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Does anyone else get nervous when spouse drives your Truck?

Discussion in 'General Automotive' started by hats009, Nov 22, 2011.

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  1. Nov 27, 2011 at 4:35 AM
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    rbishopp

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    My GF can drive my truck. I don't mind. Well maybe a little nervous but she knows only bad things can come doing something stupid with my ride.
    She's actually a very good driver and had no problem with the manual transmission.
     
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  2. Nov 27, 2011 at 5:23 AM
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    JDMcQ

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  3. Nov 27, 2011 at 5:56 AM
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    I let my wife drive my truck but she rarely does she thinks it's too big. I do get nervous in parking lots though, the Taco does not turn like a Corolla...
     
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  4. Nov 27, 2011 at 6:00 AM
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    My GF doesn't drive my truck and has out right refused to lol she will stick with her RAV4. I would let her if she wanted to though it is after all just a car and lol if she curb checks or hits anything hey I get new rims or bumpers. :} As long as she is ok it doesn't matter thats what insurance is for.
     
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  5. Nov 27, 2011 at 12:33 PM
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    Heckkk no, the closest my gf gets to the driver seat is with her mouth ;)
     
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  6. Nov 27, 2011 at 12:47 PM
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    taconewby

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    No way, mine's a car slob! don't allow trash and keft over burgers in the Taco!!!
     
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  7. Nov 27, 2011 at 12:50 PM
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    TacomaBuzz

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    That's why I have a manual transmission, wife don't know how to drive it:D
     
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  8. Nov 27, 2011 at 12:54 PM
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    i get nervous when anyone drives my truck (even the guys at the car wash and at the dealer), but i still let my wife drive it. i figure that i have to trust my spouse with everything including the truck. she knows how important it is to me and she takes care of it like i would.
     
    NetMonkey, Nov 27, 2011
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  9. Nov 27, 2011 at 1:04 PM
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  10. Nov 27, 2011 at 1:48 PM
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    My girlfriend drives a Mini Cooper. I would let her drive my truck if she wanted to, but I have seen her park the Mini and I don't think it would go all that well if she had to park the truck in a tight spot. LOL
     
    joes06tacoma, Nov 27, 2011
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  11. Dec 6, 2011 at 6:06 AM
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    I let my wife drive my truck once when her car was in the shop. She came back and said she "lost the backend". I freaked out for a minute, till she told me the back end spun out on her whilst turning a corner. Apparently it was my job to tell her it was a rwd truck.
     
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  12. Dec 6, 2011 at 6:09 AM
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    hell yeah i get nervous!
    i don't have a spouse so i have no say BUT i get nervous when anyone drives it.
    literally the only people that have driven my truck are my dad and roommate and those are on rare occasions
     
    saundern, Dec 6, 2011
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  13. Dec 6, 2011 at 6:10 AM
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    No wifey, no problemo....:D

    That and "most women today don't know how to drive a stick anyway....
     
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  14. Dec 6, 2011 at 6:33 AM
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    Will never happen, mine knows better, it was funny when she actually asked to drive the z06.
     
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  15. Dec 6, 2011 at 6:35 AM
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    Spouse? What spouse? I've done 2000 mile road trips and I don't let a GF drive. My brother, who usually drives a flatbed tow truck, i will let him from time to time drive her down to get lunch from a jobsite, but that it, he knows i would kill anyone who hurt my truck, so i just save everyone the death and destruction and just don't do it.
     
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  16. Dec 6, 2011 at 6:35 AM
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    i used to be like alot of people here not wanting anyone to drive my vehicles.

    one day i bought a brand new vette. my wife (well, she was my gf at the time) drove me to the stealership to pick it up when it came in. it was a stick, and my wife knows to drive one. she asked me if i would let her drive it home. well, my dad once let me drive his brand new sports car off the dealer lot, so i figured why the hell not. she was so excited.

    we get about 3 blocks from home and she takes a turn a little too tight and drives right over a concrete and metal sewer grate, taking out the rocker panel and the rear wheel. i almost shat myself.

    i ran over to the car and she looked at me and tears started streaming from her face. i realized right then and there, she was more important to me than any vehicle would ever be. ever since then, i don't look at cars or trucks the same way anymore.

    so yes, i let my wife drive my truck and am thankful it will protect her if the worst happens.
     
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  17. Dec 6, 2011 at 6:35 AM
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    i wouldnt be comfortable with him driving since he tears through the gears in his little car, and the gears are way different in our vehicles, mine are very close, his arent.

    but i feel like he knows how much i baby my truck and would be careful with it...he still hasnt drove it though.
     
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  18. Dec 6, 2011 at 7:01 AM
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    damn, now i feel like a dick...:(
     
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  19. Dec 6, 2011 at 7:14 AM
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    Mine can take the keys whenever she wants. Fortunately she hates sitting up that high (just wait till it's lifted, i say) and does not drive it unless the Audi is in service. I do however take the Audi out as much as possible, at high speeds. Gotta love those paddle shifters!:burnrubber:
     
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  20. Dec 6, 2011 at 7:16 AM
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    Yeah I let mine drive every so often most of the time on dirt roads nice and slow. She is way too jumpy to drive my truck at high speeds with no sway bar :eek:
     
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