Euan Hoosearmy Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 So I bought the Westie in January with my wife telling me I was nuts and she didn't understand why I wanted a car like "that". Today she's taken it out by herself for the first time and now I find her studiously reading the new Westfield World that arrived today. Aside from hiding her booster cushion so she can't reach the pedals what should I do? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Go with the flow man , better with her than without Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard (OldStager) Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Sounds to me like there maybe two Westys at your house soon 🤣, his n hers... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Davis AO - Devon Cornwall & Somerset Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Totally! The more she enjoys it, the more you are likely to 👍. My dear lady was ‘not amused’ to put it mildly when I first suggested buying my old car back. I believe she might have said something like ‘why do you want a poncy little car like that’ 😂 We have reached a fairly amicable understanding now, and I hope that she will venture out in it at some point when I get it down to our house at the end of the month. Now, whether I would let her drive it or not is a totally different matter!! I would be a bag of nerves! 😱😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onliest Smeg David Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 17 minutes ago, fatblokestu said: whether I would let her drive it or not is a totally different matter!! I would be a bag of nerves! Mine loved driving 'our' Westie on track but wasn't keen to drive it on road. I found it easier to watch from a distance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIY-Si Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 I'm thankful my other half isn't a real car person. As my car has been built to suit me at 6'3", at a slightly less 5'7", she can't reach the pedals. I'm pretty sure I'd have a heart attack from the stress of watching her drive it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euan Hoosearmy Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 @DIY-Si hate to tell you this. I'm 6'4" and my wife is about 5'8". She just uses a lumbar support cushion to push her forward enough to reach the pedals. I can get details of the cushion if you want or you can pay me to keep it secret 😉 I'm lucky, my wife is a complete petrol head. Has been driving since she was about 10. Learnt to drive (legally) in a Capri so understands rear wheel drive. So I've no worry about the safety of the Westy, my concern involves more around possession of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Davis AO - Devon Cornwall & Somerset Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 21 minutes ago, Euan Hoosearmy said: so understands rear wheel drive. Ah, that makes a big difference! Mrs Stu has never driven a rear wheel drive car..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIY-Si Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 7 hours ago, Euan Hoosearmy said: @DIY-Si hate to tell you this. I'm 6'4" and my wife is about 5'8". She just uses a lumbar support cushion to push her forward enough to reach the pedals. I can get details of the cushion if you want or you can pay me to keep it secret 😉 I reckon I'd still be safe, my bench seat means that a big enough cushion would have her sat with about half her bum off the bottom bit of the seat! 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Report her for taking it without consent and enjoy the laughter when you get the call from the police. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsechris Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 In preparation for completing the build of the missus’ Westy I treated her to a day at London Rally School to introduce her to the joys of RWD, her only driving experience previously being a parade of FWD offerings. We had to buy a booster cushion for the Marcos though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 I'm sure my wife will have one quick go (under supervision 😬) in the XI. She often enjoyed driving my Lotus Elise to work although it did attract comments from her colleagues...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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