Which car have you loved the most and lost?
Which car have you loved the most and lost?
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Al U

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2,394 posts

162 months

Friday 30th August 2013
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When i was 19 (i'm 24 now) i had a red vw lupo gti. I really did love it, i loved how rare it was, i loved the even rarer option heated leather seats, i loved the short ratio 6 speed box, i loved doing 140mph in it on the autobahn and i just loved the love/hate looks. I think i'd still be driving it now if i hadn't been rear ended while stationary by a car doing 50mph. For me it's one of those cars that you love and is irreplaceable, i didn't even want to try and find another one when it got written off. What's yours?

bobbo89

6,028 posts

176 months

Friday 30th August 2013
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When i was 21 (now 24) I had a black Lupo GTI......

...I really do miss that car

zebra

4,555 posts

245 months

Friday 30th August 2013
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My matchbox Maserati Bora

anonymous-user

85 months

Friday 30th August 2013
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I miss my Alfa 156, especially the interior:



Ultimately though it was costing me a fortune to run, so getting rid was the right decision.

RDMcG

20,908 posts

238 months

Friday 30th August 2013
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Lancia Fulvia HF when it was just an old car

E39M5... a simply amazing car.

VinceFox

20,566 posts

203 months

Friday 30th August 2013
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My capri. Sounds like she went to a good home though.

Tyre Tread

10,696 posts

247 months

Friday 30th August 2013
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Charade GTti - amazing little thing.

Al U

Original Poster:

2,394 posts

162 months

Friday 30th August 2013
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bobbo89 said:
When i was 21 (now 24) I had a black Lupo GTI......

...I really do miss that car
Didn't expect that as a first reply! Did you/why did you sell it?

Myc

306 posts

192 months

Friday 30th August 2013
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My Ink Black Fiat Coupe 20V.

Bought it with 32K on the clock and sold it with 96K a couple of years later. The car never missed a beat and cost me virtually nothing in parts during that time. Let it go for peanuts at the time and wish I'd found somewhere to store it instead, to be resurrected just about now as the mid-life crisis is beginning to kick in.

vixen1700

29,320 posts

301 months

Friday 30th August 2013
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My 1967 Volvo 1800S. This picture must have been taken around 1993 or so, not a sporty car but beautiful, reliable and used daily for my M25 commute.

Sold it to go travelling after splitting with an ex, but needn't have really as I didn't use as much money as I thought I would. Gutted, loved that car. frown

omgus

7,305 posts

206 months

Friday 30th August 2013
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My Impreza Wagon




It made every journey more entertaining in some way.

DubZeus

1,401 posts

249 months

Friday 30th August 2013
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Golf Mk1 driver converted to 1.4 ABD/GT still with MPI 7k rev limit chip & 268 cam, not silly fast but it handled well & had so much feel & real fun to drive. Why oh why did I get rid frown


Debaser

8,667 posts

292 months

Friday 30th August 2013
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My M030 944 turbo SE. Probably the best handling car I've ever driven.

bobbo89

6,028 posts

176 months

Friday 30th August 2013
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Al U said:
Didn't expect that as a first reply! Did you/why did you sell it?
Bigger and faster cars became more easily insurable and I wanted something I could fit my bike in the back of.

I've since learnt that bigger and faster doesnt mean its more fun, if anything, less so.

I've also only had my bike in the back of my Civic about 5 times since I bought it a year ago!

Fartgalen

6,935 posts

238 months

Friday 30th August 2013
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vixen1700 said:


My 1967 Volvo 1800S. This picture must have been taken around 1993 or so, not a sporty car but beautiful, reliable and used daily for my M25 commute.

Sold it to go travelling after splitting with an ex, but needn't have really as I didn't use as much money as I thought I would. Gutted, loved that car. frown
Now that is nice.

leafspring

7,032 posts

168 months

Friday 30th August 2013
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My little Renault 5, 1.4, 5 speed... total snotter that died from terminal tin worm. Not fast but it was fun

HD Adam

5,155 posts

215 months

Friday 30th August 2013
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Had a Mk1 3000GT pretty much like this in Red with Chrome Rostyles when I was in my early 20's.



In a rather ironic role reversal, I lent it to my dad who wrote it off about 200 yards from our house.

Bugger frown

anonymous-user

85 months

Friday 30th August 2013
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Sad but: my mk1 octavia VRS. Wish I hadn't sold it.

TNH

592 posts

178 months

Friday 30th August 2013
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My mk2 punto 1.2 sporting. Absolutely loved that car.

unfortunately some old woman pulled out on me and wrote it off frown

CatfishCKY

904 posts

203 months

Friday 30th August 2013
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I miss my March Cabriolet a lot, rare, interesting and good fun even though it was glacially slow and hard to find parts for! I had some great times in it, and I did truly love it, but it made way for my first Mx5!