The Car You Regret Selling

[barry2952]

you guys make me sick. Sellin' your loved ones what not

Not everybody has the luxury of keeping their old cars.

[Lanceevox]

my 63' ragtop.

[retro_rocket]

Sold it about six months ago...it was my baby for eight years, but the costs of upkeep on a 28-year-old car were getting on the high side relative to how little it was driven. I'd rather have someone take it and enjoy it, instead of mothballing it and letting it gather dust.

It was left in good hands, but of course I still miss it

[crannky]

My Jazz Blue DE. Not mine, but looks like how I bought it. Miss that car.

[borapumpkin]

[BonitaApplebum]

My '99 BMW M3. I was ready to move on, but it's the only car I've ever missed.

[CJ318]

First car @ 16 - minty VW Corrado G60
Third car - minty Datsun 510, L20 swap, dogleg box, etc.

totalled car - Sentra SER Spec V, not my fault.

[hurricanes9893]

I am yet to experience this as i am still driving my first car, but i'm sure i will down the road.
I often wonder if I'm the youngest one on here....

[Tund Vr]

My 74 BMW 2002, oh how I miss it.

[OneSloRngr]

easy, my Dak. Idiot kid who bought it blew it up.

[Big Dac With Fries]

Regret? Not so much. I miss it a whole lot though.

When I first got it:


When we parted ways:


What replaced it:

[MRVW00]

I miss my 1979 924. That thing was only one of 500 made for racing homologation. It had a braking system from a 928. The Porsche factory did many nice upgrades to the car which weren't seen on other cars until 1980. It was by far the most amazingly nimble RWD car I've driven. It was light, handled like a dream, and was a LOT of fun to shift. I loved driving that car and I miss selling it.

obin

My brother from another mother

I feel the same way about my '82 924. Wasn't fast by any means but damn did it handle!
Got rid of it for my '99 NB...tired of the upkeep of a car that was 17 years old.......

[valfaw]

b5 passat variant & 2002

[eweu]

(not mine pictured)

Lincoln Versailles. Probably one of the worst cars ever made, but oh how I miss it.

[under the radar]

77 Seville

[MFactor]

In this order

[jmatero]

I regret selling my 2010 GTI to buy a 2011 Mustang GT with this train wreck manual transmission.

[oidoglr]

1995 24v Ford Probe GT KL-ZE.

[aussie88]

The girlfriend and I are planning on moving overseas when we're a bit older but I really don't want to leave my car behind. I know it'll have to go eventually and i'm reeeeally not looking forward to that day .

[jettagli1991]

"Wilbur", my 1969 Mercedes 250, with a rare 6cyl/manual combo. I scored that car for $1500 and it needed nothing. My only gripe was that the manual steering was kind of a bear in a car like that. It was even a super clean Colorado car, and I found it by accident right in town. There was something so cool about cruising along in that thing, staring at the star on the hood, while listening to 50's music on AM radio. It was about the classiest $1500 car on earth. I sold it for $3k and my friends and I spot it once in a while driving around the city.

[deucestudios]

Here's another I wish I still had.
Bought it for $3500 in '01 or '02, sold it for $3000 a few years later.

[duganc1717]

2004 GTO turned in after a 2 year lease

[HASSELHOF]

We had a baby, and I couldn't put a baby seat in it

[a2a4raddo]

Not so much regret, but the only car i sold that i actually miss. Tremendously at times.

[DougLovesCars]

1986 Fiero GT, 4 speed manual. Bought it from the original owner with about 88k miles on it. Original everything, great condition. It was an absolute blast to drive, everyone loved it, and was the easiest car to work on that I've ever owned.

It was needing some suspension work that would have cost a few bucks, and at the time I wanted money for a ring to propose to my then-girlfriend. Well the girlfriend turned out to be a witch, and I still think about this car regularly. At least I got a really good price for it when selling.

A couple of weeks before I sold it...

[Col. Sandurz]

1987 RX-7 turbo II

I feel like making myself eat live kittens everytime I think abou thtis car!

Not mine, but similiar:

[VWVan]

I still miss my 1995 Infiniti G20t. It was a fun car to drive. The SR20DE was bulletproof, never had any issues with the engine, tranny (no 5th gear pop out) or with the LSD. I owned it over 6 years, put 136,000kms on it over that time. It was in great condition, no rust and everything worked. Well, almost to the end. A/C crapped out, shocks needed to be replaced, check engine light for one of the o2 sensors. I didn't want to put more money into it so I traded it in on the Fusion. It did leave me stranded 3 times though. Fuel pump, water pump, and starter. Oh well, still liked driving it.

[sbarrett4]

Second car I ever owned and my first manual transmission - 87 VW Fox. It was a salvage title and I bought it in 93 or 94 for less than $2k. Low miles (probably cause it sat around after it was flooded). I had it through my final 3 years of college. I slid it into a snow bank and another flood and that SOB still ran like a tank. I wouldn't be surprised if its still out there somewhere.

[IdontOwnAVW]

Little old of a post but I'll chime in as well.

Miss the most and to this day need to find another one: (I saw it for sale on LS1Tech.com a few months ago)



2004, 6spd Manual, LT headers, catless mids, SLP Loudmouth catback. Went 13.0@111 I was 19.

I am starting to miss this one as it was a great car, but also my first brand new car. I was 23 when I bought it.



2010 TDI, 6spd manual, Vogtland Coilovers and '10 GTI Detroit wheels.

[OrangeA4]

I only regret it because I know what happened to the car and I guess the next owner did not take good care of it I had an opportunity to maybe buy it back didn't really get too excited when I saw the pictures of how neglected it was.

I took the money and bundled it into a downpayment on my first house tho, so it was a smart move in the financial scheme of things.

[OrangeA4]

This car however I really didn't need to sell, but it paved the way to another Avant, and then eventually I had enough cash to get my TTS.

I do know this car is well cared for though so maybe someday it will come back to me

[Booha1]

I already posted in another thread about seller's remorse. I sold my 88 Samurai a few years ago, to buy a Scirocco. Worst mistake ever.



This is how it looked when I sold it. We put a lot of time and effort into this old girl....engine swap, a few different lifts until we found a setup we liked, ARB winch bumper. Old girl was quick and agile, and would go places many other trucks couldn't go. She had some rust holes; definitely wasn't pretty, but she was reliable and easy to work on.

I miss that little truck.