Parting ways with my old Mustang
I was at the Oracle Park with my office colleagues watching a baseball game between SF Giants and some other team that I don’t remember. I got a call from the Ford dealer saying that my Mustang was ready for pickup and I was so excited. I told my buddy, Muhammad, who was with me at the stadium along with Kristen (his then GF, now wife), that I was going to leave and headed to pick up my car. He offered me a ride to the dealership. We got to the dealership and there it was, my Black Mustang.
I was so excited to see it. I got it shipped from SoCal because that was the only one available with pretty much no packages installed. At the time, it was a bit more than what I could afford, but it was worth it ’cause I wanted to buy a sports car. I didn’t care about any resale value or whether others would find it comfy riding in my car. I just wanted my car to look cool and be performant.
The salesperson was awful. He said that the car didn’t have Bluetooth functionality. I was slightly bummed out, but I got it anyway. Funnily, the car did have Bluetooth. The salesperson just didn’t know about it. The car didn’t even have leather seats. I was OK with that too.
This was in July 2012. Since then, pretty much all the people I know have changed their vehicles at least twice. Not me. I loved my Mustang way too much to change it. It was just perfect for me.
After 13.5 years, two days ago, I traded it in.
Me parting ways with my car
It was a slightly emotional moment for me, giving my car up. I got it when I was going through a lot in life and had it during all the ups and downs ever since. It started showing its age and I knew it was time for me to let go of it.
So, I moved on.
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