With current economy, it is tough to sell luxury type items.
Any car with over 100k miles on it seems to scare people away, add another 50k miles and they really begin to get very skiddish. Even if it is a very well engineered Honda NSX.
$18k to get you out of the car seems like it should be doable. It's a tough sellers market out there.
I know when the cop who pulled me over and saw my bill of sale and a friend I told who owned a used car dealership saw how much I paid or my ball park figure, they both looked at me like I was nuts to pay that for a 91 Acura (it was 17 years old at that time). My friend who saw it later, didn't think it was out of line. He didn't know what a Acura NSX was, he more or less deals on low end used cars.
Anyway, the best advise with wife and young ones with tight financial obligations is to sell. Kids are expensive and wife and family are more important than a car.
I had motorcycles, sports cars, then came the kids. The bike went in a hurry, the sport car took a little longer. Eventually it was minivans, etc. Life's priorities change. But I'm back to having a toy, NSX. As much as I love it, if times got tough or if it cause relationship issues, it would be gone.
You will be able to get another one some day if decide that's what you want. Maybe even a nicer one.
As for life... it is a great adventure, wild roller coaster ride. Lots of ups and downs at times. But nothing is permanent on this side of eternity. Everything changes. Learn to just hang on and enjoy the ride :smile:
And life isn't fair. The sooner we come to accept that fact, the easier it is to let things go. Even though deep down we all seem to tend to want justice and what is right. I myself see my need for lots of grace and mercy, so I hold onto mercy triumphs over justice.
We are all pulling for you to get through this okay.
Simplify, reduce some stress, enjoy your wife and child and the gift of life. There will be other cars.
And as for the expense of kids... just wait until they head off for college. :biggrin: