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I had it repaired with used parts and sold it to a German count who had 3 other XKs in his collection.
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I am now driving my 3rd P-car and each time I sell the one that is being replaced, I go through a period of regret.....but then am happy again when I get the new one.
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Car ran beautifully for years and alot of fun to drive.
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Two months before graduation, she ran off with her boyfriend, and he never saw her again.
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The VW chassis was used by a lot of US custom body builders (using fiberglass).
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I am now driving my 3rd P-car and each time I sell the one that is being replaced, I go through a period of regret.....but then am happy again when I get the new one.
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Just wondering what vehicle you have had in the past, Porsche or non-Porsche, that you feel terrible about selling or you had to depart with it for whatever reason.
And if you could do it all over again, you would have seconds thoughts about letting it go.
Cheers and safe driving.
How about cars we wished we would have bought. Back in '97 just started my practice, I walked into the Porsche dealer where they had a brand new black/black 993 that could have been mine. Instead I passed and bought a family friendly SUV. What a mistake, now that SUV is long gone and I often think how cool it would have been to bring the kids home from the hospital in that 911.
Under heavy spousal pressure I sold my 1966 Corvette convertible - 427/390hp. Knock-off wheels, white with Nassau blue interior.....sob...sob..I have to stop now. I saved the shift **** and an extra 427 Bow-Tie logo from the side.
Gave up my '97 Targa prematurely when I had to cut back. Also, while at the time I traded my RS America for the '97 Targa and was thrilled, looking back I now know what a keeper the RSA was.
Regret selling (in 1994) an original 34k mile 1967 Camaro RS, electric windows, deluxe interior with fold-down back seat. Absolutely cherry. Even had the window sticker and sales contract from the lady who bought it new.
Also regret selling (1989) my 1970 Chevelle, SS454 four speed with 69K miles and original paint.
But, in selling those cars, I made room and generated enough money for my first 911, a really nice 78SC Targa. Hindsight is a beeatch
My 1994 Mazda Miata was great fun. I drove from the Barstow, CA to Portland, with the top down and got allot of jealous looks (or were they "you gotta be crazy" looks).
I deeply regret selling my 1967 Firebird convertible. An old man who lived in my very small town had owned it and he never, ever drove it. I finally worked up the nerve to ask him why he had the car if he did not want to drive it. He told me that he bought it new in 1967 as a graduation present for his daughter. Two months before graduation, she ran off with her boyfriend, and he never saw her again. He drove it for a little while, but I guess it broke his heart so, with only 2,000 miles on the odo, he put a tarp over it and left it in his garage.
I asked him to sell it to me and he said he couldn't. I was 15 when I asked (In Oklahoma at the time, you could get a learner's permit at 14 1/2 . . . scary, huh . . . and yes I drove like a 14 year old at the time). When I was a sophmore in college, I received a message from him that if I wanted the car, I needed to come get it now, because he was moving to Arizona and did not want to take it. I had 3 days. I left school and bought the car, for, I think, $3,000. It was completely original and stunning. Hood mounted tach, power everything (convertible top, windows, power steering, brakes, etc . . . ), factory air. It was a dark green with a black top and interior. I had more fun in that car . . .
When I was a senior, someone put a small cut in the top (the original top, and boy was it brittle) in order to steal the radio (what a dumba$$, I had removed the stock stereo and put in a Ford factory radio that just happened to fit). The thief was so annoyed that he threw the radio down on the ground right next to the car. A couple of nights later (this was December and freezing), I was in the middle of nowhere and doing about 75 mph on a freeway. I was passing a semi when I heard a loud explosion. I almost wrecked, but when I looked up, all I could see were billions of stars (there was no ambient light pollution). Apparently the wind had caught the rip and my 20+ year old convertible top exploded. There was nothing but metal ribs. I had a choice to make. I could either go fast and freeze but get to a town faster, or I could go slowly, stay warmer, but take a longer time. I gunned it and made it to the nearest town I could. I went to a convenience store and found a dark green tarp and several bungee cords. I fashioned a makeshift top that I connected on the inside with bungee cords. I thought it would be a temporary fix, but I later realized that I could not afford to replace the top. What a humiliation. All of my friends hummed the theme of Sanford & Son when I pulled up. In order to avoid the shame, I would put the top down whenever the temperature rose above about 37 degrees. I remember a few dates where, when we left on the date it was about 50 and I could get away with it being cool to have the top down, but when we were going home the temperature would drop to about 35 and my dates would wonder why I refused to put the top up. I wish I could go back in time . . .
Here is the very sad part. Since I had no money, I could not fix the top. So, I got a loan and bought a Honda CRX (oh the horror, the horror). They gave me a great trade in value (who wouldn't).
I also had a 1964 1/2 mustang, but the only reason I miss it is because it would have been worth a lot of money now. It was all original and it had factory A/C (under the dash). It was amazing to compare the Mustang with the Firebird. The Firebird seemed completely modern, while the Mustang seemed like an antique (and drove like one as well).
Although there is no comparison, I also miss my Boxster S . . . highly underrated. . .
Sorry for the long post, Chris Walrod's post hit a nerve.
93 RX7 that my rents sold when i was a kid. i'm as obcessed with rotaries as i am porches (analogous to the way americans love their old muscle cars and mustanges i guess). One day i will buy one back. maybe once the Spirit R's are old enough to be brought into canada i'll fully restore one.
'71 Mustang Boss 351 that my then employer offered to sell me, I thought 2700 was too much and he wouldn't come down. He eventually trashed the car and sold it at auction. Damn disgrace. I was 17 at the time working in a 'fillin station' in Missouri.
