What do you do when your old car appears in the classifieds?

[Madkat]

I've just spotted my old lupo in the Classifieds (not PH). Despite me having a few foibles with it and by the looks of it the current owner has too, a fairly big part of me wants to buy it back!

Should i move on or go an take a trip down memory lane?

[Pixelpeep]

Madkat said:

I've just spotted my old lupo in the Classifieds (not PH). Despite me having a few foibles with it and by the looks of it the current owner has too, a fairly big part of me wants to buy it back!

Should i move on or go an take a trip down memory lane?

Depends.

is it a future classic?
do you have room to store it?
would you get a chance to drive it?
do you have the cash just laying around and nothing more pressing to buy?
would the OH be ok with the purchase?

If the answer is no to more than 3 of those then i would move on

[2DDav]

Theres one particular car of mine that I bought new in 2001 and sold early 2004 that Ive looked at buying back a few times, once when a mate had it, then twice when its popped up in classifieds. Each time somethings happened - no longer for sale, sold etc. etc. Each time I fail Im somewhat thankful as really its a ste idea.

[Jazoli]

It depends, I spotted one of my old bikes last week on ebay and agreed to buy it back, it'd only done 1200 miles since I sold it and still looks mint.

If the car has done 40k more with no evidence of servicing and has been owned by a ham fisted numpty then no I probably wouldn't, if it has been well looked after with proof of servicing and care then yes, maybe.

[Madkat]

Pixelpeep said:

Depends.

is it a future classic?
do you have room to store it?
would you get a chance to drive it?
do you have the cash just laying around and nothing more pressing to buy?
would the OH be ok with the purchase?

If the answer is no to more than 3 of those then i would move on

Yes to probably all but the last one

[storminnorman]

unless it's some fabulously rare sportscar passed down from your father on his deathbed, driven on your honeymoon and ultimately sold to fund your dream of building an orphanage out of chocolate, then it's probably best to not let your heart rule your head

[jimi]

1st thought for me is always "buy it back!"

Then I remember why I sold it in the first place and look for something else.

Always look forwards!

[AlexRS2782]

In the instance of my old Clio V6, when I spotted that a few years back, I did have thoughts of buying it back. Then I read the advert and realised the guy that bought it off me really hadn't bothered to spend much in the way of £££ during his ownership & that if I did buy it back it would cost me a fair bit to rectify his lack of investment After 3 months on the market, and about £4k dropped in price it got bought by a dealer on the south coast who tidied it up & sold it on for a fair profit

In the instance of seeing my old Series 2 Escort RS Turbo up for sale last year, the first thing that came to mind was "what the fk has the current arse of an owner done to my old car". He'd essentially taken a very well looked after, totally standard car and proceeded to modify it VERY badly. Basically to the point the engine needed a complete rebuild, the interior was fked, suspension was knackered, etc If it wasn't for his hilarious overpricing in his attempt to sell it, I'd have been tempted to buy it back purely to strip for parts & allow the poor car to be laid to rest with some sort of dignity.

[Dog Star]

Every single time I have ever seen one of my old cars for sale it has been clocked. Twice it's been trading standards contacting me to ask what the mileage was when I sold it, and once an insurance company for some information as my ex-MR2 had been stolen, with 50K less on the clock than when I'd sold it a year before.

[Big Rod]

I saw my old Supra on eBay for £100 a few years ago.

It nearly bankrupted me but I had fond memories of it.

I was between jobs at the time so couldn't justify another old car on the driveway.

[Madkat]

The Lupo is feeling it's age a little and it's reflected in what appears to be an honest advert as the price is a fair bit cheaper than what a good nick Lupo should be. Considering there arn't many for sale at the moment (gti).