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Originally Posted by DanielDudley
An X1/9 is a lot like a 3/4 scale 308 with a four banger. I still have a soft spot for them, a lot like many have a soft spot for a beetle or a 914.
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I've had many 914s, I daily drove them for years, probably put 400,000 miles on them in total, loved them!
I've also had a '79 Fiat Spider 2000, that was a great car. It looked great (silver over bright red) and was a lot of fun to drive.
I also had a 308, which I liked back then, and have started to re-appreciate them more these days.
And I had a '85 x1/9 (which at that time was badged a Bertone rather than a Fiat). I really tried to like that car, but never got there. Mine was a very nice example, and totally reliable, never had a problem with it. But I never really warmed up to the styling, and I didn't like the interior much, either. I also didn't like the driving dynamics much. To me, it wasn't much fun to drive. I would not call it a 3/4 scale 308 any more than I would call a 914 a 3/4 scale 917. They all are mid engined with 4 wheels, I guess.
