What car did you get rid of and regret?

My 90 SuperCoupe, at least I wish I pulled the transmission out in favor of a stock replacement. That way I would've saved a bundle on the trans. for my Stang or could've sold it. It was worth more than the car, LOL.

My 1975 XB Falcon GT coupe, 351 Cleveland, top loader, 9" rear, factory 4 wheel discs in a four door sedan, it was a beast, (those wondering yeah like the cop cars in Mad Max)

That car had so much torque, factory 4 barrel, hood scoops like the 71/3 fastback mustangs.

Aussie cars rocked in the day......sigh

1995 Cobra (R clone).

1965 Lemans w/ 326!! My grandfather bought it new. I wrecked it!

I've got 2...

1 is a '73 Buick Apollo GSX, exactly like this one:



2nd was a 1980 Dodge Challenger, also known as a Mitsubishi Gallant in Japan. There were VERY few of these cars over here, so few that it's unlikely that anyone's even seen one in person (i've only seen 2...the one i had and one in a junkyard). It looked exactly like the one in this add:



So far i don't regret getting rid of any of my 'stangs because i've traded them for better ones, and i don't see myself getting rid of the coupe any time soon.

There's LOTS of cars I regret having sold, but certainly the most regrettable sale I made was that of my first notchback. It was EXACTLY the same as the one I have, now - gray interior, 5-speed, 10-hole rims, etc. - except that it had WAY fewer miles (around 130k), still had a working heater and half-working A/C, and was painted black from the factory (whereas mine was painted by some idiot with Rustoleum and a roller... ). Oh, and it was a factory 5-speed, whereas mine was an AOD-to-T5 conversion.

However, in spite of everything, my current notch feels a helluva lot faster, and I've got a lot more mods in it; the old one only had an off-road H-pipe, Flowmasters, and a K&N panel filter. If I could get it to stick on a launch, I could get better times than the first one, too. As it sits, my best in the old notch and the present notch have EXACTLY the same E/T, but different MPH's; my present notch trapped 98 MPH (noooooo traction with 4.10's), whereas my prior '89 notch only did something in the low 90's (92 MPH, IIRC, with stock 3.08's).

The old one also had WICKED wheel hop, even with new quads; however, shortly before I sold it, I slapped a set of 16" ponies on the old notch, and I wish ta' heck I could score another set of 'em for my present one ... but funds won't allow it for a long, long time...

Oh, and my old notch had lived its whole life on the Kansas side of KC, so working on EVERYTHING involved fighting rust. I dunno how many darned bolts I snapped off while working on that thing. My present notch has been in AZ its whole life, though, and doesn't have a speck of rust, ANYWHERE.

So, umm ... on second thought, I guess I don't miss it all that much. Just a shame I wasted so much money in between selling that one, buying/selling other cars in the years between, and then having to practically resurrect my current notch from the dead.

EDIT: The other day, I mentioned to Frankenstang that, whenever I get all rich and stuff someday, I'd probably replace the Notch with a '94-'95 GT or Cobra. She gave me a look like she was going to open the door and push me out of her car while we were still cruising down the highway.

GSX Apollo? DAM! Rare piece!!

90 LX i bought off my buddy for 100 over trade in value which at the time was 400 bucks. It had mileage but was black with grey interior. I parted it out instead of a quick spray and nice interior cleaning. It could have been a nice cruiser!!

my 89 coupe, wish kills me to see it driving around as I sold it to a local guy. That was my first car and had it for 4 years, i'd buy it back in a heart beat as he's done quite a bit since i've sold it.

Darkwriter77 said:

There's LOTS of cars I regret having sold, but certainly the most regrettable sale I made was that of my first notchback. It was EXACTLY the same as the one I have, now - gray interior, 5-speed, 10-hole rims, etc. - except that it had WAY fewer miles (around 130k), still had a working heater and half-working A/C, and was painted black from the factory (whereas mine was painted by some idiot with Rustoleum and a roller... ). Oh, and it was a factory 5-speed, whereas mine was an AOD-to-T5 conversion.

However, in spite of everything, my current notch feels a helluva lot faster, and I've got a lot more mods in it; the old one only had an off-road H-pipe, Flowmasters, and a K&N panel filter. If I could get it to stick on a launch, I could get better times than the first one, too. As it sits, my best in the old notch and the present notch have EXACTLY the same E/T, but different MPH's; my present notch trapped 98 MPH (noooooo traction with 4.10's), whereas my prior '89 notch only did something in the low 90's (92 MPH, IIRC, with stock 3.08's).

The old one also had WICKED wheel hop, even with new quads; however, shortly before I sold it, I slapped a set of 16" ponies on the old notch, and I wish ta' heck I could score another set of 'em for my present one ... but funds won't allow it for a long, long time...

Oh, and my old notch had lived its whole life on the Kansas side of KC, so working on EVERYTHING involved fighting rust. I dunno how many darned bolts I snapped off while working on that thing. My present notch has been in AZ its whole life, though, and doesn't have a speck of rust, ANYWHERE.

So, umm ... on second thought, I guess I don't miss it all that much. Just a shame I wasted so much money in between selling that one, buying/selling other cars in the years between, and then having to practically resurrect my current notch from the dead.

EDIT: The other day, I mentioned to Frankenstang that, whenever I get all rich and stuff someday, I'd probably replace the Notch with a '94-'95 GT or Cobra. She gave me a look like she was going to open the door and push me out of her car while we were still cruising down the highway.

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....but you know I'd NEVER do that. Right?

GTOReturns said:

GSX Apollo? DAM! Rare piece!!

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Yes'ir i was the ripe old age of 13 when i got it and my mom sold it out from under me because it needed all new brakes.

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85_SS_302_Coupe said:

Yes'ir i was the ripe old age of 13 when i got it and my mom sold it out from under me because it needed all new brakes.

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your mom is mean...my mom wouldent do that...she knows id get back at her by taking her laptop from her..that thing is her life