Saying Goodbye to The Four-Wheeled Love of Your Life: The Correlation Between Our Cars and Our Attachment To Them

What is it about our cars that allows us to get so attached? Some time ago,(September 19, 2017- but who’s keeping track?) I purchased a silver 2001 BMW 330ix sedan, e46, for about $2500. I bought it from a guy who lived in Colorado and had his friend selling the car for him out of a little used car lot in New Jersey. I negotiated hard on the phone, as his original asking price was $4800. I said, “Listen. How long have you had this car listed with people who said they’d buy but didn’t? I’m going to your friend tomorrow to pay him $2500 for…