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Author Those old 'wedge shaped' MR2s from the late 80s...
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29th Sep 06 at 22:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cant google for one.

surely you know what i mean, i saw one earlier and wondered whats they're like. anyone have any experiences with them?
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MarkM
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Meant to be fun to drive...

The styling is very dated though
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There MK1's by the way
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adam b has/had one
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quote:
Originally posted by Sandsy
adam b has/had one


thought so

they sell really cheap and should provide some winter fun
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i considered one...

i spoke to Adam about them, he pointed me in the direction of the IMOC (google it)

Rust is an issue if you buy cheap.

and changing the alternator
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very miami vice imo
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ace little car. Rust is a mojor issue around the rear arches, engines are solid, gearboxes can jump out of 5th if its had a really hard life. Clutch is a bastard job to do, brakes are weak on early mk1a models if you hammer it.
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
ace little car. Rust is a mojor issue around the rear arches, engines are solid, gearboxes can jump out of 5th if its had a really hard life. Clutch is a bastard job to do, brakes are weak on early mk1a models if you hammer it.


ALL the ones on ebay that i saw had rust problems

Some neat ones for sale on the owners club

What do you mean by 'jump out of 5th'?
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cruising in fith they have a habbit of coming out of gear when you back off the throttle. All of the ones ive been in the stick moves a fair bit but ones that are really grotty it jumps out.
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theyre just old shitters at the end of the day, dont see the big interest in such a car
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oh look its negative steve. its mid engined, RWD, cheap and light. and has a supercharger. whats not to like?
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get over your hangover david
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yes i woke up with just 2 hours sleep under my belt, and rode my bike to work
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
theyre just old shitters at the end of the day, dont see the big interest in such a car


i dont see where your seeing a big interest. unless of course your just trying to start a row with another pointless post.
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great wee cars!

The SC ones are pretty nippy too
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I think they are great, love the retro styling, toyota reliability too

 
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