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    Other vehicles like the VX: Affordable, limited production, crazy owner obsession

    Just curious, what other vehicles have a similar situation as the VX? That is: autos that, for whatever reason, had a very limited production run, are accessible/affordable (no Ferraris!) but enjoy something similar to the VX owners enthusiasm/obession/worship. My initial thoughts suggest:

    1. Pontiac Aztek
    2. Suburu Baja

    Your thoughts?

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    interesting thread idea....
    maybe not super rare but pontiac fiero has a big following(poor mans porsche)
    not sure who makes it, but i know the grand national is one heck of a vehicle for its time...(lots of power for the looks)
    check out the t-rex too, dont know about the rarity but i know people are very into modding them (similar to the VX)
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    Fiero, good call. Somewhat unrelated, but they are also popular in the eco-modder community.

    T-Rex, wow, had to google that one. Tri-wheel, dual front / single back. Odd, cool, but very.... odd. I'll leave it at that.

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    I wanted a subaru baja turbo bad, but then I came across the VX, and I'm glad I did.

    Would love to have a fiero too

    Aztek....

    Buick Grand National

    Wouldn't have thought the t-rex was popular with the modders. Going to have to check that out.

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    subaru svx

    acura nsx

    chevy SSR
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    Quote Originally Posted by etlsport View Post
    subaru svx

    acura nsx
    my cousin has a 93 NSX, supercharged, custom borla exhaust, 20 and 19inch FOOSE rims...not a scratch or dent on the car (ya he's super anal)

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    Friday afternoon i saw this white fiero,the guy was talking on the phone while we were waiting for the traffic light,funny thing about is that onces he saw my VX & give me two thumps up at the same time i did the same with his fiero.

    Very nice looking coupes
    Dakar was just the begining.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Thmstec View Post
    I wanted a subaru baja turbo bad, but then I came across the VX, and I'm glad I did.

    Would love to have a fiero too

    Aztek....

    Buick Grand National

    Wouldn't have thought the t-rex was popular with the modders. Going to have to check that out.
    buick, there it is lol....(sorry im young so i dont know these older cars, but i respect them)

    ya the t-rex has become really big with the whole modding community...
    just think about it, TONS of power, something you almost never see (i have only seen one in person), and tons of potential for modification

    oh, and what about the toyota supra? or the nissan skyline? or mazda rx-7?

    those are all huge in the import community...

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    Quote Originally Posted by pbkid View Post
    buick, there it is lol....(sorry im young so i dont know these older cars, but i respect them)
    You forget, I'm only 19 myself :P

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    Quote Originally Posted by Osteomata View Post
    Just curious, what other vehicles have a similar situation as the VX? That is: autos that, for whatever reason, had a very limited production run, are accessible/affordable (no Ferraris!) but enjoy something similar to the VX owners enthusiasm/obession/worship. My initial thoughts suggest:

    1. Pontiac Aztek
    2. ANY Subaru model

    Your thoughts?
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    Awesome thread!

    Ok, this is my top ten list of Very Rare relatively inexpensive vehicles with a cult following. . I also added there club links.

    1 Acura NSX http://www.nsxprime.com/
    2 Delorean http://www.deloreanowners.org
    3 Chevy SSR http://www.ssrfanatic.com
    4 Plymouth Prowler http://www.prowleronline.com
    5 Cadillac Allante http://www.allante.com
    6 Ford Mustang SVO http://www.svoca.com
    7 Buick Grand National http://www.turbobuicks.com
    8 Subaru SVX http://www.subarusvx.com
    9 Ford SHO http://www.shoclub.com
    10 Avanti http://www.theavanti.com
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