Cars you regret getting rid off

[M1Accord]

OP here. I wish my dad have kept the Bronco II. It was a perfect 4x4 SUV. He got rid of it to buy a brand new Protege, which he got rid off 2 years later to buy a brand new 626, which turned out to be a piece of junk. I am banning Mazda in my inventory for 10 years minimum and possibly 20 years. They build nice looking cars but that ends there.

 

[dcd]

I regret trading this 03 Ford F150. I wanted a better tow vehicle, but only had problems with the 06 F250 6.0L PSD I traded for.

I am happy now with the 07 Dodge Cummins, but I could have saved a lot of money had I kept the F150 and bought a Hensley hitch to make it tow better.

 

[morris]

i had a 1963 chrysler 300 J this is a real 300. had a 500 ci big block stage 3 heads, cam, intake, 3000 stall converter, 2.73:1 gear, 13:1 compression . 4000 lbs. came out of 2nd gear at 125 mph. would pass any thing but a filling station.

 

[ls1mike]

Originally Posted By: Ryan
I miss my 99 Camaro Z28 6 speed that I bought brand new. Took great care of it and always parked it in the garage. I had quite a few bolt ons. Never had any problems with the car. I ended up selling it for a 93 5.0 Mustang notchback. What a big mistake. The Mustang ended up being a big money pit. I sold that and bought a 2000 Trans Am WS6, but it was an automatic. Never liked it so I sold that not even a year later. So to summarize, I sold my favorite car and lost a ton of money buying and selling the other 2 cars.

Nothing like a 6 speed LS1, that is why I held out for my current one. I passed on three different Automatics.

 

[01rangerxl]

Originally Posted By: dcd
I regret trading this 03 Ford F150. I wanted a better tow vehicle, but only had problems with the 06 F250 6.0L PSD I traded for.

I am happy now with the 07 Dodge Cummins, but I could have saved a lot of money had I kept the F150 and bought a Hensley hitch to make it tow better.

Wow, nice STX. The last STXs of that bodystyle are some of the best looking F-150s ever made IMO.

 

[Trav]

Yes sir that was a behemoth of a car,she was an absolutely stunning example in black and silver with dark oxblood leather,wool carpet and lots of wood.I still have the factory grease gun somewhere.

 

[Kestas]

71 Cutlass. When I bought it 27 years ago, I knew I'd regret getting rid of it so I never did and still have it.

 

[ag_ghost]

Serious regret: My wife's original '66 Mustang 6-cylinder coupe in 1990. I've learned so much since then on how a six can be upgraded to fairly decent performance.
Semi-regret: first generation 1983 Camry; I didn't want to hassle getting a new headliner, EGR or backup lights. The engine purred like a kitten.

 

[Rix]

69 javelin.

 

[addyguy]

Sounds stupid, but I WISH my dad had let me keep the 1976 Gremlin in this thread:

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb...rue#Post1935993

I BEGGED him to let me fix it up as my first car...but he just laughed it off, said it wasn't even slightly practical.

It's dumb, but it still bothers me when I think about it to this day.

 

[Win]

The turbo Camaro thread got me to thinking about the '75 Firebird I had in high school.

I remember putting headers on it one afternoon and not being able to get to a muffler shop so I drove it to school the next day with open headers. I STILL have a visible scar on the back of my left hand from when I put a cam kit in it.

I sometimes wish I had that car back, but a '73 or '74 with the 455 SD would be my choice today if I were going to go back down that road.

 

[RamFan]

2004 Ram 1500 4.7l V8 4x2

I received it as a Christmas gift, it isn't what I would have purchased (No Hemi and not 4x4) but it was free so I didn't complain one bit. I ended up putting a little over 5k into it worth of modifications only to find out a couple months later that it would cost me over 5k to have it shipped from GTMO to my school stateside.

Aftermarket 20" Rims
AEM Brute Force Intake
Gibson Dual Cat-back Exhaust
Superchips Flashpaq Tuner
Polk Audio all around
Bazooka Tube Sub.
JVC Flip out headunit
180* Stat

 

[odie]

2003 MATRIX with auto . No problems . Just oil changes , rotations , etc.. Traded it in at 60,000 miles . Averaged 32 m.p.g..

 

[odie]

Originally Posted By: Quest
Ford Festiva.

lil mighty shoebox that could: got me through college days w/ over 46+miles/gal on the highway. 4Cyl 1.3L engine are very easy on virtually everything. 12" doughnut tires were really cheep to replace/get.

Handling ok on icy roads, esp. northern winters.

Start right up @ -36C w/o block heater.


Q.

. One of the best small engines ever made by MAZDA . Take a beating . Seen it in person .

 

[citationxeleven]

My friend had a Festiva too, he beat the snot out of the car, and it lasted about 400,000 miles before his friend he sold it to blew it up running it out of oil.

 

[Scdevon]

1980 Ford Fiesta (not Festiva).

The German Ford import. Had a 1.6 pushrod 4 cylinder. 2 barrel Webber. From 0 to 80 mph It would stomp a mudhole in any other compact car from that era.
I was living in New Jersey then. Rust ate it alive.

 

[OneEyeJack]

For me it's a 1966 Renault R8, bought new. 4-wheel disc brakes, sealed cooling system, rack and pinion steering, simple to service and a great driver. That car had the most comfortable seats in a car that I've ever owned and they made up into a bed. The carb had about 10 moving parts, adjusting the valves was as simple as could be and getting the oil filter was a reach from the top of the engine, right out in the open. If I could buy that car new today, I'd do it in a heart beat. I like the idea of owning a car that has no hidden secrets and one that I can understand and service and repair in my driveway.

 

[another Todd]

1982 Toyota Celica bought in 84, sold in 2000. Drove it daily and hard for 16 years. Never had the head off or any other major issue. $1200

92 or 93 Ford Aerostar bought new sold in 2002 or 2003 for $1200. The only thing I ever did besides regular maintenance was a transmission modulator. Bullet proof. For $1200 I should kept it as an extra.

 

[CourierDriver]

goodness, no 50s or 60s stuff much,,Im old. was 18 in 64, got home from Nam in 1970 , me and the Mrs. had bought a new beetle in 67, good car, then in 72 I bought a Monte Carlo,,wish I had kept it, but omy,,that was a long time ago for me. I remember the payment was 125 a month.......

 

[OneEyeJack]

You want older cars. My grandmother bought a 1940 Chevy 4-door sedan, new and drove it until she died in 2000. Starting in 1960 when I was in high school I became her mechanic. That car taught me how to do a "lube job", adjust points and test a condenser, and set the timing. I learned how to drive in that car and put many miles on it acting as Grandma's driver. The oil I used was 20w-20 as she insisted. Also at her suggestion the car had a coolant filter with a little bag you changed and a sacrificial plate you polished on every bag change. The bag contained zinc chromate and a water pump lubricant. The system did not have any anti-freeze which is not needed where we lived. In all those years I never changed the radiator, just some minor solder repairs. I also used toilet paper to filter the oil and gasoline, Franz filters. So, you wanted oil. I think this car qualifies.