My 2011 Honda Pilot (Roxy) had been having issues, it needs a new catalytic converter and in November someone hit me and knocked out my rear left bumper and taillight. With all of that, it wasn’t worth keeping so today I traded it in to buy a new car. My new car is beautiful (2021 Mazda CX-3 Sport) and I’m so excited, but tonight I found myself sobbing over the loss of Roxy. Before this car became mine when I was 17, it was our family car for years.

This car has so many memories. It moved me into college, my first apartment, my first house. So many dates, so many trips, so many laughs, so many tears. I feel so dramatic lamenting about a car, but I feel like I’m really closing a chapter of my life. Anyone else have experience with this?