Regrets already

Anybody else get immediate regrets when they put a car up for sale? Wish I didn't get attached.

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.

Yes.

It makes me sick that I have to sell my MINI.

I've stopped driving it because it makes me sad.

-Rob

yes, which is why i can't bring myself to sell the miata

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.

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.

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.....

selling my vic was a bit of a downer...but someone here ended up with it.

(how's it going aussie?)

Never.

When it's time to go, I've had enough, and I'm glad to see them gone.

..................you can sell cars?

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.

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.

Sending my targa p-car on its way. It's scruffy, but felt so good to drive.

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.

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.

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..

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

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...

Maybe so . Next year I would have a garage to put it in but this year I'm not in the best neighborhood.

If you buy one now, I'd be willing to keep an eye on it up here until you get the garage...

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.