"Sn210" (sn210)
09/29/2014 at 10:54 • Filed to: Aw11 mr2
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"Sn210" (sn210)
09/29/2014 at 10:54 • Filed to: Aw11 mr2 | 1
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I'm finally in position to start crossing cars off my bucket list. The first car I cross off will be an AW11 MR2. I fell in love with the little wedge a few years ago while on vacation in Vegas. Mr2's are rare in my area, most of the ones I see are rusted to shit.
I've found a clean one though on CL. The seller claims the car only has 52,000 miles. No picture of the odometer but the body and interior seem to back that claim up.
I emailed the seller last night. The ad is pretty vague, and there are a few red flags I'm concerned about.
First, it's written in all caps. The city it's located in is spelled wrong and the ad lists "2012" as the model year. I believe it's an 86-87, based on the rear wing. The ad says "barn find" and I can't tell if serious or just trying to be Wayne Carini. The tires look low in this pic. No mention of the transmission but it looks like a manual from the interior shots.
They were originally asking in the mid-$5s for it and it's been listed for a while. They relisted it a few days ago now at $4900.
What do you guys think?! What should I look out for besides rust?
the ad reads:
"LOOK AT THIS CAR, BARN FIND!! CLEAN AS A PIN, THIS CAR ONLY HAS 52K MILES NEED NOTHING RUNS DRIVES PERFECT.. WILL NOT FIND ONE CLEANER THE PICS SAY IT FOR THEMSELVES!!"
Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
> Sn210
09/29/2014 at 11:06 |
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Seems promising, but I'd be pretty skeptical too. I love the AW11 though, they make great little autocross monsters. Good luck!
RazoE
> Sn210
09/29/2014 at 11:06 |
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87's have different tails. This is probably an 86. Later models had side-skirts as well and a different center console.
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Sn210
> RazoE
09/29/2014 at 11:11 |
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Ok cool, that should help me out with my homework. Thanks!
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Sn210
> Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
09/29/2014 at 11:13 |
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Yeah if its as good as they say jt is, ill probably get it. Hopefully I'm just reading too much into it
Rainbow
> Sn210
09/29/2014 at 11:24 |
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Cool! This is the first car on my automotive bucket list, too! I guess it's kind of tied with an older Cressida and a VW Caddy, though, since all of those can be had for around the same price, but still. I'm positive that the MR2 will be the most fun out of these.
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RazoE
> Sn210
09/29/2014 at 11:29 |
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no prob. I think late models had the e-brake moved to the passenger side.
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Sn210
> Rainbow
09/29/2014 at 11:38 |
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Nice! Theyre just too cool for the price. The MR layout, the pop up headlights, the awesome handling all coupled with Toyota reliability for under $5k? It's the perfect gateway car to fuel our addiction
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Rainbow
> Sn210
09/29/2014 at 11:42 |
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Oh, definitely! Plus it has the all-important T-tops for picking up chicks. (or the sunroof, but that's practically the same since it's so big)
OPPOsaurus WRX
> Sn210
09/29/2014 at 12:13 |
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where do I apply for rallycross co-driver
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Sn210
> OPPOsaurus WRX
09/29/2014 at 12:31 |
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RIGHT?!?! This one looks too nice though... maybe I'm doing this wrong lol
unpredictable_swerve
> Rainbow
09/29/2014 at 19:03 |
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mr2s dont help you pick up chickschicks, I know this as I drive one daily.
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unpredictable_swerve
> Sn210
09/29/2014 at 19:05 |
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just remember that while it is reliable, its also a pretty old car now, do expect a fee hiccups. The early ones are pretty much go karts though, a ton of fun.
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Sn210
> unpredictable_swerve
09/29/2014 at 19:26 |
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Of course, i dont expect it to go 100k miles without any sort of maintenance. This would be a weekend you for me though.
What's given you trouble on yours? Any deal-breakers I should look for?
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unpredictable_swerve
> Sn210
09/29/2014 at 23:43 |
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i have a 93. Not too similar and I've dropped quite a bit on a new engine.