anyone have regret stories about selling a car

[Il Duce]

Never should have sold her! Oh well... the fun is in the build anyway.

[Iain]

That was my wallpaper on my work computer for ages and everyone in the office thought it was fucking sex. Boss always said if you turbo or supercharged it he'd send a photographer to the US to run it as a feature in the magazine.

[Iain]

The front control arms don't just pop in because the front bushing sizes vary. All 93-01 imprezas use a 55mm bushing and the GD+ uses a 61mm bushing (and also takes the double ball joint front endlink due to design). I just took the time to measure, press, and install documenting the entire process with alignment specs and how it changed since it increased the track width up front. I got +6 caster with the PSRS and MRT c/c plates without even doing the "free caster" mod of flipping the rear transverse link mount bolted to the control arm. pillowball.

You do know GC8 STi alloy arms are cheap and common in Japan? You wouldn't get a track increase, but it's a straight fit (with sti end links)

[Il Duce]

That was my wallpaper on my work computer for ages and everyone in the office thought it was fucking sex. Boss always said if you turbo or supercharged it he'd send a photographer to the US to run it as a feature in the magazine.

That I didn't know. Also, thanks for posting that in a "regret sale" thread...

[Iain]

Hey, I'm pretty sure I said it to you on HDe30!

[bimmer_E30]

no regrets just memories.

although i really miss my E36 328is, 325e e30 and miss my e32 so fucking much.

[JasonC]

I regret selling my 62 Impala SS


I only sold it cause i wanted another Mopar. I bought a 72 Dodge Demon 340 right after i sold it. The Impala had a ZZ4 crate engine with a powerglide. But was in need of a 4 speed BADLY! There are a few others i look back and wonder why i sold them. 70 AMC AMX, 70 Dodge Dart Swinger, and many others....

[SoEm0]

I regret selling my 1972 Nissan 720. It was my first vehicle, and she was in good shape. I ended up selling her because my great grandma gave me her 72 impala with 40k original miles on it. Should have thought it through and figured I was going to pay out the ass for gas.

[mrsleeve]

yup sold my e30 3 weeks ago, should not have done it did not have too per-sea, but life sometimes forces you to do things you dont want to.

Oh well there will always be more. maybe the next one will be a E31 ;)

[JT325is]

i regret selling my first four e30's. im going to hell.

[psyber_0ptix]

You do know GC8 STi alloy arms are cheap and common in Japan? You wouldn't get a track increase, but it's a straight fit (with sti end links)

unfortunately stateside, it's nearly twice as much as the USDM GD STi arms, and you don't gain caster and who said increased track in the front is a bad thing?

Just like why people used to spend a grand on JDM FHI 4pot calipers is beyond me. Just use the 300zx ones which are dime a dozen and can use wider rotors. Just an adapter to mount to the knuckle and gold.


it's all about cost to benefit ratio...yea JDM's are drop in, but good luck finding a good price on them (5 years ago)

it's a little different when we never got the GC wrx/STi's here in the states....

[Iain]

unfortunately stateside, it's nearly twice as much as the USDM GD STi arms, and you don't gain caster and who said increased track in the front is a bad thing?

Just like why people used to spend a grand on JDM FHI 4pot calipers is beyond me. Just use the 300zx ones which are dime a dozen and can use wider rotors. Just an adapter to mount to the knuckle and gold.


it's all about cost to benefit ratio...yea JDM's are drop in, but good luck finding a good price on them (5 years ago)

it's a little different when we never got the GC wrx/STi's here in the states....

The GC arms still give you the caster increase and I never said increasing track was bad?

Out here, most guys grab the 4pot Subaru brakes as it is very hard to get engineering approval for caliper adapter brackets on street cars. That and they're cheap and very common (been on all turbo subarus in Oz from 1998)

[Aus E30]

I swapped my 1989 Toyota Hilux 4x4 for my E30, this e30 is my dream car ever since I was a kid, always wanted one, but it was confusing driving away from the dealer stoked with finally having my dream car but driving away from my Hilux =( something about that car was just different...

Damn it, I love my E30 =D Sorry beautiful ;)

[psyber_0ptix]

GC alloy arms don't add caster though... they are identical in geometry. If there are alignment sheets stating otherwise, i'd be glad to pass it along on all forums stateside. It all started with the Spec-C arms which were then used on the USDM STi's :)

The GC arms still give you the caster increase and I never said increasing track was bad?

Out here, most guys grab the 4pot Subaru brakes as it is very hard to get engineering approval for caliper adapter brackets on street cars. That and they're cheap and very common (been on all turbo subarus in Oz from 1998)

[chadthestampede]

Never should have sold her! Oh well... the fun is in the build anyway.

I regret trading in my 1995 GMC Safari Van which ironically enough looked a lot like the van in the background of this picture. Except it was white. RIP Moby.