I Took A Look At That MR2

"djgreenlava" (greenlavaproductions) 02/06/2016 at 16:18 • Filed to: MR2, craigslist

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I was disappointed. As I circled around the car, trudging through snow and mud I made a call to tell the seller I was there. On the car were plenty of rust spots to a car he described as, “rust free”. The nearly nonexistent clear coat was as the seller described. It was adequite enough.

The seller emerged, cigarette in mouth and proudly announced his full name with a fair handshake. He quickly took out the singular key and asked if I wanted to start it up. I unlocked the door and sat down into a well abused car coffin. Even at my modest 5'7" I most likely would have not been able to wear a Pom Pom beanie cap. The blues throughout the interior were various degrees of faded and the dash had a crack on each tier.

I finally went to start the MR2 up and tried as she might it would bout turn over until I gave the throttle several commanding presses. The shifter felt very stiff for horizontal and angular movement. I pulled at the E brake and it quickly fell back down on multiple attempts, “it musta let go” the seller uttered. I glazed my hand along the t tops and felt moisture all over. As a few more minutes passed the revs were still holding strong over two thousand. There were no unpleasant smells in the car though. The one apparent interior modification consisted on an aftermarket Alpine radio attached to two computer speakers wedged in the corners. Now that's real hi-fi.

As I told the seller it wasn’t in the condition I was looking for he quipped back that I must be looking for one in excellent condition. I am not looking for one in excellent condition just that won’t be a can of worms. Fifteen minutes of my afternoon were not wasted as I had a chuckle driving back to my home only ten minutes away.

daender > djgreenlava 02/06/2016 at 16:25

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I hope that ass of a seller gets an infectious disease and/or tetanus from his own MR2 or from the stupid-high amounts of drugs he has to be on to act like such a dick.

Urambo Tauro > djgreenlava 02/06/2016 at 16:30

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“Rust free when parked”

Steve in Manhattan > djgreenlava 02/06/2016 at 16:34

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Gen 1 or gen 2?

djgreenlava > Steve in Manhattan 02/06/2016 at 16:38

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Gen 1 NA

djgreenlava > daender 02/06/2016 at 16:42

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That’s a little strong. Some people just think what they have is gold and other people are expecting too much

Steve in Manhattan > djgreenlava 02/06/2016 at 17:06

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Almost bought a Gen.2 - decided it was too noisy, bought a CRX Si instead.

Trunk Impaired 318 > djgreenlava 02/06/2016 at 17:53

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A high idle on a cold start is very much the norm for an AW11, during the winter mine starts at about 2700. Also, did you really not have that much room? Im 6'0 and fit rather comfortably!

djgreenlava > Steve in Manhattan 02/06/2016 at 18:29

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I’m actually looking at a CRX base tomorrow that’s “stock”. It has an intake and hopefully that’s it.

How are you liking the CRX?

djgreenlava > Trunk Impaired 318 02/06/2016 at 18:32

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I didn't fiddle around with the seat too much. I was comfortable in there with the seat pulled nice and close but the headroom seemed odd.

Steve in Manhattan > djgreenlava 02/06/2016 at 18:34

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Oh, the CRX was a ‘91 that I bought new and sold before I went to law school in 1994. But I loved that little car. If you can find a clean Si, grab it. The problem is that a car that hasn’t been heavily modified is very difficult to find.

Trunk Impaired 318 > djgreenlava 02/06/2016 at 19:07

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Could be a t-top thing I guess, mine’s a sunroof model.

djgreenlava > Trunk Impaired 318 02/06/2016 at 19:19

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There’s an open sunroof or t top to fix any issue as long as the visors dong block your eyes

Trunk Impaired 318 > djgreenlava 02/06/2016 at 23:01

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Haha thats a good point

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > djgreenlava 02/08/2016 at 19:29

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Fiero’s have tons of headroom... just sayin’.

djgreenlava > jdrgoat - Ponticrack? 02/08/2016 at 22:53

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I have never seen a Fiero in person that looked in better shape than this though. Owners have severely neglected them.

Head room isn’t an issue until I wear somewhat nonfunctional hats.

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > djgreenlava 02/09/2016 at 10:52

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I picked this up last September. It’s not perfect by any means, but it sounds like it’s in better shape than the MR2 you looked at. You do have to know where to look for rust, though, as it will never show up on the body panels.

djgreenlava > jdrgoat - Ponticrack? 02/09/2016 at 23:37

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That’s a good looking car. Were you cross shopping Fieros and MR2s?

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > djgreenlava 02/10/2016 at 09:38

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Thanks, I think I found a pretty good one. As far as cross-shopping... only in theory. While sometimes I am perhaps tempted by the fruits on the other side of the fence, I have actually really wanted a Fiero for a long time. I still check up on the market for both of them on craigslist from time to time, though. It’s pretty hard to find a good condition, clean, running MR2. And I’m not sure if they have the same community support as a Fiero. Just check out www.fierostore.com to get an idea what I mean. Almost as good as a factory parts catalog.