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By *ucspark OP   Man
over a year ago

dudley

Listerning to chasing classic cars on discovery shed. They are on about a racing TR4. It reminded me of selling my favourite car a E type that I spent many years restoring. I was encouraged to sell it by my ex as she wanted the garage space.

I not to proud to say I was rather upset when the car went and then a few months latter finding out that it had been wrecked.

So what thing have you let go and wish that you had not.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

An oyster satin silk swing coat I bought at a vintage clothing store. I had a clear out one day and have loads of stuff away.

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By *ucspark OP   Man
over a year ago

dudley


"An oyster satin silk swing coat I bought at a vintage clothing store. I had a clear out one day and have loads of stuff away."

You aren't a six wardrobe kind of a lady then

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"An oyster satin silk swing coat I bought at a vintage clothing store. I had a clear out one day and have loads of stuff away.

You aren't a six wardrobe kind of a lady then "

Two full wardrobes, a very full clothes rail and the backs of two doors fitted with hanging devices. I need to have another clear out.

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By *ucspark OP   Man
over a year ago

dudley


"An oyster satin silk swing coat I bought at a vintage clothing store. I had a clear out one day and have loads of stuff away.

You aren't a six wardrobe kind of a lady then

Two full wardrobes, a very full clothes rail and the backs of two doors fitted with hanging devices. I need to have another clear out."

That or move somewhere with a big dressing room

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My car is very sentimental to me, had her since new in Feb 2002, and is one of the few constants in my life in that time.

Not a classic as such, however, she is unique as she was one of her kind when I got her due to a custom paint job.

She cost me a fortune in repairs in recent years, and I am bracing myself the day when I have part with her for a better car when I can afford to do so.

I aim to keep her on the road as long as I can though, if I can afford to do so.

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By *ucspark OP   Man
over a year ago

dudley


"My car is very sentimental to me, had her since new in Feb 2002, and is one of the few constants in my life in that time.

Not a classic as such, however, she is unique as she was one of her kind when I got her due to a custom paint job.

She cost me a fortune in repairs in recent years, and I am bracing myself the day when I have part with her for a better car when I can afford to do so.

I aim to keep her on the road as long as I can though, if I can afford to do so.

"

It is the thing with cars, they cost all the time with one thing or other. Up until my daughter was born I had picture of my E type by my bed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I sold my old Honda GL1000 Goldwing about 4yrs ago. It was a bog standard 1978 model, wire wheels and no plastic other than the side panels. A guy drove from Leeds and took it away in a horse box. I felt like crying.

I sold it and bought a ZZR1100 and nearly killed myself on it.

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By *ucspark OP   Man
over a year ago

dudley


"I sold my old Honda GL1000 Goldwing about 4yrs ago. It was a bog standard 1978 model, wire wheels and no plastic other than the side panels. A guy drove from Leeds and took it away in a horse box. I felt like crying.

I sold it and bought a ZZR1100 and nearly killed myself on it. "

Jack got image of you full pelt with your legs flapping in the air behind

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Also sold my Merc 300CE when I lost my job a couple of years ago. I still kept my Merc 230CE though but felt a bit sad to see her go

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I sold my old Honda GL1000 Goldwing about 4yrs ago. It was a bog standard 1978 model, wire wheels and no plastic other than the side panels. A guy drove from Leeds and took it away in a horse box. I felt like crying.

I sold it and bought a ZZR1100 and nearly killed myself on it.

Jack got image of you full pelt with your legs flapping in the air behind "

Yeah, I'm not really built for sports bikes, lol. I nearly left this world though when I hit a badger in north Devon. Got myself a helicopter trip to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital out of it

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By *edbagioMan
over a year ago

ripon

an rd lc 250

a gt outpost trail wish I had that

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By *ucspark OP   Man
over a year ago

dudley


"I sold my old Honda GL1000 Goldwing about 4yrs ago. It was a bog standard 1978 model, wire wheels and no plastic other than the side panels. A guy drove from Leeds and took it away in a horse box. I felt like crying.

