Back in the early 90's I was going to the Florida Dealer Auto Auctions about every 3 or 4 weeks. I can't remember exactly when it was, but there seemed to be a rash of Samurai's flippin over around that time. It may have only been a few, but the News Media jumped on the story and made it sound like an epidemic
Anyway, it killed the resale on them, and I'd see perfect low mileage roadsters that were only a few years old selling for around $1600.00. I thought seriously about picking one up to pull a "gang mower" behind it, and maybe put a small snow plow on it too. But I wanted a coupe with air, and they were about $500.00 more. Well, as luck would have it, I never found just the right one, and since the buying public has a short memory, the prices started going back up.
I wish I had picked one up, I always liked them.