Why do I feel sad trading my car?

[Anonymous]

My parents first bought a 2012 Ford fusion and I was the one that picked the car for them. I was 15 at the time and liked the car a lot. They eventually gave me the car so I had it for 3 years. I traded it for a 2013 Ford mustang gt 5.0. I've always wanted a mustang since I was a kid and never thought I would be able to purchase it. For some reason I just feel sad for selling the fusion it had 57k miles while the mustang has 29k miles. Is it normal to feel this way? I also feel guilt because my parents took so much care of it and I did as well and I have a feeling next person who has it won't care and it hurts me. I really shouldn't care but its kind of like my baby that I feel I abandoned

[libsaretards]

EVERY car you have will have memories with it, ESPECIALLY the first car. That was the first car that was yours. That was the first car you could flex in. That first car is your first slice of independence. You've grown attached to the memories made in/with that car, not the car itself. On top of that, you are one of the people lucky enough to have a car before being an adult, which makes this car a link to your childhood. In our early 20s reminders of childhood does not matter much because childhood was not that long ago. However, on or after 25 life starts moving a lot faster so holding on to ANYTHING from childhood makes us feel stable and remember the world in a better lens. Your first car AT 15 is one of the biggest ticket items from childhood you can have.

On top of that you made the decision to trade the car so there is a type of second guessing going on. My first car was totaled so I understand the loss of a car with major memories but at least I did not have the regret of having the choice in the matter.

Given all this, you can see it is natural to feel this way about selling/trading your first car. You will always have those memories but the feeling you have now will fade. Any time you lose a vehicle, for whatever reason, you will have this feeling for a bit but it will not be as strong.

[Asker]

Yes thats so true. Its like when I was 10 years old and my parents were selling their old Nissan for a new 2007 Nissan maxima. I felt so sad and cried the same as now. I just felt attached to the fusion like you say it has memories of when I was a teen and going on family trips. I loved that car because I learned how to drive in it

[Asker]

I feel worried that my mustang will give me problems in the future and I would regret selling the fusion but its the anxiety I have right now

[libsaretards]

If you maintain the vehicle correctly it should last a while

[Asker]

I feel more better today and I'm liking my current car. I got a lot of compliments on my mustang so I feel so much better

[SignedAutographs]

You always remember your first time... I mean, car, yeah, that's what I meant, your first car

[dustybiker]

Yes. I get emotionally attached to vehicles too.