I sold it and bought a ZZR1100 and nearly killed myself on it.

Jack got image of you full pelt with your legs flapping in the air behind

Yeah, I'm not really built for sports bikes, lol. I nearly left this world though when I hit a badger in north Devon. Got myself a helicopter trip to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital out of it"

Hellimed are great to have around when you been fighting with a badger

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My car has done some serious milage travelling to meet others all over UK and Europe.

I met my late partner via a car community dedicated to the brand.

If my car could talk, she'll tell you all my naughty secrets.

I love my car. She may be an old girl, however, she can still goes a bit, and always give me a big smile on my face after a nice drive along twisty lanes with the music turned up really loud.

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By *ucspark OP   Man
over a year ago

dudley


"My car has done some serious milage travelling to meet others all over UK and Europe.

I met my late partner via a car community dedicated to the brand.

If my car could talk, she'll tell you all my naughty secrets.

I love my car. She may be an old girl, however, she can still goes a bit, and always give me a big smile on my face after a nice drive along twisty lanes with the music turned up really loud.

"

Alot of people do not get the driving for pleasure.

Rumour had it I was rather anal about mine and it getting wet, truth was it was lethal as soon as it went wet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"My car has done some serious milage travelling to meet others all over UK and Europe.

I met my late partner via a car community dedicated to the brand.

If my car could talk, she'll tell you all my naughty secrets.

I love my car. She may be an old girl, however, she can still goes a bit, and always give me a big smile on my face after a nice drive along twisty lanes with the music turned up really loud.

"

she's only 11 and that's not old. My Merc is 26 this year, my Golf is 18 and my little Fiesta Van is 15.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Very true - a lot of people have a car to drive from A to B and back.

I drive because I enjoy driving.

I remember driving up and down the dual carriage way near where I used to live when I first got my car, so that I could complete the breaking in process as soon as I could in order to rev her up and have some fun.

Took her on a track in order to learn to get the most out of her too.

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By *ucspark OP   Man
over a year ago

dudley


"My car has done some serious milage travelling to meet others all over UK and Europe.

I met my late partner via a car community dedicated to the brand.

If my car could talk, she'll tell you all my naughty secrets.

I love my car. She may be an old girl, however, she can still goes a bit, and always give me a big smile on my face after a nice drive along twisty lanes with the music turned up really loud.

she's only 11 and that's not old. My Merc is 26 this year, my Golf is 18 and my little Fiesta Van is 15."

My E type was a 1962

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"My car has done some serious milage travelling to meet others all over UK and Europe.

I met my late partner via a car community dedicated to the brand.

If my car could talk, she'll tell you all my naughty secrets.

I love my car. She may be an old girl, however, she can still goes a bit, and always give me a big smile on my face after a nice drive along twisty lanes with the music turned up really loud.

she's only 11 and that's not old. My Merc is 26 this year, my Golf is 18 and my little Fiesta Van is 15."

.

She may not be that old, however, she has high milage for her age.

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By *oulou45Woman
over a year ago

Bucks

I regret havin to sell my gold jewelery. Some of it was from my parents for my 18th and 21st. Also had to sell a bracelet my mum left me. It was all thanks to my ex stitchin me up and makin me homeless.

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By *ucspark OP   Man
over a year ago

dudley


"Very true - a lot of people have a car to drive from A to B and back.

I drive because I enjoy driving.

I remember driving up and down the dual carriage way near where I used to live when I first got my car, so that I could complete the breaking in process as soon as I could in order to rev her up and have some fun.

Took her on a track in order to learn to get the most out of her too.

"

I was lucky enough to go on a skid pan with a instructor from fire service to master skids was very informative to say the least

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Listerning to chasing classic cars on discovery shed. They are on about a racing TR4. It reminded me of selling my favourite car a E type that I spent many years restoring. I was encouraged to sell it by my ex as she wanted the garage space.

