Neither of us would be overly happy about it. Especially taking on debt that has zero appreciation value.

Maybe the car's not the gift. Maybe the wife has stationed her best friend in the back seat as the big surprise.

I wonder if they drive them like that. Maybe they come in a big box via UPS, and the back yard is full of discarded cardboard and packing tape.

I was really hoping to receive a gift card for the Indian dealer so I could get me a Chieftain Classic but no joy.

Did she give you a car instead?

Well, this post is four years old and seems to have aged well.

Guess again.

I'm a self-made idiot.

FAX

I do now that if I bought the truck for me and the SUV for her-there is no way in hell she is getting the truck. Marriage over.

Not even a car! She probably knows I would trade it in for a new motorcycle. I did get a Salute to Service Chiefs jacket though which I think is pretty cool.

Okay, we have a case study here.

Did you know that she wanted the Lexus? Did she expect that you might buy her a vehicle? Had she been talking to you about buying a car? How did you know the right color to buy? I have so many questions about this.

I like the one where the new vehicle is shown sitting in about six inches of snow, although there is no snow on the vehicle, no tire tracks behind the vehicle, and no footprints leading away from the vehicle.

Apparently the folks at Mercedes have mastered Star Trek transporter technology. I wonder why they're still selling cars? :hmmm:

I knew she wanted a new vehicle and she had commented about several different makes/models she liked with the Lexus being one of them.

She had no clue I would buy her one, but we had discussed buying her a new vehicle after the first of the year.

She told me what colors she liked.

In retrospect, it was a mistake. She liked the Lexus, but she wasn’t attached to it since she didn’t pick it out. Two years later we ended up trading the Lexus in for a Hyundai Santa Fe Sport (I couldn’t believe it either).

Aha! So this supports my theory that one has to meld with the car during the selection process, or the person-car bonding process never occurs.

It was a nice thought on your part, though. If she liked a Hyundai, it seems like a Lexus would be a safe choice.

Jesus, what a step down!!!

These have been on for years. The luxury brands seem to run them quite a bit and it's always struck me as preposterous.

I feel like trying to pick out clothes for people is nearly a lost cause. Let alone picking one shirt that needs to be worn everyday for years, isn't really returnable or swappable, and possibly costs a good chunk of a person's annual after tax salary.