A car I used to own, just drove past me
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One of my favourite cars, I used to own, just drove past me, whilst I was enjoying a G&T in what's left of the summer sun. It was a 1999 Pug 306 cabrio, which I owned about 3 years ago. I bought it with 8000 miles on the clock, from an old girl who lived by my mum. She had it from new, and hardly ever drove it, but still had it serviced religiously every year 
. It's still looking good. That was a strange feeling. Has this happened to anyone else on here, of late?
. It's still looking good. That was a strange feeling. Has this happened to anyone else on here, of late?Happened to me 2 years ago, with a bike mind, I came out of a station on Kingsland rd in London, and was walking along the road to work, when I heard this lovely exhaust note.
Turns out it was my old Kawasaki 636 I'd sold a year previously. Weird experience, but good to see it anyway, she was looking good !
Turns out it was my old Kawasaki 636 I'd sold a year previously. Weird experience, but good to see it anyway, she was looking good !
Happened to me once, and kind of a second time...
first time was an MK2 Golf GTI I had only owned for a month or two. The head gasket went in spectacular fashion and I decided to sell on as spares or repair. A local lad picked it up for a bargain and towed it away. It drove past me a few months later, which was nice to see considering the state it left me.
Kind of second time was a car I sold to a fellow car club member. It then got sold to another club member, who turned up to a local meet in it. Was a right state if I'm honest. I ended up buying it back off him a few months further down the line and broke it for parts.
first time was an MK2 Golf GTI I had only owned for a month or two. The head gasket went in spectacular fashion and I decided to sell on as spares or repair. A local lad picked it up for a bargain and towed it away. It drove past me a few months later, which was nice to see considering the state it left me.
Kind of second time was a car I sold to a fellow car club member. It then got sold to another club member, who turned up to a local meet in it. Was a right state if I'm honest. I ended up buying it back off him a few months further down the line and broke it for parts.
Some years back, a car my parents sold turned up in in a driveway a few houses down the road.
Not that remarkable until you consider that they sold it over ten years before its reappearance. At the other end of the country.
(It also looked like it'd led a very hard life in the intervening years).
Not that remarkable until you consider that they sold it over ten years before its reappearance. At the other end of the country.
(It also looked like it'd led a very hard life in the intervening years).
I sold my 6 months old DS3 to webuyanycar in Feb 12, then in Sept 12 it drove past me. I agree, weird feeling, wanted to shout 'oi, I used to own that!'
Used to have a Flame Red 172, took us round Europe and was the best car I ever had. Sold it to get a new 200, then regretted it. After 1 yr or so, me and my Mrs even resorted to driving round the area we 'thought' he lived, just to see if we could find it! Eventually saw him driving it, so followed him and pulled alongside at traffic lights, and gave him my number in case he wanted to sell it lol, bit stalkerish I admit. He's on my FB now, so fingers crossed the time will come!
Used to have a Flame Red 172, took us round Europe and was the best car I ever had. Sold it to get a new 200, then regretted it. After 1 yr or so, me and my Mrs even resorted to driving round the area we 'thought' he lived, just to see if we could find it! Eventually saw him driving it, so followed him and pulled alongside at traffic lights, and gave him my number in case he wanted to sell it lol, bit stalkerish I admit. He's on my FB now, so fingers crossed the time will come!
Saw my old E36 328 at Lancaster services, bought by a PHer. Never got the chance to say hello.
Sold my MR2 Turbo to a bloke in Scotland. Inadvertently drove through where he must live, as I saw it on the drive, the Enkeis were gone and it was on some ropey 17" wheels and with a huge whale tail.
Sold my RS Limited to a local lad who ended up being on a run with me when I had my second MX5, he'd spent a few more quid on it, but his lass crashed it then he sold it for use as a track car
Spent a fortune on that car.
Saw my Fabia vRS on a forecourt after I had sold it back to them several months previous.
Saw my old Micra Sport+ being driven by an old granny
Sold my MR2 Turbo to a bloke in Scotland. Inadvertently drove through where he must live, as I saw it on the drive, the Enkeis were gone and it was on some ropey 17" wheels and with a huge whale tail.
Sold my RS Limited to a local lad who ended up being on a run with me when I had my second MX5, he'd spent a few more quid on it, but his lass crashed it then he sold it for use as a track car
Spent a fortune on that car.Saw my Fabia vRS on a forecourt after I had sold it back to them several months previous.
Saw my old Micra Sport+ being driven by an old granny
I had that happen to me.
October 2010, I traded in my Fiat 500 for an Abarth 500c in Nuneaton.
Last June when I was leaving work in Binley, Coventry I saw a Fiat 500 at the roundabout. It looked so alike to mine that I thought 'that owner must have good taste' until I clocked up the reg no. It was my previous car. Nearly three years after I parted paths with it.
October 2010, I traded in my Fiat 500 for an Abarth 500c in Nuneaton.
Last June when I was leaving work in Binley, Coventry I saw a Fiat 500 at the roundabout. It looked so alike to mine that I thought 'that owner must have good taste' until I clocked up the reg no. It was my previous car. Nearly three years after I parted paths with it.
Yup and kinda. Heading home from a visit to the shops and came up behind my old '86 205GRD (third car) after about two years after I had sold her, body work looked in good nick in all honesty (probably better than when I sold it) slight fly in the ointment was that the drivers side suspension had collapsed.
At some point me and my father had to go to the local scrappy for something or other (can't remember what now) and came across my second old Metro at the bottom of a pile of cars, such a sad end for E388 ATY, a car that was always reliable to me (this was some three years after I had sold her). Both cars having given me some great memories of my first informative years driving (both happen to be in the snow).
At some point me and my father had to go to the local scrappy for something or other (can't remember what now) and came across my second old Metro at the bottom of a pile of cars, such a sad end for E388 ATY, a car that was always reliable to me (this was some three years after I had sold her). Both cars having given me some great memories of my first informative years driving (both happen to be in the snow).
It's happened to me quite a few times and people are right when they say it gives them a strange feeling, a bit like seeing people living in your old house I guess. The last time was about 3 weeks ago, when I saw my old 02 reg BMW 320d, that I bought brand new during a short sensible phase.
I am 90 percent sure that it was being driven by the woman I sold it to about ten years ago! Didn't look as mint as when I sold it, but then I guess it wouldn't!
I am 90 percent sure that it was being driven by the woman I sold it to about ten years ago! Didn't look as mint as when I sold it, but then I guess it wouldn't!
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