Sure, in stock form, most these old cars suck. The FJM cars will respond to the same mods applied to all the earlier cars and can be made to be quite fast and powerful. My last Aspen ran low 12s in Denver, which was a good measure better than more desireble muscle era cars turning 14-18s. And I accomplished it for a quarter of the price, so it all depends on what you want.

Even with their current rising prices, they can still provide a means to V8, RWD performance for less than a 2nd mortgage. While they are not everyone's cup of tea, and aren't regulated everywhere like they are in CA, that's fine. If we were all alike, we'd all have mustangs.