At the height of the gas crisis my father traded in his Olds 442 on a '79 Chevette. Unlike your grandfather's Chevette, dad's was a manual. The only positive memory I have of that POS was that dad would let me work the shifter while he worked the clutch.

I had a 76 280z as my first car in that same blue. Not much of a choice in my book. I used to love when RX7s would line up with me at a light.

I couldn't agree more on the 2+2. They were an abomination and definitely belong in this thread!

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I have heard other complaints on MINI reliability, but my experience has been positive. The JCW is my second MINI, and my wife drives a MINI Countryman. We are more aggressive on regular maintenance than the factory recommendations. I did have to replace the front brakes on my JCW sooner than I would have thought.

I’m sure there are many who would say this belongs on any list of coupe failures. With derisive nicknames like “dork” and “clown shoe”, it’s a natural; however, for the last two model years it packed the same S54 engine as the M3 of the period - but was much lighter. In my opinion, the Z3 M coupes are kind of cool and funky in their own right.

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Yeah. They are getting really pricey. The one in that photo sold at auction for $92k last year. Given that it is really an exceptional example, still it is nearly double what they had been selling for.