selling something you love

[xcvator]

About 8 years ago i had to sell my Honda VFR, with one young child and another on the way we just couldnt afford the 3rd rego. I almost cried as it rode off down the street, but sort of glad i sold it at the time. Fortunately i wasnt forced to sell my pride and joy which is a 1958 FC Special sedan that i have had since i was 17, VFR has been replaced with a Triumph Daytona T595

Great car, I got my licence in one of those 

[xcvator]

When I sold my truck, bobcat and excavator  I loved the job, meeting new people, different place every day, it was my lunch room, office, source of income and a lot of entertainment every day for nearly 30 years 

Sadly missed

[Mace]

When I sold my truck, bobcat and excavator  I loved the job, meeting new people, different place every day, it was my lunch room, office, source of income and a lot of entertainment every day for nearly 30 years

Yep, but you can see your back fence now!!

 

When you coming for a visit?

[Mik01]

Well a deposit has been taken. I think I have sellers remorse - sold in 48hrs - too cheap??? Oh well, I did need to offload it, and the price I was happy with before I listed it, so all parties are happy.
Told the bride that we need to start saving for my next boat - she agreed!!! But that won't happen for a number of years.

Will definitely be sad to watch her drive away tomorrow. Lots of great memories. Well at least we get the new house on acreage, which settles in a month. So the funds are sorely needed.

[sol]

About 8 years ago i had to sell my Honda VFR, with one young child and another on the way we just couldnt afford the 3rd rego. I almost cried as it rode off down the street, but sort of glad i sold it at the time. Fortunately i wasnt forced to sell my pride and joy which is a 1958 FC Special sedan that i have had since i was 17, VFR has been replaced with a Triumph Daytona T595

    G'day mate, do you have a pic of the FC 

       

[loanrangie]

    G'day mate, do you have a pic of the FC 

       

 Has been together and apart a few times, this time for a driveline upgrade. VN discs all round, VB Salisbury diff with VN discs, HQ stubs with VN discs.
 LH torana rack and pinion steering, Hadfiled chassis kit.

 

[wilson79]

Mate tough decision but sell the boat and buy a house, as when you retire you cant live in the boat and for some of us that wont receive a pension we will need to own our house as we wont be able to afford rent.. I had this conversation with my brother the other week he is 32 and has never purchased a house as yet and I told him that if he brought a house today and only paid the minimum mortgage payment he will not own his house until he is 62 years old...

[Andreweasty90]

I sold 3 dirt bikes all my gear and bike trailer for our first "home" if you could call it that but it was the smartest decision most toys go down in money and suck more into them but a house holds its own most of the time or makes money now 3 yrs on I have a bike again and all my gear again (new stuff too) and with the right mortgage makes financing the toys easier then the banks


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[BigJules]

sold my motorcycle last week it was my pride and joy and the nicest bike I have ridden for ages. The upside my wife agreed to take the kids out of school for a term next year and travel the country in the camper. Funds are needed for the trip. So yep I get it happy sad??

Happy sad, but you'll all enjoy the trip.

I have sold a few motorbikes over the years, for maternity leave and baby furniture. I miss my BMW GS.

[Heavensent]

Nearly had to sell my pride and joy. My old 89 gq td42 patrol.
Shes ruff around the edges and nothing special but def my baby.
But had few issues with new house and was looking like we were gonna be 10k short which meant finding another house design.
We had struggled enough to get design we wanted.

Believe it or not but the wife refused to let me sell it.
She said she didnt want to put up with me winging about losing it haha. Top woman there. Think it even led to a minor argument cause I didnt want her to be upset about house.
In the end our mortgage broker was able to get it approved by bank so win win.

[fridayman]

Every bike that I've sold has been a sad occasion, but especially the last one as I only managed to put 900km on it after lots of mods, and I have been bikeless since. The bikes did part fund our move to, and trip around, Australia though, so was for a very good cause. Now I have my eye on the new 1290 Superduke R

[briann532]

Sell it with a fond memory and yearning heart, then 10 years from now when the property price has doubled, use the equity to go bigger and better.

Memories are exactly that. Memories. Life must go on though.

Just make sure the new house has room for a man cave............... then its all worth it.
Skinning knuckles adding extras to the camper, spending weeks looking for tools you lost then finding them within 10 minutes when you stop looking, beer appreciation nights weeks, years lifetime....

yep - time to move on.