Anybody else get immediate regrets when they put a car up for sale? Wish I didn't get attached. 
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March 9, 2010 8:03 p.m. oldtin Reader
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March 9, 2010 8:15 p.m. Woody UltraDork
There are vehicles that I miss, like my Jeep and my '89 Civic Si, but they were both used up when I got rid of them.
The only car that I really, really regret selling was the '67 Plymouth Belvedere II hardtop that my grandfather bought new. I searched for that car for ten years after I sold it, only to find that it gave it's life as a parts donor to restore a GTX.
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March 9, 2010 8:17 p.m. rob_lewis Dork
Yes.
It makes me sick that I have to sell my MINI.
I've stopped driving it because it makes me sad.
-Rob
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March 9, 2010 8:24 p.m. GregTivo HalfDork
yes, which is why i can't bring myself to sell the miata
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March 9, 2010 8:28 p.m. Strizzo SuperDork
i was a little sad when i traded the mazdaspeed, but it made me feel better that i wouldn't be spending the money on new tires, brakes and clutch in the next year.
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March 9, 2010 8:42 p.m. Cone_Junky New Reader
In reply to oldtin:
It wasn't emotional, but I definitely regret selling my Tundra. The rest of the cars in my paddock are 20+ years old and manuals. Commuting was much more pleasant with a quiet cabin, automatic trans, and comfy suspension. Track cars are fun until it's the only thing you're driving.
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March 9, 2010 8:58 p.m. Marty! HalfDork
oldtin wrote:
Anybody else get immediate regrets when they put a car up for sale? Wish I didn't get attached.
What car did we sell?
I know it's not the most manly vehicle, but I will miss my 97 Caravan when the body finally rusts away (which will probably be very soon).
That thing has seen 2 wives, 1 kid, countless moves - and has never complained one bit. It'll be sad day in Marty! household when he goes.....
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March 9, 2010 9:00 p.m. maroon92 PowerDork
selling my vic was a bit of a downer...but someone here ended up with it.
(how's it going aussie?)
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March 9, 2010 9:01 p.m. zomby woof HalfDork
Never.
When it's time to go, I've had enough, and I'm glad to see them gone.
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March 9, 2010 9:13 p.m. aussiesmg UltraDork
..................you can sell cars?
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March 9, 2010 9:18 p.m. SkinnyG Reader
I regret selling my V8 Pinto wagon. It was like an abusive girlfriend who could be a whole lot of fun but only once in a while.
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March 9, 2010 9:28 p.m. Toyman01 Dork
I have regretted every one except a Nissan Stanza that was an absolute POS. Particularly wish I still had the 81 Corolla wagon, the 79 Pinto and the 81 Malibu wagon.
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March 9, 2010 9:42 p.m. oldtin Reader
Sending my targa p-car on its way.
It's scruffy, but felt so good to drive.
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March 9, 2010 9:53 p.m. Salanis UberDork
I miss my M Coupe, but I don't regret it. Every once in a while, I see another one driving around and feel a pang. Then I think about my race car, trailer, safety gear, and van, and I don't feel so bad.
I have sworn to buy another sportscar (preferably a BMW) to DD sometime in the future.
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March 9, 2010 11:31 p.m. friedgreencorrado Dork
I'm another one that's never sold one, unless it was dead (1973 BMW E3 "Bavaria" collapsed LF shock tower, 1979 BMW 323i hit & run rollover).
Except for the 77 Jeep SJ (Cherokee 2dr) that my dad & I bought new. After my divorce (don't need a tow car if you're not racing), it got passed around the family, and I agreed to let my mom sell it when it needed its 2nd transfer case, since I couldn't afford to fix it at the time.
There are nights when I lurk on Full Size Jeep forums all night hoping I'll get a glimpse of it. Maybe I should go see if I can find something with the VIN on it and cough up for a Carfax search or something..
EDIT: I did sell an AH Sprite (maybe a 62? It had the Spriget nose, but separate side curtains for door windows) when I left MS for Atlanta. I'd bought it about a month before I moved...I got it running, but never drove it long enough to fall in love with it.
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March 9, 2010 11:36 p.m. friedgreencorrado Dork
oldtin wrote:
Sending my targa p-car on its way.
It's scruffy, but felt so good to drive.
Selling to someone you know can help. I sold the carcass of my 323i to a friend, who promptly pulled the six out and installed it in his wife's US market 320i. She would let me drive it when I came to visit..
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March 9, 2010 11:38 p.m. EvanB HalfDork
oldtin wrote:
Sending my targa p-car on its way.
It's scruffy, but felt so good to drive.
Unfortunately I have $8500 to spend and a Porsche 911 is one car that I have to own someday. But I wouldn't exactly feel comfortable parking it near campus
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March 10, 2010 12:09 a.m. grafmiata Dork
EvanB wrote:
oldtin wrote:
Sending my targa p-car on its way.
It's scruffy, but felt so good to drive.
Unfortunately I have $8500 to spend and a Porsche 911 is one car that I have to own someday. But I wouldn't exactly feel comfortable parking it near campus
Maybe you should transfer to a better school...
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March 10, 2010 12:25 a.m. EvanB HalfDork
Maybe so
. Next year I would have a garage to put it in but this year I'm not in the best neighborhood.
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March 10, 2010 12:39 a.m. grafmiata Dork
If you buy one now, I'd be willing to keep an eye on it up here until you get the garage...
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March 10, 2010 7:52 a.m. Powar HalfDork
My '94 Protegé DX.
I've sold a lot of cars, and the only car that I can truly say that I totally 100% miss everything about is the Slotegé/Snotegé/Slo-n-gay/Scrotegay/whatever other names my friends gave it.
I miss the engine from my '92 SHO, but definitely not the car.
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March 10, 2010 8:11 a.m. racerdave600 Reader
There are a few cars i don't miss, but for the most part, I hate selling any of them. More some that others of course!
If I had to pick though, I'd take my 944 Turbo back, MR2 Turbo, or TR4. The rest maybe, but I still have a few to buy that I've never owned before!
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March 10, 2010 8:15 a.m. DrBoost Dork
I usually don't get sad because it's normally funding buying another car, this just fuels my automotive ADD. I DID NOT regret selling my POS focus. I celebrated when that car went down the street.
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March 10, 2010 8:46 a.m. spitfirebill Dork
I good God yes.
I sold my 1960 TR3 in 1986 when I moved to my current location. I actually tried to talk the guy out of buying it when he came to pick it up. I could have been a prick and just backed out of the deal, but I am a man of my word. Years later when i was trying to buy it back, his wife told me he thought I had "taken" him.
My wife had a 66 Mustang I regretted selling, but it was her idea. Car had a 4 speed and 4 barrel carb, but drum brakes and no AC. Not a great car, but a handsome car.
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March 10, 2010 8:48 a.m. pinchvalve UberDork
I only get rid of cars because it is simply no economically feasible to run them anymore, so I kinda miss all of them. Except the spawn of Satan 80's era Buick that I will hate to my grave.
