[S2kphile]

This is a total SHIT TEST from your wife to see if your have the balls to stand firm in your stance and to see if your the MAN that she married. Lets just be clear about this, if you concede now she'll lose respect for you and that's dangerous line you don't want to be anywhere near.

IMO, I'd keep the car unless you're strapped for cash; then I would just try to sell off the mods but keep the car.

This is what I'd do with the wife. Sit her down and look her straight in the eyes and say with a firm & slow tone voice: "Honey, I understand your concerns but I will not sell off this car (Emphasize this). But I can promise you this if and when the time comes I will make the right the decision. Just trust me." (Kiss her on the forehead then look her again in the eyes). Then end it there.

Don't prolong it, don't argue & get into her emotional verbal fighting because you'll lose (women become irrational when they are emotional), don't say anything else and say it just once.

From my experience this works majority of the time to calm a women down unless she is Border Personality Disorder (BPD) and gets a thrill from fighting. A woman will follow suit with your decision as long as you STAND FIRM, BE A MAN, and don't concede to a women's irrationalness. Go ahead & try it then report back.

EDIT: Congrats on the baby, hope he/she is healthly.

BTW, I find the "Yes, Dear or Happy Wife = Happy Life" mentality rather pathetic, IMO.