2005 MR2 Roadster.

SonicSW20 · 2 Sep 2019 at 12:25

My MR2 Turbo is off the road for a while with terminal engine issues, so needed something to get by with for a while. Something reasonably cheap, practical would be a sensible thing, fun entirely optional.

Well, I got it 50% right and took the optional, enter this 2005 MR2 Roadster:

Needs some bits sorting, but nothing major. Will see what reveals itself in the coming months!

Previous owner stated it doesn't burn oil as is common for 1ZZ's, but thats pretty much impossible to ascertain on a test drive. Need to run it for a while and see what its saying.

SonicSW20 · 2 Sep 2019 at 13:22

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior said:
Nice, always had a soft spot for them. How much?

2 grand. Prices are all over the place on these, but for a tidy looking example with all those addional bits like the TTE roll car, exhaust, rear / skirts, and TRD front lip I think it was a very fair price as long as it doesn't throw up too many bills!

SonicSW20 · 2 Sep 2019 at 13:30

Dup said:
Looks tidy, these still cheap?

Next is a K20, then a rotrex super charger

You can still get an early model with MOT that needs some cosmetic bits for under a grand.

K20 would be nice, but the plan is to fix the MR2 Turbo and sell this next year.

SonicSW20 · 2 Sep 2019 at 14:32

Ant84 said:
£2k is an utter steal for a 55 plate. Where did you find that?

Advertised locally and on eBay. Advertised price was £2300.

Radio didn't work (replaced it, now working), and the 12V socket doesn't work. No voltage at the fuse either so I assume there's a wiring issue somewhere. Needs a new key as the remote one is no good. Clutch doesn't feel amazing but TBH, I think its easily a £3k car with all the little issues sorted so worst case if it does need a clutch, (£100 in parts, £200 to pay someone else to do it if I don't want to do it myself) its not a big deal and still decent value overall.

SonicSW20 · 2 Sep 2019 at 14:33

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior said:
Very nice
Forgot how much I liked them.
Highly tempted to get one, i supposed to be buying an old estate or something for using for the allotment and when we want to avoid throwing rubbish in our decent cars, but one of these is definately tempting

They're very cheap for what you get. Certainly not practical in any sense though!