I was excited about having a 'goal'. Being able to save enough money to get the car that I wanted... but now that I have the money, I'm not that excited about the car... (it's not about spending/departing with the money at all, because I spend a lot of money in other unnecessary stuff).
Does anyone else identify with this sort of feeling?
Did you save enough to pay cash for the car or only to make a down payment on a loan?
shareIt might be a form of "buyer's remorse": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buyer%27s_remorse
shareYes. It's part of life.
Okay, I'm a birdwatcher, and sometimes I'll go and chase after some rare species, hoping to see it or get a photo. Sometimes when I succeed I'm absolutely thrilled and feel ridiculously proud of myself, and sometimes I get the letdown feeling, because I now that I've succeeded, I won't be able to chase it any more.
I think dogs feel the same way when they actually catch a car.
shareI hope it was this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0rio3IPXXU
For many years, my retirement dream was to move to the UK, buy one of those cars, and spend my days driving around London looking pissed off, but I had to finally face the fact that I couldn't possibly do it as well as Patrick McGoohan.
what model?
shareThis is my question!
My dream car is a 1957 Chevy Bel Air convertible.
https://car-from-uk.com/ebay/carphotos/full/ebay954509.jpg
I can identify with this. Somehow, it's a letdown when you actually achieve your goal. I don't know why that is, but I've experienced that feeling.
shareGet a same-priced car, rather than the one you were planning on. That way, you surprise yourself.
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