As the title implies: if you had an opportunity to buy back a car you formerly owned, would you?
I have such an opportunity and am considering it. It has changed hands only once since I sold it 5 years ago (the person selling it now bought it from the person I sold it to). There have essentially been no significant changes to the car since I owned it. Below is the link to the current listing of it.
Thoughts and opinions?
Link: http://www.miniguy.com/vehicles/yellow1961/ (http://www.miniguy.com/vehicles/yellow1961/)
Would depend on the price, but virtually every car I've ever sold I regret selling.
I can probably get it back for about the same as I sold it for.
This was my first "major" project car - I rebuilt the motor, did all the interior, changed it to front disk brakes, redid all the suspension, redid all the wiring, did the boot trim, and more. I did not do any body work - the body has flaws and some floor patches from before I got it. I knew it had those flaws when I got it - I bought it as a "budget run-about" to just drive and tinker on.
Yes, I can think of at least 2 Minis I sold that I regret selling, and that I'd buy back. Is it nostalgia like thinking about old girlfriends? Probably a little bit. But best not to mention that analogy to the wife. ;D
Michael, if you put that much work in the car and you know it was done right, I can see why you'd want it back with you. Looks like a nice Mini.
Yea, my facebook reminded me of how much I loved my 07 mini. But deep down part of me doesn't want it back. Kind of a been there done that feeling.
Now a classic, that I'd put time and sweat into would probably be a different story. Those are fairly unique and would be worth getting back.
When I was looking for a little truck I tried very hard to find an early S10 like the one I had in high school. Unfortunately they just didn't' survive and for the most part are all completely trashed.
I would have my Dino back in a heartbeat! Fat chance I could afford it now tho..... :(
I have a standing offer to buy back my RX7 and keep in touch with the owner.
87 RX7 with 93 13B-REW swapped in, last time on dyno made 480 to the wheels. Last time on scale weighed in at 2650 lbs.
I regret selling it. I was not driving it as much anymore and wish I had just stored it until I wanted a scary fast car again, which is now.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Cars/n-jSbL3k/i-K2c7XQF/0/f18d1a9a/O/i-K2c7XQF.jpg)
I almost pulled the trigger on an FD and another FC like my old one and stopped. I can wait, someday he will either blow the engine (then I get a good deal) or he get tired of it (unlikely) or it scares the crap out of him one too many times (likely) and he will contact me.
I have owned some cars 3 or 4 times and somehow managed to make money each time I got them back and sold them again.
I have also passed on offers to buy back cars even for a good price just life style changes and was not into it anymore.