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Originally Posted by aschen View Post
Because it is a huge PITA to build and maintain a mid and/or rear engined modern car.

Front drive transverse is approximately 1 billion times easier to work on.
I believe you, but fwd cars suck to work on compared to front engine - rear drive, at least to me. I thought the 911 was pretty easy to work on, at least compared to a fwd vehicle. I think the big difference for me is the way a fwd transaxle is laid out.
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