dojj

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it's for the car and it's a lot of money and if the mrs found out she would, more than likely, kill me

what should i do?

dvid

Buy her a Wispa at the same time.... Fair enough i'd say

dovboy

get it and lie about the price ,say you got it on fleebay for peanuts and your gonna sell it for a profit.

you will have to fit it to the car just to check its working ok ofcourse

Fudgey

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just tell her its your money so fuck off!

works for me

Dal_

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Who wears the trousers?

gingeRS

if its your money then whothefuckcares??

grow some balls man

dojj

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£1300 on a set of brakes, which to be honest, i don't really need, but they are there and i want them, and, more importantly, i can afford to get them, btu she would go absolult doolally twat and would actually seriously consider beating me about the head with whatever came to hand

she doesn't mind me spending money but it's been a bit "you always do what you want to do when you want to do it and i always have to wait for you to be ready if i want you to do something" etc etc normal womens grumbling as of late

don't want to piss her off anymore than i already have so if i did spend a big chunk of change on it i'd also have to find a way to get her something to make up for the fact that i've not gone shoping for stuff with her this week and she's got the grumps as it is

Dal_

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Would missing out on sex for a bit whilst she sulks be worth it?

indycos

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£1300 on brakes! what is it, an RS4 or something

dojj

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slim calipers, the ones i'm after, and direct fitment (i think) as well so no need to mess about with getting brackets and bells made up specifically

but going without sex, food, clean clothes, etc, might not be worth it

dojj

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and they are cheap, the next step up is another £300 and the next is closer to £2k

RichardPON

Please tell me it's not for that Sierra hearse you're driving!

The whole car isn't worth £1300! If you spend that on brakes for a piece of shit sierra that never sees a track, you've got to be out of your fucking mind!

lead_foot

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Thats a bit harsh Yid but I can see your point.

Luca

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SAy the roof needs fixing il invoice you for the repairs and purchase them for you. happy days

Mike Rainbird

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What make are they, can someone do a better deal for you?

RichardPON

Eh?

dojj

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RichardPON
i see an addition tot he sig coming along soon

Mike Rainbird
pm on the way

Oranoco

Just buy them and say you got a great deal on them. Worst that'll happens is she'll throw a bit of a strop and you'll have to make do with a wank tonight.

PeterD

does she know you have the money in the first place?

Westy

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pathetic...

Dont buy them... not because it will upset the wife.. but because of the car you plan to put them on... assumiong its the one in your sig?

not meant in a nasty way, but keep your money

dojj

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yes, i should have said that it's the kitchen renovation fund and she knows how much is in the kitty

which is why she's going to me if she finds it's gone

dojj

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so 2/3rds of you think i'm pussy whipped

and the rest favour me getting the brakes

so i'll get the brakes, and then post a "room wanted" post

Mr S1

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Dojj you big girl who wears the trousers in your house exactly, so as long as she don't find out (and even if she does) who cares !

Pussy do it !!!!

JjCoDeX75

Do what I do.


Stages
1 - Try to justify buying it to yourself.
2 - Realise that you dont need it, and you shouldnt buy it
3 - Sleep on it
4 - Wake up KNOWING that you really dont need it
5 - Have a lovely chat to the missus, and realise that she isnt always wrong
6 - sleep on it again
7 - still realise that you dont need it
8- Buy it
9 - Regret it
10 - Never tell the wife, and just in case she finds out, plant a story that gives her a completely false impression of how much it costs

Hope this helps

JJ

RC4

ditto
£1300 for brakes for a sierra estate

Moose 130

it's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to ask for permission.

You should never tell the mrs exactly everything, you have no life of your own.

My mate bought a 356 Porsche - never welded original car.

Told his Mrs it was £5000, she's like ' where did you get that from??'

god knows what she'd say if she knew it was £16000




keep them in the dark and feed them shit, bit like mushrooms!

dojj

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i'm trying to, the money is burning a hole in my proverbial pocket

i know, i'd be much better off doing something else, but it's always going to be in the back of my mind that i could have got it

it's been several days

every morning

depends on what she's complaining baout, most of the time she's not wrong, but i'm not right, if you see what i mean

i have, they've been sleepless nights i can tell you

the need has abaited a little

not for another 2 weeks yet, parts are still on order

probably

i won't lie to her, she's probably reading all about i right now and is waiting with a pair of nut crackers for me to buy them and them to arrive at the house

immensly

Charlie Chalk

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Will it even do speeds do warrent these soooper doooper brake?!?!

dojj

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assuming you are talking baout the sierra, last time it was clocked with a standard box it did 154 mph with the speedo reading 157 mph
when it blew up, with it's longer legged box, it was off the end of the 170 clocks, and with the potential to redline in 5th at 178 mph, i think it might just be able to get them to fit

but that's not the car these brakes are going on, i've got a set of 355's for the front and a set of 330's for the rear for the sierra estate

Charlie Chalk

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Whats the engine in the Sierra? Cossie?


What car is the brakes for then

dojj

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500 odd brake of granada 24V twin turbo

it's a not very well kept secret

Gatecrasher

I voted Pussy for even asking

Buy now pay later so to speak

I thought you wanted to buy another car, if you can afford it and its not going to fuck you and the mrs up as in your cant pay the rent/morgage then do it

Charlie Chalk

iTrader: (1)

How come I never heard anything then?! Spec? pics?!




Well I dont know.. So what is it...

dave cos4x4

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brakes are a very good upgrade,so get them

c.fogarty

Buy 'em mate

Then (as countless generations before) follow the ancient Roman art "Bullus Maximus" commonly known today as the "partner pricing protocol" which equates as below:

Genuine cost: X
Minus variable "disgust" rate: Y
Leaving the "disclosed" fee: "Generally 50% of original"

Results can vary(depending on gulibility) but surveys prove over 65% of couples report, buyer satisfaction without the usual side-effects of telling the truth

whosyadaddy

Are they for the mondeo?

bigal1978

ask your mate to buy them for you http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/mrmcmahon/

rs shawn

You've answered it yourself: you don't need then and it's for the kitchen.

Now, I have loads of stuff I don't need but wanted..but wouldn't spend the cash that was put aside for something else that isn't just for you.
Look at it as an investement. You get the kitchen first which keeps the missus happy...meaning you then have the bargaining power to buy whatever you want for the next year without getting any grief

You buy the brakes now and that's it. you won't get any peace even after the kitchen has been done, as "it should have been done months ago, but you bought those bloody brakes!"

dojj

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the more i think about it, the more complicated things get

the money is for the leather sofa's we are getting

this plan was put on hold because she wanted to get the kitchen

then the kitchen was put on hold because the asking price (£12,190) was a bit much

then the asking price went down to £5500 but that was with me doing the electrical work and getting the holes drilled for the extractor fan and tumble drier pipework

this was still too much

so now the money is sitting there doing nothing and i'm sitting here thinking "will she notice it's gone if i don't tell her"

i've put it on the back burner for the moment as i also need to buy her soemthing for her birthday (she's going to be 30, i think) so i need something that will "surprise" her, and i don't think a load of brakes will have quite the "surprise"effect i'm looking for

so, i'll get the brakes IF i can get her something for her birthday in a weeks time, so lets end this brakes saga and carry on to more iportant thing, like what to get the mrs for her birthday before she figures out i've spent a shed load of cash on some brakes that i probelma won;t need

rs shawn

Are you physically building the kitchen inc walls?? !!!
That is an excessive amount to spend imo - unless your kitchen is the size of a small house and you're having marble worktops @ £3k a piece.