Doug's craziest car-guy wife stories

[@abedkojok3209]

Vin wiki : car advice, financial advice, and marital advice what more do men need ?

[@jamesclint2338]

Sex advice.😭

[@LouisSubearth]

@@jamesclint2338 advice #1, do not stick your pp in any hole in your car.

[@thatguybeforetech5909]

Food

[@jamesclint2338]

@@LouisSubearth Oops. Different kind of burning.😉

[@sweetgherkinz]

gaming

[@flabbyhoy]

As a marriage therapist and car enthusiast… I approve of this message.

[@Mr88Andrew88]

Is your job depressing?

[@kenwillis8487]

I don’t think it would be a depressing job! I bet he hears all kinds of crazy stuff and sees all kinds of crazy!

[@Nx553]

You really ought to market yourself on these videos lol I'm sure a lot of guys would hire you due to your unique position.

[@stuffhappens5681]

That was the longest sales pitch for a t-shirt the world will ever see. 🤣

[@jonathanohagan1349]

did you buy one thou?

[@mountainmandale1587]

The fewer divorces you have, the better chances you'll have to have the money for a car.

[@manfredschmalbach9023]

Best number of marriages: 0

[@stipitza]

I just came here to find someone who understands when to use "fewer"

[@Ken-wu6hr]

I’m a Auto Technician. My Wife would get mad at me for Buying tools. She finally figured out if I don’t have tools I can’t make $$$. But when I buy vehicles she gets mad. I buy older GM trucks. I bought me a 99 suburban at a Auction. She was pissed that I bought it. Now it’s her Daily Driver. She realized I know what I’m doing. After 30 years she just goes with it

[@turboflush]

Same here.

[@VitoVeccia]

I feel your pain. I learned the hard way, before you start dating a girl, get a credit check on her. For many reasons, one of which you just mentioned.

[@SlidTossedPissed]

I agree with you 110%. I have figured out.. If I took my wife's pile of shit and fixed every imaginery thing that could ever go wrong with it.. it still boils down to "she aint got no damn clue of what the fuck I do, how I do it". All she knows, is I spent moolah on some tools and what does she get out of it?

[@etoineschrdlu9382]

"Women, typically, are more inclined to have a need for security" And that is the story right there.

[@Nick210]

Also, as a car guy, resist the urge of getting your significant other car related gifts.

[@turboflush]

Unless she is into that. Or the reverse where she gets you something that could be a gift for her. Lol

[@estewarrior1]

It's because you want the gifts yourself hahah

[@shadow105720]

Do you mean I don't buy my wife car stuff or my wife not buy me useless knick knacks for the car I won't use?

[@brianferreira4554]

Learned that the hard way. But essentially won in the end because I got to keep it for my own collection

[@ajs96350]

Learn that the hard way did you?

[@switchcars]

My 5-yr old saw the pic of us at halloween a couple years ago and said “that’s me when I was a fat-cheek man!” And then said “momma I want to watch something else”

[@theanomalous1401]

Great story, with a great message, Doug! I missed ya dude, Thank you!

[@user-ck7jv1hn8k]

Hey Doug, would a 986 Boxter be a good first car?

[@pcguy619]

I think Chris might want to watch this video… “my wife, at the time…”

[@dvdmex1978]

My wife says that she rather have me spend money on cars than women. 21 years of marriage

[@markoz673bajen8]

Jay Leno lol

[@mexicanspec]

My wife calls looking at cars on the internet my porn. I agree.

[@justinkroeker1464]

8 years married and I have flipped more crazy things than I can remember. I tell my friends that ask if my wife gets mad, or say their wife wouldn’t let them “if every car you bought made money how many would your wife let you buy?”

[@1koolkat76]

The “Truth shall set you free”. Great video as always.

[@acrvids]

This is good advice all around. I once heard someone say, "It's not about the miles but it's about the SMILES" and at the end when you mentioned that a car is not an investment, but it's purpose is to have fun, it also reminded me of what others on this channel have said about how a car tends to have more perceived value when the previous owner has fully enjoyed it and can tell stories about it. I'm sure that there's a mullet wearing g-body enthusiast in every city that has a 4-mile Monte Carlo that's probably not worth anything close to what they paid for it.

[@diegohuijbregtsgarcia5102]

The classic Smiles per Gallon metric.

