Sellers remorse :(

[mjf93]

AMGJocky said:

Letting my Megane go was painful. The AMG that replaced it is fantastic, but there are things that the RS can do that would leave me sliding around in the Merc.

Luckily, the other half was persuaded to get one herself, so I'm not too sad

I see this car parked in Eastleigh train station car park all the time. I'm sure its the same car, I recognise the registration

[trendyninja]

I remember selling my Alfa 159 ti 2.4 about 4 years ago and still regret it to this day. I part exchanged it against a Mini Cooper S because at the time I was feeling bored. Yes stupid I know. I'm 6'4" and there's me in a Mini Cooper S. I wouldn't mind but I had so many friends and forum friends saying "Don't do it you'll regret it!" and how right they were.



What gets to me the most is I bought that car with the inheritance I received when I lost my mum & dad. I lost both of them within 18 months of one another to cancer. After having such an awful period of time I decided when I got my inheritance to really treat myself...which I did. So the car had massive sentimental value to me. But in a moment of sheer madness I got rid of it. Really gets to me when I see these pictures of her. Pathetic I know as it really is just a car...but it's the memories that came with it and how I was able to afford it. Apart from all that it was such a beautiful car to drive and a real head turner. I've never had so many strangers come up to me and compliment my Alfa when I had it.


Stares wistfully at the photo

Edited by trendyninja on Friday 24th February 16:40

[GFWilliams]

Sold my caterham during the week. Miss it already!!

[Scoobimax]

JMF894 said:

When my wife and I separated I sold my Mk1 Octavia vRS and my TVR 450 se wedge. As hard as I tried from every man maths angle I knew I couldn't keep the wedge, but selling the Octy was a BIG mistake.

Here it is on the Stelvio Pass.



And the 450





Thought I'd save a few quid on running costs. How wrong I was. 4 years of unreliable diesel drudgery later I at least have this now running stage 3+

Recognising these cars Jimbo - divorce is a cruel game.

Had to let this go for the same reason which at the time I regretted selling but finances dictated



However, this was the one I should have kept which preceded the bug-eye



Jump forward 10 years, and those regrets have diminished due to the current fleet

The daily hack - D3 BiTurbo


And my V8S

[Fury RS]

I'll always miss my S1 RS Turbo which I sold back in 95' after owning it for over 4yrs. Spent a fortune on it but loved the car.



My E30 M3 Cecotto. Owned it for approx 4yrs in the late 90's.



Traded the Cecotto in for this GTI because the mrs liked it and it was nearly new



My Integrale. Did not own it long enough



Traded the Integrale in for this EVO VI



Was a good clean car the VI but just didn't feel as special as the Lancia

My Sapph Cosworth which I sold to a mate about 3 yrs ago which is still parked in my lock up and has covered approx 12mls since he "stole it" off me
Tried to buy it back but he won't have any of it...

[Veeayt]

This one - JDM Safari Y60 SWB 4.2TD. I've had lots of 4x4's in my life (LWB Patrol Y61, Toyota FJC, Amazon 100,150 and 200, Disco 2&3, couple of Landies to name but a few), but never regretted any more than this one. So capable an everyday car, economical, comfy, leccy everything, and would storm any kind of offroad without breaking sweat. Also - never gone wrong in my entire ownership of 2 years. Sold for a serious profit 10 years ago. Still regret it. The SWMBO hated it though, for no apparent reason.

[Swanny87]

Is it just me or is it unreasonable to have a well cared for car have injector and gearbox problems after only 72,000 miles?

[irish boy]

Veeayt said:

This one - JDM Safari Y60 SWB 4.2TD. I've had lots of 4x4's in my life (LWB Patrol Y61, Toyota FJC, Amazon 100,150 and 200, Disco 2&3, couple of Landies to name but a few), but never regretted any more than this one. So capable an everyday car, economical, comfy, leccy everything, and would storm any kind of offroad without breaking sweat. Also - never gone wrong in my entire ownership of 2 years. Sold for a serious profit 10 years ago. Still regret it. The SWMBO hated it though, for no apparent reason.

Great machines. We've a lwb 4.2 petrol in that shape for occasional towing duty. Love getting it out for a spin.



