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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
I have only seen 4-door ones, which used to be popular in Argentina.
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Thank you on the Fox information, it was short lived here in the USA, just a couple of years, I think 1987-88 maybe a year or two later. Was a half notch above a Yugo in most people's eyes here despite the trunk.
Really boxy cars were just starting to go out of vogue, for instance the Ford Fairmont/Futura 1978 to 1983 was already out of production for several years - the crisp looking box had run it's course. However Nissan and many others didn't started softening their edges until about 1990 as I recall.
The Alliance did not have the greatest reputation mechanically, but low cost of entry attracted a lot of first time buyers.
My cousin in California had one (
first new car - convertible) and said mechanically it was as good as any other car she had owned up to that point. I'm pretty sure that a new car should be more reliable than a used one, but didn't want to be unkind to her.
The Alliance convertibles were popular because unless you wanted a VW Rabbit convertible, an Reliant K-Car convertible from Chrysler or a Jeep that was it, and the Alliance was cheaper than any of them.
One thing I can say, the era of the "notchback" sedan is over. Most trunks these days just meld into the rear window.
https://www.uniquecarsandparts.com/c...japan_1988.htm
Not good aero, not even trying.