Which car from your past do you wished you could have stored
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Where do I start...
After an innocuous start to my car ownership with Chevette's, Cavalier's, and dare I say it, a Morris Ital (80's Marina... at the time I used to mock my mate in his Maestro!), I started to climb the motoring ladder... as my wages increased and my skill behind the wheel I found myself behind a very tasty Lancia Delta turbo 16v. That was fun, but gave me the taste. Eventually in the early 90's I landed a ur quattro. And it was awesome. I kept this for a while before changing it for a Delta Integrale Evo 1. Both cars were insane and I loved them dearly. Then it came time to settle down and get something sensible. I lasted about 2yrs before a Capri 3.0 came my way which I kept for a few years. Whilst I owned this I bought 3 further 2.0S's and then a 2.8i. The bug had bitten once more. I went through a mint XR3i in gunmetal grey which I'd not seen before. Then a trio of XR4s, an original 4i, a 2.8 xr4xr and finally an ex-police 2.9i xr4x4. In amongst that lot were some damn fine Rover SD1's with the 3.5 litre v8, a beautiful Celica Supra 2.8i, a Mk2 Supra turbo and a lovely XJS-HE v12, not to mention a Mk3 Cortina 2000e which I sold just before Life on Mars came out and their value shot up :-( that car was stolen one night from my driveway complete with the head in the boot as I was replacing the head gasket at the time. Apparently a transporter came along and took it one night whilst I was out on the town. It was found abandoned about 5 mile away, everything intact.
And before I go, wouldn't be complete without a mention of 3 Granada Ghia's with the 2.8 and 2.8i engine, a Lexus (Toyota) Soarer and a pair of Audi S8's (d2), both of which trebled in value within a yr of me selling them!
Had I known then what I know now, I would have kept hold of a few of them, would have been a nice retirement pot!
Most of them were bought for shed money or less if I remember rightly - not the Lancia's/quattro. I had to invest a few quid in some of them fixing brakes/exhausts/emissions to get them running properly mind... Ah happy days...
After an innocuous start to my car ownership with Chevette's, Cavalier's, and dare I say it, a Morris Ital (80's Marina... at the time I used to mock my mate in his Maestro!), I started to climb the motoring ladder... as my wages increased and my skill behind the wheel I found myself behind a very tasty Lancia Delta turbo 16v. That was fun, but gave me the taste. Eventually in the early 90's I landed a ur quattro. And it was awesome. I kept this for a while before changing it for a Delta Integrale Evo 1. Both cars were insane and I loved them dearly. Then it came time to settle down and get something sensible. I lasted about 2yrs before a Capri 3.0 came my way which I kept for a few years. Whilst I owned this I bought 3 further 2.0S's and then a 2.8i. The bug had bitten once more. I went through a mint XR3i in gunmetal grey which I'd not seen before. Then a trio of XR4s, an original 4i, a 2.8 xr4xr and finally an ex-police 2.9i xr4x4. In amongst that lot were some damn fine Rover SD1's with the 3.5 litre v8, a beautiful Celica Supra 2.8i, a Mk2 Supra turbo and a lovely XJS-HE v12, not to mention a Mk3 Cortina 2000e which I sold just before Life on Mars came out and their value shot up :-( that car was stolen one night from my driveway complete with the head in the boot as I was replacing the head gasket at the time. Apparently a transporter came along and took it one night whilst I was out on the town. It was found abandoned about 5 mile away, everything intact.
And before I go, wouldn't be complete without a mention of 3 Granada Ghia's with the 2.8 and 2.8i engine, a Lexus (Toyota) Soarer and a pair of Audi S8's (d2), both of which trebled in value within a yr of me selling them!
Had I known then what I know now, I would have kept hold of a few of them, would have been a nice retirement pot!
Most of them were bought for shed money or less if I remember rightly - not the Lancia's/quattro. I had to invest a few quid in some of them fixing brakes/exhausts/emissions to get them running properly mind... Ah happy days...
Sold my 993 c2 manual with 90k miles on it 3 years ago for less than half what it would have been worth now... bought an Exige which I still made money on, but should have kept the 993, and got a clio sport for track days!
Oh well... can't regret it, it did mean I owned an Exige for 3 yrs which was mega, just not as lucrative, but that's not why we're pistonheads is it!
Oh well... can't regret it, it did mean I owned an Exige for 3 yrs which was mega, just not as lucrative, but that's not why we're pistonheads is it!
Oh boy. I think this thread might have been made just for me. Cars I have let go for pennies include:
993RS Touring (LHD) - bought for £45k, sold for £26k
964 Turbo 3.6 (RHD and only 16k miles) - bought for £43k, traded for £36k
996 GT3 mk 1 (RHD) - bought for can't remember - £60s? - traded for £40-odd
I did also have a LHD 964 Cup race car (hence the user name) but that sat at Malton for a couple of years at a stratospheric valuation without moving, so perhaps that was less of a loss when I did finally sell it on privately.