I not to proud to say I was rather upset when the car went and then a few months latter finding out that it had been wrecked.

So what thing have you let go and wish that you had not."

Feel your pain buddy. I sold my pride and joy last year, a chrome orange Lotus Exige. Sold it because I done around 1000 miles per year, and I bought a new house.

Horrible feeling watch someone else drive it away.

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By *ucspark OP   Man
over a year ago

dudley


"Listerning to chasing classic cars on discovery shed. They are on about a racing TR4. It reminded me of selling my favourite car a E type that I spent many years restoring. I was encouraged to sell it by my ex as she wanted the garage space.

I not to proud to say I was rather upset when the car went and then a few months latter finding out that it had been wrecked.

So what thing have you let go and wish that you had not.

Feel your pain buddy. I sold my pride and joy last year, a chrome orange Lotus Exige. Sold it because I done around 1000 miles per year, and I bought a new house.

Horrible feeling watch someone else drive it away. "

It is a feeling that I prefer not to repeat

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had a beautiful old track bike. It also had some interesting history having been built for a famous French rider. I loved it but it was fractionally too small so I reluctantly sold it.

He seemed a great guy and really appreciated both the beauty and the history of the bike so i was chuffed it had gone to a good home.

About a month later I get an angry call claiming that part of the frame was damaged, I refuted that but offered a refund. Not good enough. So I offered in fairness to pay half of the cost of the repair, not good enough but ultimately agreed. The work would have cost around £25 each, after he had it done he sent me an invoice for £200 claiming the work was £400! I told him, not entirely unreasonably to fuck off. Which was followed by weeks of abusive emails and occassional phonecalls accusing me of being a conman. It pisses me off to this day that of the dozens of bikes I've owned one of the finest is now owned by an utter arse of a man.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A pale blue 1974 Vespa Primervera 125. I sold it for a CB 750 when I was 20 (the insurance then was something like £110 for the Honda). I'll always regret that as I saw it a couple of years later and it still looked as gorgeous as when I'd first clapped eyes on it. The annoying thing was the bloke who bought it was such a nice chap, so in way I couldn't hold it against him, but in another...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My very cheap Z1000, well cheap when I bought it in the very late 70's, look at the prioe of them now! Not as much as a Z900 but still reasonable. But having said that it wouln't get sold now, only be part of my pension pot when I can't ride anymore. Oh and my fully sorted 1275 GT mini, really loved that car. My GSX-R1100 is filling the Z1000 spot now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nothing as esoteric as some of the other machinery eulogised about above, but the one car out of all (loads!) that I have owned (mine) or looked after (company cars) that was hard to let go, was our first 'family car' when with my ex. A brick-red 1982 Astra Mk1 facelift - TVO890X. We had it for 9 years, from 1990 to 99. When I was between company cars, it took us all over the country on holiday, over to France and for five years ferried my bike part way into London when I was cycling to work.

Eventually the MOT caught up with it and we had to take it to the scrap yard and say 'farewell'. Even my boys cried when we had to leave it...

The ultimate irony is that my ex, last I heard, is now with the bloke who owns that scrapyard!!!

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By *ucspark OP   Man
over a year ago

dudley


"Nothing as esoteric as some of the other machinery eulogised about above, but the one car out of all (loads!) that I have owned (mine) or looked after (company cars) that was hard to let go, was our first 'family car' when with my ex. A brick-red 1982 Astra Mk1 facelift - TVO890X. We had it for 9 years, from 1990 to 99. When I was between company cars, it took us all over the country on holiday, over to France and for five years ferried my bike part way into London when I was cycling to work.

Eventually the MOT caught up with it and we had to take it to the scrap yard and say 'farewell'. Even my boys cried when we had to leave it...

The ultimate irony is that my ex, last I heard, is now with the bloke who owns that scrapyard!!!

"

It quite funny I brought a nova as my first car and then moved up to a Astra had nothing but problems so went back to a nova. The last I knew the nova's were still on road but they recycled the Astra

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