Crying when selling a car

[filaborg]

Yesterday the girlfriend sold her car, then burst into tears. This is not the first time either, im normally jumping for joy when i have sold some of the dogs i have driven.

[HellDiver]

Did you perform the heimlich manoeuvre on her?

[nsmith1180]

Some people get very emotionally attached to their car. When I sold my first Swift, KD06 VZT I was very upset, I loved that car!! I got back in to the showroom after the handover and a customer gave me a huuuggg. It was needed medicine.

BTW I owned that swift, it wasnt a demo. But having just started in the trade, there was no point in owning my own car when I got given one. There was no opt out either.

[Lucie W]

When I left my first car (punto) at the scrapyard, I looked out the back window of the car I was being driven away in...I wouldn't say I cried but I was a little bit upset. Watched it until it was out of sight...I felt like I was leaving my pet at the vet's to be put down.

[SGirl]

When I bought one of my cars, the little girl in the family was in floods of tears as her dad handed it over. I felt really bad about it, but not bad enough to give it back.

[Spokey]

I certainly cried when I said goodbye to the 750iL and the 323i Baur. Baur more, probably.

[Six Fiend]

When I bought my first E34 the owning family were upset when they waved goodbye. I couldn't see why.

When I sold it I was actually really sad to see it go. Such comfort and I loved the looks.

Now, after a couple of other cars, I have another and I just love it. I smile every time I drive it and it's got character. Hopefully it will last many years as I really wouldn't want to part with it.

More modern cars I just don't feel the love for.

[oobster]

I sold my Impreza last August - it had been my pride and joy and i'd spent a fair few quid modifying it. I'd also taken it to a lot of SIDC events around Scotland.

I'd had it for 3 and a half years and that along with being made redundant and becoming a father within a short space of time meant it needed to go.

I wasn't bothered seeing it driving out of the street but the Mrs was in tears. Wasn't even her car!

[crofty1984]

When the racing car gets sold, I'm glad I'll not be there to see it go.

[aka_kerrly]

i remember being more than just a little excited when i sold my first car as it was looking the best it ever had done plus i made a healthy profit on it.

I did however feel very sad and it nearly brought a tear seeing the car in the scrap heap just 3months later completely ruined :-( That really hurt, espeically as there were 99% of the parts still on it but it was part of a fiesta sandwich so most bits were unaccessible.

dave

[Hoolied]

Why's pistonheads turning all queer

[Matt UK]

No.

Bit weird I think, but each to their own though.

[filaborg]

Good god i thought this was just going to be women that replied to this....

[patmahe]

Can't say I ever actually cried, would feel upset or sad when selling a car I really liked though.

[Jasandjules]

No.

Though I was most upset to see my first Chimaera go, though it was nice to see the joy on the new owner's face.

[otolith]

The RX-8 goes at the end of the week - to be replaced with an Elise 111R. I'm not going to cry, or anthropomorphise the car, but I must confess that although I'm really looking forward to the new car, I do feel a little pang of regret every time I look at the old one sat on the drive. I think I've got more attached to it than any previous car I've owned. Odd.

[Morningside]

Spokey said:

I certainly cried when I said goodbye to the 750iL and the 323i Baur. Baur more, probably.

I got quite emotionally attached to my 750iL as well. All the other cars I have owned could not care that much about but the BMW

[danrc]

I've only ever sold 1 car. The rest have been tucked away for future project, broken or driven into the ground.

[djohnson]

I wouldn't say that I'd cry when I sold a car. I will however admit to becoming (irrationally) attached to a car. I’ve still got the E53 X5 that used to be my wife’s daily drive and our sensible family car for a couple of years. Already replaced it with a new shape X5 for the wife and family use but never got round to selling it. It’s getting old now, looks dated, is regularly needing pounds spending on repairs (£750 last week), isn’t very quick or economical, is much less comfy than the newer X5, lacks things like bluetooth, satnav and xenons and I drive it less than 50 miles a week. There’s no sensible basis at all to keep it. However for some stupid reason I’m quite attached to it. Perhaps because I used it to bring my son home from hospital when he was born, perhaps because it was used for quite a few family holidays with my little lad. For some reason don’t want to part with it.

[Balmoral Green]

When I sold my MKVI, I didn't exactly cry buckets, but when it drove off, I was pretty choked up and I did have a little bit of a blub. I haven't felt that level of emotion over any other vehicle. BG would be worse, but that's a lifelong keeper, I'm not ever parting with it.