I'm thinking of buying a MK3 Toyota MR2. Are they any good?
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[Misc] Anyone on NSC ever had a Toyota MR2. What do / did you think of it
- Thread starter Binney on acid
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scooter1
How soon is now?
An ex had a mk2 grey import. At face value it looked fine, but it was a dog and she lost a bundle on it
darkwolf666
Well-known member
Had my one and only appearance in court due to an MR2, got caught speeding on M20, not been near one since!
Live by the sea
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- Oct 21, 2016
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Don’t buy any imports !
A friend of mine had one a few years ago , she liked it . Very reliable. Personally I think the design looks quite dated now .
A friend of mine had one a few years ago , she liked it . Very reliable. Personally I think the design looks quite dated now .
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Drove one many moons back. I felt it was like driving a go-kart. Very low to the ground.
Fine if your knees are still up to getting in/out.
Fine if your knees are still up to getting in/out.
Right back in the day I had a MK2.
I loved it and loved the enveloping driving position.
I believe for the MK3 that got ditched in favour of a more traditional set up, while that dashboard and driving position was put into the new Celica, what a waste.
I loved it and loved the enveloping driving position.
I believe for the MK3 that got ditched in favour of a more traditional set up, while that dashboard and driving position was put into the new Celica, what a waste.
Silverhatch
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Had a mk2. Quick but deadly. Would swap ends at 30mph in the damp.
Having raced a 356 I can see that.
They must have designed a bit of MK1 Capri in there too!
Raleigh Chopper
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I am well into older 2 seaters, more of a MX5 fan but the MR2 is a very good car, just make sure you totally check it out before buying, try and find a t bar version.
Personally I would go for one of the British special edition MX5 like the Gleneagle or even better the Honda RS 2000, both really hold their money or increase in value if you look after it.
As has been said they are like driving a go kart.
Personally I would go for one of the British special edition MX5 like the Gleneagle or even better the Honda RS 2000, both really hold their money or increase in value if you look after it.
As has been said they are like driving a go kart.
Silverhatch
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Yes, I've driven plenty of twitchy cars but the MR2 holds a special place in my heart - probably because I managed a 540 in one of the bloody things at Dingle Dell. I thought I knew what snap oversteer was, and thought I was a good pilot, until that day. Getting sweaty palms as I type
Yes, I've driven plenty of twitchy cars but the MR2 holds a special place in my heart - probably because I managed a 540 in one of the bloody things at Dingle Dell. I thought I knew what snap oversteer was, and thought I was a good pilot, until that day. Getting sweaty palms as I type
Brands GP is a real challenge in the wet, especially as the circuit is rarely used, it changes every 200 yards! Harder than Spa in the rain IMO.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
BMW Z3 and now an MR2 Binney? You’re not a hairdresser are you?(says the man who has an Alfa GTV 916
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Just joking, I had a friend who had a mark 1 MR2 and he absolutely loved it
Finally l know why you were so anti my opinion on Alfas rust problem on some of their circa 1970/80's models. You own one yourself!
Icy Gull
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I have owned 15 and I have no problem with anyone slagging off their rust problems in the 70's and 80's. Inferior cheap Russian steel and the Alfasud dissolved like soluble disprin in water. Such a shame as they were a fabulous car and there are very very few left now. Since then they have been very well built with minimal rust problems. My GTV is a 97 model that lives outside most of the time and is not babied. No rust and still on original shiny paintwork. 99% of people who have strong anti Alfa feelings have never actually owned one in my experience
How did you get on with yours?
Paskman
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Had a MK2 back in the 90s; very quick, stopped by the Bill on the A23 for breaking the speed limit by a considerable margin - somehow let off, that wouldn't happen today[emoji846]. It was also good at going round roundabouts sideways in the damp[emoji15]. Sold it for an MX-5, Harvard limited edition - by far the best car I've ever had[emoji106]
I wish this thread didn't exist.
I'll be looking at a new (to me) car in about 6 months time, as Jnr inherits my current old Clio.
(amazingly a long term, but boring, plan around money, savings and succession might just actually work).
I'd all but given up on life and had pretty much decided my £5-10k would be spent on a 'forever car'.
Now suddenly I want my MR2 back, or it's current equivalent of a latter years mid-life crisis on wheels.
I'll be looking at a new (to me) car in about 6 months time, as Jnr inherits my current old Clio.
(amazingly a long term, but boring, plan around money, savings and succession might just actually work).
I'd all but given up on life and had pretty much decided my £5-10k would be spent on a 'forever car'.
Now suddenly I want my MR2 back, or it's current equivalent of a latter years mid-life crisis on wheels.
Raleigh Chopper
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I am in exactly the same posistion, will be getting a new car in September, new Ford Puma, but I would have my MX5 or a newer MX5 back at the drop of a hat.
Brilliant car.
Gabbafella
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- Aug 22, 2012
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I have owned 15 and I have no problem with anyone slagging off their rust problems in the 70's and 80's. Inferior cheap Russian steel and the Alfasud dissolved like soluble disprin in water. Such a shame as they were a fabulous car and there are very very few left now. Since then they have been very well built with minimal rust problems. My GTV is a 97 model that lives outside most of the time and is not babied. No rust and still on original shiny paintwork. 99% of people who have strong anti Alfa feelings have never actually owned one in my experience
How did you get on with yours?
I'm just about to start driving, I've been looking at either a Brera or Spider for my first car but I'm a bit put off by the horror stories about Alfa's. Are they really as unreliable as people make out? I don't fancy sinking a shed load of cash in to my first set of wheels.
schmunk
Why oh why oh why?
Modern Alfas are roughly as reliable as any other car - i.e. really reliable.
Insurance, though? Have you got any quotes yet?