Need some serious (positive) advise. Your opinion on selling your car that you spent half your life Building Blood sweat and tears . Coping and best way to go about this process. Has anyone been in this situation. Please spill on me. Very difficult position. Thank you
Are you in a "must sell" situation? Because I can tell you I regret every day selling the two cars in my life that meet the criteria you mention. You accept it but you never get over it.
Everything is fine I just can't be selfish with my car. I've had it 20 years. I'm on a seesaw. And Det is lifting me up. My Daughter is getting married in 2 weeks. And just found out the cost is $80,000
Believe me don't like crying on a forum. You all have your problems too. I know. But my wife would Never want me to sell this car. But it's just a car. It's really all I have that has any value.
I almost lost my son in a terrible car accident 2 years ago. So this is nothing. And I know there are other people on this site that have it tougher. But it's OK. Just never thought this day would come. How do you go about selling a car. That you want someone else like you to enjoy. I know the passion involved in Automobiles is powerful. I come from a car Family. So I know it's how we live
The custom and pressure to spend money like that on a wedding is so unfair to the parents. My wife and I spent about $125.00 and have never regretted it.
It used to bother me when I would sell a car that I was "never going to sell".....I still wish I had them, but I have found better ones since then. $80k....and this is all on you?
$80,000 ON A WEDDING???? You have GOT to be kidding me!!!! I'm sorry Steve, but that is ridiculous! I have a daughter too...but there is ZERO CHANCE IN HATIES I will spend $80 grand on a wedding!!! My daughter in law's parents told her "here's $XXXX, spend it wisely". Give her a budget and don't sway from it. Or just give them a down payment on a house...Heck, 80 grand is half a house up here! Just my .02 worth....
I know she your little girl and all but 80k ??? I know weddings are expensive,.. If you let them, don't forget to be fair to yourself too, if her spouse and they can't contribute SIGNIFICANTLY, then it's must not be to important to them
We were in the $30k range, and we really cut out a lot of the crap...but made it look like a classy wedding/reception. Weddings are STUPID expensive if you aren't extremely careful of how the money gets spent. Location and food/booze are the biggest costs, typically.
Myself, my wife and my daughter attended Adam and his lovely brides wedding last September. It was FIRST CLASS in every way. I can't imagine where another $50,000 could have possibly been spent. It was beautiful!! If they are spending more than what they spent, there is something seriously wrong.
Im a little cynical and jaded on this subject so don't take any offense. Two most recent experiences with weddings- My niece got married a couple years ago to this guy she was with for a few years. Had a HUGE wedding on the water. I can only imagine what it costs. Had to be big money. The marriage was annulled three months later. My much younger than me cousin got married. Huge ceremony, big reception in a really upscale place. They filed for divorce a week after we got the thank you card. What a colossal waste on both accounts. And Jim, I would of tried to talk the guy down from the $125
You know who really makes out on the weddings ? All the friends and family who get an incredible dinner and night out after throwing $1oo in a card. Then you never see these people again. Family must come first and stick together , my Daughter would gladly get a JP for $ 500 and let me keep my car. Would be a good time to sit down all family members and let them know how much you love your car. The wedding will come and go in a flash but the car will be gone forever. One of my biggest faults was always keeping my emotions private and too myself but at 54 I lay it all out there now with no regrets. Really hope it works out for you Steve.
I've been to the point of almost homelessness before. The only thing I had left was my Mach 1. I bought the car when I was 12 years old. I hung on until the very very end, sold everything else to pay bills, figured out what I could put off for the longest and paid the other bills first, ate Bologna sandwiches for lunch and dinner for months. I knew that my car was the most important thing in my life at that time. The one thing I was most proud of and that was better about my life than what anybody else had in theirs. At the very end, just before I given in to giving my house back, some things worked out, and everything came together..... The car is still in my garage and fully restored/modified now. I came so close to living in it, but it was the last thing I'd ever give up to this day. But, I don't have a family or wife to take care of and think about. If you do, the choice is obvious, but I feel your pain. If you don't, fight tooth and nail to keep that car. You'll be glad you did.
