MR2 NON turbo
 

What engine sizes are available, and what to watch out for.

What kind of money should one expect to pay?


Cheers

Cookie :)

Oh and im talking about the second generation :thumb:

All 2.0ltr engines.

Price range from very little, maybe £1000 upwards for an average one.

Have a look on MR2 Owners Club » News or IMOC.co.uk : : International Mr2 Owners Club

Good site that, have registered :thumb:

Go for a revision 3 model, MY94 onwards. Better looking, and less likely to chuck you in a hedge. More power in NA form (174bhp), although doesn't feel any quicker than the 158bhp Rev 2 version.

They seem to be a lot more money, taking them out of cheap fun car budget for me :(

You never mentioned budget ;)

You can pick one up for £3k or so, seems cheap enough to me.

PS I dont mean MK3, I mean Mk2 revision 3, such as this:

Toyota : 1993 Rev 3 T-bar Its the round rear lights and raised spoiler that gives the game away.

Thats nice, thats the colour i want as well.

Will do lots of research before buying. I wish i had dont that before buying a Subaru, I would have bought an STI had that been the case :D

That was just the first Rev 3 I saw, not necessarily a good one, though it could be.

Do you want UK or import model? Imports are more to insure in the case of the MR2 for some reason.

UK models were called 2.0 GT coupe and T Bar.

Imports were G limited (NA) (as that link above, some have 200bhp) and GTS for the turbo.

You could get a decent 94/95 UK model GT for around £3,500. DOn;t worry about miles either, mine had 103k when I sold it, ran like new and didn't use any oil/water. Major service cost me £90 at a local garage, and running costs were good.

They are very reliable if looked after, the coolant must be bright red if you look at any - proper Toyota ForLife stuff, not cheap but they insist its used. Radiators leak due to low position, I had 2 go on mine until I fitted some mesh over the grill ;)

My advice would be to get a hard top. Avoid the T-bars, as they will leak eventually!

I would want a UK car probably, deff dont want a turbo, but the t bar does look nice, slightly concerned about leakage though as they are getting on a bit now.

Have seen a few going on Ebay for around £1300, i know you get what you pay for but can these ones be so bad,

Also why do all the red ones look pink?? :D

Whats the mpg like on these cars ? The 158 and the 173bhp model ?

SBK

Be Carefull they do a 118bhp 2.0 single cam variety which is pants in terms of performance. Get the 156bhp variety or above. Can't remember the engine codes/types but the website above will tell you all you need to know.

I had a Rev1 Mk2 NA Gltd MR2 for a couple of years a few years ago and it was a great little car. The Rev1 is definitely the least driver friendly but is far more of a driving experience with harder suspension and more direct handling feedback. The lift off oversteer problem often quoted isn't exactly a myth but it only surprised me once near the start of my ownership and after that you can sense it and react to it safely. Also the very early Rev1 models had no need for a cat so that would account for the lack of difference between the early 158bhp and later 174bhp models. With no mods my JDM G-limited poked out 167bhp anyway so the figures seem a little arbitrary.

MPG was late 20s IIRC
Avoid RED ones at all costs.

dont you mean pink ones :D

Quite :thumb:

Mine was awesome on MPG, usually around the 35-40mpg mark on the motorway trip to work, worst I had was about 28mpg on Northern Meet 5. I once managed near to 50mpg when taking it very easy after losing my job ;)

The T bar leaks are easily sorted IIRC, either with new seals or vaseline :D

LOL @ vaseline. I wouldnt not have a T-Bar just because they leak a bit. You soon get used to a wet leg, its all part of the MR2 ownership experience, ask anyone :p

i had one of these a few years back and really really liked it, as has been said it was outstanding on fuel tbh, far better than i ever thought it would be, used to get reqular 40mpg out of it even though it was red!
Mine was one of the early 2.0ltr twin cam ones with 156bhp or so and it was quite well matched to the chassis, i remember havin plenty of fun in the little mid engine beastie. Swapped it for a mondeo in the end, wish i didn't! but needs must at the time.
I would have another no question.

These are great cars, really good driving position, mid-engine, rwd, very reliable (like most toyotas), good mpgs, can't go wrong imo. I bought one last summer after i sold my RB5, totally different to drive than a scoob, might sound obvious but you have to be awake, especially in the wet, even in an n/a

Mine is kinda for sale if anyone's interested, I say "kinda" because I still need to find a replacement, and take the private reg off :)


https://www.scoobynet.com/private-sa...91-rev1-n.html

Cookie

I bought an MR2 (mk 1 AW11) on an e plate in1989 and sold it in 2006...never missed a beat 1n 17 years and great to drive when dry :)

I swapped ends a few times in the wet and snow in the early days. I sold it for £500 to fund more scooby bits with 70 thousand on the clock. I should have kept it !! Cheap insurance too :)

Shaun

They are great. Kept mine even after getting a MY97 Scooby.

I have a Rev 3 non-turbo G-Ltd it is a deep blue and gets comments every where I go. Not as quick as the scooby by any means but you do feel like you are driving a real sports car. Great fun, good owners club. Very well built.

Buy one, enjoy.. :)