The little lady knows only too well that she should never lay down the "me or the car" ultimatum.
Now that she has had time to digest it, things aren't too bad around here.
Earlier conversations didn't always go well... "I have no interest in your cars" "Good, you're never going to drive any of them and don't hit them in the driveway"
Leaving for Carlisle " Don't set ANYTHING on an Imperial, EVER" "I know, you love them more...(smiled)"
Of course, I might have told her I was driving another one home ahead of time... but why ruin the moment.