The one that got away...

James Bond Junior

I had the chance to buy an e30 m sport for small money in 2010 as well as a 635csi highline. Always kicked myself that I didn't buy the e30 to this day. I also missed out on winning a Renault Megane on the radio a few years ago. Picked box 2 even though my head was screaming go to box 3, the holy trinity and all that and lo and behold the keys of the car were in box 3.

I also sold an Audi a3 2.0 tdi that was great car for my needs at the time and still would be. I owned it outright but insisted I needed to keep upgrading and getting loans in which to do so. I would have saved a pretty penny if I'd just kept that car as my commute means cars get worn out on consumables fairly quickly but isn't too hard on the engine.

Motors forum what are your cars you regret letting go or selling?

colm_mcm

I had a lovely 88 Saab 900 Turbo pretty much bought in the Uk. Flew over, had the money, agreed a price. This car was exceptional. 2 owners from new, sellers dad was the first owner. Both were Saab nuts. Bought a classic policy on it and all.
On the test drive there was a slight hesitation it annoyed the seller so much he wanted to bring it to his specialist to get it sorted but it was a Sunday and place wasn't open. He didn't want to sell it as-is.
I had to fly home as I had work stuff. Just at that time I spotted an FTO that had been on my radar for a few months but the seller had knocked a few grand off the asking so I bought that once I got home.
The Saab would be worth a fortune now and would be hitting classic tax now, but the FTO was a cracker and I loved owning it.

CIP4

Back when I bought my mk5 golf I was looking at a mk6 highline golf tiny miles one owner which we knew it was 6k dearer than the mk5 which I later bought. At the time parents were going to lend me the money to buy it. I often wondered if I had bought the mk6 would I have kept it and still have it saving myself a lot of money as it was a lovely car.

Funnily enough a car I regret selling to some extent was my 11 reg Megane it was great car and so reliable and cheap to run never cost me a penny and it was a bit quirky but I just didn't see it at the time. Minute I finished college started work and earning real money, in it went against the famous A4. Really the only thing wrong with the Megane was it was down a bit on power but that wasn't a good enough reason to get rid of it looking back on it I should have kept it 3 years or so would definitely of saved me a ton of money.

Unfortunately when it comes to me and cars it's a case of the grass constantly being greener on the other side leaving me not content with what I have a lot of the time.

NIMAN

I miss my 1991 MR2.
It was so much fun.
I sold it for £500.

James Bond Junior

CIP4 wrote: »

Back when I bought my mk5 golf I was looking at a mk6 highline golf tiny miles one owner which we knew it was 6k dearer than the mk5 which I later bought. At the time parents were going to lend me the money to buy it. I often wondered if I had bought the mk6 would I have kept it and still have it saving myself a lot of money as it was a lovely car.

Funnily enough a car I regret selling to some extent was my 11 reg Megane it was great car and so reliable and cheap to run never cost me a penny and it was a bit quirky but I just didn't see it at the time. Minute I finished college started work and earning real money, in it went against the famous A4. Really the only thing wrong with the Megane was it was down a bit on power but that wasn't a good enough reason to get rid of it looking back on it I should have kept it 3 years or so would definitely of saved me a ton of money.

Unfortunately when it comes to me and cars it's a case of the grass constantly being greener on the other side leaving me not content with what I have a lot of the time.

Someone on here told you recently to bangernomics for a while. I have done that with my current daily and it's very liberating financially and mentally. Car needs a grand of repairs, shag that, buy a another one. You should give it a go.

bear1

James Bond Junior wrote: »

I had the chance to buy an e30 m sport for small money in 2010 as well as a 635csi highline. Always kicked myself that I didn't buy the e30 to this day. I also missed out on winning a Renault Megane on the radio a few years ago. Picked box 2 even though my head was screaming go to box 3, the holy trinity and all that and lo and behold the keys of the car were in box 3.

I also sold an Audi a3 2.0 tdi that was great car for my needs at the time and still would be. I owned it outright but insisted I needed to keep upgrading and getting loans in which to do so. I would have saved a pretty penny if I'd just kept that car as my commute means cars get worn out on consumables fairly quickly but isn't too hard on the engine.

Motors forum what are your cars you regret letting go or selling?

What was in box number 2?

ShadowHearth

My skyline r33 gtst with 399hp, 4 door too. Very rare.
Had it offroad for a year as I couldnt afford run it and get ncted. My work situation was very bad. When I got back on my feet a bit and had money, I was between choice of trying to put it back on road, sort out all issues or get new car.
I decided to sell it and use money to get new car. Its bitter sweet experience. I got subaru wrx blob eye, which I loved to bits, but the fecker I sold skyline to just striped it and threw the body in a ditch. I was so pissed off.

Miss it a lot.

James Bond Junior

bear1 wrote: »

What was in box number 2?

€100 and a model Megane. It was a month before I'd gone sale agreed on my house and I could have done with every cent the car was worth at the time to pay for the renovation the house needed.

