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Originally Posted by FNCrazy
All things being equal, don't get rid of a vehicle you've bonded with, unless you're reasonably certain you can bond with the replacement , or you'll be miserable. And bonding is completely subjective. On paper, I would have bet money I would have bonded more with my BMW... Or my Lotus even, than this Fr-s.
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This hits home for me. I sold my 2 door BMW E92 335i before my wife gave birth to our daughter. I still miss it, it was done, perfect, I was totally bonded to that thing. I wanted to drive it all the time. I sold it and got a BMW E46 ZHP Dinan tuned sedan, cause it was a 4 door for the baby, and enthusiast minded enough to where I thought I'd bond to it too. Wrong. I tried. I tried so hard, getting the suspension how I wanted it, looking at wheels and aero bits, and then I realized after a year that it wasn't going to matter. the car was great, but it didn't click. I sold it after just over a year. I was worried that maybe I'm getting too old and bored with cars, and it took me two more cars until I found my BRZ, and I found that feeling again. I was nervous because I thought the joy would only last for the honeymoon stage, but after 4 months I still get giddy firing her up. In a certain sense the BRZ is the antithesis to my 335i, and yet they both stir my heart the same way.
In short, DO NOT take this lightly and DO NOT sell that FJ if you're not really sure. Have the fusion or minivan beat it, you won't care about either being gone.