The ones that got away...

[rottie102]

What are the things you regret the most NOT buying?

For me, there was a beautiful turbocharged MX5 in Belfast on Ebay about a year ago. The owner asked for £1800, everything about the car sounded great. I was exchanging emails with the guy for few days but in the end decided not to buy it. I still regret it - it would be a great way to do a road trip around Ireland which I always wanted to do, then drive it back to London and sell it for probably more even if I didn't like the car.

The other one recent. Brilliant swap material for my Vette - a supercharged LS1 engine plus gearbox, ECU. 700BHP, forged internals, bigger injectors etc. Guy wanted £7995, I wanted to pay £6000. It was for sale for a while, now it's gone. There's no way I'll find another one of those with gearbox for £8000 so gutted really...

[Mr Pockets]

Alfa 155 V6 , was speaking to the chap about going to see it, but it had come up just before I was going away on holiday for the weekend. By the time I get back it had gone

[steviegunn]

A silver Alfa GTV6 (the old 5 door hatch one) at a dealer, by the time I'd got a decent insurance quote it had sold.

[Gwagon111]

Alfa Brera, I didn't fit very well

[wackojacko]

Regret nothing my friends, you obviously did or didn't do something for a reason that you saw fit at that moment in time.

[soad]

Mark one golf gti, local stealership had it as a trade in- looked truly mint

[Kays vRS]

A Triumph Spitfire, about 10 years ago. I was wanting a project car at the time but my dad wouldn't let me use his garage

[STW2010]

A 1980s Alfa Romeo Spider S3, which I saw on Ebay yesterday for £2200 (needed some minor work). It was only 5 miles from me, and I was going to email the guy about it today, but it's now gone!

I really liked the look of it, but then it's probably a good thing that I didn't get it.

[FastLaneGirl]

A mint Honda NSX owned by an acquaintance and real enthusiast. He wanted shot for his next project so offered it to me for £11k, 2 years ago.

I had nowhere to park it at the time, then ironically moved to somewhere with the space 2 months later, but of course it had gone by then Always regret that one!

[JoeFrost]

wackojacko said:

Regret nothing my friends, you obviously did or didn't do something for a reason that you saw fit at that moment in time.

This is true; everyone does what they think is for the best most of the time.

/philosopher mode off

[Triumph Man]

A green 1972 Range Rover with LPG. Wish I bought it. I came so close. Not all bad, I still got the Triumph, but having a V8 lpg car would have been brilliant. I was watching a Family Guy episode the other day, and Peter was having a flashback, and suddenly comes out with the statement 'I could have had a V8!' I know your pain Peter, I know your pain...