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I purchased and restored a 56 Fairlane 25 years ago and still have it, why a 56 Fairlane you ask. It's the first car I ever hotwired and drove without a license back in the 70's. It was my dads commuter car and if my parents went out at night the Fairlane was left home and no one was the wiser.
I had a 2007 Highlander. It was my first SUV. I traded it in 2010 and really regretted it afterwards. In 2015 I needed an AWD vehicle and wanted to pay cash for it, so I bought a 2005 AWD Highlander Limited. It was so comfortable, but it's funny how you can drive something like that and realize where major improvements were made in later model years. I traded it in about 6 months later for a 2010 Venza AWD. I now drive a 2016 Highlander XLE and I do love this vehicle. It's AWD, which is something I no longer need (I was living in the mountains on a very steep dirt/gravel road for 3 years), but I will be holding onto it for at least another 2 years.
No, I've never gone back to a vehicle I've previously owned. Though I have in some cases bought very similar replacements when I liked a particular vehicle.
Lately though I've been thinking about going back to the 1985 F-150 I had though. I had one of those for 12 years. It was 4wd, short bed, 300-I6, T18 4-speed, laughably rusty. It was a great truck. I have a 2000 GMC these days, which is a better truck in every respect... and I still miss that old Ford.
I've been thinking that maybe I'll make a trip out to the desert where things don't rust and find another 1985-ish Ford. Fix it up and replace my GMC. It'd be a downgrade in terms of power, fuel mileage, hauling/towing capacity, interior room, etc... and I think I'd like it better.
Years ago my wife and I had a 2000 4Runner SR5. It wasn’t a fancy vehicle at all and at the time I didn’t fully appreciate it. I think selling it when I did in hindsight has been one of the worst mistakes I’ve ever made regarding cars. A couple years ago when I was liking for an inexpensive replacement for my Mustang I looked for similar vehicles. I wound up buying a 2002 Sequoia instead, and even though I like it well enough I also sometimes wish I had looked a little harder for a 4Runner.
Not really. I do fantasize but then reality hits. First car was a 1978 Camaro with 250 cid in-line six. If it was running perfectly it would be lucky to have 110 hp and it had a 3 speed auto. One of the cylinders didn’t work and the best tires I could afford at the time was bias ply. Wouldn’t mind a weekend trip with either a fully restored mint condition or a quality restomod version.
Second car was more fun. 1984 Buick Skyhawk coupe with 2.0L and 4 speed manual. It was very fuel efficient but slow (though faster than the Camaro). Wouldn’t mind a weekend trip with the turbo version. While not quick by today’s standards it would be fun try out the turbo.
Third car was a 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier RS sedan. Wouldn’t mind trying it with the available 3.1L V6 but hated the door mounted seatbelts. At least that 2.2L was 120 hp and fairly reliable.
Don’t want to even consider the 2003 Chevrolet Malibu. Except for the warped brake rotors, leaking intake gasket, anti theft system no longer recognizing my key, and HVAC control failing regularly after the one year parts warranty it was a perfectly fine car <sarcasm>.
I’d go back to my Syclone. Just a simple basic truck.
For a car I wouldn’t mind my 1989 Camaro RS or 89 Mustang GT.
I still have my 1989 GMC Sierra.i don’t drive it and I’m thinking about refurbishing it but I haven’t really gotten the bug to do it yet
Would be nice to have my '76 Jeep CJ5 again. I grew up and still live near the coast and bought it new for beach fishing. It came with dealer added decent tires and rims. Would go just about anywhere with little effort.
Would be nice to have my '76 Jeep CJ5 again. I grew up and still live near the coast and bought it new for beach fishing. It came with dealer added decent tires and rims. Would go just about anywhere with little effort.
Right off hand, I can think of a few vehicles I used to have that I wish I had now;
1952 Kaiser Manhattan. One of the most comfortable cars I have ever owned.
1969 Dodge Coronet R/T, 440 Magnum. Bought it brand new, for, IIRC, $4100. No way I could afford to buy a driveable one now!
1963 Corvair Spyder A really fun car to drive.
1981 AMC Eagle SX/4 Sport, 6 cyl. 5 speed. A truly great car for winter driving! Pretty good in summer, too, with the excellent AC it had.
Never seen a Kaiser Manhattan before but a quick Google shows it's a beautiful car. I imagine it would replacement cost would be more than significant.
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