Cars you sold that are now worth a fortune

[Trainerbrow]

I'd say my Sapphire cossie and my Nova Van.

Bought the cossie for £5k in 2003, sold it in 2004 for £2,000.00 and a Mk4 escort cab with a 1900 CVH turbo, which I then moved on for £2,500.00, so only lost £500 plus repairing a few bits. That car would probably be worth £12k now.

Pikiescossie by Phil Cookson, on Flickr

SaphCos1 by Phil Cookson, on Flickr

Nova Van, with a 2.0l 16v and a full roll cage. I paid £1500.00 for it and sold it for £2000.00, so made a little on that, but with the way Nova prices have gone, I reckon that would easily do £4000 now

107_0712 by Phil Cookson, on Flickr

moodyvan by Phil Cookson, on Flickr

welllanevan4 by Phil Cookson, on Flickr

103_0378 by Phil Cookson, on Flickr

 

[RIC172]

I regret selling my Ford Probe around twelve years ago for £400. I think it would be worth at least £600 judging by current prices

 

[Archtects]

Why is you dad wearing a skirt and high heels?

Sorry its my mum in the picture ...
I mean my dad could have worn high heels .... never know

 

[cat171]

Worst "I used to have a Ferrari" thread ever

Don't worry, it was only a Mondial!

 

[yeecup]

Mint Williams 3, sold around 2004 for 4500, be easily worth 15k now. S2 escort rs turbo, sold 2002 for 2500, boy that bought it still has it, been garaged most of the time, done about 70k and mint, 20k now probably.

 

[Landyman]

Don't worry, it was only a Mondial!

Yes l wish people still thought that! They were £6-20,000 in 2010 but now prices start at £25k and go up to 60.

The early ones were a bit rubbish but by the time they got to the final version which l had, they were pretty good. Same engine/transmission as the 348 with adjustable suspension PAS ABS and 310bhp at 9,000 rpm

 

[GinandGasoline]

TVR Tamora - £10500 paid. £12k sold. £25k now.
TVR T350T - £16500 Paid. £25k sold. £35k now.

Then the big bear miss. When I had the T350 I was going to trade it for a 1987 911 (930) Turbo. It was £27k and the Mrs at at time said I was mental. Last year the exact same car sold at Silverstone auctions for £89k and it had another 40k miles on it. f**k.

T350T has just surfaced on here : https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2003-tvr-t350t

Still looks well!

 

[Waitey]

T350T has just surfaced on here : https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2003-tvr-t350t

Still looks well!

It's ALIVE.

I thought it'd been written off.

 

[Waitey]

T350T has just surfaced on here : https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2003-tvr-t350t

Still looks well!

God its a bit of a state.

Also who spends £4k on an engine rebuild but doesn't get the cam cover refurbed.

Also the why not get the wheels refurbed!

Poor thing.

I bought it with 8k miles on for £16500. So it'll be interesting to see what it does!

 

[GinandGasoline]

God its a bit of a state.

Also who spends £4k on an engine rebuild but doesn't get the cam cover refurbed.

Also the why not get the wheels refurbed!

Poor thing.

I bought it with 8k miles on for £16500. So it'll be interesting to see what it does!

Oh yeah, now I've gone through all the photo's in detail those wheel's do look shabby!

 

[andy_coops]

Sold around 12 years ago for £2,300. Rot free and nut and bolt restored with a rebuilt Mi16 engine.

But honestly my 172 is a better car.

 

[thecrim22]

Sold around 12 years ago for £2,300. Rot free and nut and bolt restored with a rebuilt Mi16 engine.

But honestly my 172 is a better car.

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Had a 309gti once great car in the dry i still recon one of the best handling cars ive ever driven forger it it there was any moisture on the road tho. But mi16 on carbs or bodies what an engine note

 

[Crazylegs]

Honda CRX VTEC, 205 GTI. Both would be worth a bomb now.

