regrets?

[mongoloid]

Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

But the cars i have been offered that i wished I had bought...
Like a mint VN Calais on LPG for next to nothing...
And a VL wagon before the VL prices doubled...

VL prices doubled? from $100 to $200?

I had a 1968 model XR Fairmont.

302 Windsor, toploader, 9inch. Mint black vinyl interior, 12 slotters... heaven. Wish i had her now.

[asusdragon]

Thats is for me it would be my 2nd car a 1988 EA Spac in pearl green witha 3.9L CFI engine

I brought the car from delivery driver when i worked for woolies. He had crashed it then started to fix it crashed it agian then decided to sell it.I brought it for $350 (only had minor front damage bonnet, bumper, radiator support bar.) Then spent the 6 monthes fixing it (weekly trips to u pull it up there in lonsdale) had the front end resrayed and drove it for ther next 12months only problem i had was the idle postion sensor so $100.

When i moved to perth and wasing coming back my parents sold the car that was 6 years ago and theres not one day i still regret that being sold. Mid last year i decided i was going to find it and buy it back. Did searches on here (AFF.) But my best lead was ringing the DPI in adelaide i talked to a nice lady there. the car wasnt written off but hadnt been registered in 2 years, but anyway i was able to forward a letter to the owner for about $30.
about a week later the owner emailed me a few pics back and told me he had smashed in up in the hills.
I really want to find that car in good nick again but it wasnt to be

when i had it all fixed up with an nice set of 16inch speedy holotype R's on


The photos i got from the owner after he had crashed it

[mik]

my 2nd car a 67 xr 289 the bloke before me spent a lot of dollars on the interior,and i spent a few dollars on the engine .....sadly i smashed it pretty good ...something to do with speed and youth :(, i had it repaired only to be not too long after written off by a bedford van while i was stationery ....... hit hard enough to crease the roof (rear impact) a sad end for a neat car.

[gcg2503]

Originally Posted by gtfpv

2 cars io can think of . my 1st car . TC XLE cortina 250 auto . hump in the bonnet , and kicked all my friends cars . and then my TE 250 CORTINA GHIA MANUAL , another stock tyre frier. they mightened be fast by todays standards , but that 4 litre engine had some go and was geared for torque over top speed.

4.1 crossflow engine......pure gold

brother had one in a TD Cortina (but BW35 auto), an absolute sleeper

[gtfpv]

Originally Posted by gcg2503

4.1 crossflow engine......pure gold

brother had one in a TD Cortina (but BW35 auto), an absolute sleeper

funny you say that . yes they were . my friends dad had a ZF fairlane 351 AUTO.like your avatar pic. he could not beat the 250 tc auto cortina . they were lineball in performance , but the 351 sounded better.

[gtfpv]

Originally Posted by ESP

Thanks , Here's some more

Last of the factory CLEVO and still one of the best Aussie Ford interiors to date.
Geez it brings a tear to my eye going through the pics again.








[img]https://i433.photobucket.com/albums/qq60/teamjlf/ESP18121205.

SHHHHH IT MATE !!!! i can t believe you sold that , i'm almost shedding a tear thinking about it .

[krt10]

i bought a green 4 door escort as a parts car while i was building up the 2 door. i got i just after i first got my P's and drove it around for 6 months.
it was nothing special but it was my first (drivable) car and i had alot of good times in it.

i ended up stripping it and giving it to the wreckers. cant be too sad though becuause thanks to it i have a good 2 door now

[Burnout]

Originally Posted by ESP

Thanks , Here's some more

Last of the factory CLEVO and still one of the best Aussie Ford interiors to date.
Geez it brings a tear to my eye going through the pics again.

You had the Tan interior - mine had the Gray.

[toyxr8]

That ESP is a smooth looking unit, i'm crying for you.


My own regret is my zircon green XTGT, years ago, after i done a ground up rebuild on apprentice mechanic wages. The pain hits every time you see the price of one for sale. ouch.

[stevepet]

My datto 260z. @80 motor triple webbers went like off a shovel. One memorable evening i remember running rings around a XY GT along the black spur admittadly the guy was a rotten driver. Got married had to sell as it only had two seats in it no room for the kids. Traded it in on a 1988 EA S Pak 3.9 multipoint. Been blowing head gaskets ever since.

