![rw-book-cover](https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_636/8c39f38eeb42b8988818f960d8e07f76.jpg) ## Metadata - Author: [[Andy Kalmowitz]] - Full Title: 15 cars people regret selling - Category: #articles - Summary: The author discusses how car enthusiasts often regret selling cars they had emotional connections to. Readers shared stories of missing the way old cars made them feel or regretting selling too soon before the value rose. The article highlights the emotional attachment people have to their cars and the regrets they feel when parting with them. - URL: https://qz.com/cars-selling-regrets-1851512506 ## Full Document [Business News](https://qz.com/business-news) ### 15 cars people regret selling #### Sometimes we just miss the cars we used to have and wish we could do it all over again By Start Slideshow ![Car for sale](https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/8c39f38eeb42b8988818f960d8e07f76.jpg)Photo: tacojim (Getty Images) [Being a car enthusiast](https://jalopnik.com/car-culture) is a tough thing. Most of the time, people [buy and sell cars with their heads](https://jalopnik.com/car-buying/advice), but not us. [We will very often buy and sell cars with our hearts](https://www.google.com/search?q=jalopnik+car+buying&rlz=1C5GCEA_enUS1111US1111&oq=jalopnik+car+buy&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDAgAECMYJxiABBiKBTIMCAAQIxgnGIAEGIoFMgYIARBFGDkyBwgCEAAYgAQyCAgDEAAYFhgeMgoIBBAAGIAEGKIEMgYIBRBFGDwyBggGEEUYPDIGCAcQRRg8qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8). That doesn’t always work out, especially after you form an emotional connection with your car. That’s what led me to [my question from last week](https://jalopnik.com/qotd). [I want to know what cars from your past](https://jalopnik.com/what-car-do-you-regret-selling-1851494442) you all [regret selling](https://jalopnik.com/selling-my-beloved-1970-mercedes-is-breaking-my-heart-1850552518) (partially because [I’m considering selling my own car](https://jalopnik.com/what-deeply-unreliable-car-is-worth-the-headache-1851400172)). There’s no worse feeling than when something seems right in the moment, but then you realize you’ve made a huge mistake. We’ve got some extremely varied answers. Some of you miss the way an old car made you feel. [Some of you miss](https://jalopnik.com/what-is-your-best-memory-at-the-race-track-1850930969) the part of your life the car represented. On top of that, [some of you regretted selling a car](https://jalopnik.com/these-are-the-car-decisions-you-immediately-regreted-1851296494) because you sold it too soon [and the values skyrocketed](https://jalopnik.com/everyone-is-underwater-on-their-car-loans-as-values-plu-1851340337) right after you did it. That’s the worst one, in my opinion. I don’t know. That’s just me. I couldn’t live with that much money left on the table. Before we dive in, I just want to take a second to thank all the commentators for absolutely spilling their hearts out in the replies. You all made me miss your cars for you. Kudos to every last one of you. Anyway, why don’t ya start clicking and take a look at the past car-selling mistakes of your fellow Jalops? [*A version of this article originally appeared on Jalopnik*](https://jalopnik.com/these-are-the-cars-you-all-regret-selling-1851497561).