' bus pass!

I wonder how long he would last on a sportbike?
Sounds like he's a pretty bad driver.
QUOTE "hit another parked car in our driveway and looks like it was hit at high speed" , your lucky he didn't hit the house.

My girlfriend is not allowed to drive my car. Her 2 wreck/1day story:
Turning left at an unprotected green and thought it was a protected green, so a car smacks her rear quarter panel. Exchange insurance info, calls me and says it's still driveable so she's on her way. 5hrs later that day, she's in the blindspot of another car in a 40mph street and gets into another fender bender!
Don't know if it's bad luck or if she was putting on makeup at the same time :)
I did let her testdrive the 8 (me in the passenger side, 11pm at night and only around the block).

Originally posted by Elara
See, that's why you should never let a man drive your car...

*heehee* sorry guys, but after all the jokes/threads about women drivers, I had to.

Jen, I'm really sorry he messed up your car. I would kill mine if he hurt mine, which is probably why he doesn't ask to drive it much. Hope it's not anything major... Nothing bad about women drivers.. I'm much more concerned with inattentive and outright stupid drivers.

Not to say that your hubby is one; just saying in general :)

I don't think that inattentive or unskilled driving is a sex-linked characteristic. I have three adult children and I will let one daughter drive my RX-8, but not my son or other daughter. My son's damage rate--usually at low speed--is appalling. He once caused a car to burst into flame from riding the clutch and has junked five cars. One daughter is much better, but she tends to back into things several times a year.

My oldest daughter drives a bit too fast, but she is very coordinated, a skilled driver and has never hit or damaged anything on wheels.

Which one would you trust?

A guy who can't back-up is an anomaly, a freak of nature.

Might I ask how old he is Jen?

There's only one thing you can do...

Divorce.

I actually think it's mandated in some states. You should probably consult with a local attorney to find out if your state requires you to divorce a husband who harms your RX8. :)

Sorry about the damage...hopefully it isn't too bad.

-Eric

I backed my 8 into a Gas pump and a BMW. minimal damage both times, except I got whiplash from the gas pump.. the BMW and I both backed into eachother.. We're both males. It happens.

Originally posted by Toadman
A guy who can't back-up is an anomaly, a freak of nature.

Might I ask how old he is Jen?

public transportation is an excellent option since you probably have a need for him that would take castration off the table.

I've contacted an attorney that said I'm in luck, in NC there is an RX8 clause for divorces. I can file and get child support for the car. How cool is that. "JUST KIDDING!" You sick puppies.

He's 47 and has bad luck. I'm 36 and knock on wood, haven't had accident/ticket yet. I keep him for two reasons. He brings me coffee in bed every morning, and 1 other, that I can't mention here and it isn't money!!! I make my own.....Hee hee...hmmmmm....Guess I'd have to trade him in on someone multi-talented that could be all that.....ha ha:) Thanks guys!

Post a picture! We want imagery!

Take his keys and keep it locked.

Originally posted by JensRX8
He's 47

Ok, so he's old. KIDDING!!! (ducking from large objects hurled in my direction) :)

Keep him for a while...just keep him away from the 8.

-Eric

Originally posted by JensRX8
I keep him for two reasons. He brings me coffee in bed every morning, and 1 other, that I can't mention here and it isn't money!!!
So, do tell us. How well is he hung?

2 words: Bus Pass.

I have only had two accidents. The first was after I got out of my car on a snowy hill to push a car in front of me who was stuck. I even turned the wheel and put the tires up against the curb but the car started sliding after about 5 min. Hit a parked car. Not exactly my fault. And the second was during the ice-storm of '95 (I think) in Portland, OR. Drove all the way home from downtown no problem. Get to my condo and the as I went over the first speed bump in 1st gear, foot slightly on brake, and taking it slow the wheels locked up and stalled the car and I slid down and into a guard rail. Slight damage to the rear bumper. Over the next two days my car was hit 3 times and the last car (Ford Exploder) knocked it down the hill with about 10 other cars.

And I'm multi-talented... Just kidding. Hope the car and your husband turn out fine. Oh and like the others suggested, take the keys away.

Originally posted by JensRX8
...He's 47 and has bad luck. I'm 36 and knock on wood, haven't had accident/ticket yet.

Jen, honey... he's too old for you. Find a young guy with similar attributes who knows how to back up.

I keep him for two reasons. He brings me coffee in bed every morning, and 1 other, that I can't mention here and it isn't money!!!

Welll.... if he really is all that, maybe you'd better hang on to him after all, and just send him to bonehead driving school. Coffee in bed, huh?? hmmm... I'm gonna have to get my b/f to read this....

too harsh... too harsh... then again it is very frustrating that someone stuff up for car :(

Damn that sucks. Hope you get it fixed. That has always been my worse fear when buying a new car. Having it wrecked before the first payment. Been lucky so far. Good luck not killing your hubby.

interesting fact here: You'll pay more in taxes for public transportation than you will invest in your 8....so i'd make him take the bus also...get some use outta your tax dollars...

when the wife every blue moon wants to drive the 8 i always go through the check list...1) no curbs..2)no backing up unless it's out of a parking space 3) park it way the hell away from everyone else....yadda yadda yadda....so far so good...

finally some female that like Rotary sports car, cause all I see are guys drivining (not that are bad, I want to see some pretty girls driving the 8)

Maybe he needs glasses?? How is his vision? Man, I would be very upset! Well, what can you do...get it fixed and don't let him back out any more!! Sorry to hear about your car!

i know how angry these things can make you......but you know he orobably feels so absolutely HORRIBLE about this....try to go easy on him:)

Well he's still living in the house, for now, but I told him he has to fix the car and buy me a new laptop computer, and we'll call it even. Wuahaaaaaa! Oh well, at least now I can park closer to the buildin here at work. I've been parking out far, so no one would hit me......geez I wasn't worried about home... just goes to show ya! : )

OMG something just dawned on me....

Is the RX-8 a "cute" chick car? :eek: :D

Yes, it is. Your masculinity will be permanently and irreparably harmed by driving one. So please hand the keys to the nearest female and step away from the vehicle.

Geez - at least I don't feel alone. My wife backed into my 8 when it was 9 days old, not even 600 miles on it. Mine was the driver's side front fender and bumper. Then two months later, some j/o keyed the other side of the car. If there was no such thing as bad luck, I'd have no luck at all. <<end of venting...>>>

I have been thinking of setting up a perimeter alarm with a paging system. Maybe a death ray with tracking capabilities to let me know someone is around my car and then zap them when I can watch. No keying possible. Oh and I hope your wife understands the grounds for divorce that this crime is punishable by.