How many of you are attached to your car?
How many of you are attached to your car?
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Byard

Original Poster:

539 posts

203 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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I just couldn't sell it to someone else, it would also hurt to see it get crushed in a scrapyard etc. I've only had it 3 years but its been like a second home. I've been everywhere in it, eaten in it, had sex in it, slept in it, I'd hate to see it go. Kind of like an emotional attachment?

My partner on the otherhand doesn't mind at all getting rid of her car she has done the last 130k miles in. No attachment whatsoever.

Is it just me? boxedin

danjama

5,728 posts

171 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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You know full well that we're all like this. type

Fubar1977

919 posts

169 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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I am but mostly because it owes me far more than it`s worth!

Similar thread ongoing here: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Byard

Original Poster:

539 posts

203 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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danjama said:
You know full well that we're all like this. type
True. I'd be shot down for posting this on any other forum other than PH beer

mnkiboy

4,409 posts

195 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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Byard said:
I just couldn't sell it to someone else... I've been everywhere in it, eaten in it, had sex in it, slept in it...
Eugh! It's ok, you can keep it.

Byard

Original Poster:

539 posts

203 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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mnkiboy said:
Eugh! It's ok, you can keep it.
That's fine by me smile

Matt UK

18,084 posts

229 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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Is this thread appropriate for that pic of the old fella in fancy dress, on his knees hanging out the back of the Rangie?

We even allowed to post that?

I'd say he was attached to his car.

Byard

Original Poster:

539 posts

203 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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I'm not that bad thankfully. Yet biggrin

Madmatt74

273 posts

186 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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My BMW E36 323 convertible.
Brought it for a holiday to the south of France when we had 2 kids.
Expected to sell it shortly afterwards but still have it 5 years later.
We have 3 kids now so it my toy and its staying.

Off the road at the moment but will be ready for next summer as its only brakes and touching up that needs to be done.

Wife wants it gone.
Wife goes first! biggrin

chrisp84

409 posts

242 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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Yup my mr2. It's 22 years old, 154000 miles, rust EVERYWHERE, drips water into the cabin and sometimes collects it after a particularly heavy downpour. Had it for 7 years and even though the missus doesn't stop banging on about getting rid of it I just can't!!

vixen1700

29,029 posts

299 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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Absolutely, nearly 15 years with the Vixen and trying to sell it various times over the years, now I just couldn't let anybody else have it.

It's not been plain sailing over the years and there is still a lot to do (in for a lot of this over the winter), but there's nothing like jumping in on a Saturday morning and hearing it purr along into town. I also know if it was sold, I just wouldn't get another, and I'd regret that.

smile

BorkFactor

7,278 posts

187 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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I am very attached to mine despite the fact that I have only had it since March. Can't imagine selling it / scrapping it, or what I would replace it with.

Had this with one other car (a 1.8 mk3 Mondeo LX of all things) and I still regret selling it.

Very happy now though biggrin

Stedman

7,467 posts

221 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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  • Hand up*

DonkeyApple

69,872 posts

198 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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Not sure I've ever felt any form of attachment to a car.

kayzee

3,378 posts

210 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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I hate this... I was so close to getting a R5 GT Turbo Raider at a good price, until the guy turns around a week later to tell me he just can't sell it frown had it too long and loves it.

NiceCupOfTea

25,586 posts

280 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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Yep, get attached to all my cars. I am even attached to my sub-grand shed!

Noesph

1,178 posts

178 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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yep, attached to my old peugeot 106, had it nearly 6 years now. It just keeps going though, nothing really goes wrong on it.

nagsheadwarrior

2,789 posts

208 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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My Capris with me forever now, I've been all over Europe in it,I know everything thats wrong and right with it,I might buy and sell other cars regularly but this ones a sticker.

On a more suprising note my 1.0 Brown Suzuki Alto I bought as a winter snotter 2 years ago is turning into a keeper, I recently got it out for the winter season but as I live 3 miles from work its economic properties aren't needed so I was going to sell it but whats the point,its worth fk all,it never breaks and it started after 8 months in storage and drove fine so I've bravely lent it to her indoors for the winter instead of her mx5.

Monkeylegend

29,237 posts

260 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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It's getting more like groundhog day every ...er day round here.

Byard

Original Poster:

539 posts

203 months

Friday 26th October 2012
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DonkeyApple said:
Not sure I've ever felt any form of attachment to a car.
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