Apple at $12 (pre split, ca 1996) is the whale that got away of my investment career.
I did end up buying at 280, 320, 500 though. Sold it all off just before the last split.
Can't change the past, but oh, there are times.
Didn't have nearly as much room as that house I coulda bought in SF. :-/
But I was gambling with it (it's the only time in my life I've bought a single company's stock like that), and I think in retrospect the result is quite good. I just can't shake away the "if only..." feeling. :-)
Despite my missed opportunity, I think the car is far better than any other vehicle on the road. There really is no comparison. 8-speed double-clutch automatic with paddle shifters? I prefer no transmission. I could go on and on.
Hopefully, someday in the distant future, all of our cars will be non-smoking.
Even a tiny investment would've paid off easily even by the mid 2000s.
Today TSLA is worth at least 3x what I sold for, but I never would have held though all those ups and downs let alone for two decades. I didn't buy the stock as a real investment, just a little fun in a company I liked.
Still have it (well, them) :).