I do also regret not buying a 964RS in RHD when I was offered it for £43k from Porsche Chiswick back in the day. And a 2.7 Carrera RS for not much more in the late 90s... but then I wouldn't have kept them anyway, would I? Oh, and I didn't buy a Ferrari 512BB for < £60k either (from Verdi, so thereby might have hung a tale) because I couldn't really get into it. All it really needed was a steering boss extension...
So that's about half a mill in things I shouldn't have sold, and much the same in things I never bought in the first place. 20-20 foresight and I'd be a millionaire. And of course broke from the storage, insurance fees and payments on the six cars in question.
993RS Touring (LHD) - bought for £45k, sold for £26k
964 Turbo 3.6 (RHD and only 16k miles) - bought for £43k, traded for £36k
996 GT3 mk 1 (RHD) - bought for can't remember - £60s? - traded for £40-odd
I did also have a LHD 964 Cup race car (hence the user name) but that sat at Malton for a couple of years at a stratospheric valuation without moving, so perhaps that was less of a loss when I did finally sell it on privately.
I do also regret not buying a 964RS in RHD when I was offered it for £43k from Porsche Chiswick back in the day. And a 2.7 Carrera RS for not much more in the late 90s... but then I wouldn't have kept them anyway, would I? Oh, and I didn't buy a Ferrari 512BB for < £60k either (from Verdi, so thereby might have hung a tale) because I couldn't really get into it. All it really needed was a steering boss extension...
So that's about half a mill in things I shouldn't have sold, and much the same in things I never bought in the first place. 20-20 foresight and I'd be a millionaire. And of course broke from the storage, insurance fees and payments on the six cars in question.
Most of these are worth a fair bit more nowadays than when I sold them: Lancia Delta HF Turbo, 200SX, Mk2 Golf GTI, Corrado VR6, S2000, TVR Chimaera.
Just before asking prices for Integrales went nuts I went to look at a tidy FSH 16v 'Grale that was up for £5k with warranty. Wish I'd bought that!
Just before asking prices for Integrales went nuts I went to look at a tidy FSH 16v 'Grale that was up for £5k with warranty. Wish I'd bought that!
The story of my poor decisions in when to sell 911s is the stuff of legend.
1968 SWB ( yes it's a 912 - but a 5 dial sunroof coupe in Light Ivory, but still impressive, how ace is this?) sold in 2001 for £7000…
1989 Carrera 3.2 with 34k miles, Stainless straight through SSI sports exhaust (set car alarms off at idle), filters, EPROM chip, 265bhp. Guards Red, extended leather, elec sts, heated sts, climate control, sunroof, large fuel tank option, wide Fuchs, MO30, G50, delete rear spoiler and no rear wiper. How CLEAN does it look? Sold in 2005 for £19000. This is the real I wish I'd never sold it. £100,000 today? I think so…
1995 Carrera Coupe, 120,000 miles, but in Polar Silver with Classic Grey leather, A/C, Traga split rims. Sold for £16500 in 2007 as I had a back injury and couldn't get in it. Could have been £30000 today I think.
Current one's a keeper unless the market trend starts to reverse!
1968 SWB ( yes it's a 912 - but a 5 dial sunroof coupe in Light Ivory, but still impressive, how ace is this?) sold in 2001 for £7000…
1989 Carrera 3.2 with 34k miles, Stainless straight through SSI sports exhaust (set car alarms off at idle), filters, EPROM chip, 265bhp. Guards Red, extended leather, elec sts, heated sts, climate control, sunroof, large fuel tank option, wide Fuchs, MO30, G50, delete rear spoiler and no rear wiper. How CLEAN does it look? Sold in 2005 for £19000. This is the real I wish I'd never sold it. £100,000 today? I think so…
1995 Carrera Coupe, 120,000 miles, but in Polar Silver with Classic Grey leather, A/C, Traga split rims. Sold for £16500 in 2007 as I had a back injury and couldn't get in it. Could have been £30000 today I think.
Current one's a keeper unless the market trend starts to reverse!
when was that?Was close to pulling the trigger on a £10/11k Z3M in Dakar yellow in 2012 or a Phoenix Yellow one for £21k with a full Schnitzer kit, BBS LM's, S54 engine and very low miles from Hexagon.... The later was nice but too pricey.... Would easily be worth double that now probably.
Had two Z4M's since a roadster and owner of a coupe the former was written off and I got paid out more than I paid and the coupe I got for fairly cheap
Had two Z4M's since a roadster and owner of a coupe the former was written off and I got paid out more than I paid and the coupe I got for fairly cheap
You choose
Mk1 Escort Mexico (1st car)
Chevette HS
Opel Ascona 400
E30 M3 Evo 2
Sapphire Cosworth 2WD
E36 M3 Saloon
Impreza 22B One of 16 UK cars (Stolen)
Impreza 22B One of 15 UK cars .....
