What Would you do

For sure go knock on the door and maybe say you were stopping by just to visit your "old friend". Im sure once he gets talking you will know how he really feels about the car and if he might be willing to let it go. Id for sure feel him out before you flat out ask if he'd sell it back. If you go in asking for it the price will most likely be higher. Even if you just mention to him that if he ever would consider selling you might be interested so please call you first. Regardless, you have to go, think about what wylde1 said!