Back in '77 had to unload a '62 Morgan + 4 BRG with RHD and a '73 Harley custom shovelhead in a rigid frame for a new Westsail 32 cutter sailboat.....miss those rides .....still sailing the cutter though
59' Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite
Back in 1970,I was moving out of my parents house in PA to take a job in NJ and my dad wouldn't let me keep any more cars in the back yard. So I had to trade it in on a new VW . The dealer gave me $99.00 for it.I still kick myself for it.
'57 Jaguar XK-140 MC Roadster -- In my college days (in NY) I had traded my dad's '65 MB 250SE for the Jag (even swap), and brought it back to Germany after graduation. I drove it flat out on the Autobahn, and the engine seized. I had it repaired with used parts and sold it to a German count who had 3 other XKs in his collection. Such a beautiful car, despite the terrrible reliability!
Oh well.......
...........If we could only go back in time. For me it was an 89 VW Scirocco 16Valve. Car ran beautifully for years and alot of fun to drive. My very first sports car. I had to give it up because I needed the money to buy and house and get married.
If anyone of you guys by chance owns a red 16V Scirocco that you purchased in Toronto on September 14, 1991 let me know..................I would be very happy to trade you for a house and a wife.
I guess some mistakes we never stop paying for !!!
1. 1966 Mustang GT, 289-4barrel,4 speed, red/red. So far only car I did a 360 in. Very fast, I remember doing 0 to 100 to 0 for fun with smoke rolling off the rear brakes.
2. VW bug convertible early 70's.
See my signature.
Finances ruled out and the car had to go. I bought it brand new at 23 and had it for 3.5 years, so I can't complain too much.
Now I'm saving up for the next one, but it'll be a few years!
Mazda: RX2, RX3, Seven RX7 (1st Gen), Two RX7 Turbos (2nd Gen), RX7 FD3s Turbo (3rd Gen) 350HP on tap at 15psi....
Yes, I was a rotor-head some time ago.... Love that response when you nailed it.... Who knows, maybe I'll pick one up later...
-Eli
'94 Supra Turbo... man i miss that car. my first sports car, bullet proof, never had any problems with it (except for my lack of driving skill and discretion, that is... hehhe)
i'm hoping my 997 due next month will ease the pain...
1. 1965 Barracuda
2. 1967 Mustang GT
3. 1968 Firebird with OHC Sprint 6
4. 1967 Corvette roadster 427/390hp red/red
5. 1964 AH 3000
6. 1974 BMW 2002Tii
then a lengthy gap complete with family haulers....2 sons, business, life etc got in the way
Now 2001 996 cab (retirement present) and two week old granddaughter (she can ride in 540iT or Sequoia for now)
Regret selling my first car in 1997, a 1990 Honda CRX (bought it brand new), also regret selling my first Porsche back in 2000, a 1992 968 Clubsport. Both cars were "mint"!
Ciao,
Johannes E.
Well I still got my old 944 in a garage so that one I can not miss. But after that I had a 968. Great car, super fun to drive BUT with some technical problems. Even that it got all fixed in the end I was still sade about the car I had. BUT THE 968 MODEL IS A SUPER PORSCHE AND I WILL MISS THAT.
a 64 356 C coupe irsh green
2 mercedes 1971 3.5 coupes..white on red leather..silver on brown
2003 4S silver/black... no regret really waiting for the 997 TT
Nooooooooooooooooooo.........................Oh my God!
And DJ 996 ......." Oh yes, I also hesitated on a '63 Corvette split window on a used car lot for $3K in 1980....dammit." . Wow!!!!!!!!!
Guys I never thought it would be this bad!
I am now driving my 3rd P-car and each time I sell the one that is being replaced, I go through a period of regret.....but then am happy again when I get the new one.
No... Your info is incorrect. My Speedster was a club racer (NY Reg 1952) probably built in the Austrian Garage. It had a 1100cc VW engine. The VW models had somewhat less.
I bought it from a junk yard. How could a Porsche be in a junk yard? Because it belonged there. The front was so light I had to put concrete blocks up front to give it stability in wet weather and reduce the under steer. The windshield was 8" high, had a fabric top - side curtains. It was ameteurish and couldn't hold a candle to my 52 Alpha Spider 1100cc, deDion rear end.
It would be worth something today (to PAG)
Even tough my wife would claim I've never gotten rid of anything (
) I regret selling the 914-6 and the 356 cab, but then I got great cars to replace them. Will never sell my first car, a 1971 914, still in near concours condition. Torags, sure you didn't have an America roadster? I'm pretty sure too Speedsters weren't around in '52...
I'm real sure. Problem is, you read about history - I lived and am it (did I say that?)
No mechanics would touch the car, including VW mechanics. I got the car in '58 on the hype of the 356. I thought it would be similar, it wasn't.
There we two upgrades. The 1100cc bore and a fully synchromesh transmission (first gear) In those days it was really something. I was a teenage hotrodder changing from gutsy engine conversions (flathead Ford to overhead valve GM), and the Porsche was a disappointment. No guts and handled like crap (undrivable in NY winters).
The good Dr P., started a garage (about the size of a two car garage) in Austria after the war. They started to make club racers by hand using altered VW componants. The body was steel with lead fill ( could have been hand hammered). I learned that later. It truely looked like a beetle, if I ever dig into old photos - I'll look for a photo. The VW chassis was used by a lot of US custom body builders (using fiberglass).
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