Supergurrier

Vauxhall Monaro 2007 with the 6 litre ls motor in 2014. Was on donedeal for 10k euros pre nct. I was selling another car at the time and it sold afew days before mine did, which made me very very sad.

Also kinda regret selling my ST but variety and all that.

Senna

About 2010, I was in the market for another Mk2 MR2 and there was one on a UK MR2 forum, it had 30k miles, completely genuine, grade 4.5 from Japan with all the import papers when he had bought it, it was immaculate. He was looking for more than I could afford especially with the stupid jap vrt prices. He started dropping the price but was still out of my range, so I ended up buying a different one.
About a month later he sold it to another member for nearly half what he had it advertised at, which would have been well within my budget.


This is similar, loved the colour.

M S E

The car I regret not buying was a blue Mitsubishi evo 9 fq320. Was also thinking about an evo 9 mr but I test drove the fq320 and still regret not buying it. There was a blue evo 9 at Gowran the other day and found myself spending ages looking at it. There was also a beautiful black evo 6 Tommi Makinen at Limerick Cars and Coffee a while back and again found myself going back to look at it over and over. Even though my taste in cars tends to favour German cars now there is part of me that will always love evos and I should have bought that evo when I had the chance.

Grolschevik

Pristine mark 1 Fiesta. Loved that car.

Ionised

Going way back to 1994 I bought a 1992 Nissan 200sx (pre face-lift, pop-up lights, lovely turbo whine) bone stock with 35k miles on it. Nicest car to travel distances in I've ever owned. Kept it two years.
How I wish I'd put that away in a garage.

Try and find one now that hasn't been modded terribly.

OldMrBrennan83

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CorkMan_

6 years ago I had the chance to buy an E28 M535i for €3,500. It was a few weeks before my wedding so I told the fella I'd think about it. He rang me later that day to say the other fella he'd asked had bought it.

CalamariFritti

When I say the thread title I immediately had to think of what happened to me when I was a very young man.

I worked 15 to 20 hours a week during college for a computer/tv/gadgets shop. And I needed a car.

My boss who I got on very well with was driving this 'little' beauty and she was 20 years old at the time and he wanted to change. Today this would fetch decent money in presentable condition, but at the time she was only a 20 years old big thirsty (but awesome) Merc. She was navy, no rust, automatic stick at the pillar and had actual little carpets instead of mats. When you put your foot down she made a noise like an American 5 litre guzzler. She was great.

We shook hands over it on a Friday and agreed to close the deal on Monday.

Then on Sunday he parked her in front of a restaurant and while he was having his pizza someone missed a turn and ploughed right into her. Writing her off.

It always felt like she was the one that got away even though in hindsight I probably would have had her only for a couple of years or so.

rabbitinlights

A mint low mileage (<60k) 2003 BMW E39 M5 for €8900 in 2012 - They are now €20k+ and climbing if you can find one for sale.

Bought an engagement ring instead - She said yes, but I sometimes like to think what if........

mloc123

Same as a few people here... sold a rev3 mk2 mr2 turbo, at the time I told myself it was a money pit to keep on the road.. it wasn't really.

I would like to buy one back now as a weekend/summer car but they seem to be in short enough supply... assuming most of them ended up in ditches or walls.

Truckermal

I had a beautiful E30 in 1999 and sold it for a 405!
:rolleyes:

James Bond Junior

Truckermal wrote: »

I had a beautiful E30 in 1999 and sold it for a 405!
:rolleyes:

Ouch! I wonder how many lads passed up cars or sold them to buy rings? Seems to be a common theme. The joke in this house is I bought my e36 so I wouldnt be able to afford the ring! :cool::D:D:D

Truckermal

James Bond Junior wrote: »

Ouch! I wonder how many lads passed up cars or sold them to buy rings? Seems to be a common theme. The joke in this house is I bought my e36 so I wouldnt be able to afford the ring! :cool::D:D:D

I was only 20 so rings were the last thing on my mind!:D

Eric Cartman

A black 98 BMW 840i , was for sale for 4500 with a bit of nct and a full service history in 2013 , thought f*ck it ill get one in a few years, now they're 14k for a mediocre example and can be up to 20 for anything really nice.

RWD

Bought a 1989 BMW e30 320ise (6Cylinder) in February 2014 (I was 15),picked it up for €900,spent every penny I had getting it to where I wanted,respray,new wheels,etc,etc,I sold it in June 2015 for €2,500,it was costing me around €2,000,you'd be lucky to get a decent one for less than €4,000 now I have an e36 atm,I've persuaded myself that I won't sell it for love nor money

fancy pigeon

Car I had: Mercedes C200 petrol. The car that started the Mercedes following. An E36 318IS was swapped for it and was the best decision ever made. It was hilariously clocked, had a welded diff and never gave up. Some fantastic memories with that car. Forced to sell it and still miss it dearly to this day

Car I almost bought: Audi A8 4.2 Quattro. Had double glazed windows, seats to die for and was a lovely maroon colour. Missed out on it by seconds at an auction many many years ago. Very cheap as no-one wanted to pay the tax on i

95D27600. That's how you know it's the one that got away: you remember the reg