Sold my car- feeling a bit sad

We also have two cars and I've no intention of parting with mine, even if OH decides to upgrade his, which is the larger of the two. We are both named drivers on the others insurance policy so can legally drive either car.
My smaller car is so much easier for town centre visits and parking for me.
Also, having so many GC between us it's ideal when we want to take them all out together ( when restrictions allow ) .
Having the two vehicles is useful if any of our AC need to borrow one when their own is off the road anytime too.
Definitely won't be parting with mine.........it's my independence.

I’ve always liked cars and some years ago I decided to hunt out a certain model. Those were the days of Exchange & Mart and DH and I found only 9 of said cars for sale. He was working in Worcester and one was nearby in Redditch, so he bought it and drove it home for me. I loved that car and after I’d kept it 9 years, it was time to let my head rule my heart and it was sold. I don’t mind admitting to tears, as the new owner drove it away.
I’d be lost without my car - referred to as The Grannymobile.

For many years I drove a purple Chrysler Cruiser (retro design). It’s the only car I have really ever loved. It had to go as it had a fault no one could fix and they were ceasing parts manufacture but I still miss it and wish I had been able to keep it.

I recently parted with my old car - it was 21 years old! So I did feel mean to dump it, but I was getting anxious about longer journeys in it - particularly in case it died on me on a horrendous 6 lane bit of the M25, which I need to take en route to a dd.

But although we were paid peanuts in part exchange, dh did some online digging and found that it’s not been scrapped after all- someone’s still driving it.

We still have 2 cars, not really necessary - my smaller one for short journeys (more often dh going to the tip etc. - I use buses a lot) and dh’s rather bigger one for longer journeys, esp. for the 7 hours each way to a BiL’s place in France, which we usually do at least once a year.

As I pointed out, we could use my nice new-ish one for France, but since he spends ages cycling in France he likes to take his better bike to bits and put it in the back, which wouldn’t work with mine.

Yes, I was so sad to have to part with my Nissan Micra that I went out when I knew the 'removal men' were coming. Blow me, was I not at an obscure bus stop when the offending vehicle drove past me with my car on top. Ridiculously heart wrenching. Guilt trip and near to tears was the instant reaction. Ridiculous but.....that's me.

M0nica we have done that too with cars. We sold a car before we moved to America and also one which was just too small - but other than that ours too have been scrapped as we have also "run them into the ground".

We have also been to the breakers for parts. I got some lovely "new" control switches for my faithful old Rover from the very place it eventually went to.

But yes, I wept a little every time... And no matter where I've lived, I've always wept a little in my empty home too.

I think I'm just super-soft!

We have always bought old cars, run them until they died and then delivered them to the scrap yard so they can be broken up and recycled, possibly as another car. All very mystic and beautiful.

We still run two cars, as we live in a village, have a lot of different interests and it would be very inconvenient to go down to one.

Anyway, the second car is my Toyota Yaris. I have had it 13 years, it has never broken down and has only ever had one expensive MOT or major repair. This car is staying with me until she dies - and given the build quality of the Yaris, may well be a mourner at my funeral.

Maybe we should stop naming our cars
I've found you don't need to kick the habit!
You simply transfer it to your mobility scooter!~
Mine is "Freda"!

I remember that I cried when I had to put my twin tub washing machine out to the binmen . The kids and I stood in tears when it got gobbled up in the machine .

I hope that didn’t come across as ‘oneupmanship’, my emotions are not any more valid than anybody else’s. I learned long ago to focus on what I can do rather than what I can’t

That is really sad blossoming.

I cried when my Citroen Dyane was sold - I really loved that car. And then i had a Peugeot 505 which I used for carting the children, their friends and all their bags about. I cried when that went too.

We are determined to keep 2 cars too greenlady although the smaller one is rarely used as neither of us like it. We have endless discussions about whether to swap it for something more appealing but never quite get round to it.

I was sad selling my car then the mobility car went too, all that pales to insignificance compared to Blossoming. Hope you have found a little freedom now.

That is by far the worst situation Blossoming, and final. Worlds away from selling and buying another.
Or, as many have said, just leaving one car instead of two.

Late Dh and I decided when we retired to keep two cars for as long as we could afford to. We both liked very different things and both led quite busy lives and could foresee that going down to one car would be quite a curtailment of lifestyle for either of us. I have never been sad to sell a car or a house. Use things; love people (and animals!).

I always get a little upset when i sell a car,daft really but can`t help it.
Maybe we should stop naming our cars,that may make it easier.
Dh doesn`t care at all.

Had to sell my lovely Audi when it became obvious I wasn’t going to be able to drive following my brain injury. I cried when they took it away. Goodbye freedom.

My car passed it's MOT on Wednesday , the third year with nothing needing doing ! I was dreading a 'dump it, missus' advisory or a hefty bill - delighted that we've been reunited !

I feel like this whenever we sell a car.
I felt it when we sold our first one, and our last.

It feels a bit like moving house I think. It's a bit like your home as it's quite personal inside.

I think you will recover fairly soon. You know one car makes sense. We went from two to one a few years ago and soon it felt "normal".

Now my mother-in-law has "given" us hers as she's stopped driving and couldn't do the sensible thing and sell it. We really don't need this second one and I see it as a silly expense - but it does soften the blow for her. It will have to go soon I think. Totally unnecessary.

We've done exaactly the same Armynanny, all the restrictions have shown us that we don't need two cars any more. Actually we sold my husband's car as mine still had warranty and was newer, but I still felt sad. The end of an era really, not always good.

On the plus side, we're noticing the difference financially with only running one.