964 RS Midnight Blue
964 RS Guards Red
993 RS Guards Red Bought for £34.5k, sold for £42k. now worth ...???
Impreza P1
Mk1 996 GT3 Zanzibar
964 RS Rubystone
996 GT2 Midnight Blue
Gen 1997 GT3 Meteor Grey
Subaru Impreza WRC car (the 2nd WRC car Prodrive built)
Mk1 996 GT3 Zanzibar (I bought it back ! !)
M3 CSL
996 GT2 Basalt Black (Ohlins, remap, Ruf exhaust)
996 GT3 RS White with Red
Gen 1 997 GT3 Slate Grey
1M Coupe Orange
1M Coupe White AP's, Sparco race seats install, decat, custom geo set up.
M6 V10
964 RS Ferrari Yellow.
Mk1 996 GT3 Black with Ohlins, Clubsport cage, Manthey K400 etc
Mk1 996 GT3 Clubsport Guards Red.
All gone now
But still have the memories of some simply epic drives, and no f*cker's taking them away
Mk1 Escort Mexico (1st car)
Chevette HS
Opel Ascona 400
E30 M3 Evo 2
Sapphire Cosworth 2WD
E36 M3 Saloon
Impreza 22B One of 16 UK cars (Stolen)
Impreza 22B One of 15 UK cars .....
964 RS Midnight Blue
964 RS Guards Red
993 RS Guards Red Bought for £34.5k, sold for £42k. now worth ...???
Impreza P1
Mk1 996 GT3 Zanzibar
964 RS Rubystone
996 GT2 Midnight Blue
Gen 1997 GT3 Meteor Grey
Subaru Impreza WRC car (the 2nd WRC car Prodrive built)
Mk1 996 GT3 Zanzibar (I bought it back ! !)
M3 CSL
996 GT2 Basalt Black (Ohlins, remap, Ruf exhaust)
996 GT3 RS White with Red
Gen 1 997 GT3 Slate Grey
1M Coupe Orange
1M Coupe White AP's, Sparco race seats install, decat, custom geo set up.
M6 V10
964 RS Ferrari Yellow.
Mk1 996 GT3 Black with Ohlins, Clubsport cage, Manthey K400 etc
Mk1 996 GT3 Clubsport Guards Red.
All gone now
But still have the memories of some simply epic drives, and no f*cker's taking them away
Where to start... Probably the 3.6 965 turbo 911 that I sold for 28k (now 200k+, terrible car though) or the z3m coupe I sold for 5k,or the offer of a 964rs for 32k that I turned down because my girlfriend didn't like it (now ex obviously) the e39 m5 with 28k miles for 7.5k.. Moral of the story, if I sell a car, you should buy it because I'm clearly an idiot.
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Wish I had been able to keep any one of the four Ford RS200s I used as Daily Drivers in the late 1980s. Especially the last of them, which was painted Rosso Red.
Today's problem would be getting in and out, which I could do, easily, thirty years ago, but maybe not any more.
In all my years of driving (er, yes - you do the math ....) I have never driven any other car which could out-corner the RS200, or which gave me such a buzz on every journey.
Could I have kept one ? Yes, the red one, but it had already completed 48,000 miles when Ford offered to sell it to me, and I could see what the running costs of a turbo BDT engine, a bespoke FF 4x4 transmission system, and soft-compound Pirelli P Zeroes could add up to so ....
Today's problem would be getting in and out, which I could do, easily, thirty years ago, but maybe not any more.
In all my years of driving (er, yes - you do the math ....) I have never driven any other car which could out-corner the RS200, or which gave me such a buzz on every journey.
Could I have kept one ? Yes, the red one, but it had already completed 48,000 miles when Ford offered to sell it to me, and I could see what the running costs of a turbo BDT engine, a bespoke FF 4x4 transmission system, and soft-compound Pirelli P Zeroes could add up to so ....
'85 Gamma sold in 2005 - £800
'82 928S sold in 2008 - £2000
'99 840 sold in 2011 - £6000
But all is not lost - I've held on to this for nearly 20 years, paying £4k, and ooh it must be worth at least £4.5 by now...
Ironically in 2003 I sold a '70 Corsair 2000E my Dad was storing for me to make room for the XJ6 following a house move. I got £1600 - same car sold last year for £8k.
I suspect I won't be giving up the day job.
'82 928S sold in 2008 - £2000
'99 840 sold in 2011 - £6000
But all is not lost - I've held on to this for nearly 20 years, paying £4k, and ooh it must be worth at least £4.5 by now...
Ironically in 2003 I sold a '70 Corsair 2000E my Dad was storing for me to make room for the XJ6 following a house move. I got £1600 - same car sold last year for £8k.
I suspect I won't be giving up the day job.
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