Why Miata when you could MR2?

"Trunk Impaired 318" (matteocscaptura)
12/04/2014 at 18:51 • Filed to: None

For the record I love the Miata, I just love the AW11 MR2 more

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DISCUSSION (22)

For Sweden > Trunk Impaired 318
12/04/2014 at 18:56

I didn't realize the MR2 was still in production.

djmt1 > Trunk Impaired 318
12/04/2014 at 18:56

Kinja'd!!!

"The poor man's Ferrari" is more my thing. Largely because I'm a poor man and Ł500 is appealing to me for 2l mid-engined sports car.

Trunk Impaired 318 > For Sweden
12/04/2014 at 18:58

But who buys new cars?

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > For Sweden
12/04/2014 at 18:58

Kinja'd!!!

just buy an old one dummy

E. Julius > djmt1
12/04/2014 at 18:58

Before I knew anything about cars, I had a friend in high school who drove one of these in bright red and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. Still like them, although I prefer the first generation myself.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > djmt1
12/04/2014 at 19:00

I can feel the rain dripping on my shoulders through the t-tops even when I look at that.

Trunk Impaired 318 > djmt1
12/04/2014 at 19:01

My only issue is the fact that as the MR2 aged it got more power but more weight and worse handling. With that said the SW20 is a damn good car and I wouldnt mind picking one up

AM3R shamefully returns > Trunk Impaired 318
12/04/2014 at 19:03

I like how you think, I'll get a nice MR2 video posted later tonight. Are they really difficult to work on? I don't know much about them..

Trunk Impaired 318 > AM3R shamefully returns
12/04/2014 at 19:06

Yes and no Ive got an 86 and some things are easy and others are nearly impossible. Theres actually a lot of room in the engine compartment, but Toyota used it all when they really didnt need to.

AM3R shamefully returns > Trunk Impaired 318
12/04/2014 at 19:12

I'm in love with the W20's, but I don't know much about them. I'd love to pick one up as a weekend car, but I'm not too confident in my (lack of) ability to maintain it.

Trunk Impaired 318 > AM3R shamefully returns
12/04/2014 at 19:15

At the end of the day its still just a Toyota so parts are cheap and labor isnt too terrible, providing you stay away from the turbos

AM3R shamefully returns > Trunk Impaired 318
12/04/2014 at 19:18

I drive a bmw so cheap labor is definitely welcomed haha. Damn, I like the turbos.. But I'd be willing to settle for s N/A.. Especially considering I have not much experience in mid engine rear drive cars.

Trunk Impaired 318 > AM3R shamefully returns
12/04/2014 at 19:21

But working on BMWs is easy! (I also have a 325ci and 318ti)

AM3R shamefully returns > Trunk Impaired 318
12/04/2014 at 19:23

Ah yes, I had a good laugh at your name. I drive an E90 328i, it's been rock solid so far, and I have an Indy I go to instead of the dealer anyways.

MarquetteLa > Trunk Impaired 318
12/04/2014 at 19:25

Miata owner here, and I love the AW11. It's like an 80's parallel universe version of a Miata.

Trunk Impaired 318 > AM3R shamefully returns
12/04/2014 at 19:25

Ah, an E90 is A LOT slightly less easy to work on than an E46 or E36/5 but they are definitely solid cars

AM3R shamefully returns > Trunk Impaired 318
12/04/2014 at 19:37

believe it or not, the e90 actually isn't too bad to work on. Lots of room to work around the N52. Only reason I don't do all my own work is I don't have a garage and my neighborhood HOA tries to send me an intimidating letter whenever they catch me working on mine/a friends car.

Trunk Impaired 318 > AM3R shamefully returns
12/04/2014 at 19:39

Thats some bull right there, HOAs make no sense sometimes

AM3R shamefully returns > Trunk Impaired 318
12/04/2014 at 19:44

it's stupid, they tried to force me to repaint my deck last summer, and I told them to gtfo unless they wanted to pay for it (I did all the work myself, no way in hell would I redo it) and that shut them up very fast.

Sn210 > Trunk Impaired 318
12/04/2014 at 20:36

Kinja'd!!!

My thoughts exactly

#MR2lyfe

Nonster > Trunk Impaired 318
12/04/2014 at 23:03

AW11's even better with 20 valves and ITB's!

Kinja'd!!!

briannutter1 > Trunk Impaired 318
12/05/2014 at 00:25

Had an '89. Hated it. 79whp and EVERYONE cut me off in traffic all the time. Hated life driving it and it didn't handle either even with eibach springs and Sachs shocks.