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Dunno if this is gonna register for non-car people, but I need to get this off my chest. I finally got my old car back from the mechanic (not the Mazda, this is the one I sold to cover the Mazda's debt). Its new owners collect it next weekend so it I took her out for a farewell drive. This car man... it... shit im gonna tear up again. This car I've had for close to 10 years. None of the previous cars lasted 1/4 of that time. It's almost the most stable relationship of my whole life! I got this car when I was in my early 20s and it was the start of turning my life around. And I loved it, with everything in my heart. It wasn't the fastest or the best or anything. But it was reliable, it was sexy and it was fun. And it was my baby! You cant even buy a manual version of it any more, She's rare now!
In every way my new Kia is vastly superior. But damn I will miss that little car. The only way I'm gonna get through this is because I've promised myself one day, before my 40th birthday (years away) I'm gonna go buy the bigger sportier brother of what I had. One day I'll be back. But until then, I'll still think of her.
I kind-of get it. I'm not a car person, but I felt a twinge when I sold my old Pulsar. It was a fantastic car, and the main reason I sold it was because I bought it for a different stage in my life (when I was single). With the four of us, it was simply too small.
So I now have an Outlander. I'll have a similar twinge when I sell it, too. It has already taken us on adventures. Plus, mum rode in it - no future car will have that. I'm not looking forward to whatever makes us get rid of it.
I guess my point is it's a bit sad to say goodbye, but you'll always make new adventures!
I know I will, but its never gonna be the same.