 

[Crazylegs]

Honda CRX VTEC, 205 GTI. Both would be worth a bomb now.

Got no images of the 205 on my phone.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

My MK1 fiesta

 

[davo172]

Fiesta RS turbo paid 6500 owned it 7 years sold for 6500 would be worth 15k easy today!😥

 

[davo172]

Fiesta RS turbo paid 6500 owned it 7 years sold for 6500 would be worth 15k easy today!😥

Also had mint mk1 XR2 sold for £1750 because they wanted twice that much to insure it at the time🤣
They are all 10k plus decent ones now!

 

[Yosemite Sam]

Clio Williams x 2
Clio 16v x 2
1986 Ford F-150 pickup
An absolutely spit mint Impreza Turbo
Completely original and standard 1.6 205 Gti with 88k on it.

makes me sick.

 

[Ricardos]

205 GTI 1.6
Renault 5 GT Turbo
Fiesta XR2 Mk2
Volvo 850R manual
Renault 19 16V
Renault 19 16V Chamade
Renault Clio 16V
Petrol Blue 182 supercharged 1/1 😁
Mini Clubman estate

 

[thecrim22]

309 gti 1.9
4x audi quattros
Mk4 xr3i
2x evo 3
Evo 4
2x r33 skylines
4x4 Sapphire cosworth
Audi s2
E30 325i
S14a 200sx
Granada cosworth
Various minis
Mk2 cav sri

 

[Sir_Dave]

Z3M Roadster
Clio Trophy
306 Rallye
106 Gti
Mini GP1

Worse ones are the 2 x e46 M3 Individuals (Velvet Blue manual & Aegean Blue SMG) with all options ticked. Sold for £6k and £9k respectively

 

[Waitey]

Z3M Roadster
Clio Trophy
306 Rallye
106 Gti
Mini GP1

Worse ones are the 2 x e46 M3 Individuals (Velvet Blue manual & Aegean Blue SMG) with all options ticked. Sold for £6k and £9k respectively

LOL

Bought my Z3M on 56k miles for £5800.

Thought I did will selling it on 62k miles for £7900!

 

[Horatio McAllister]

2 cars I regret selling. Citroen Zx 16v, I had the proper 2.0 one not the volcane. The one with the saxo style arch extensions. That car was incredible. I owned it around 99 I guess, had to sell it as the head gasket went the same time my insurance premium was due. It was eye wateringly expensive as an 18 year old!

My all time regret is selling my silver 1.6 non sunroof 205 GTI in about 2002/3. It was immaculate, bought it with the engine in bits and my dad helped me put it back together. I had various 205’s during that time, but this particular car was my absolute favourite.

sadly I never took photographs of any of my cars back then. Camera phones weren’t even a thing!

 

[Matt W]

E36 328i sport with the LSD for £1300. Worth a bit more than that now!

 

[andy_coops]

Few more of my black 205. Really regret selling this one but stuff happens. I and kept track of where it went but no idea now. MOT ran out 6 years ago 😥

 

[andy_coops]

Second 205. Bought for £1300 around 2013/4 I think. Planned to do a full resto but she ended up leaving on a flatbed. Solid shell with only a single rust issue on the NS inner wing. The new old stock parts I built up plus engine and box paid for my Clio so I can’t complain really.

 

[jameswrx]

Skyline R32 GTR
Clio V6
RX7
Evo 6 RSX
etc
etc

I do genuinely regret selling the GTR aside from value, loved that car but was just in the days where I’d want to try everything and move on.

 

[thecrim22]

Skyline R32 GTR
Clio V6
RX7
Evo 6 RSX
etc
etc

I do genuinely regret selling the GTR aside from value, loved that car but was just in the days where I’d want to try everything and move on.

