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Post by john-e89 » Wed Feb 22, 2023 12:19 pm

What ho Zedders…

I have a very unhealthy like for MK2 MR2’s, had about 10 of them, I have one waiting for a full restoration, but then this one turned up a month or so ago, it’s the level of MR2 I’ve been looking for for roughly 15yrs. Rev 5 red T bar, UK car with air con, 55k miles, last owner has had it since 6 months old, always garaged, it’s absolutely mint, pretty much flawless, the underneath is rough as it’s all original, shocks, springs etc, but that’s no issue. The usual rust issues with these cars are the sills, door bottoms, rear arches and suspension turrets, non of that here. By standards days they’re pretty slow and noisy, but 7.2 to 60 is fine, and the fact you can rev them out hard without doing silly speeds is a nice change. They’re pretty pointy on the front end which I like, very sharp turn in. I’m absolutely made up with it, I’ll concours it underneath and never sell it, everything else would go first before this, it’s a rare car indeed in this condition with the air con too. I guess it’s just one of those things, if something floats your boat then there’s not much you can do..! 😆
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Post by inkey$ » Wed Feb 22, 2023 12:32 pm

Stunning. Always liked this era of MR2 and always fancied one. Great find :thumbsup:
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Post by paddy wright » Wed Feb 22, 2023 1:42 pm

Looks great- you going to F355 rep it? …….only kidding- what a lovely original car!
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Post by AveZ4coop » Wed Feb 22, 2023 2:20 pm

I would love an MR2 like this one. Absolutely stunning. Probably very rare in that condition? :thumbsup:
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Post by LeeZ4MR » Wed Feb 22, 2023 3:06 pm

Wow! :wub:

The condition of that looks stunning. Enjoy it. :thumbsup:
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Post by T_J_G » Wed Feb 22, 2023 4:28 pm

Stunning condition - enjoy!
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Post by jock156 » Wed Feb 22, 2023 6:45 pm

Good buy :thumbsup:

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Post by Silverstar » Wed Feb 22, 2023 7:08 pm

That is one fine looking example, IMHO the best looking of the three generations of MR2s. I had the third gen MR2 red with hardtop and sequential gearbox but never really bonded with the car.

Also owned a 4th and 5th gen Celica which were great cars and also a 3rd gen Supra Turbo. Toyota used to build some great sports cars but then for a while they went completely boring nice to see they are back now with some nice sporting models.
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Post by MikeyH » Wed Feb 22, 2023 7:26 pm

My wife's, dad's business partner had one when they were new, in red like yours with the removable roof. Loved it, wanted it, couldn't have it, too much money. :thumbsup:
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Post by john-e89 » Wed Feb 22, 2023 8:18 pm

Thanks muchly chaps.... :thumbsup:

No fake 355 kit going on this no.... :lol: Im afraid it's going to be a garage queen, although having said that, Beedub is going to PPF it so I will be using it a fair amount in summer.....if it doesn't rain of course....those T bars are a bit of a faff.... :oops:

We're sooooooo spoiled with wet rotten roof motors these days.... :lol: :wink:
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Post by sars » Wed Feb 22, 2023 9:05 pm

Oh that’s just lovely, what a great find and like many have said previously, I’d love one of these. :thumbsup:
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Post by Mr Tidy » Wed Feb 22, 2023 9:24 pm

It looks like you have found a real gem John. :thumbsup:

I've always thought the MK2 MR2s looked fantastic but have never owned one. The earlier and later models don't do anything for me!
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Post by Nictrix » Wed Feb 22, 2023 10:01 pm

That looks mint.
My wife had a 1990 black mk2 T-bar G-Ltd when I met her.
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Post by Beedub » Wed Feb 22, 2023 10:11 pm

LOVELY....

the other marques section of the forum is pretty much the place to be right now! lol.
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Post by True-Blue » Wed Feb 22, 2023 10:59 pm

That’s lovely that is, it’s not all about speed and power… congrats, time-warp magic :thumbsup:
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