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[CraigV6]

The only one I wish I had kept. Had it for three years.
Got it just the way I wanted it and then sold it.
Replaced it with a SLK 55. Big mistake.

[Matt-il77s]

Not a PH car but I still miss my Corsa Exclusiv, only 1,500 made with a factory fitted body kit and heated leathers







I've driven plenty of faster and better cars since then but I've never enjoyed them as much

[Niffty951]

My modified 3.2ltr 4 cylinder 944 turbo (with 495lb/ft torque lifting 1275kg it's still fast even by any standards). Sometimes it's the suffering that makes you love a car, perhaps this is the feeling people refer to with Alfa romeos?

I was young, couldn't afford to own it, took a loan, loved it a few weeks, tried to tune it discovered the bores were scored. Had a 5 year saga trying to get it back on the road. Spent many times the value of the car on it, got totally carried away with the mission to build the ultimate 944, the longer it was off the road, the more I invested emotionally and financially the more my desires for how it should end up grew. I bled money into it year on year before finally getting it back on the road! I drove it for 1600 miles and then with a big bill hanging over my head and a long list of things still needing to be done I had to call it a day and give in. A lot of people had helped and shown great kindness, a few had taken advantage and added to the woe but I felt I'd seen it through to the end and it was time to let go.

This all ended 10 years ago and my current car is my 49th yet I wake up sometimes even now thinking I still own it and I'm always sad I couldnt keep her. A true 'irrational' first love experience.

All for just a few short moments of actually driving the car but still I managed some memorable drives burnt permanently into my synapses. Particularly remember driving from Bournemouth to Edinburgh to see my lady at the time. After nearly 10 hours of driving in the last 30 mins on the road into Edinburgh coming across from Glasgow I was fully in the flow, the car was warm and in the dark I could see the hedgerows lighting up orange with the occasional backfire as I flicked between the gears sweet sweet memories.

[Veeayt]

Matt-il77s said:

Not a PH car but I still miss my Corsa Exclusiv, only 1,500 made with a factory fitted body kit and heated leathers

I like it, looks great

[TSCfree]

Niffty951 said:

My modified 3.2ltr 4 cylinder 944 turbo (with 495lb/ft torque lifting 1275kg it's still fast even by any standards). Sometimes it's the suffering that makes you love a car, perhaps this is the feeling people refer to with Alfa romeos?

I was young, couldn't afford to own it, took a loan, loved it a few weeks, tried to tune it discovered the bores were scored. Had a 5 year saga trying to get it back on the road. Spent many times the value of the car on it, got totally carried away with the mission to build the ultimate 944, the longer it was off the road, the more I invested emotionally and financially the more my desires for how it should end up grew. I bled money into it year on year before finally getting it back on the road! I drove it for 1600 miles and then with a big bill hanging over my head and a long list of things still needing to be done I had to call it a day and give in. A lot of people had helped and shown great kindness, a few had taken advantage and added to the woe but I felt I'd seen it through to the end and it was time to let go.

This all ended 10 years ago and my current car is my 49th yet I wake up sometimes even now thinking I still own it and I'm always sad I couldnt keep her. A true 'irrational' first love experience.

All for just a few short moments of actually driving the car but still I managed some memorable drives burnt permanently into my synapses. Particularly remember driving from Bournemouth to Edinburgh to see my lady at the time. After nearly 10 hours of driving in the last 30 mins on the road into Edinburgh coming across from Glasgow I was fully in the flow, the car was warm and in the dark I could see the hedgerows lighting up orange with the occasional backfire as I flicked between the gears sweet sweet memories.

Good post and I remember the car/thread. Sold my turbo a few years ago now, much to my little boys dismay. Out of all the cars owned that's the one I'd quite like back one day.

[bunglesprout]

I had one of the very first mk3 Scirocco's in the country when they were released in '08. That electric blue colour, 2.0 TSI with DSG. I absolutely loved it. The paddle shift DSG was a revelation to me at the time, it just felt so nice to drive, and i loved the feel of the chunky flat bottomed steering wheel. The amount of attention it got in the first few months I had it was incredible. My daughters were both quite small at the time, but as they grew it (they) started to become a PITA. After 2 1/2 years, on a whim I went to my local Land Rover dealer and looked at a Freelander, I was absolutely gobsmacked at the p/x value they offered me, I can't remember the exact figure but it was ridiculously high, so I changed it for the unregistered Freelander they had in the showroom.

