There's no harm in nostalgia mate, sometimes it can be better second time round!
I had a white fiesta supersport about 10 years ago and a black 1988 280 SL merc about 5 years ago, both of which I would buy back in an instant
And if I had known 12 years ago how much 2 door Mk2 Escorts would be fetching, I'd have taken more care of the one I got off my nan that I had to scrap