[@VINwiki]

What does your significant other think about your car habits?

[@aliabdallah102]

What does not exist, has no opinion.

[@_jamb_]

my right hand is used to drive stick

[@paulcarmi8130]

She dumped me and went to Florida. Lmao

[@jimhartland1939]

We divorced

[@kenwillis8487]

Married 10 years next month! Better to ask forgiveness than permission so long as it does not upset the finances! Or my favorite approach, talk about it for days/months and then when I buy it (tools or parts) I simply play dumb and act like I thought she was aware! Not my fault that she tunes me out 99% of the time if she hears Guns, ammo, car/parts, tractor/parts or fishing!

[@bennettmorris6960]

I feel like if I was not with a woman who was okay with me enjoying my car passion and buying cars, I’d rather just be single 🤷‍♂️

[@chefgromano5025]

My wife gets mad when I sell a car. And encourages purchases. I’m very lucky! She’s not from America.

[@mexicanspec]

That is for sure. It is not worth the constant hassle. Women that think they can dictate what cars you buy never clear their purchases with you.

[@toomanymarys7355]

It depends on what your idea of "enjoying my car passion" is, in $/month and in percent income.

[@toomanymarys7355]

@@mexicanspec Buying a car is thousands of dollars. If your wife doesn't care about that, then chances are she's already got a backup plan or is using your overspending to justify something she is wasting money on.

[@David_Mash]

"Keep Your Woman Switch Cars" Love it!

[@MrDmitriRavenoff]

It's cheaper to keep her. Cars you can have fun and maybe make money.

[@SirOtterman]

Biggest thing I learned selling cars when I was 18 is buy cars planning for a loss (ideally, know the potential yearly loss), then be excited when they break even or show profit. Most importantly, enjoy the hell out of them while you own it! The "too good to be true" deals almost never happen these days (especially when even the most ignorant seller being able to find everything they could ever need to know about value in 2 minutes) so just buy the cars you want for the best deal you can negotiate & enjoy the ride.

[@MultiSpencerc]

This is why I have a blast with my $3000 Pontiac Fiero. Cheap to buy, cheap to own, and at the end of the day, if I lose money on it, oh well, I'm not that far into the car anyway.

[@crissto8591]

that's why i got a 500 turbo too. Doesn't have the abarth tax and is probably as low as it can get.

[@allywilkeforsenate]

Until you put a kit on it .

[@Noone-jn3jp]

in my local area we had a “Fiero Club” it was one guy. he lived along a prominent road with a long straight driveway. he had them parked like a car show and would fix up one after the other. like 10 cars average

[@jacobgreenmanedlion1863]

My wife restrains me to one daily driver, and one toy- which makes sense; we only have space for two vehicles anyway. But the advice works with my other hobby, which is vintage wrist watches. I discuss each purchase with her, including one of the important points- whether I intend to regularly wear it or not. I have a lot of extremely rare, one off vintage pieces that are valuable as “vault queens”, and she agrees to them on the basis I promise not to wear them; when I decided to buy myself a gold Rolex Thunderbird as a new daily watch. She appreciated that I was honest as to the purpose of the purchase (wear it, not for investment/collection purposes), and we didn’t have a fight about it. Honesty really is the key.

[@ExcMARK20916]

I thought it was going to be Doug Demuro’s wife’s stories. Doug never talks about his wife so that would’ve been crazy.

[@AirAariz]

I think what’s more crazy is that someone actually wanted to marry Doug Demuro

[@briandonovan5434]

Rad work ahead is the best road sign ever!

[@ScottJ175]

Great video. My wife of 25 years enjoyed it as well. I just recently pulled her into the hobby with me by getting her a 2008 Miata PRHT to go along with my 1996. In fact Doug had a silver one for sale back in May when we were looking but it got gone before we could sort out the logistics of getting to Ohio. She wasn't keen on road tripping for a toy. So we bought local.

[@mgc1970]

This was one of the best VinWiki episodes EVER! Great, down to earth, sound advice Doug!!👍🏻🥃

[@watchesandburgers]

"Be honest with your spouse." Perfect video! Thanks VINwiki!

