{"id":247809,"date":"2023-12-08T08:48:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T08:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=247809"},"modified":"2023-12-08T08:48:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T08:48:53","slug":"my-bmw-328i-a-poetic-farewell-after-half-a-decade-of-ownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/my-bmw-328i-a-poetic-farewell-after-half-a-decade-of-ownership\/","title":{"rendered":"My BMW 328i: A poetic farewell after half a decade of ownership"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cars will come. Cars will go. But this one will remain that bit extra special, for now and forever.<\/h2>\n

BHPian iliketurtles <\/strong>recently shared this with other enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

At one point or another, all of us have had to deal with loss. Without trivialising matters, selling off a car, especially if it\u2019s truly close to your heart, is slightly akin to that.<\/p>\n

You seem like a well-read fellow (or lady, I can\u2019t tell from all the way here), and I\u2019m sure you\u2019re familiar with the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t afford a shrink (car parts don\u2019t come cheap), so I\u2019m lying on my couch at my home and typing out this honest admission to you. Yes, dear reader, I\u2019m selling the 328i, for all good things come to an end.<\/p>\n

On the aforementioned scale of grief, I\u2019m somewhere past anger, and halfway to bargaining (but not with stragglers on OLX or dealers in real life). I hope to skip past the depression entirely in due course; being mired in it could be problematic, especially since (as you might have noticed) I don\u2019t have a quality shrink on speed dial.<\/p>\n

They say don\u2019t turn a wheel in anger, but no one said anything about writing in a lightly tempestuous rage. And so, from the depths of my not-a-depression and as a near-final form of creative expression on this thread, here are 3 ways to deal with the upcoming loss of the loved one in your garage.<\/p>\n

Clean it like you mean it<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

From top to bottom, headlight to taillight, clean it like you mean it, preferably yourself. While this can be a therapeutic process, since you get some hands-on action in prepping her for a send-off, it also acts as a form of closure since you\u2019re sterilising her for the next phase of her life (just don\u2019t ask why it needs sterilising).<\/p>\n

It can also be quite eye-opening by way of what it reveals, such as those cables you forgot you had stored in the glovebox, or the set of carefully packed mini knives your wife carefully tucked away below the passenger seat. Pointing them at her (non-threateningly) leads to the admission that they were meant to fight off miscreants on road trips, but there was always that 2% chance I could end up on the pointy end of one. Ah, to be young and crazy again.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t follow the next owner on social media<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Remember that guy who chimes in with comments under a photo of a couple with statements like \u201cI remember when she was mine. Good times.\u201d or \u201cDamn, she\u2019s looking as fine as ever \ufffd\ufffd\u201d or \u201cGlad you\u2019re enjoying her as much as I did\u201d?<\/p>\n

No. You don\u2019t. Because it\u2019d be creepy as hell. Don\u2019t be that guy. Once she\u2019s gone, let her go.<\/p>\n

Cry<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

I\u2019m personally partial to loud wails, but quiet, deep sobbing has a certain appeal to it too, particularly if sound-tracked by Adele or Lana Del Ray<\/p>\n

Just as engines tick over, so too does life with slow, steady certainty. Seasons come and go, milestones passing you by as you move down life\u2019s highway.<\/p>\n

Cars will come. Cars will go. But this one will remain that bit extra special, for now and forever.<\/p>\n

The 328i is now listed in the Classifieds, and available for your viewing pleasure. Yes, I know the pictures aren’t recent. Yes, I will update them after a detailing session.<\/p>\n

Now if you\u2019ll excuse me, I have a Lana Del Ray Album to tune in to.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Goodbye, Red. You were loved and will be missed.<\/p>\n

Read BHPian comments for more insights and information. <\/p>\n

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