mmarshall

Yes, the frame/chassis was rock-solid, and, to some extent, the 5.7L V8 engine, but it wasn't me who said the rest of the car was unreliable...it was Consumer Reports. If you disagree with them, call them full of it. And, don't forget, your experience alone does not necessarily bode for that of many others.

Cheaply made or not, I still think GM made a mistake dropping them to convert the Arlington, TX plant to trucks/SUVs. They already had more than one plant already making trucks and SUVs, while the Arlington plant was the only one doing the large RWD V8 full-frame cars. And what GM still won't admit, almost 18 years later, is that there was STILL a market for those cars (and is today) when they dropped them.

Blackraven

I would love to own a car with a ROTARY ENGINE

mmarshall

Paitience. Rumor (and at least some evidence) has a new RX-7 coming in another 2-3 years.

http://www.carscoops.com/2013/08/fut...ration-rx.html

Coconut

A list I actually agree with!

Lexmex

Honda S200, Acura NSX, Ford GT

Wish they had continued the RX-7, not the RX-8.

For pickups, how about bringing back light pickups in general.

bitkahuna

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had no idea this post would get so much activity.

really like the list and some great additions mentioned here!

Lexmex

When I was in Mexico, an American friend of mine had an RX7, http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2593985/1993-mazda-rx-7/ and Mazda didn't even exist down there at the time. We always used to play tricks on people that the rotary engine in his car was either A. a helicopter engine and/or B. hand-cranked (and we would even go so far as to have a small hand crank (like with old-fashioned cars) that one of us would go to the front of the car and attempt to hand crank the vehicle just as one of us was staring the car with the key).

Simply priceless that people believed it.

flyfishman

Land Rover Defender - would drive one in a heartbeat.

mmarshall

Come on. You're in CAR CHAT...CL's Main Street.

mmarshall

Yes, that was at least partly the case....as with upmarket versions of the competing Toyota Supra, Mitsubushi 3000GT VR4, Nissan 300ZX, and Dodge Stealth Turbo. They were also quite expensive to insure for many young single males and/or drivers with points on their records.