I had a GM Pick Up for 18 years that I had restored and it was in show room condition. The trouble with a small truck or utility vehicle, is that once you have a family, you have a problem to fit everybody in.
My car was perfect, inside, outside and underneath. You could comb you hair in the reflection of the paint, and that was just underneath the car. All up, we had a total of 3 GM cars.
Honey and I had been married 4 years, in our early 30s and started having children. I had a good job and also a weekend business. This meant Honey could quit her bank job and manage family.
Things were going well. We bought our second married house close to the city, and things were humming along well, professionally, and with our marriage.
We took a holiday to a southern beach resort. At a nearby car lot, I saw up on display ramps, a Ford convertible Mustang. It was the same type and colour that I've always wanted.
I pulled up in front of the dealership as I couldn't believe they had wxacrly whatvI wanted.
Being the confident alpha, I pointed to it and said to Honey, "I'm going to get that."
Honey had definitely found her voice in our marriage and replied "Over my dead body."
Now I don't know if I'm a good negotiator or Honey loves me too much, but I got the car.
But I did have to sacrifice my Pick Up as a trade in. That really hurt. Also, I had been saving $100 a month for 11 years, so I had money put away to fund this purchase. After driving a hard bargain, I was able to trade my car in and withdraw some funds with a bank cheque for the difference.
I did get a record price for my GM Pick Up, but I was very happy and bought the Mustang.
GM 2 Ford 1.
I had bought us each a new car when we got engaged and when we had rhe dirst baby. it was time to move cars on.
The Mustang could be my drive to work car. But I was thinking I don't want to buy two brand new cars as to get two lots of depreciation. That's a lot of money to loose each year.
I should get either a car that was a bit of a banger, or another Mustang. I thought about it, talked it over with Honey and decided to get a GT Mustang. Honey is not a car girl, but she is pretty good with my shenanigans of trading cars, houses and projects.
With my new search, I had missed out on a white mustang by 20 minutes. In the meantime, I had come upon one I could import from the original owner. The Importer was sending me photos of it after we had a deal in principle.
Three years before, I had taken a lease for a new work car. The lease was soon expiring, and it was also time to upgrade Honey's station wagon. A lot of the managers at my work took a car lease and let their wife drive the new car, while they drove something else. I thought that this was a good idea and had extended my lease an extra 6 months ro give me time to sort things out and not be rushed. I'd been over paying my monthly payments which meant my residual value was reduced lower than expected, and the payout figure was now only $11K.
Honey selected a sparkling burgundy Ford Falcon as the next car. I ordered it, but upgraded it to a Fairmont Ghia without telling her. The Ford dealer gave me a $20K trade for my modern GM car. So I paid the old lease out of $11K in the morning, signed the bank lease for the full value of the new Ford at lunchtime, and the dealership gave me the new car together with a cheque for the $20K trade in at the end of the afternoon. A good day so far that would only get better.
I called Honey on the way from the new car to establish where she was. She was going to the Westfield shopping centre with our two boys. So I headed that way too while we chatted on our in car phones. It was so funny that of 3,000 car parks, we parked right beside each other coming from opposing directions, pulling in to the parallel parks at the same time.
She was oblivious rhat her parking neighbour was her husband until I got out, stood up and called out. The surprise caught her off guard and she was speechless. It was priceless.
GM 1 Ford 2.
So after I bought us food, Honey and I swapped keys and I took our boys home in her old car. I pulled into our garage, got them out and took them upstairs. It was bath and bed time. I read them a story and tucked them in.
Kids are a lot of work! Anyway I went out to the mail box and found a letter from the importer. I brought it upstairs, opened the envelope, looked at the photos, decided it was perfect and left them on the dining table for later. I'd call him to confirm the deal in the morning.
I made myself coffee and was thinking about a shower. Honey really didn't have much of a drive of the new car and pulled into the garage soon after that. Hearing that noise, I made a cup tea for her and put it on the table so it was waiting.
Honey was all smiles coming in the door.
She said "New car smell is fantastic isn't it."
I said that "It's the smell of freedom.''
Upon seeing the mustang photos on the table Honey commented "That car looks good. If you like it, don't mess around and miss out on it like the white one. Just get it."
When your given the green light to buy a car or for wife sex, silence and action is important.
Shower time, them bed. It was only 9pm. It had been a good day. I got Honey a surprise new car and decided on one for me. Nice!
I was laying in bed thinking, do I chance my luck with Honey now, or perhaps spoil a good day. Honey beat me to it.
She murmured "I know it is Thursday and not the weekend yet. But how about you get the KY jelly out of the drawer." It wasn't a question.
As it turned out for us, anal sex was on the Thursday menu normally, not every week, but on the menu. I never discussed it with Honey. Why question a good thing?
With my princess, I don't have to be asked twice for any offer. I rolled over and got the tube. Honey stripped off her night dress and undies, and was ready. It takes a man a little longer.