I Wish I Had Never Gotten Rid Of My...

[Triathlete]

Ah, that will buff right out
Had a neighbor that bought an original new Shelby Mustang back in the day! He was young and quickly relized he couldn't afford the payments plus insurance. Sold it 5 months after buying it. Now he kicks himself in the *** every time he see's the prices they are going for at the auctions!

[RickOKC]

Easily the two cars that I miss the most.

1994 Buick Regal Custom coupe. I know, I know… looks like a rental car (and it was.) I'd been stubbornly hanging on to my immaculate 79 Cutlass so this was my first car that was modern and had power goodies. I had to eat my words - after having the Olds for 10 years, I vowed my next car would be bigger, have 4 doors, and would NOT be white with maroon interior. So I bought a car that was the same size, with 2 doors and even white with maroon. I got it when it was 2 years old with 18k miles for $10.5k (which was a smokin' hot deal.) It was super quiet and comfortable, great on gas (24/32mpg!) and surprisingly quick. It was a true pleasure to take on road trips and I could hop out fully refreshed after a 10 hour drive. RIP: I had a fire in the garage and it got toasted / totaled after only one year. Insurance paid me $12k for the pleasure of driving it. Not my photo (mine had hubcaps), but similar:




1999 Firebird V6 (Navy Blue Metallic). My precioussssss. It's a miracle I didn't rub off all the paint. I actually detailed it one night as it was snowing knowing I'd have to drive it to work the next morning - I'm not proud. It was absolutely no quicker than my Buick, cornered like a Buick and had the worst, longest throw, sloppiest shifter I have ever encountered... but I loved it. I still miss the T-tops. I was the guy who would keep them out until the last second before it rained, have them out with the AC blasting in summer and the heater blasting in winter while wearing 2 coats. My bald spot never had a better tan. Absolutely loved it and kept it for 3 years until a new job required that I have a pick up. ("Wicked, tricksy Hobbitses stole the precious from us!") When I sold it, two different buyers asked if I detailed cars for a living. Nope, it always looked just like that!

[Knivx]

Wish I'd kept my 61 Land Rover Series 2. Short wheel base, the Station Wagon model which meant it had all the options. Push button or good old crank start, tyre on the deluxe bonnet, alpine windows, sunsheet, jump seats. That thing would be such a beast had I kept it and fixed it. But fixing an old Rover stateside is very hard to do on a 16 year old's budget so it got sold.
Still looking for another one on the cheap (my budget isn't that much better) to fix up. Probably will just eventually get an old trooper to build my "poor man's landy". But first the VX will become my trail hero.

[Jolly Roger VX'er]

my Black '80 H.D. Sportster...bored out .030 w/ Makuni H.P. carb.

I love my current bike (Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom) but wish I'd also kept my "first" bike listed above.

With all the bike rallys around here in the summer it would've been nice to still have to "fit-in" with the H.D. crowd with minimal investment ($3k)

My Suzuki is just like my VX...it tends to rule the road alone...lol.

[ibmx2]

my Stripper Girl friend !

[pbkid]

my Stripper Girl friend !