Dont know why but ive had a hankering for an rx7 for a while but im not paying £20k for something thats gona breakdown all the time but still want one🙈🙈

 

[jameswrx]

Dont know why but ive had a hankering for an rx7 for a while but im not paying £20k for something thats gona breakdown all the time but still want one🙈🙈

I couldn’t even tell you of a time I’ve broken down stranded in a car of mine. Aside from the rats nest of vacuum pipes (I’d go single and ditch all the boost control crap) they’re pretty basic engines and reliable enough. Yes they wear out but maintain and they’re fine.

There’s not really many unreliable cars just some that don’t take years of neglect as well as others.

 

[Crazylegs]

Dont know why but ive had a hankering for an rx7 for a while but im not paying £20k for something thats gona breakdown all the time but still want one[emoji85][emoji85]

They're a nightmare apparently, you need to let them warm up and cool down after every single drive, so absolutely no good if you need to nip to the shop or something. Amazing when they're on song though from what I've read!

 

[thecrim22]

They're a nightmare apparently, you need to let them warm up and cool down after every single drive, so absolutely no good if you need to nip to the shop or something. Amazing when they're on song though from what I've read!

Dunno if youve ever watched angel motorsport on YouTube they wankle boys in america they nail the arse off them big styleband shut them down hot and i mean like turbo and manifold glowing cherry red coz they been bouncing off the limiter for 10mins doing burnouts!!! Makes me cringe everytime

 

[thecrim22]

I couldn’t even tell you of a time I’ve broken down stranded in a car of mine. Aside from the rats nest of vacuum pipes (I’d go single and ditch all the boost control crap) they’re pretty basic engines and reliable enough. Yes they wear out but maintain and they’re fine.

There’s not really many unreliable cars just some that don’t take years of neglect as well as others.

Yeah i see the vacuum system is supposed to be a weak point. Seems to be run 2 stroke oil and a good mineral oil and sorted

 

[Crazylegs]

Dunno if youve ever watched angel motorsport on YouTube they wankle boys in america they nail the arse off them big styleband shut them down hot and i mean like turbo and manifold glowing cherry red coz they been bouncing off the limiter for 10mins doing burnouts!!! Makes me cringe everytime

Dickheads lol. That's why they need rebuilds every two minutes because people don't know how to run them properly. I was close to buying one but the fact that you can't do short journeys put me off them completely. They sound amazing though!

 

[Matt W]

Dickheads lol. That's why they need rebuilds every two minutes because people don't know how to run them properly. I was close to buying one but the fact that you can't do short journeys put me off them completely. They sound amazing though!

So many stories of people with RX8’s moving them off the drive then flooding the engine 😂

 

[Clio_fool]

Mmmmm RX7 🤤. I'll take one with an ls swap please, all the looks and none of the issues.

 

[thecrim22]

Dickheads lol. That's why they need rebuilds every two minutes because people don't know how to run them properly. I was close to buying one but the fact that you can't do short journeys put me off them completely. They sound amazing though!

To be fair they build wicked engines and they seem to be pretty bombproof but personally i wouldnt want to drop £20k on one especially since ive got a skyline sat

 

[thecrim22]

Dickheads lol. That's why they need rebuilds every two minutes because people don't know how to run them properly. I was close to buying one but the fact that you can't do short journeys put me off them completely. They sound amazing though!

 

[Adey.]

Ive had about 11 Renault 5 gt turbos (shitters go for 4-5k now) one a real nice ph1 in electric blue. R5 Gordini Turbo and my last of the line R5 LeCar 2 Turbo. Clio 182 trophy (sold for 900 without the seats) 4 x Nissan 200sx's (s13 2x s14s and a 14a)

 

[rs 1an]