Cheers

[stevepet]

My datto 260z. 280 motor triple webbers went like off a shovel. One memorable evening i remember running rings around a XY GT along the black spur admittadly the guy was a rotten driver. Got married had to sell as it only had two seats in it no room for the kids. Traded it in on a 1988 EA S Pak 3.9 multipoint. Been blowing head gaskets ever since.

Cheers

[70caprigt3k]

My first car, 1970 Capri GT3000. I loved that car like crazy so many memories.

Had to sell since i couldn't afford to run it or maintain it aswell as some cop troubles. Regretted it ever since.

Will own one again some day.

[Creampuff]

My first car....1976 Triumph Dolomite Sprint. totally standard, it would do 1:12s around Lakeside Racetrack......pi55ed on most the Porsche 911s. handled like a dream.
70ks in 1st, 110 in 2nd, 155 in 3rd and 190 in 4th. not bad for a little buzz box haha

[V8 EF Fairmont]

E49, without a doubt, and looks like I'm not the only one to regret that one!

[Hoops]

1974 LH L31 SLR 5000, i wish i still had it today

[Bearman]

I have 2 big regrets.....

1 - XA GT Sedan, 4 speed, Polar White with Parchment interior. Zero options!! Low n' lovely with fat 12 slotters all round. Went great and is to date the fastest car I've ever had. Just drove so sweetly. On 5th June 1986 some lowlife decided to relieve me of ownership of it. 22.5 years later and I'm still spewing, hope the guys concerned have died awful painful deaths!!

2 - XC Fairmont GXL, 302 Auto, Desert Sand in colour. This was a really late one first registered in March 1979. A magnificent car in almost mint rust free condition, the only probs were chalky paint on the bonnet and roof. I'd put it on gas and was using it as a daily driver. I toyed with the idea of unloading it and going "modern" but saw sense and decided it was a keeper. Booked it in for a front seat re-trim and almost had the bucks together for a paint job. In July 2007 some idiot in a Hiace van decided that Red meant don't bother stopping. He ran into an EB Falcon, ripped the front off that, deflected off and head on into me. I was sitting at a red light minding my own business. It was a big hit. The right front wheel was almost torn off, the top rail mashed back to the shocker tower which in turn was pushed hard against the engine. There was also a huge crease behind the brake booster and the A pillar had deformed. There was no way this girl was gonna roll again!! As for the other driver..... don't get me started!!

[dannyxm]

Regrets?

Of course, but most of all selling my 1955 Ford Customline i bought when i was in high school.
But then again at least i owned one and it paid for the start of my law degree - 8 years ago now.......

[marksxr8]

regrets!
deff my 1st 1971 aussie import falcon 500, big gallon petrol tank front discs can remember way bak in the day it cost me nearly a hundred dollers to fill the tank but boy could we cover some miles,ended up doin all fairmont interior sweet 302 with a mustang box behind her aww it was a gem of a car yup sure miss that ole baby now, plus it would be like a hundred times more than what i paid for her bak in the day a cool $1500 dollers and we thought that was a lot of money bak then she had done all of 25,000 miles everything was so tight on her was a absolute dream to drive....think i might just go look at some of the ole photos of her

[orsm8]

Yep big regret selling 66XRV8 Fairmont Sedan. Had a sweet 289 lowered all the goodies like 12 slotters exhaust and chrome under the bonnet. Sold in for $1,900 so i could buy a fairmont XC V8 Wagon. I will get another XR soon as a project car

[XRtowcar]

Don't really regret selling any of the cars i've owned as when i've sold them i've had enough of them.
Cars i wish i'd bought though are:
72 Charger RT E38 $4000
70 XW GT HO Phase 2 $8500
Cobra Number 001 $13000
XA GT RPO 87 $8500
XA GT Hardtop $11500

[xls3v]

my first car a leyland mini with late model 1275cc (93) big carb and exhaust wheels etc... rx7 seats sports wheel gauges......

lost license parts cost too much needed discs and respray and new carpet 3.5k+ thats lots when your 16-17

[loony888]

i've had lots of nice cars, i wish i never sold my genuine mini cooper and i really wish i never sold my genuine charger E55. both of which i bought cause i wanted to be different, but their value today!!!!
still, even if they were only worth what i got when i parted with them i still wish i kept them, they were so much fun.


paul.

[XR8GRL]

I don't regret getting rid of any of the cars I've owned, I usually sell them because I've gotten sick of them. Though at times I have missed my AUII XR8 ute.