[@mattheweburns]

“Most cars cost money to earn…“ Love it that you were able to come to such a conclusion that it even sounds silly to say but yet so true all of us are guilty of sitting on the toilet counting doing the same mask over and over ambitiously counting eggs that haven’t hatched from chickens who haven’t even laid eggs yet who’s earn eggs haven’t yet hatched… Thanks for the videos, cheers! PS it seems better to look forward to acquiring some thing or build up toward it then it is when you get a hold of what you always wanted. “Never meet your heroes“ so true so true…

[@hasantopcu2213]

A 360 Novitec review video on the Switchcars channel and a Doug story video on VinWiki, both on the same day? Wow I’m surely feeling lucky today! #DougTabbuttGang

[@ccb5105]

I didn’t even k ow there was a Switchcars channel.

[@dominicschimizzi693]

This has to be one of the best channels on KZbin

[@BMWCubsMan]

As a person who enjoys the car hobby and has a wonderful wife who tends to go on long drives to buy cars with me, this is the most accurate video on this! Well done!

[@chasepellettieri7128]

Any story from Rabbit Christopher or Dough is always an instant like. You too Ed lol

[@GillansGarage]

That’s some good advice. You didn’t mention though the satisfaction of building or restoring your own car and the feeling of driving what you’ve invested your own blood, sweat and tears into. That’s what helps drive me!!

[@tony66au]

In a nutshell? No Trust, No Relationship.... Doug is spot on.

[@marcos340loko]

I agree on Doug's point that cars are not an investment, cars are commodities, they MAY go up in price in a few years or depreciate less than other similar cars, but until they increase in price or stop depreciating as much, they'll cost a fair amount to keep in good conditions, and in most cases you'll lose a few hundreds(at best) or a few thousands if you "invest" in cars without prior experience in the car market.

[@trippinex]

Doug is my hero. Keep preaching, Doug. 🙌

[@eliwilson3902]

This is great for this channel being that half the storytellers say "wife at the time"

[@redbaron4578]

How many old guys bought corvettes thinking that their retirement fund is a mass produced sports car

[@border411]

I do the same thing. Bought a dirt bike that I bought with money I had saved up, fixed it, enjoyed it, flipped it. Rinse and repeat about 12 times, and I have yet to ever lose money on any toy I have purchased and that *WE* have enjoyed. I also discuss all purchases with her first, and the deals are all done in cash. Never had an issue, and neither has she.

[@stevenspinal5468]

Love how he threw in that last little bit “go buy my tee shirt!” Ed can’t cut that lmao

[@joebntz]

Need to have the wives come on and hell their side of the stories lol

[@michaelcederquist6180]

Video starts: "Don't get married" 🎵🎵Vinwiki music plays🎵🎵

[@ahrred3127]

I'm not even married but this could be a great tips when i got married 👍

[@EEE_MMM]

All those points are noted. Now I just need to find a wife...

[@lukamilic]

Staying single as a car guy as long as possible,that's the dream 😂

[@manfredschmalbach9023]

There's no reason to marry, let alone any form of exigency .....

[@mexicanspec]

There are plenty of women that enjoy the car hobby. It is too bad there are a lot more that only think of themselves.

[@leevandyke8524]

How true this is.

[@HellOnWheels8]

Excellent one DOUG & VINWIKI! Some good advice for anyone! 🤘TEXAS!!!

[@OneOut1]

I don't have to ask my wife about any of the financial decisions I make. We are a one income family and her debit card always works. Sometimes I tell her what I am about to do and sometimes I tell her what I have done. It is my responsibility to make sure it works and most often it does so she is happy. When I hear and read these comments about guys asking their wives if they can buy something I just shake my head. But then again I would never do something so stupid as buy a car for a large portion of our net worth and think it's an investment.

[@shagirani5518]

This has officially become the go to channel for any kind of advice for men..

[@redthered585]

Some of us cant really keep either brother

[@morkovija]

Doug bringing home the metaphorical bacon in form of solid advice. Right here ladies and gents

[@Stag15L]

Im 37 and so is my wife. About a month ago i bought a bmw 335xi and she wasn't to crazy about it but she was ok with me getting it. But the other day i forced her to drive it by leaving it at her job and taking her car. I told her the rules since it was her first time in it. No sport mode. No texting talking or anything. Watch for potholes and use the damn turn signals. .. well she gets home from work and tells me that she gets it now and to have fun .

