Mid / rear engine flops...

[Timco]

Originally Posted by leftfield6

Yeah, I'm not sure what you are referring to as a "flop"??

I've owned both a 1st Gen MR2 and actually multiple X1/9s. The X1/9 was on the market for 13 years, so it obviously had some success. And the 1st Gen MR2 was an outstanding car for the 1980s. Well balanced, dependable, well built, great in the curves.

I'm not seeing a flop here.

Well, can't edit titles.

I figured the Boxster was 18 years of 986 and still made today. That's a winning design that is still in demand. 13 years is a good run but with all production gone, parts still around for any of those? In 10 years? Is about 10 years of production the marker for a good run?

I had a Pinto wagon in high school. Then moms friend parked a Fiero in front of our house and I wanted it bad. She was even selling. Worked payments out to be $72-mo but for my first job at $3.15/hr or something close, that was a decent payment plus insurance. Then in front of my own home, smoke started pouring out the engine bay and the FD was called. Doused that tiny car with water then open hood and wet it down and pull batt. Electrical fire. I was never so pleased to have a Pinto.