It hurts to sell my old truck

[Deleted member 995608]

Who had gotten emotional about selling a car or truck?

The truck in my sig had literally been the best truck I've ever owned. It brought home my baby girl from the hospital, has taken us to Mexico several times, once to Canada and all over the western states pulling our fifth wheel. I had to put to sleep my beloved Lab (Carson) in Feb. I brought him home as a puppy in the back seat and I took him to his last visit to the vet in the back seat. So many memories.

And all this time, it only left us stranded once while we were 2000 miles from home after a long and proud battle with a crappie filtration system.

Anyway, I've planned this whole time to keep my 3rd gen. Unfortunately, the cards aren't adding up and I need to sell her to help fund the new family hauler 4th gen.

The last 2 afternoons, I've been getting her cleaned up and ready for sale. And then the memories hit me right in the eye with an onion as I fought back tears. I don't think it's the truck that I'm so attached but the memories that go along with it.

It's just a stupid truck, but this stupid truck has carried almost 11 years worth of memories for me and I'm man enough to say it's hurting me to sell it.

 

[SnoKing]

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[Deleted member 995608]

Last big load of hay for this gal.

 

[jgillott]

Who had gotten emotional about selling a car or truck?

The truck in my sig had literally been the best truck I've ever owned. It brought home my baby girl from the hospital, has taken us to Mexico several times, once to Canada and all over the western states pulling our fifth wheel. I had to put to sleep my beloved Lab (Carson) in Feb. I brought him home as a puppy in the back seat and I took him to his last visit to the vet in the back seat. So many memories.

And all this time, it only left us stranded once while we were 2000 miles from home after a long and proud battle with a crappie filtration system.

Anyway, I've planned this whole time to keep my 3rd gen. Unfortunately, the cards aren't adding up and I need to sell her to help fund the new family hauler 4th gen.

The last 2 afternoons, I've been getting her cleaned up and ready for sale. And then the memories hit me right in the eye with an onion as I fought back tears. I don't think it's the truck that I'm so attached but the memories that go along with it.

It's just a stupid truck, but this stupid truck has carried almost 11 years worth of memories for me and I'm man enough to say it's hurting me to sell it.

You know, I'm really proud of you. Not once did you mention missing the truck, but the images and memories that you created with it. The truck is just a thing. The memories last forever, even if the truck is gone.

Everyone of us have those feelings every once in a while, even if we don't want to admit it. I cleaned out my office of 12 years today. I'm still with the same job only in a different location. Still, I had a few moments where I had to choke a few back, especially when I found some old pictures of when my daughter was younger.

 

[JJPage]

JHawes

I know exactly how you feel, exactly! Sold my 03 a week ago on 05/29/14, now I feel pangs of regret even though I knew it had to be done. I keep seeing CTD's all over town, and knowing mine is gone for good just makes me ill. I know it's "just a truck"....

Jess

 

[TFucili]

It had been a long time since I truly missed a vehicle, but since I sold my '05 I've had regrets. It was a great truck, but it was a $$$ thing. Now, I'm inching toward another truck, but don't know if I can cough up for a Cummins this time. I've been following Sticks' 6.4 thread...

 

[NGuzik]

I can't even start to think about selling my old truck. Just the though of seeing it around town without me driving it makes me sad. It isn't just a truck, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

 

[BDaugherty]

A few years ago I had to sell my '01 for financial reasons. I've since been able to replace it with an '03, but it still bugs me when I see the old truck in town...especially since it's now sporting a bunch of tasteless mods, ugly stickers, and trashed interior.
My '03 is a good truck, but I don't think the kids will cry when I sell it.
The '01 was really full of memories. I used to park it right next to a powerstroke at work. In the afternoon, he would be warming his glow plugs and trying to get the truck warm enough to drive while I would hop in the old 24V HO and it would light off immediatly. I would drive off before him even though he made it to the parking lot minutes before me.
Then there was the time I winched out my buddy's dually that had sunk in the pasture. It took another truck and a tractor hooked to the back of my truck to hold me in place. I had the trusty old Warn double lined and it egg shaped the 5/8 hole in my front receiver hitch. The memories remain and at least my current 3rd gen doesn't wake the neighbors 2 miles up the road when it cranks up.

 

[SnoKing]

The memories remain and at least my current 3rd gen doesn't wake the neighbors 2 miles up the road when it cranks up.

The RV park in Arizona will not let me go for Doughnuts on Friday morning at 6AM for that very reason. I just did anti-freeze and thermostat as it was running at 140-160 for the last couple weeks. It is amassing how much quieter it is at 190 degrees vs 160 degrees.

SNOKING