[@borismcfinnigan3430]

Mate its a 300hp car LOL. Rules are not really required for a car thats about as fast and powerful as a Toyota Aurion

[@Stag15L]

@@borismcfinnigan3430 I'm making close to 500whp... im fbo with frankenturbo's mixed flow turbos. it's not a 300hp car mate

[@pierrealexguev]

Money pit M3 conv. for wife, remember me of a certain Hoovie.

[@brockjensen2473]

‘I don’t hide these purchases from my wife’, greatest advice I could possibly give a young car enthusiast 😂 when I came home with a Z06 after I had just bought a ZR1 4 months early my wife didn’t talk to me 2 months… never hiding a purchase from her again 💀

[@dietznutz1]

I love that in the thumbnail he's looking down 😂

[@tylordphoto]

When she enjoys it as much as you it is way more fun, share the enjoyment with your SO.

[@bubba99009]

I knew a guy who put a louder aftermarket exhaust on his wife's car - as a birthday present to her. Wasn't a big hit and she made him put it back to stock.

[@toomanymarys7355]

I know a guy who bought a huuuuge TV even after I frantically sent a message through my husband that this was a terrible present for her. It was a terrible present for her. Some men....

[@rajbasra8423]

Haha...I love Doug...great ending. He should do a a daily vlog that shows all aspects of the business....it will make his views on his own channel skyrocket.

[@anthoneyurtz5689]

Just have to marry someone who loves cars as much as you do. My wife supports my rotate the vehicles every year program. 13 cars and counting so far.

[@mexicanspec]

That is the answer.

[@lancairw867]

Pro Tip….In the new gun world, I just keep making sure they are black and go straight to the safe. Wife won’t know the difference when I bring one out😆

[@jboylanvt]

She might be fine with you buying cars, but I'm betting she is pretty tired of you wearing her t-shirts.

[@jfrarex]

Another banger from Ambien Doug. No point, no story, no problem.

[@Irorranks]

Best T shirt commercial ever !!!!

[@Irorranks]

Thanx Ed.

[@mattymayhem1232]

Another great story from Doug "The Sombrero Whisperer" Tabbot !

[@franciscodanconia4324]

The real key is to marry a girl that has more cars than you.

[@cathrynm]

Yeah, friend at work's husband bought a new car on credit without telling her. Debt payments + expensive repair bills can create a mess. The debt makes it worse.

[@wh4070]

This reminds me of a deal I saw while working at a boat shop. Guy came in Saturday and bought a boat. He was so happy and exclaimed how thrilled his wife would be because of how much she loves her bosses boat. (None of us had the heart to tell him). We were closed Sunday and Monday morning I pulled up 3 hours early to get started working overtime, and there he was in front of the gate asking to return it.

[@kiwia8271]

Be a man, tell him y she likes her boss's boat and the parties on it

[@DNR5586]

I had a friend who ran a shop and every now and then I'd go by and see what his new acquisitions were. Several were DDK cars (Dawn Don't Know).

[@michaelmatches4101]

Thank you for this video, because all of the other VinWiki videos I’ve watched recently have made me consider trying to flip cars because cars are what I’m passionate about. But I’m gonna go back to my first plan of becoming knowledgeable about the stock market and using that as a tool for early retirement (not getting rich) because, yeah, I don’t know shit about flipping cars and I can’t make any real money on it because I’m not a dealer. I’ll just pay a few hundred bucks to drive my dream cars for 20 minutes at a time until I can buy one outright.

[@deejayyy1681]

So this was a commercial for a t-shirt 😆

[@jcdawg8363]

Key line in this video, "cars are not an investment".

[@timothycoyne5874]

Good video and advice, Doug. Honesty and communication are important in a healthy relationship. But then again, I bore my wife with so much stuff about cars and motorcycles, she’d rather I just bought what I want so she doesn’t have to hear about it all the times. But she trusts me to make sound financial decisions, based on my track record. And it’s not like I’m going to go out and buy a car we can’t possibly afford. I’ve earned that trust over 28 years of marriage. Well, maybe not the first few. I wasn’t always smart about money. ;-)

[@adrianjabs5752]

Thanks great advice yes U can enjoy cars & have a home life !

[@james-oj3bm]

I'm surprised Doug's wife doesn't suggest he brings some socks home.

