I should never have sold it," is a common sentiment wherever car enthusiasts gather to reminisce about the GTI/ RS Turbo/Porsche 911/E-Type they once sold for peanuts yet which has now appreciated to the point where it would nicely pay off the mortgage.
Sometimes though, it's not the value of the car which generates regret but the nagging feeling that you've just let go of one of the nicest examples of a particular model and should you want another at some point, it's going to be increasingly hard to replace it.
At the time he had afully loaded X308 XJR and needed some persuasion to part with it, the final encouragement coming from prominent Jaguar man Nigel Thorley, who had already made the change to a 3.5-litre XJ8. “It’s the best thing you’ll ever do,” promised Nigel but as Andy recalls,