In 1980 age 17 a cortina 1300 mk 2 which i sold for an Escort 1,6 Ghia in silver this i sold for my first RS and joined the RS owners club at the Rose & Crown at Brentwood. I can remember racing around Southweald Park in 3.1 RS Capri very rare with the tail fin and a mk 1 RS 2000 Turbo built by Janspeed with Oscars on in the dark. Some of the Registrations i forget but i do have many pictures
BVW 501T RS 2000 white with the non net head rests, twin side 45 webbers, extra kenlow fan with switch, oil catchment tank and anti-dive kit crashed not sold
MLF 501V Harrier Silver crashed
.............w RS 2000 Black chocolate interior sold
E569MML XR3i Red sold new from Reynolds
F............... RS MK 3 Black sold new from Trimoco
F998KVX Golf GTi 16v Grey with Electric Recaros sold also had a Jetta GTI 16v as well
G............. Porsche 944 Turbo white with martini body kit sold due to engine head issue
H............. Lancia Delta Intergrale Evo rhd conversion 300bhp sold due to electrical faults
H............. Audi Coupe Quattro turbo sold px for Red Audi 80 Quattro Suzanne thought this was same car with different wheels
k.............. Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI Miami Blue sold valve stem seals
M866T00 Escort Cabriolet black power hood sold new Gates
After this we had a Shogun lwb red over silver as by this time we had children so boring cars until 2009 when i sold my Laguna 2.0 Dynamique s for a red 197 at Renault Croydon.
Red 197
RB 197
Nimbus 200 grey recaros
whte 200t
Black 200t mapped at rs tuning to 230 bhp
white 220 Trophy pre facelift
Black 220 Trophy
silver 220 Trophy
Black 172 keeping
We had a Fiat X19 at one point as well, i always wanted a Lancia Beta Montecarlo but never found one, my friend had a Magnum car 308 gts red when we was young which we used to take down Southend for a spin before TOTS or the Gold Mine. So those of you who are young and are selling your 182 s for BMWs keep your cars they will be worth lots one day.

 

[andy_coops]

In 1980 age 17 a cortina 1300 mk 2 which i sold for an Escort 1,6 Ghia in silver this i sold for my first RS and joined the RS owners club at the Rose & Crown at Brentwood. I can remember racing around Southweald Park in 3.1 RS Capri very rare with the tail fin and a mk 1 RS 2000 Turbo built by Janspeed with Oscars on in the dark. Some of the Registrations i forget but i do have many pictures
BVW 501T RS 2000 white with the non net head rests, twin side 45 webbers, extra kenlow fan with switch, oil catchment tank and anti-dive kit crashed not sold
MLF 501V Harrier Silver crashed
.............w RS 2000 Black chocolate interior sold
E569MML XR3i Red sold new from Reynolds
F............... RS MK 3 Black sold new from Trimoco
F998KVX Golf GTi 16v Grey with Electric Recaros sold also had a Jetta GTI 16v as well
G............. Porsche 944 Turbo white with martini body kit sold due to engine head issue
H............. Lancia Delta Intergrale Evo rhd conversion 300bhp sold due to electrical faults
H............. Audi Coupe Quattro turbo sold px for Red Audi 80 Quattro Suzanne thought this was same car with different wheels
k.............. Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI Miami Blue sold valve stem seals
M866T00 Escort Cabriolet black power hood sold new Gates
After this we had a Shogun lwb red over silver as by this time we had children so boring cars until 2009 when i sold my Laguna 2.0 Dynamique s for a red 197 at Renault Croydon.
Red 197
RB 197
Nimbus 200 grey recaros
whte 200t
Black 200t mapped at rs tuning to 230 bhp
white 220 Trophy pre facelift
Black 220 Trophy
silver 220 Trophy
Black 172 keeping
We had a Fiat X19 at one point as well, i always wanted a Lancia Beta Montecarlo but never found one, my friend had a Magnum car 308 gts red when we was young which we used to take down Southend for a spin before TOTS or the Gold Mine. So those of you who are young and are selling your 182 s for BMWs keep your cars they will be worth lots one day.

What a list. Some epic motors in there mate. I remember going with a friend years ago to buy a Mk2 RS2000. White, T plate and absolutely stock. He’d sold a Mk2 Astra GTE to buy it and he gave £2,500 for it. Must’ve been 89/90 as I was was 17/18 at the time. Car was absolutely mint.