I gave up trying to figure out how women think. Despite living with the same one for 40 years now, I still cannot anticipate her.


Last Friday,I caught her looking at Crossfires on Ebay. This was weird because she had determined we needed to keep money close as Business financing was hard to get. Yet here she was, after saying No! No! No!, looking at Xfires and sighing.

Finding a steal on a black SRT has been hard although some have popped up with good prices. She had a deal, a stretch for us, on one but it had just fallen thru. Every time I found one that wasn't black, "but what about my Mary Kay with the pink stripe?"


Sunday nite I hear "Oh, OH, Franc come see this!" An Aero Blue ragtop.
"But it has white seats!" She said quickly.
"Cream," I corrected. "And it's a NA."
I got a meek, " I know I know."

Monday morning I found myself sitting in a dealer in St Peters MO, Negotiating for her new Aero Blue '05 Rag top NA
Guys this much I now know, when a man buys a car, it is his dream, his person, his soul. When a woman buys one, IT IS AN ACCESORY! Like a purse or earings.

As we sat there, waiting for the "owner" to accept our ridiculous offer ( he did) I pointed out that for a grand more she could have an SRT. "But, I like this color. You keep wanting the black. Besides I love the white seats."

"Cream, " I reminded her as carefully as I could.

"Wait", she paused, "an Srt for a grand more than this?" YES "In Aero Blue? " YES. "Where?" "What color are the seats?" " Is it at a dealer?"

"YES! They are all charcoal interiors. But, they have suede on the seats! It is at a dealer, hopefully still there!"

Her eyes grew wide, the nostrils flared, I had better deliver this time. A frantic call to Bike Cop's friend Matt at the dealer in La Porte Indiana.

"Franc, I just sent it to Chrysler Chicago's Auction!" said Matt when I got him on the phone.
"Can you get it back?" I pleaded. And made him a real offer.
"For that, I'll find out?" ( who knows what I could have saved had she wanted Aero Blue last week)
BUT,

Two agonizing hours later, we had it! Aero Blue SRT. Does 1/4 in 12.42 seconds.


And, it matches her eyes.


I would call that a Happy Ending


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