Cars you shouldn't have sold.........!
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My 1.1 Smart ForFour.
I just loved the 3 cylinder engine and that you could drive it flat out and you would not be going very fast but so satisfying. I took it on a track day and had more fun than many so called performance cars.
Alas my work mileage and allowance meant a diesel replaced it.
I just loved the 3 cylinder engine and that you could drive it flat out and you would not be going very fast but so satisfying. I took it on a track day and had more fun than many so called performance cars.
Alas my work mileage and allowance meant a diesel replaced it.
robinessex said:
In response to the companion posting.
I've sold :-
MK1 Lotus Cortina, very rare in Red. Now restored by current owner. Worth £50,000+
1972 Lotus Europa TC. Mint restored worth £30,000+
Almost the last Capri 2.8i of the line. Lots of very special bits on it. Mint £15,000
Sapphire Cosworth. Mint £15,000
And my dad Morris Minor.
What did the restorations cost? I've sold :-
MK1 Lotus Cortina, very rare in Red. Now restored by current owner. Worth £50,000+
1972 Lotus Europa TC. Mint restored worth £30,000+
Almost the last Capri 2.8i of the line. Lots of very special bits on it. Mint £15,000
Sapphire Cosworth. Mint £15,000
And my dad Morris Minor.
Unmolested low mileage Corrado VR6 that I started restoring and was going to be a keeper, but it had to go to pay for roofing slate.
Mint black Caddy Sportline van. Loved it, the guy who bought it has my number. If he sells I've got first dibs, hopefully it's next year when I can afford it!
Mint black Caddy Sportline van. Loved it, the guy who bought it has my number. If he sells I've got first dibs, hopefully it's next year when I can afford it!
Willy Nilly said:
robinessex said:
In response to the companion posting.
I've sold :-
MK1 Lotus Cortina, very rare in Red. Now restored by current owner. Worth £50,000+
1972 Lotus Europa TC. Mint restored worth £30,000+
Almost the last Capri 2.8i of the line. Lots of very special bits on it. Mint £15,000
Sapphire Cosworth. Mint £15,000
And my dad Morris Minor.
What did the restorations cost? I've sold :-
MK1 Lotus Cortina, very rare in Red. Now restored by current owner. Worth £50,000+
1972 Lotus Europa TC. Mint restored worth £30,000+
Almost the last Capri 2.8i of the line. Lots of very special bits on it. Mint £15,000
Sapphire Cosworth. Mint £15,000
And my dad Morris Minor.
This. My pride and joy, VR6 engine bay festooned with Schrick VGI intake, cams, AMD ECU etc.... Sold it as I didn't want to risk potential financial suicide of running a Corrado and a V8 TVR. Kept in touch with the new owner, it subsequently ran for years and thousands of miles without missing a beat..... Ferk.
Thats an easy one to answer.
My old 88" Landrover Series 3 Pickup. That car taught me that you could have just as much fun at 10mph up to your axles in mud, as you could doing 110mph on a track.
Plus it was easily the most useful car I have ever owned.
Oh and I massively regret selling my E28 520i.
My old 88" Landrover Series 3 Pickup. That car taught me that you could have just as much fun at 10mph up to your axles in mud, as you could doing 110mph on a track.
Plus it was easily the most useful car I have ever owned.
Oh and I massively regret selling my E28 520i.
RX-7 FD
Didn't use it enoguh so sold it, regretted selling it the second the new owner drove away in it.
On the hunt for another now, this time in Spirit R flavour!
RX-8 R3
Again, didn't use it enough so ended up selling it. To my friend. Who I always see driving it. God that was an awesome car.
Didn't use it enoguh so sold it, regretted selling it the second the new owner drove away in it.
On the hunt for another now, this time in Spirit R flavour!
RX-8 R3
Again, didn't use it enough so ended up selling it. To my friend. Who I always see driving it. God that was an awesome car.
Can't say I've owned anything of the calibre of some of the classics in this thread. In turn I don't have any cars I've owned that I wish I'd kept.
That said, I had a great little Clio 172 that I would have liked to have kept if I'd had the choice.
I'd had the cams replaced, re-map, new exhaust system, air filter etc. Ran 185bhp and sounded awesome. Would have loved it as a track car but didn't have the space and needed something more refined as a day to day car.
That said, I had a great little Clio 172 that I would have liked to have kept if I'd had the choice.
I'd had the cams replaced, re-map, new exhaust system, air filter etc. Ran 185bhp and sounded awesome. Would have loved it as a track car but didn't have the space and needed something more refined as a day to day car.
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