[@swankshire6939]

i gave my gf my 13 Audi a4 to replace her malibu after her not finding a car she liked more than mine. i found a 87 dakota long bed with the drivetrain of a 01 ram 1500 5.9 in it with a custom bench seat and exhaust for myself. Turns out she likes it. Now she drives the truck to work.... im scared to let her drive my supra because she might take that too

[@himanhiguy]

Our Mexican STIG is grown . He became wiser .

[@AeroGuy07]

My wife doesn't drive, for a couple different reasons, and for the 22 years we've been married I've always been able to buy whatever car I like. But there was one car she adamantly said "no". A 2004 VW R32. It was $4k more than the 04 GTI VR6 and I really liked it, but she could not get comfortable in the seat.

[@majorv3591]

This is how my parents are. My dad sometimes buys stuff but not as much as he used too

[@davidweeks6425]

Dougs been lifting! Swole, big ole biceps and triceps

[@johntaylor-lo8qx]

Truth always comes out. Please make this book !!!! I need some lessons. Lolol.

[@spud-from-Nam]

The way to do it is to tell your wife you bought the car, then after she berates you for a while, cries, says you don't love her, threaten divorce she will calm down. Then you go and buy the car.

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

Sage advice from one so young. Happy wife, happy life!✌

[@SlidTossedPissed]

Nope, that involves the WIFE giving me direction on what she believe is right on what I want. Not going to happen.

[@aumkar2]

I love Doug, definitely one of the greatest guests of all time on VINwiki. Mexican Stig FTW

[@xjhigg]

The shirt makes a lot more sense now.

[@MrBigGStyle]

Doug's the man!

[@Uns46]

A holistic approach to living the fast car life style

[@DoWorkExotics]

Preach it! Drive em or sell them!

[@ESKOLANASHVILLE]

Now if I go several months without buying a car to flip my wife asks of our finances are ok.

[@yass123]

Travel a lot. Don't live next to relatives.

[@poovaneswaransupramaniam19]

Cool story mexican stig...good advice...and nice merch plug in the end

[@mrivantchernegovski3869]

What's the car in the wedding photo at the beginning? Toyota Century? Mirrors on the guards very JDM lol

[@Oldguynotbald]

Doug, you don’t make bad choices. She let you pick her🫶🏼

[@chrisS19019]

Doug seems like a short king

[@rk22cc]

Seems like a jerk

[@chrisS19019]

@@rk22cc he seems like most people that think they are the main character.

[@thetumanshow]

Dealer: Admits price fixing and laughs when someone loses money. This is America

[@Opethfan79]

The best piece of advice is marry a reasonable woman who accepts your love of cars. If I went and got a car even if it was only a small amount of money my wife would lose her shit. She has goals and wants to buy more property with no regard for the things I enjoy. Money is king for her and cars are not even slightly interesting for her. I have a son I would love to inherit my love of cars but I don't see how that is going to happen when I can't buy one. I am a huge JDM fan as you can tell from my profile pick and the prices are only going up so I doubt I will ever own one again. I had a 1987 Supra in my 20's and selling it was probably one of the biggest mistakes of my life.

[@invujerry]

I’m kind of happy that my wife is also a bad influence on me buying beaters lol.

[@jimz68]

Hey Ed! Think you could throw Doug a couple of bucks? Seems he can't even afford socks! Just kidding.....I love a Doug story any time.

[@switchcars]

He gives me expensive Tequila. The right amount of that and I don't need socks.

[@jimz68]

@@switchcars Too much of that and you’ll be sitting there in your skivvies!

[@ethompson1822]

As a fellow Mainer, I love seeing this guy on the channel!!

[@kcdook153]

The value in my cars and trucks is in the play time and work I get out of them. The oly reason they hold any other value is because I take care of them and I get a lot more fun and work out of them.

[@larrywhinnery1808]

The wife says "no" nine times out of 10.

[@mexicanspec]

Do you so the same when she wants to go shopping?

[@larrywhinnery1808]

@@mexicanspec No. I'm not married.

[@mexicanspec]

@@larrywhinnery1808 Then how does the wife say no the first time'

[@larrywhinnery1808]

@@mexicanspec Very simple. I have divorced friends.

[@MTNorville]

I now have very high hopes for my girlfriend after she said she enjoys riding in my Subaru. She likes the twisties and bendies.

[@mexicanspec]

The answer is to marry a car girl in the first place. That should be a deal breaker.

[@blakslee720]

Definitely gonna watch this again when I get engaged.