Hey Marcum, have a matching W to you with this. I bent over backwards for a long time trying not upset W but when found out about OM things changed didn't get mad but not bending anymore. Had the exact same reaction from W as you are getting on the car front, with the exact same request, its like a little temper tantrum if you don't do exactly what they want.
Double check yourself now again and make sure what you ask is fair, if you know it is, ignore the little tantrums. Only so much smoothing you can do with completly loosing respect.