Idiot.

[markizok]

Ive never really thought about this, but after a few afternoon beers and a bunt through my hard drive it's my first 2 seater - An silver s1 elise. Was my only car over 3 winters in London and aside from a broken alarm it never set a foot wrong. Had 3 lotus over the years and although I get tempted to go back i do worry that the memories are better than the r south. That being said my next car will be an evora or exige s3 roadster..... just need a few more years of saving!

[jamespink]

Digga said:

pete said:

Everything that made the GT3 an occasion to drive, a bit like the Tiv, also made it a pain to use for mundane trips. The low splitter, heavy clutch, notchy cold shift, hard ride and P Zero Corsa tyres all discouraged me from using it for the odd trip to get some milk, whereas the 996 is easy to pootle around in. But if you're happy to keep a GT3 for fun, or have a high annoyance threshold (hell, you're an ex TVR driver, of course you do!) then you could easily replace a 996 Turbo with a 997 GT3. And of course the GT3 was bloody brilliant on the right road on the right day, whereas the turbo sometimes makes everything feel too easy unless you're driving like you're on the Targa Florio. So yes, the turbo is a better compromise, but [b]do you need a compromise?!

Damn it, now I'm off to look at the classifieds...[/b]

You've not put me off either! Thanks for the well considered answer. One day, one of us is going to have a car that the other either has not owned, or does not want to...

Back on topic, my Defender 110 is the only car that I wish I'd hung onto:

Defenders will always be commercial (as in not at all like a car).





Bought late 2013 as a company vehicles, just months before HMRC switched the tax classification so it was no longer commercial.

[Digga]

markizok said:

Ive never really thought about this, but after a few afternoon beers and a bunt through my hard drive it's my first 2 seater - An silver s1 elise. Was my only car over 3 winters in London and aside from a broken alarm it never set a foot wrong. Had 3 lotus over the years and although I get tempted to go back i do worry that the memories are better than the r south. That being said my next car will be an evora or exige s3 roadster..... just need a few more years of saving!

My mate reckons his Mk1 Elise was better than the Mk2 S he currently has and the secondhand prices seem to reflect this. Whether a handling guru could make a Mk2 feel sharper is another matter of course. Test drive before you buy to see whether either car lives up to the expectation set by the Mk1!

[alidude]

Sold my CL63 AMG last year, loved the car, but had to sell it. To add insult to injury the guy who bought it texted me a picture of it a couple of months later after he'd had a full valet done to show how good it looked - I cried!!!!

[peterz3]

Sold my old Robin Hood 2b after 12 years of great fun

[Pistonbod]

I think what you have to remember about your old car is how you felt about it every time something else went wrong or how crappy it looked when you hadn't washed it for weeks . Some cars can be a complete drain on your finances and that feels worse if you aren't using them very much. The only car I really miss was a reliable one, a Lexus LS400 I had about 10 years ago.

My E21 323i which I had for 7 years was rotten in the boot and fuel tank area at the end and I had a lot of stress getting that welded and through and MOT, the Land Rover petrol V8 Defender sounded like a diesel after a few years and was generally noisy and uncomfortable. Also it cost over £400 in petrol to go to the mid west coast of France and back.

The automatic E28 BMW 525 was unmemorable except for the air suspension spheres which used to fail regularly as I couldn't afford new ones. The Mitsubishi GTO dumped me by the side of the road a few times and once I had to be pushed out of heavy lunch time traffic by two of my builder clients who were fortunately passing. It was a looker though (picture attached) .

The E30 325i only had steel wheels as it had been owned by a doctor who wanted it to look low key and that eventually started rusting and the paint flaked off around the sun roof. Now I have an E34 M5. I have kept that mint for obvious reasons, but I have to recon on spending about £1,000 a year on maintenance which is a lot of money for 3,000 miles a year.

Somewhere in the list came a Fiat 126 Bis. Don't even ask....

Never look back and regret. There is always a shiny new car to steal your heart.