Dilemma - need advice

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Ok, I recently bought a 1999 540i Sport from Florida in immaculate condition. My wife and I are from New York, but temporarily living in Indianapolis, so we are renting a first floor of a large house. Here is the dilemma, there is a garage behind the house, but it costs an extra $75/month on top of the rent which is no problem. I have been parking my car outside, but come winter time, I like to park in the garage. I suggested to my wife that I rent the garage during the winter months. She comes back and says, why do you get to garage your car and not me? (she drives an 2001 Volvo S40). She likes her car a lot, but is not a car person (I have it serviced and maintained and often clean it for her). I offered that I could scrape and wipe of snow as needed from her car in the morning, which I don't mind before I left for work, no dice. So what it comes down to is, I rent the garage anyway and she can be upset at me for paying more money to park my car, our we both park our cars outside all winter or maybe someone has some suggestions on car cover. I always heard get one that is water resistant not repellant. I am wondering can the cover freeze to the car? Anyway, thanks for any advice and the bimmer will be seeing snow for the first time in its life :(
 
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If it's that big a deal, get two garages. It seems kind of petty and small minded...I dunno. Maybe I'm too young to appreciate sedentries about the situation.

If it's the convenience of a garage, maybe have an auto start installed on her car, and tell her to leave the heat / defogger on when she shuts the car at night.

I kind of laughed when I read this thread. I don't mean to be rude, I just thought it was funny.

Good luck. & welcome!
Hopefully it won't be too big of a problem.

Sean
 
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No one is going to win in this situation. The situation started when the two of you rented a place without (2) garages. Your offer to her was generous but I see problems when schedules change, sickness, out of town and she's out there scraping snow all by herself......but then again two cars shouldnt suffer. It doesnt matter if its a BMW or a Ford here, do the gentleman thing and give her the garage for the first week. I think you should alternate weeks on who gets to use the garage and I bet in time she will give in if you're extra nice and really get her car ready each morning. One point here is to check the weather report and when it is going to rain, make sure you give her the garage regardless of who's week it is, you will get extra brownie points for this.......... [wiggle]
 
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Or perhaps you can let her drive the BMW during the winter months and keep the BMW in the garage at all times. [hihi]
 
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Thanks for all the advice. I know the BMW is nicer than her car, but that does not matter to her. It is a sore subject now, so I am going to give her some time. Welcome to married life.
 
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I like the "let her drive the BMW during really bad weather days" idea. That way, it's always covered. Gotta stress how you're a car guy too so she knows it's not about you gettings the nice stuff, but you wanna protect the nicer car and her as well during bad weather.
 
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my 2c.

Not married by any means but, i can see why she is like "how come you get to park yours indoors and i cant", especially since she ISNT a car person and you are, to her, they are both just cars, so why does one get priority over the other? Sure she should be understanding of cars being your hobby and such, but, as a matter of convenience, she is also right, that it is unfair that her car has to sit outside while yours rests in a garage, ESPECIALLY if she really does like her car a lot.

Her point of view, imo, is fully valid, and if you still want to cover your car during winters, i would also suggest (like MyHarley did) that you guys share the garage on a time to time basis.

I understand her denying your arguement of cleaning off her car in the mornings, because then she will think, "what is the point of getting a garage in the first place if he has to clean a car in the morning anyway?".

anyways, that was just my thoughts thrown out there heh. If i were you, i would not get the garage, because if i did, i would share it, and then it would be kinda pointless to be honest.
 
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This whole argument to a female has nothing to do with "CARS." My neighbor across the street has a Corvette and he parks in the garage while the wife keeps her new car outside. Its a nice car too, a new Cadillac. Yes, they have a 2 car garage while the other side is full of junk. She got a new car is all she cared about, not who gets to park in the garage. She is waiting on him to clean it out. (two years now).....I think she should throw it all away and park her freakin car in the garage or he can clean it out and they both park in the garage. There's a choice here.

Everybody has a different way of thinking..............me... regardless of the car would always get the garage. [clap] [clap]
 
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You have to get the garage. do you really want to risk scratching up your car scraping it all winter? offer to buy HER a car cover, and remove it for her every morning.
 
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