cars you regret getting rid of :(

VTR · 6 Mar 2011 at 19:38

Evo II GSR. 300BHP, 3" straight through exhaust, HKS filters, 1.2 bar boost.

JDM STi v7 Scooby. Awesome all round car although not as raw as the Evo.

MikeHiow · 6 Mar 2011 at 19:39

My VXR. It's replacement was better in every single way, but I miss the way I felt when I drove the VXR - so much character.

puckpool_side by mikehiow, on Flickr

siderear by mikehiow, on Flickr

naefeart · 6 Mar 2011 at 20:10

I regret not having had the money to have kept it and bought it's replacement.

VTR · 6 Mar 2011 at 20:37

MikeHiow said:
My VXR. It's replacement was better in every single way, but I miss the way I felt when I drove the VXR - so much character.

Great cars to drive aint they, think I'll miss mine when she goes now!

wozzizname · 6 Mar 2011 at 21:00

I miss the mk2 Golf gti 16v I had many years ago, but most of all I miss my Ducati Monster S4 - t'was a great bike with bags of character, and it looked and sounded gorgeous.

mattbill · 7 Mar 2011 at 11:41

My DC2... the Clio 182 is awesome to drive, handles etc. But it lacks the character that the DC2 has. But it is nicer having a newer car that doesn't need to have bits replacing every weekend.

eatcustard · 7 Mar 2011 at 12:29

Any real Minis I have owned

Nomisf · 7 Mar 2011 at 12:46

My Green 306, the paintwork was aboloutley lovely - Sherwood Green - shame about the 1.6 engine ...

It was completely mint too !

ryanpetit · 7 Mar 2011 at 15:06

Without a doubt these three:

Probably the Mondeo the most, it was immaculate.

Prophet · 7 Mar 2011 at 15:19

Mk3 Astra Sport in GSi form with a turbo lump squeezed in. It ended up being scrapped after the person I sold it two went through 2 engines

Torch [P4] · 7 Mar 2011 at 19:31

spent so much money on my Ghia X Mondy, had 200Bhp using SVT parts and dastek unichip and full RSAP bodykit genuine ford parts used....

sold her to get my M3 which i only managed to own for 10 months

Crowze · 7 Mar 2011 at 19:56

I've only sold one car, a Volvo 850, so no I don't regret selling it

. I regret selling my BMW K75RT though - reliable, comfortable, 70mpg on a good run, and 0-60 in under 5 seconds... now an appreciating classic too

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4T5 · 7 Mar 2011 at 20:09

My SJ was a complete Beast & the only motor I have felt completely safe in when going Nuts off road. Should Never have sold it.

My Vit took complete abuse for 13 months & never skipped a beat & was loads more comfortable on road than the SJ.

Lastly my Landy 90 County which I took swimming, Nowt feels tuther than a Landy 90, I miss it like an old Girl friend who did that kinky stuff for me.

One other motor of mine springs to mind but I've got no pics, It was a Mk2 Tina 1600GT debadged & tweaked by me. I watch episodes of the Sweeney in the hope I can spot one.

cm1179 · 7 Mar 2011 at 22:40

ryanpetit said:

not sold on the wheels but that is very nice

[TW]Fox · 7 Mar 2011 at 22:52

Princey said:
I loved it because it was always seen as the underdog

No it wasn't. It was the most powerful hot hatch when it came out - it was never seen as the underdog, it just relegated itself to the bottom of the class because it wasn't as good as the competition.

Don't confuse that with being the underdog

Ev0 · 7 Mar 2011 at 23:05

lol true, it was always seen as the one with the biggest punch but lacked the handling of it's peers, nothing underdog about it.

There's underdog, and there's just plain not as good as it could have been.

Not that it's a bad car at all, infact it's never been called a bad car, just the Focus, Golf and Megane all seemed to be rated a bit better.

commited · 8 Mar 2011 at 00:50

I only regret selling 3 cars.

'90 e30 318iS

This was my first RWD purchase and still one of the best cars I've ever driven. It proved itself as incredibly quick and capable on the few trackdays I took it to and was quick thanks to the mild tuning and shorter differential. Only sold it as it was a second car and was hardly ever used.

'03 e39 530d Sport

I bought this for work when I still had the e30. Absolutely phenominal car - it was pretty much the cleanest e39 I'd seen for sale. The best car I've owned and I will have to spend a lot to top it in the future. Only sold it as it was replaced by a company car and I didn't need 4 cars.

'79 W116 350SE

My first V8! The car was incredibly well specced from the factory with a few rare options and full black leather which was still in great condition. I sold it as it needed the same body work as my W115 had needed and I just couldn't face doing it over the winter.

Clearcut · 8 Mar 2011 at 06:54

Mike, I have to say, that VXR is stunning.

helpimcrap · 8 Mar 2011 at 07:28

i suppose an M reg escort diesel L.

mate said it was the worst car he'd ever driven but it cost me £50 with a full tank of diesel (failed mot hence sale to me), sold it 2 years later for £250 with a full mot on it. see it still driving around now. fitted it with a tow bar off a scrapper for nothing.

did 60mpg regardless....

Participant · 8 Mar 2011 at 08:57

205 GTi 1.6. Awful cabin of course, but so much fun to drive. I think I'd still be driving it today if what happened to it hadn't happened.

Spent hundreds making it mint, then someone kindly pulled out in front of me at a junction and destroyed its front end completely. So I didn't so much get rid of it, as someone got rid of it for me. I was just finishing uni, so that was replaced by a MKVI Ford Fiesta

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Half leather seats from a 1.9, apart from that and the stereo, completely stock.