Great news Richard.
I don't think the good lady wife will always be against it. I had changed jobs and bought a jolly sensible VW Diesel to do a high milage in. As a result the good lady said I could have a modest weekend toy. I was looking at Lotus, possibly TVR, Noble (too expensive) and some other stuff.
I drove most of them and had decided on a Noble but it had some side effects. Not easy to enter and exit, a bit flash, over budget etc. I figured I would take her for a drive in it and see the reaction.
We got there early and whilst waiting she saw the Aero Series 1 in the showroom. She clearly did not enjoy the test drive, too much wooosh and rocket noise from the turbos etc. As we climbed out at the garage she pointed at the Aero and said "what about that" in a serious manner. I had seen and heard about the Aero but not driven one. The salesman said, "close your eyes to the styling and drive it before you say a single word". I took it out and loved it instantly. Big lazy V8, great noise, good handling and only the tight interior put me off. I was hooked.
As we got back to the showroom Maria simply said "I will pay the difference if you like it" as it was 25% overbudget. Ever since then we have always loved the car totally.
She said to me that the difference between having a Noble and an Aero/Morgan was that she could enjoy the Aero from either seat whereas she always felt like a spare part in the other cars.
Just as a warning however a decent older 911 was another choice and if there had been one on the lot I suspect it might also have won. Of course if it had won it would also have been worth even more now!
You win some and you WIN some. I think it is worth testing the water before we assume SWMBO will nix something as a default.
