What car do you regret not purchasing?

[jsmedley]

1972 VW Karman Ghia, yellow w/ black racing stripe, right off the showroom floor.$3,200.00. Fun car to drive. I used to tease the Porsche dealer when I took it in fro service (VW and Porsche dealers were together) Told them it drove as good as the Porsche. Now I love my 99' 986, takes me back & a much better drive. Lot's More Fun!!

[356Guy]

With the rise in prices lots! I passed for good reasons at the time. Here are a few:

• 1970 Challenger TA $4500 (in the early '80s)
• 1957 Porsche 356A coupe $45k - seemed like way too much at the time
• 1958 Porsche 356 coupe (bought another one 6 months later and should have bough them both)
• 1996 Porsche 993 Turbo $78k silver/red but it was more than double what a NA car was worth at that time
• 1958 Porsche 356 cab restored with Rudge wheels and lots of options - got cold feet at the $$$ I heard somebody flipped it and made $10's of thousands on it
• 1969 Porsche 912 project $5000 - should have bought it just for the motor

[FoxRvrBox]

Two - at opposite ends of the spectrum.
Fresh out of college in 1987 I test drove and passed on a brand new Buick Grand National. It would have ended up trashed with car seats and juice boxes shortly thereafter.
The other was an absolute beater of a Ford Bronco II with a manual transmission in about 2008. I was going to cut off the back part of the top and put in a roll cage, but decided $890 was just too much money...

[RedBluff]

Early 70's 911 Targa back in the early 90's, could have had it for 15K.
Ford RS200 back in the early 90's, 50K
Basket case 64 TR4, 1K

It is what it is.

Still looking for a Boxster that I can give a forever home too.

[The Radium King]

Originally Posted by pidj

That is very rare car (the GT6). It's also an excellent price if the condition is as good as you say. A friend of mine had one that he restored; a fun beast!

your sir are correct. i just bought it. how much work could it be, a vintage british race car?

[RedBluff]

Originally Posted by The Radium King

funny this thread came up, as i am anguishing over buying a 1969 triumph gt6 that has been a race car since birth but is still road legal. fully built engine, no rust, turn-key vintage racer for $10k. i shouldn't but i know i will regret it if i don't.

Buy it...even though I know I'll get a Boxster in the next few years my TR4 lust will never cease.

[RedBluff]

Originally Posted by Rhysd

Then in 1994 my then GF's grandfather passed away and I had the choice of either (or both) a 1973 Mach 1 Mustang or a 1973 Ford Landau - both with the Cleveland 351 V8 in immaculate condition and VERY low mileage. He loved polishing them, looking at them and driving them JUST enough to keep them healthy. Oh, and he had owned them from new!

The Aussie Landau is equal to the NA Mercury Montego GT.
Overall it's a very rare car here in the US. I lived a lot of places in the US and I've never seen one.
https://mmgt.forumchitchat.com/post/1973-production-numbers-information-6239621

[GTA_G20]

1988 Mazda 323 GT 1.6 turbo. Haunts me everyday. Suspension was horrible when I was younger and didn't known anything about repairs and shocks. Sigh.

[Seadweller]

Every '94 3.6 Turbo that was put up for sale up until about 6 years ago...

[Brian in Tucson]

Originally Posted by WhiteyII

In 1972 had the chance to buy a 1961 Austin Healey bigeye for $600.00. My Dad
Talked me out of buying it cuz $600 for an old used car was crazy....

Yeah, I passed on a pair of them in about '75. $500 for a fixer and a parts car, as I remember, both ran. I ended up with a '69 Nova straight 6 and moved from W. Va. to Eastern WA with it. Had to stop about every 500 miles and reset the points using my old match book cover for a gap gauge.