What does the wife/girlfriend/husband/boyfriend of a ZR1 owner typically drive?
 

I just bought my wife a new car. 2005 c55 (an AMG car). I had a lot of fun shopping for it being a gearhead and all of course. It got me thinking, I wonder what all the other significant others of the brotherhood here drive?

Owning a ZR1 had some influence on my purchase in that it is a naturally aspirated aluminum V8 with more than 2 valves/cylinder...in this case 3 actually.

The new twin turbo 335 BMW was in the running and what an awesome car that was...very fast, very nice, but forced induction and all that heat. My wife loved that car the most, but I had to talk her into this Mercedes, well, being me (a ZR1 owner) and all. I felt kind of bad about it knowing she really liked the Bimmer better, I just felt like I was getting a little more car in the Mercedes.

Any of you had a similar experience...i.e. owning a ZR1 pushing towards a certain 2nd or significant other vehicle?

Rick :confused:

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Wifey drives a 2003 Nissan Maxima, great car, rides well, very comfortable, great freeway car, reasonably fast, decent mileage.
My daily driver is an old Toyota 4 wheel drive truck. It's got no power at all, but will go ANYWHERE.

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I drive a Excursion V10 , all modded passes everything but the gas staion, wife drives a 2007 Range Rover supercharged, we also have a 2006 Honda Element.
RAY

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Wife drives a 99 modded Miata and 2000 5.4 32 valve Navigator. I have my Chevy extended cab truck and Harley.........of course the 95 Z, too :dancing

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The better half drives a 2001 Cad Eldorado and my DD is a 2001 Ford F150 4x4 crew cab. The cad drives like a dream and has plenty of power.:-D

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my better half only wanted / demanded one car. a red zr1 nothing else would do so now I have two as i got tired of her sneeking the keys to the black one. you know they allways know how to push the right buttons. life is so much better now .,so give up and give them what they want. mine does me and having 2 zr1s cool to. ps mines alot faster hehe:mrgreen: hope she doesnt read this opps

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Another 32 valve V8...

Hey Carter,

I thought the 5.4 ford motor was a 24 valve motor?

Thanks for all the replies. Fun to read.

Rick =D> =D> =D>

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GF drives a black 98 Z28.

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wife drives a 2005 nissan sentra se-r. the only influence i had was the se-r portion of it. she cant drive a 6-speed so the vette is safe.

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My wife's DD is an 02 C5 vert. Mine is an 04 Colorado.

Jan

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Wife drives a 2001 BMW 330I, next car will be a 2003-2004 M3.

Daughter, 6, drives a Pink C5 convertible with 2 speed trans.....2.5mph and 5mph.

LGAFF
ZR-1 #234

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Wife drives a C5

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My girlfriend drives a BMW Z-3. She says that she has always liked European cars better (had a TR-6 when I met her) but that she would take a Vette if I bought her one!:)

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Up to last month, my wife drove a 2001 Honda S2000... Well then she drove the ZR-1 back from St. Louis where we picked her up. Now she wants to sell the S2000..... good move !!!

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It's been confirmed C5 is a chick car.

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ya know, i really agree with that after thinking about it! i think i have seen more girls driving c5's than guys. excelent observation:thumbsup: and its starting to look like the beemers are made with a vagina too:mrgreen:

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Wife drives a red Monte Carlo SS....my DD is a '04 Silverado crew 4x4.

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My wife drives a '97 Regal GS. I have an '02 Aurora for a DD. My wife wants a truck though when the Regal gives up the ghost... :eek:

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Now that's what I'm talkin' about brutha!!!!
Another 32 valve v8 and THE best v6 ever built with a supercharger on it!!!!!!!

Awesome.

I forgot to include my DD...an '02 cummins.

Rick =) Now. where in the hell is the patriotic smilie. What is the matter with you people? I want a smilie saluting the flag over here pronto...people are dying for us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do it, It's important.

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My wife drives a black '05 VW Touareg.

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Wive drives either the Ford Explorer or our Cooper S. I had the Kawasaki ZX-6R out today. - Keith

'90 Red/Red #1383

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My wife drives an M5.

She's scared of the ZR-1s.

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Wife has a Nimbus 2001

Nah....just kidding. She really drives an exterra.

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My wife drives a Regal LS. My DD is a '94 Fleetwood Brougham (WHAT A CAR!!!!!)

Constantine

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wow you guys are a lot tougher than debbie and I. neither of us can go a day without our zr1 fix guess were are pussies or at least one of us is

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Wife drives a Yellow 95 C4 or the C5 or C3 whatever she wants as long as I can keep them..:mrgreen:

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Another c5 chick car.
On that note. At big bend this year, I was chasing two girls in a c5 that started right in front of me and didn't catch them...because of my bad driving lack of Juevos, believe me I was trying and it was certainly doable in my car, but they looked really cool in it and they won our 125 mph class!!!!!

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Now there is a smart guy it does work keepi:mrgreen: ng the little lady happy

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hmmm


Me a 2001 Cadillac STS and the GF a 3 year old (wrecked twice) toyota tercel that should have been totaled by the insurance company the FIRST time and NO she can't drive the Z. EVER

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Wife drives an olds 98. Mine are 05 f150 and 07 street glide.

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Wife's car is a 2004 Monte Carlo LS, her DD is a 1994 Firebird and mine is a 1997 Chevy 4x4. Notice the common denominater here? GM

Oh yeah, she rides a 2002 Superglide and I a 2000 Roadglide

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Nope, Navigator is powered by a 5.4-liter four-valve twin-cam V8 engine rated at 300 horsepower.:dancing

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My gf has a Saturn Sky Redline, and an MV Agusta Brutale motorcycle. My DD is a Dodge Ram Rumble Bee 4x4, or one of the 10 motorcycles :mrgreen:

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Wow, this is a sore point. After 15 years she still is in a ricer. This one a 1995 3000gt spyder (her second). She was in a 300zx when I met her. I made the mistake the second year of taking her to an auto auction where she bought a 3000gt sl while I was outside smoking:censored: . Two spyders later, this year is the first time I have been able to move her towards an car I like. She is ok with the XLR's, I'm hoping!
My DD is a 1993 Ramcharger, although 12 mpg is begining to get to me.:mad:

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Wife drives a QX56 that loves gas:cry:

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My wife no longer drives. Since I retired I became the chauffeur!:mrgreen: However, my other rides are a 95 Grand Cherokee; 2001 Nissan Sentra SE 2.0(DD); 05 Harley Ultra Classic.

I notice a number of members with Harley's, nice!:thumbsup: I dig other bikes also, just too old for them crotch rockets!!

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Heheh, thanks! The 3800 S/C is not a bad motor. It has good grunt and gets great fuel economy. It's also sooo cheap to mod (to a point anyway), though ours is stock.

The Aurora V8 set endurance records as well, just a year or so after the ZR-1, also at Ft. Stockton. It was not in a production car, though, rather in the Olds Aerotech. But it went for much longer, about 4-5 days of running. People seem to know or care even less about the Aurora records than the ZR-1 records. :neutral:

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Wifey drives a gas guzzling '05 EB Explorer....my DD is the company sled Taurus.....wifey will never drive the Z:thumbsup:

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No wife...Girlfreinds drive all foreign stuff and hate the Vette. Yay for me, less weight to drag around and the seat doesnt wear :thumbsup:

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Wifel drives a 2007 F-150 King Ranch.