I know that we are all obsessed with our MINI's. So what car in your past do you still regret giving up? Tell us what it was, pictures if you got 'em and why you gave it up.

For me it was my 1988 Isuzu Impulse Turbo. It was fast. It handled great with its Lotus tuned suspension, and had the coolest interior Layout of any car I have had. The head gasket blew and I opted to basically give it away for $500 dollars and bought a Ford Splash. I have always regretted it and still do this day.

Impulses were originally desiged to be the Gen2 Scirocco but VW opted out and the design was sold to Isuzu. The Italain designer [off the top of my head I can;t think of his name, Guilardo I think] also deigend the DeLorean. If you look at the pictures you can see many similaritues. I still miss the car and even bought a used one a few years back to restore but parts were so difficult to find I gave up on the project and got rid of it.

 

no pics but a red '92 3000gt vr4
:(

 

In college I was BMOC with my 5 year old Datsun 1600 sportscar. It was incredibly rare even then with the 2000 being the more easily obtainable vehicle. It looked like this but in baby blue with the steering wheel in the right spot too:

http://www.geocities.com/autoliterat...1600.cover.jpg

It was impossible to find parts and I got tired of calling AAA at 1:00am to rescue me when it broke down every weekend.

 

Hemi 'Cuda....young and dumb

 

My very first car, a '69 Camaro with 130c.i. inline 6, 3-speed,
Then a 75 Mercury Capri (when they were a German build - sweetest interior ever). Last, a BMW Z3 COUPE (Hard to find, only 600 were made) - not very comfortable but VERY stylish, even if it did look like a honda from the rear

NO regrets for getting rid of the: 1. Pacer ( what WAS I thinking?), 2. Suzuki Samurai, 3. 76 Chevette Scooter (went up in flames in Iran during the revoultion ).

 

1985 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe 5 speed- w/modifications too. Great car and it would get over 30 mpg back then.

 

I had a '65 Mustang 289 convertible in college. Needless to say I wish I'd kept it.

 

I still miss my 1989 Jeep Wrangler Islander (almost) like this one:



She nearly killed me twice, but I still shed a tear when I sold her...

 

'67 Spitfire.

 

A beige '69 VW Beetle that I drove to Woodstock that summer. In it's own way it was as much fun to drive as a Mini. It cost $2,100 with a sunroof!

 

A tan '71 BMW 2002 Tii. Still the best car I have ever owned - the MCS being a close 2nd.

 

I don't really regret giving it up, but I'd have liked to have kept it. I had to sell my old Lancia Y10 when I moved to the US. At that time that entire market segment was missing from the US market, so there was nothing equivalent here, I had to settle for a Civic (which while a very worthy car was a bit big).

Compared to a MINI, the Y10 was 10" shorter, and 750lb lighter, with a 1l 45hp engine (there were faster models with more engine). 0-60 eventually. It really did get 40 MPG (imperial gallons) even when I was driving it. They claimed a top speed of 89mph, I clocked 107 (downhill with a tail wind), and the speedo was only 2mph off.

It was quite well appointed inside, even in the base model I had.





The colour was a very difficult to pin down "Metalic Jade", slightly greenish silver. I didn't realise it wasn't actually just silver for a couple of months.

 

1959 XK150 FHC a wonderfull car that I will allways regret selling. (the stupid things you do for cash!)

 

My 1966 427 Corvette 425 HP coupe. Because insurance rates were going way up I traded it in on a 67 mustang fast back. What a dumb move.

 

1972 Chrysler Newport Classic. Monster Car almost 5000 pounds. There was more room in the trunk than most double door refigerators. Six people could sit inside and not touch each other. Driving on the highway was like being master of a cruise ship. First car I put a decent stereo in. I almost never had to put gas in it because everyone wanted me to drive them around.

I still look around for one, mine suffered a catastrophic timing chain failure at 65mph and I got rid of it. That was 18 years ago and I still miss that car.

 

it wasn't a great car or anything, but i do regret getting rid of the
Mazda Protege5 (5MT) i had about 5yrs ago. it was a decent dd and if i
wouldve kept it i would not have had to spend $16k to buy the FitSport
i have now for dd.

the FitS is a much better car than the protege5, but it's a similar concept...
5dr wgn grocery getter type, fun to drive. oh well.

 

61' Bug Eye Sprite....

Donna

 

I had another British built car, a 1974 MG Midget (RWA w/ 1275cc). It was fun while it lasted.....I'm just hoping my wiring is a little better in my Mini. Oh........and the oil actually stays in the car instead of on my garage floor.

 

It was a 94 Honda Del Sol. Fun car only made for a few years. Didn't feel safe in a 2-seater with a brand new baby.

 

+1 ...though my '65 was a red hardtop with white bucket seats and dual exhaust on the 289, and I had it for my last two years in high school. Had a little fuzzy black pillow that I used to stuff between the front seats so that the girls could sit close while scooping the loop.

I ended up selling it for a song when I went off to college...

 

A 1970 Challenger R/T. 383 magnum engine

 

The car I miss most was the one I lost in a divorce settlement to my ex.

My Granddad's 1955 Copper and Cream colored Pontiac Star Chief.

Pontiac's first V8, lots of stainless, leather 2-tone matching interior, and the hardtop design with no center division between the windows. Fender skirts on the rear and a visor over the front window with a prism over the speedo so that you could see overhead signals (They didn't have tinted windows in '55).

The Indian chief on the hood ornament lit up. It was a great car but being in outside sales, I had to make the decision to keep my Lotus Cortina and let her have this one due to the price of gas.. (probably about 50 cents a gallon but I covered a large territory).
Last time I saw it was about 1971 sitting as a centerpiece in an antique gallery in San Diego..

 

A 40 ford business coupe, paid $100.00 for it in 1959
50 Olds Fast back
55 Chevy hard top with all the good stuff
51 Mercury coupe
and many more!!

 

2006 slk:(

 

LOL had a red mint one 6 years ago love the back window .