[RickC]

It depends whether her feelings are love or just lust. If her heart's really set on the Disco, just get it. My wife fell in love with a family car a few years ago, and it was worthwhile to get it as she is very happy with it and doesn't envy my Pelican purchases because she has what she wanted. We lucked out, as our 2001 Volvo V70 XC (now XC 70) has performed perfectly - so much so that we're likely to get another one next year.

But if her heart isn't set on it, well....In my mind, emotion and beauty are fine in a sports car - I once bought a Fiat for goodness sakes! But in a real, working truck or family car, those qualities ought to be at the back end of the list - nice if you can get them, but not critical to the purchase.

I've heard bad things about realiability with these (especially from my cousin who owned a 1999 version - it was a constant nightmare). Suggest you do what he did when his came off lease - buy a Honda Pilot (or some such thing).

Get one solid appliance-type truck and you can then justify any old sports car for each of you, no matter how rickety, rusty or suspect.