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Re: Looking at buying a MR2 GT Fri, 09 September 2005 02:21 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
hard tops are rarer from what i remember.. hard tops with sunroofs even rarer still.. depends what you want from the car really.. just bear in mind roof seals will leak eventually. and theyre expensive to fix..

(mines in the shop now having them replaced under the 3 mth used car warranty)..

i admit the 3SGE isn't that quick, but it is rock solid and bulletproof.. revs reasonably nicely and is a very fun car to drive.

just keep in mind that a MR2 is not designed as a quarter mile dragster so its not going to be a 11 second blitzer.. theyre designed as circuit go-karts and thus handle so. you wont find a better handling car for under 20K than a AW11/SW20..

and be CAREFUL in the wet with them! sliding is very common.

for a year model you should be looking at 94+.. earlier models didnt have factory bilsteins, trailing arms, etc..etc.. mines a 97 and yeah, feels bloody nice. best purchase ive ever made. late gen II's are alright.. but gen III's are much better and thats where you start getting decent power. i.e. stock gen II 3SGE is about 105kw.. stock gen III 3SGE is about 129kw


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