give it to the wife or get her a new car

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TRCM

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i wish

if i can convince her, ive been eyeing a cummins 2500. more then likely though she will get her way and ill be left with the after math.

i should just install a fuel pump kill switch and act like i dont know wtf is happening so she stops driving it


Wait a minute...who wears the pants in this 'family' ?


Just do it, and explain to her why...she trashed your truck, so now it's hers, and you have yours. If she don't like it, tell her to take better care of your stuff then.




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As mentioned, gotta keep the better half happy.

My wife is not allowed to drive my RAM.
I never asked her if that makes her happy or not...It's my truck, she has a car.
I let her drive my '94 STS when we first got married, she made a mess of the interior and put a scratch on it.
She has never been allowed to drive one of my vehicles since...When her car goes in the shop, she gets a rental.
 

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These stories always make me appreciate my wife a little more. She refuses to drive my truck because she knows what it means to me and wont put herself in a position to upset me by damaging it. Even though my wife is a good driver and her car is spotless she knows stuff happens and my truck being damaged would be very upsetting to me regardless. In this case it sounds like your wife doesn't care how you feel or appreciate the value of your truck. The reasonable answer would be for her to respect your feelings and your truck but it sounds like that ship has sailed. That being said, if I myself were suffering in this relationship (sorry, that's the way your post comes through, my apologies if everything else is awesome) would go buy myself a new truck and not make the keys available to her period. Giving in to her to avoid conflict is the wrong kind of give and take, your giving in and her taking advantage.
 

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I’d be face smashing myself on cement if I bought someone a new vehicle just to watch them tear it up. On the flip side, she’s better off in a big rig. An accident is inevitable with those bad habits...

With that said, if you’re in the market treat yourself.
 

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I do not let my wife drive mine as well, and she understands my feelings. It’s actually a running joke in my family on how obsessed I am with the truck. She jokes around that I love my truck more than her, lol.
 

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Give her the truck and get yourself a new one


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Damage is done on that truck. Get yourself a new one and she can keep driving hers.
 

McBroom

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Sounds like you need to wait for a hellcat ram lol

Demon Ram!! 4x4??? I’ll take one now in demon Red n Black


I Love My 2018 RAM 2500HD 4x4 6.4L
 

McBroom

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These stories always make me appreciate my wife a little more. She refuses to drive my truck because she knows what it means to me and wont put herself in a position to upset me by damaging it. Even though my wife is a good driver and her car is spotless she knows stuff happens and my truck being damaged would be very upsetting to me regardless. In this case it sounds like your wife doesn't care how you feel or appreciate the value of your truck. The reasonable answer would be for her to respect your feelings and your truck but it sounds like that ship has sailed. That being said, if I myself were suffering in this relationship (sorry, that's the way your post comes through, my apologies if everything else is awesome) would go buy myself a new truck and not make the keys available to her period. Giving in to her to avoid conflict is the wrong kind of give and take, your giving in and her taking advantage.

So damn true. I couldn’t have said it any better


I Love My 2018 RAM 2500HD 4x4 6.4L
 

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Most women could care less if a vehicle looks good or is clean. As long as it starts and goes they are happy. My wife doesn't care about driving the mustang or ram. Her soccer mom van is fine with her but of course I'm the one to maintain it a clean it.
 

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Luckly my wife takes care of her car and respects them like I do even though she dont drive my truck much at all.
Her Mustang, 2013 Pony Package , just put some BFG g force 2s on it.

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If she thinks that you don't need two trucks then don't let her drive yours you bought it for a reason. If she still feels like she needs to drive your truck let her keep it and get you a new one.
 

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If she wants the truck, for whatever reason, why does that mean you can't have one too? Nuthin' wrong with two trucks in the household.
 

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She broke it, she owns it now.

Get yourself a new truck and install a kill switch so she can't claim "she likes yours better" just because she beat the crap out of hers.

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Some of these replies crack me up. “My wife isn’t allowed to drive my truck”, lol. I bet y’all have wonderful marriages. It’s a vehicle. If you’re more worried about your truck than you are your wife, you’re married to the wrong woman.


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Yep, some responses are TOO funny!!
Thank goodness my wife is intimidated by the truck!! Made her drive it twice, "just in case", but she's happy in her VW passat. I WILL say most times we're racking up miles on the truck over the passat because she likes being up higher, can see better, and likes the roominess!
OP, good luck with whatever you end up doing. Just remember.
Happy wife
Happy life
Lol
 

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I'm sorry but if my wife left her friggin makeup all over the truck, that would become her truck. It isn't a matter of my wife "not driving my truck", it's a matter of taking care of someone else's property better than your own. Plain and simple....


Also ******** on the "Happy wife, Happy Life"....yeah lets keep the wife happy even if you're miserable, I call B.S. My brother in law lives that way and he is a whipped, sad excuse of a man. My wife knows I'll call her out on her ********, and vice versa. It's about mutual respect.
 
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