Lowered Car, Girlfriend trouble Options

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

I think the next step for my car would be to get lowering springs. I want them to lower the car and improve handeling. I really think the lowering springs would help the look and all, but the performance is what I'm after. And, springs are really close to being in my price range. The problem is, my girlfriend thinks that all guys who lower their cars are douches. I know this isn't true, but how to I convence her that it isn't?

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

She's one of those people that say, "as long as it moves." I really hate that too. She drives a 93 Lumina, which is now a total piece of crap. Her dad has had the responsibility of taking care of it, and he's also responsable for her opinions on it. I tell her, look at your car which is only a year older than mine, and look at the difference in them. My car is like a brand new car, and her's isn't worth $200. Her dad was telling me how much of a waste it was to spend money on my car, then I apealed to his thrifty side. I said, "I can take this Celica and put something like $10k into it, and make it a lot faster and a lot nicer than those guys out there spending $40k on new sports cars." He seemed to be happy with this. I just wish I could make my girlfriend understand modifying my car.

To the comment about saving my money. It's impossable. I don't mean this as in I spend everything. I mean it as in I get only so much money. My parent's pay my way through school right now and only give me so much money. Once I spend what I have, they give me more. If I save everything, they just don't give me any money. I've went through this for 2 years already. Now my 3rd year in college, I've decided to actaully buy something for myself. It wasn't really my desision though, my parents and grandparents have told me I need to buy something for myself and stop trying to save everything. They're pretty nice most of the time.