I miss the old boat.........

[Mike1967]

Oh how I miss my old 240 Torslanda , the 850 is a great car but I sooo much miss the character of the 240 .
Has anyone else sold a car that you miss .

[nejones]

Yes i've sold a few that i wish i had kept.
In no particular order
Fiat 131 Mirafiori Sport
White Opel Manta Berlinetta
Brown Opel Manta Berlinetta
Escort Mk 3 XR3i
MK4 Cortina Ghia
Mk1 facelift Capri 1600gt
Mk2 Capri 1600gl
Mk2 Escort estate
Mk1 Granada
Mk2 Granada

Most of them would be worth some money today but all of them bar the XR3i had real soul, man.

[Velorum]

I miss a 1976 850cc brown mini called 'Victor' and my first car an Austin Allegro estate bought for £300 with fsh and not a hint of rust - drove it all over the UK and some of Europe and it never let me down.

I also miss the Skoda 120 I bought new in 1987 and sold to a Chezck chap in Reading in 1994. He drove it back to his cousin near Prague in 1995 and its still going strong!

[Steve and his 244]

My Dad had a saxo VTR which went like **** off a stick (not that we would know that, officer!) and my Dad also used to have a peugeot 306 meridian which was really nice...theres loads more but they were before i was born so i wont bore you....lol

Steve

[LankyTim]

I really miss my 1982ish X reg red mk1 fiesta. It belonged to a friend of mine and I got by swapping a set of alloys from a scrap car for it. It had been broken into and needed a new quarterlight and steering column cowling. 30k from new and in great condition. No rust, gleaming paintwork, immaculate interior and 100% original. Pleasure to drive, economical and had a lovely rasping exhaust note. I "had" to sell it as my then girlfriend hated the sight of it. I sold it to a mate who then sold it on a year later and I never saw it again.

I really miss that festa!!!

[gnhuk]

Alfasud 1.5ti.................... Best "driving" car I ever owned....

[infinity1]

[QUOTE=nejones;316713]Yes i've sold a few that i wish i had kept.

Fiat 131 Mirafiori Sport

was the fiat an orange one??? god i dreamed about having one of those for years...

regrets ,a sierra 4x4 estate that got nicked from lakeside,fantastic car 2.9 4 wheel drive,lent it to the wife and she watched from ikea coffe shop as 2 herberts opened the door and drove off in under 10 seconds....
my pride and joy that car...
a volvo 740 2 years ago with 90,000 miles on her.cost me £300 and i sold it for £275,really regret that one,nothing wrong with it at all.

[kev240]

Warned you that you would miss your 240 after you sold it, been there, done it, worn the t-shirt, on numerous occassions !!!
You will just have to get another one, I have regreted selling all my 240's, except my automatic, just could'nt take to no clutch, it was a lovely car though.
I think that once you have a 240, it 'gets in to your blood' and you will always want another one !
Good Luck,
kev240

[nejones]

[QUOTE=infinity1;316839][QUOTE=nejones;316713]Yes i've sold a few that i wish i had kept.

Fiat 131 Mirafiori Sport

was the fiat an orange one??? god i dreamed about having one of those for years...

QUOTE]

Yes thats the one. I had it when i was 18. I blew the bottom end on the m5 one afternoon and instead of repairing it i got shot of it instead.

Regrets? i've had a few.

[DarrenK]

You owned the Torslanda for quite a few years didn't you? No wonder you miss it! It's hard to own a car for soo long and not miss it, especially when it plays the main role of that all important 'hobby' we all get sucked into.

I miss my old Mini!

I never sold it, in fact, I had to take it off the road (only 14 months ago!) as the bodywork was falling into holes, the electrics were extremely trouble-sum and on-going issues with the engine which was down to lack of servicing. I didn't scrap it, however the rusty shell and cut-off roof are sitting in a relatives garage along with 95% of the parts I removed but couldn't sell on. It was my first car and I've vowed not to let it go; I doubt funds will allow me to restore the current shell so I'll probably end up cutting my loses and waiting years until I have the storage and money to buy another shell.

Why I miss it so much? Must have covered at least 40k miles in the two years I owned it and it took me all over Ireland covering every Mini show and run I could attend, I even covered one trip to Oxford (England) for the weekend in the pouring rain with no wipers, loaded up with soo much junk I could hardly push 60mph on the motorway at times! She over heated in Dublin once, and one winter I needed to push start her everyday for a month due to an unknown problem. It was my pride and joy and even though it gave me little on-going problems I enjoyed every puddle I splashed, every ford I ran through and every muddy ditch I pondered!

Come on guys, where's all the pictures of our old loves?