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Ever sold a car, missed it, and bought it back?
I'm curious how widespread a phenomenon this is among us car enthusiasts.
In 2004 I sold my 944/968 track beast to a fellow PCA guy. I then went SCCA racing for the season, but at the end of the season, I missed the Porsche. The guy I sold it to had run it in a few DEs, but he found it too difficult to drive. So I bought it back. For the same price he had paid for it--the only way he would do it. As my loving wife pointed out, I had basically loaned him my car for free, with the added bonus that I was now paying to the taxes and fees to re-register it for the second time.
In 2010 I sold my pristine 1988 911 to put money into a business. That was just before the thing doubled in value almost overnight. About a year later I tried to buy it back. The new owner said no. I asked again last year, and offered him a ton more than he paid, but he said he planned on giving it to his heirs. But if he changes his mind, I'll happily do my second buy-back.
Am I alone in this madness?
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