If there were no kids involved I might support Hattie's plan... what you need is to shop out a good tranny source and then come up with a good party line and then stick with it. Here I'll get you started: "Honey, I looked into a variety of used car options and there just isn't a car out there that won't end up being a money pit until you have spent at least 10 grand on one... so I decided I'm going to fix my old car and spend the rest on you."
