Cars You've Missed the Boat on?

[stewjohnst]

Replying to a thread on here about someone wanting a V8 got me thinking...

There are certain cars out there I'd always wanted but for various reasons (money, insurance, not fitting with the rest of the fleet, impractical for work, etc.) I've never got around to buying.

For a lot of these now, I fear the moment has probably passed and I'll never own one now unless I pocket a major lottery win either because they've dated too much, are going to be too high miles or just generally knackered.

I'm not talking megabucks, just things that tugged your heart strings over the years;

My list;
Mazda RX-7, first saw one at the Birmingham motorshow years ago as a small kid and always wanted one.
Jaguar XJR (the XJ308 version) They're all too high mile and are aging a little in design for me now.
BMW 850 CSi - They're overpriced, and I don't have the chest wig or Hoff hair to carry it off.
Ferari 456 - It's teetering on the brink for me now - I will have one if it kills me but some days I look and think it's dated...

Is there anything that you used to pine for that has now slipped into the never, never category?

[DLovett]

850CSi overpriced?

Have you driven one?

[LukeBird]

NSX. Realistically by the time I can buy one, I'm pretty sure they will be a fair whack more cash than they are now.

[Use Psychology]

austin seven

[phil1979]

[stewjohnst]

DLovett said:

850CSi overpriced?

Have you driven one?

No but to my mind it's a little expensive to indulge an old yearning and that's why I'll probably never drive one (even though I had a photo on my wall for years).

It's a silly reason not to, but it's those silly reasons that stop me from bankrupting myself

[Use Psychology]

i was late for a ferry in a cavalier once.

[OllieC]

mk1 / mk2 escort
e30 m3
Sierra cosworth 3dr (maybe even a sapphire too )

[Efbe]

1968 ford mustang 301. turned one down 8 years ago for £4500. worth triple that now at least :/

[GroundEffect]

phil1979 said:

I was quite late for the Integra DC2 when I got mine - it was nearing the end of its fun-life. And now that I've realised I was stupid to sell it and want another, they're even older and in worse condition.

[thinfourth2]

BMW M3 the E30* one i wanted one when prices were at the bottom of the market but i never bought one.

• The crap one with the horrible little 4pot and zero toys

[mnkiboy]

Mk1 Focus RS. Whilst they're affordable, the longer it goes on the less chance there is of getting an original unmodified one.

Had a chance to buy one a couple of years back but went for something newer and quicker instead. Will probably forever regret that.

[nickg123]

RX7 was up there for me, mainly fuel costs that would stop me now - silly on fuel even when driving slowly....

Others that i would have really liked, R33 GTR and a Supra Twin Turbo back when i was really loving those powerful Jap motors :-)

[andy43]

phil1979 said:

That's not a miss, that's a direct hit

[Rude-boy]

thinfourth2 said:

BMW M3 the E30* one i wanted one when prices were at the bottom of the market but i never bought one.

• The crap one with the horrible little 4pot and zero toys

Likewise, but I was holding out for a Cecotto one to fall into my sights. Too Late!!!

Old man missed a full fat Batmobile for £10k about 20 years ago and sold a wingless CSL, in perfect just restored condition about 3 years before the market woke up.

On the flip side i am aware of a chap who bought an M1 becasue he'd always dreamed of owning one. Would have sold it after a year or so if the engine hadn't developed an issue. By the time he had had time to get it fixed and it was back in his garage the market had woken up...

[Steameh]

E46 M3 or E39 M5

I really want to own one of these two, but I can never see it happening, too many scare stories ruining the image of ownership I have.

[Ari]

MK1 Capri RS 3100

Was offered a good one that had been in the same family since new for £1,500 many years ago, just didn't have the money for it.

[Perd Hapley]

I considered a Renault 4 as my first car, kinda wish I'd done it now as there are hardly any left.

[lance1a]

The Toyota 2000GT that my mate used as a banger racer in SA because it was ' A piece of Jap Crap'

The BMW E9 3.0 CSL (1972 tax free and with 57000 miles) that we sold for £11 000 a few years back only to see the prices shoot into the thirties.

[Chicane-UK]

I was quite excited about the Fiat 500 way before it launched and no-one was seemingly interested in buying one. The prices were very reasonable for a new one, with 0% finance and all sorts of other deals to tempt people back to Fiat.

I debated going for one and didn't bother. And then about a year after they came out people gradually got keen on them.. and the deals went away.. and the prices went right up.. and I lost interest!