How many iconic cars have slipped through your hands?

[ArmaghMan]

Just read the thread on the death of the Imprezza and the talk of original ones becoming valuable collectors pieces like the Integrale or Escort Cossie and felt a tang of remorse over letting my absolutely standard original Imprezza go for buttons.

Others.....

The last 1.6 Gti Golf registered in NI which I got £500 for
1986 Mk 2 Golf Gti which I got £800 for

wonder what they'd be worth now if still standard and looked after?

[Chris Peacock]

I could of swapped my Civic type R for a BMW M5 (e39)

...got scared and ran away from the large portion of V8 bork...


..(I need to scratch the itch!!!)

[ArmaghMan]

Chris Peacock said:

I could of swapped my Civic type R for a BMW M5 (e39)

...got scared and ran away from the large portion of V8 bork...


..(I need to scratch the itch!!!)

I'm on my second one.....get scratching.....

[VinceFox]

celica ta22 liftback, when i was 17. dad talked me out of it. it was red and everything.

[sjabrown]

I had a very smart 205gti that I picked up for £900 about 3 years ago. Met its end against a stag.

Still, got 3 other 205s sitting at home..

[Chris Peacock]

ArmaghMan said:

Chris Peacock said:

I could of swapped my Civic type R for a BMW M5 (e39)

...got scared and ran away from the large portion of V8 bork...


..(I need to scratch the itch!!!)

I'm on my second one.....get scratching.....

Oooohhhhhh, Would you recommend one?..have you had much Bork AM?

[billywhizzzzzz]

Sold my e30 M3 about 12 years ago. They've since trebled in value

[nottyash]

Honda CRX, would love another, but really rare and expensive for an oroginal.

Civic Type R EK9, really rare in black imported myself. Sold when I got board and fancied a change

Honda Civic Jordan. I had car # PO1.

[chibbard]

I've had a Mk1 Escort Turbo followed by a 3 door Sierra Cosworth followed by a TVR Griffith 5.0 Ltr followed by a TVR Cerbera 4.5 Ltr (which i still have). All went up in value after i sold them.

[LordHaveMurci]

Sold one of the last Fiat 20vt's for £500 as turbo had blown. Almost bought an Audi RS2 & a an E30 M3 when they were sensible money, almost but never actually did it :-(

[gshughes]

4 I guess. Mini, 205 Gti, Porsche 944 & MX5.

[amnesiaV8]

Just the one...

[AlexRS2782]

Sold my Series 2 Escort RS Turbo a couple of years ago for £2k. Had FSH, dealer invoice, every MOT, etc, etc, and bodywork & engine were in excellent condition. Prices have since gone up and the car got sold recently for £5k

Back in '07 i had the chance of buying an RS500 Sierra Cosworth when prices were fairly low on them. The same car now would be valued well in excess of £35k

After missing out on that i saw a genuine Dimma kitted 205 GTI which had been stored for a few years. Waited 1 day too long to call the seller and it had gone by the time i did

Also had the chance of buying a genuine BTCC support Clio Cup car back in '08 but had to pull out due to a change in personal circumstances. Was gutted as it was one that had been built & prepped, but never actually raced so hadn't been crashed or pranged

Edited by AlexRS2782 on Friday 14th December 22:16

[J4CKO]

Mk2 Golf GTI's, they slipped through my fingers, usually into a dush pan and brush, they did tend to be rusty.

[dean350z]

When i was 18 i bought a bog standard, 1 owner from new mk2 escort 1.3gl for £300....no idea what i did with that but I'd love to still have it now....with a pinto or YB tucked under the bonnet of course.

I came very close in 1996 ish to buying a yellow intergrale evo for 12k, test drove it but the girlfriend didn't like it.

Also, when i was 21 i had the chance to swap my clio williams for a BTCC support clio cup, i drove all the way to Wales but lost my bottle, it was great fun on the test drive.

But my biggest automotive regret was when i sold my Williams i was offered a beautiful garaged Renault turbo 2 for 6k....6 sodding grand!!!!....and again, i lost my bottle.

Now i have actually thought about it and wrote it down i'm a bit gutted and rather annoyed with myself.

[Eighteeteewhy]

Pug 309 Goodwood

BMW 635csi

Citroen BX 16v

[loafer123]

Nearly bought a 1972 911T in 2005 and a 190sl in 2007. Still annoys me.

[TOENHEEL]

The only car I wish I could of hung onto was my Noble 3R rare cars for the future and many are rough as hell mine was mint!

[eldar]

Late 1970s I bought a rusty E type Jag, 1963 3.8 convertible. £150 with no MOT. Did a bit of fettling, got a years MOT and sold it for £300, thinking I was a genius. Should have stuck it in a garage and ignored it for 10 years.

[muley]

In my early motoring days - turned down a ZA Magnette for £25, a 21 window VW van - also £25. Sold my Kermit Green Mk 1 Ford Mexico for a song. Virtually gave away my immaculate '66 1098c.c. Midget.

Sigh..