Hiya lucy_b,
my girlfriend is in the same position as you, see can't see past the fact that it's not "Only a car"! But then I don't get walking round shops looking at shoes? Its a pair of Shoes? For work? Who cares? She came home this afternoon, I'm led under the Discovery, upto my eyeballs in grease then asks if I wanted an ice-cream! I love her to bits but passing me the spanner I needed would have been a better idea! I agree with Marcus, get your bloke to let you have a play next time he goes off-roading and you'll soon be hooked!