MR2

Tom L · 4 Mar 2008 at 20:47

Well, my budget has dropped dramatically and my choice of cars has had to change! (again).

My friend use to own an MR2, which I always use to like the look of. I know what I can get with my new budget and this has just come up for sale about 10 minutes from my work place.

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/402818.htm

Can anyone give me any feedback on this?

Matt82 · 4 Mar 2008 at 20:50

ask if he has the original wheels. those ming BADLY.

other than that, excellent cars. killer performance bargain

Defcon5 · 4 Mar 2008 at 20:52

Is it an import?

Matt82 · 4 Mar 2008 at 20:55

all turbos where an import, why?

Lopéz · 4 Mar 2008 at 20:56

Defcon5 said:
Is it an import?

Yep - you can tell by

1) The fact that it is a turbo
2) Square rear number plate recess

Defcon5 · 4 Mar 2008 at 20:58

Lopéz said:
Yep - you can tell by

1) The fact that it is a turbo
2) Square rear number plate recess

Ahh, I just saw the 2 UK owners and thought it a bit strange.

ChoÞÞer · 4 Mar 2008 at 21:08

looks alright, just 18's dont look so good

dthebuk · 4 Mar 2008 at 21:13

how do the engines last on these? 130k seems rather high for a turbo'd car,

Matt82 · 4 Mar 2008 at 22:26

why would a turbod engine last any less?

spaceman · 4 Mar 2008 at 22:46

dthebuk said:
how do the engines last on these? 130k seems rather high for a turbo'd car,

that one is only 130k km's

it all depends on how well they're serviced and how much boost they are running. some US turbo's have done over 200k miles on unopened engines.

my current rev3 turbo lost compression on no.3 (probably the ringland, pretty common on no.3) at 83k miles - not sure how well it was treated by the previous owner though.

Hunders · 4 Mar 2008 at 22:48

Seems a good bargain tbh. Just give it a good check for all the usuals and go for a spirited drive checking for blue smoke.

It says 130k kilometers not miles. I doubt this is the case though as when the speedo is changed over to mph, usually, it converts everything else to read in miles so it is probably a mixture of kilometers and miles.

ci_newman · 5 Mar 2008 at 08:34

Those alloys really do ming, and they've probably royally screwed up the handling..

But assuming the advert is true, that's a bargain price. If you test drive it, look for blue smoke in the exhaust and you should be able to feel the surge of power when the turbo kicks in.

Tom L · 5 Mar 2008 at 12:25

If I see blue smoke when I test drive it, what does that usually indicate?

Stinky · 5 Mar 2008 at 12:38

dont buy it if you see the blue smoke lol

Muffin` · 5 Mar 2008 at 12:41

Tom L said:
If I see blue smoke when I test drive it, what does that usually indicate?

Imminent Turbo Death

Hunders · 5 Mar 2008 at 12:47

What he said. I believe a little black smoke is fine though? (Excess fuel not being burnt, and these cars over fuel)

Fr0dders · 5 Mar 2008 at 12:49

Muffin` said:
Imminent Turbo Death

to go into more details, i believe the turbocharger has its own supply of oil to keep it lubed and working. If you see blue smoke, it means the turbocharger is failing, and oil is leaking into the turbo, and instead of just blowing air into the engine, the turbo is blowing air and oil in.

when you get oil inside the engine, thats what produces the blue smoke.

dthebuk · 5 Mar 2008 at 12:49

Matt82 said:
why would a turbod engine last any less?

well compare a 2 litre N/A to a 2 litre turbo. If the engine is the same, then the turbo engine is going to be under a lot more stress as its taking in more air and fuel, it may even rev higher

Hunders · 5 Mar 2008 at 12:51

Its not the same engine with a turbo bolted on.

dthebuk · 5 Mar 2008 at 13:00

well there you go, i was wrong