well, the more I think about it, I think the reality is that there is no one answer to this. It really depends on a lot of the specifics regarding the relationship between husband and wife.
To be honest, my wife never really drives my 911, either. Its not that I would try to stop it, but she (like most women) is not really that into cars and doesn't really care. Plus, she has her own car. She knows how much I like the 911, and knows she would feel bad if something happened to it while on her watch. So, its just not worth the headache to her.
But, she knows that she *could* drive it whenever she wants, and that I certainly trust her to not grind gears, lug the engine, park it in the end spots, away from cars with big doors, etc. (she has been brainwashed after being with me for 15 or so years!)
My personal view is that it would be an interesting woman who would feel so strongly about driving her husband's 911 when she knows that doing do would be disturbing or stressful for her husband. I would kind of wonder what the real motivations were. I've known a lot of porsche owners over the years, and I've not met many wives that are "died in the wool" sports car enthusiasts that just have to drive their husbands 911 because they love cars so much. I think there is something else underlying the fight.
That's my armchair shrink opinion!
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