Originally Posted by MUST

in 1995:
87 fc-t - engine fire (~2 weeks after purchase)
88 fc-t - stolen & stripped (frame was located in a dump in riverside)

in 1996:
91 corolla sr5 - tranny failure (obliterated)
74 510 - stolen
91 mx5 - loaner (neighbor's "extra car")

in late 1996-2005:
97 eclipse gs - lemon (first new car...3 faulty "new" engines)

in late 2005-2009:
06 350z - ...