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Jul 20, 2014 20:13:43 GMT
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I've just bought myself a 1991 MR2. I currently have a 1992 Celica, its a nice car, but I am not keen on front wheel drive cars, most of the cars I have owned have been rear wheel drive. So I fancied a change, I love Toyotas, and I love cars with pop up lights, so I thought I would give the MR2 a try. I get it on Wednesday, so I'll get pics up then and let you know what I think of it.
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ToolsnTrack
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Homebrew Raconteur
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Club RR Member Number: 134
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Just bought a MR2ToolsnTrack
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Club Retro Rides Member 134
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Jul 20, 2014 22:33:22 GMT
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Nice! SW's are rock bottom right now... Great time to get an appreciating classic! Plans? Is it a turbo?
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It's the non turbo. No sure of any plans, but long term a turbo conversion would be fun to do. It wouldn't be hard either, just buy a turbo mr2 that's been in a front smash or has been left stood and swap the bits over.
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THE_Liam
Yorkshire and The Humber
If at first you don't succeed... HAMMERS.
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Love MR2s, fantastic cars and very undervalued just now. Brilliant engine! Yours is an early one, which had a reputation for tail-happy behaviour, but I've never driven an MR2 on decent tyres that handled any less than excellent. Decent tyres are the key.
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Ian
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Great cars, I had one for 40k miles and loved it, not too bad to run fuel and parts wise, check for crusty sills from the inside out!
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Jul 21, 2014 11:54:16 GMT
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Great car's these, would love another. Brilliant engine! Yours is an early one, which had a reputation for tail-happy behaviour, but I've never driven an MR2 on decent tyres that handled any less than excellent. Decent tyres are the key. What he said, I had a (backwards) off in my 1989 Rev1 MR2, doing under 20mph - found out after that it had the wrong size tyres fitted & they were directional - fitted the wrong way around. It was a lot less twitchy on the staggered Rev2 15" alloys with good tyres - Mrs made me sell it as she refused to go in it (she was following me when I crashed it) Have a picture:  |
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Jul 21, 2014 12:39:43 GMT
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Good tyres make a lot of difference with rwd cars. I had 2 supras. One had a mix of cheap tyres on and it was very tail happy. The other had Michelin pilots and that car stuck to the road like glue. I'll need to try and sell my celica again, as I can't afford to keep them both.
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Jul 21, 2014 12:49:07 GMT
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we picked up a 94 T bar Mr2 last week with a years mot for £400 quid! Cant go wrong at that price for a bit of bargain summer motoring.  |
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1984 Subaru GLF Hatch
1983 Skoda 120LE Super estelle
1977 Subaru DL Wagon
1978 Datsun 120Y Coupe
1995 Skoda favorit estate
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THE_Liam
Yorkshire and The Humber
If at first you don't succeed... HAMMERS.
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Jul 21, 2014 13:09:02 GMT
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Might have to have another go at getting insured on your Celica.
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Ian
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Jul 21, 2014 14:02:46 GMT
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I agree with the decent tyres, once the Nankang ditchfinders were taken off the back and a set of Toyos went on it was a totally different car!
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v1xz
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i'm retro
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Jul 21, 2014 21:51:48 GMT
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I've got some 16" alloys in white I'm getting rid of. Fit straight on MR2 SW20, all tyres have more then 5mm.
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1998 Merc E240 1997 BMW 728i 1998 VW Passat 2000 Kangoo 1999 Transit LWB 1999 Matiz SE 2001 Clio 1998 Golf GTi 1996 Ford Luton.... Retired.... Want a Motorbike... Got one... Yamaha WR125X... Missed RR sooo much... 1983 Porsche 944 1997 Celica 2000 Clio 1993 MR2 1992 MR2T 1989 325i Touring
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Jul 22, 2014 21:03:57 GMT
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The seller had bought this MR2 to turn into a track car, but he never bothered so got a fresh mot and put it on ebay. He offered to deliver it for a small fee, so I said yes to that. I just got a call at 10 pm tonight saying he was loading onto his trailer and the car for the first time ever had started to run rough. So he says he cant sell me it like that and its not coming anymore.....
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fred
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WTF has happened to all the Vennies?
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Jul 22, 2014 21:16:54 GMT
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I can understand that with the viscous way ebay treats their sellers
any fault at all, and the seller will be whaled
Perhaps do a deal outside the bay of flea?
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'79 Cossie ran Cortina - Sold
2000 Fozzer 2.0 turbo snow beast
'85 Opel Manta GSI - Sold
03 A class Mercedes
Looking for a FD Ventora - Anyone?
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v1xz
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i'm retro
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Jul 22, 2014 21:17:11 GMT
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1998 Merc E240 1997 BMW 728i 1998 VW Passat 2000 Kangoo 1999 Transit LWB 1999 Matiz SE 2001 Clio 1998 Golf GTi 1996 Ford Luton.... Retired.... Want a Motorbike... Got one... Yamaha WR125X... Missed RR sooo much... 1983 Porsche 944 1997 Celica 2000 Clio 1993 MR2 1992 MR2T 1989 325i Touring
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