Cars you wish you would have never sold...

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Cars you wish you would have never sold...

February 21, 2008, 01:49:15 AM

1. My 88 T-bird to Hellsing73 (didn't need the money, just didn't drive it anymore and wanted it to go to a good home, now it's totaled, owned the car for 18 years)
2. 1970 Superbee (sold it for $1500 back in 1985, needed the money)
3. 1971 cuda' 340 (traded for 1978 chevy shortbed back in 1986 )
4. 1970 AAR cuda (I think I sold this car for $1200 and a pontiac J2000 back in 1987)
5. 1978 Chevy shortbed 4x4 lifted with 38's (blew the 350 and sold it cheap)
6. 1984 Porsche 928 (drove like a slot car, but needed the money)

Anyone else?

Greg

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Reply #1 – February 21, 2008, 02:36:42 AM

Oh dear, you could have retired with a couple of those cars.

Rarest I sold was an 86 SVO. Wish I still had the 67 Fastback.

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Reply #2 – February 21, 2008, 03:55:41 AM

Here's a couple I wished we would never have sold

1985 Cougar LS (midnight regatta blue)
and my 1969 El Camino

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Reply #3 – February 21, 2008, 08:10:08 AM

I've only had one other car myself before my cougar.
78 Mercury Monarch.
I was going to store it in my grandmothers garage after I bought my cougar, but at the last minute decided to sell it.
Sold it for $2500 with about 60,000 miles on it.
Sold it to a 19 year old kid, mint condition, not a speck of rust anywhere, mirror black finish.
Saw it a month after I sold it in a bar parking lot with broken antenna, broken window, scratches and dents everywhere.
Thats when I knew I made a big mistake by selling it.
I also had 50/50 power seats from a Riviera in it.
So far, this is the only pic I can find of it.

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Reply #4 – February 21, 2008, 09:01:51 AM

I regret selling a few:

My first car, a '78 Trans Am. 1970 LT1 350 in it, WS6 suspension. Rear quarters rusted all to hell, interior trashed, but it was fast as hell and I loved it. Bought for $600, sold for $1300, now I see cars in worse shape going for $5k

My second car, a '66 Galaxie 500. Four-door hardtop with the 390/4V and automatic. This car was beautiful and nearly mint but I couldn't afford to drive it (the first gulf war was on and gas was too expensive).

My '87 Sport. Of all of the Fox Birdcats I'd owned, this was and is still my favourite. Stupid rust. I've been trying to give the '88, which is in much better shape and lower mileage, the spirit of the '87, but it hasn't happened yet.

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Reply #5 – February 21, 2008, 09:42:54 AM

My first brand new vehicle I ever bought; a red 1993 F-150 Lighting.
I sold it so that I could have a good down payment on my house.

I sure miss that truck. I had another set of 17x8 wheels with 245/45 BFG R1's on them and I used to take it to track events at Grattan, Gingerman & Road America. With with the race tires on it, I could easily run better lap times than the showroom stock prepared Mustangs. It was 2-1/2 tons of fun.

Brent

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Reply #6 – February 21, 2008, 09:57:46 AM

Being only 27 and only having owned 4 cars, I don't have much to regret selling.

The only car I've gotten rid of so far was my '90 2.3L Mustang...which I honestly hated to sell, but it was turning into a rusty hulk and I couldn't get it to start. Sold it for $100 back in 2005.

I'm gonna get rid of my Tempo after this winter probably, and I think I'll be glad to see it go.

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Reply #7 – February 21, 2008, 10:09:43 AM

There's a few :(

1986 Mazda RX7, Dark Blue, 5-Speed, rebuilt rotary (n/a), ran 13.7's in the 1/4 with a bad 3rd gear synchro. I miss this car the most by far.

1983 Turbo Coupe, the Silver one in the banner, luckily it went to a really good person (who's on here) and they really did the car up right.

1988 Cougar LS 5.0, I saved it from the crusher, got it nice looking and driving, and then sold it to a young couple who seemed really enamored with it. That was 2.5 years ago, I saw it last weekend abandoned on the highway with all of the windows busted out.

And the one that "got away", a 1978 Spirit AMX, 304/4-Speed. I looked at it when I was 16 with my dad, I put a deposit on it, and we went back the next morning with a car trailer to pick it up. sold it out from under me for $100 more overnight.

Cars I DON'T regret selling: Layla, the SHO, 85 Mustang/289 swap, both Nissan trucks.

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Reply #8 – February 21, 2008, 11:23:24 AM

I'm still on my first car. Hopin to never sell it so I never have to write one of these lists :) .

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Reply #9 – February 21, 2008, 11:44:10 AM

At one point or another I have regretted selling most of the cars I've owned. But every car has things to love. Well maybe not EVERY car. I definately had no love for any of the GMs I've owned, but those are the ones I don't regret getting rid of. :D

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Reply #10 – February 21, 2008, 11:54:32 AM

my 49 willys

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Reply #11 – February 21, 2008, 01:01:25 PM

my 84 cougar to 1 WLD BRD cuz he crushed it!!

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Reply #12 – February 21, 2008, 02:49:31 PM

1969 GTO

I often wish I could have that car back.

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Reply #13 – February 21, 2008, 02:53:54 PM

My @#$%#$ing 83 Cougar LS

But I filled the void.

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Reply #14 – February 21, 2008, 04:17:36 PM

Quote from: gunkel04;205392

1. My 88 T-bird to Hellsing73 (didn't need the money, just didn't drive it anymore and wanted it to go to a good home, now it's totaled, owned the car for 18 years)

:disappoin very sorry for your loss. :disappoin

while i have fun memories of every car ive owned and miss each of them from time to time, there are only a couple i regret losing.

80 pinto, trunk car. if i knew then the things i know now....

89 turboranger. i tried to turn a fun truck into a long term project and lost interest in it/grew out of it. i shoulda left well enough alone.