XR2s/XR3is in the 90s.

[Cal670]

So I bought a red F reg MK2 XR2 as my first car back in 2013, and by then they'd gained a good and classic image again. I remember though, when I was a kid in the 90s-2000-ish, I saw a fair few on the roads, and they seemed to be appearing alot on dramas and soaps on TV as the "bad guy's" car. So just curious, how were these cars regarded back in the 90s in real life? When they were cheap as peanuts and all over cruises and in pages of Max Power and Fast Car?

[Cal670]

Wow! Lots of info on here I didn't know about! Sure seems these cars had a varied image in the past. I loved my XR2 and it did get some good attention 4 years ago. I think most remember them for the good bits rather than the bad bits nowadays lol.
Thanks for all of the replies.