If you have another chance, which car from your past... (fuel, roadster)

[k7baixo]

Originally Posted by 1969351

My 69 Cougar, my aunt bought it new and gave it to me my freshman year of college...had it from 85 until I sold it in 93. It was just a base model, but still equipped pretty nice, 351W 2B, FMX, center console, AC, black vinyl roof, dark ivy metallic body with black interior, and those dog dish hubcaps, which I kept and added trim rings.
Only good thing is it's still around, guy I sold it to was going to redo it as his uncle had bought a very similar one in 69 also....

Always loved the rear turn signals on those.

[UpstateJohn]

My 72 Mach 1 Mustang. Wont go into why...….

[Patrolman]

When my parents passed away, I inherited their cars. Mom drove a 1966 Pontiac GTO convertible, 389 c.i. V-8 with factory tri-power. My Dad drove a 1969 Pontiac Trans-Am convertible. It was one of seven or eight Trans Am convertibles that year and the first convertible off the assembly line. Kick myself for selling them, even though I got a good price for each of them. Hey, can't keep them all.

[WyoNewk]

This would be different if we could have the pick of our old cars like they were when we bought them -- much different. I drove my favorite cars until they were worn out, so why would I want them back in the same shape? With that in mind...

1957 Buick Century convertible. It was old when I bought it in 1980 (in a bar after too many drinks), but it only had about 40K miles on it and had been recently restored, then purchased by an acquaintance at Scottsdale's big Barrett-Jackson auction. I drove it very little and mostly just let others drive it in parades, which is what led me to sell it too cheaply. I'd take it back for what I sold it for... OR what I paid for it in '80. Nice classic car.

Close second choice: '86 Suzuki Samurai convertible. It was still in primo condition because it just wasn't used that much. We bought it new as my wife's winter car -- fresh off the first train shipment of Samurais to arrive in Denver. Then the kids latched onto it and drove it for a couple years, so wife got an '88 Subaru Justy. I already had an '85 Toyota 4x4 pickup, so when the youngest kid got her own car for college in '90, it was time for the Samurai to find a new owner. That was a fun little "Jeep," and I'd love to have it now in pristine condition (as it was when I sold it).

[A1eutian]

I miss having a small pickup because the down market small pickup seems to have disappeared a decade ago. The 22R engine is known for being durable and very reliable, with muliple hundred k miles being common. At idle, you could barely hear it run. For a four cylinder engine, the mechanical noises at higher RPM were oddly satisfying. Sort of sounded like a large sewing machine.

Of course if you lived near the ocean or anywhere salt was used in winter, the body panels were going to start flaking apart. And there was pretty much zero side impact protection in '88. But I liked having a simple, manual transmission small truck.

There are a few relatively inexpensive, stripped out car models still available today, but it's impossible to find the same in a small pickup.

[Fleet]

I would pick my first car. 1966 Dodge Dart GT 273-cu-in V-8. It had bucket seats, console and Torqueflite automatic transmission. I did some mods and timed 40-60 mph in 4 seconds.

I drove it regularly for 16 years.

Here is a photo:

[HappyRider]

I would dearly want back my 1996 Mercury Cougar XR7 back. I fell in love with that 4.6l V8 the minute I left the lot for a test drive. It never got old. I've yet to drive a car as smooth. Having said that, I am not sure how it would have looked twenty-some years later. They are still going for $2500. Not bad.

[Tiffer E38]

if I could find it, I'd buy back my '86 RX7 with the 5.0 V8. Built it in '93, and had it for 5 years. Should never have sold it...

[k7baixo]

Holy **** - I'll bat that V8 would really light up the rear tires!

[KCZ]

I want my 1996 (1st gen) Toyota RAV-4 back. I wouldn't buy the newer versions, but I loved that one. Zero problems with it, and I traded it in at 100K miles towards a 350Z.


You should never get rid of a car that you love.