"Nauraushaun" (nauraushaun12)
05/02/2016 at 18:50 • Filed to: MR2
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"Nauraushaun" (nauraushaun12)
05/02/2016 at 18:50 • Filed to: MR2 | 4
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When I !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! looking for something more nimble, the trade-off in space was playing on my mind. No I didn’t really use the 2+2's rear seats, but when driving !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! the large boot and seat space really came in handy - you can see how well loaded the car is in the pics. Could we pull that off in the much smaller MR2? Could we even go on roadtrips at all?
Room to spare!
The answer is yes. 3 nights in Lakes Entrance was not a problem. We didn’t pack especially light, but we managed to fit everything. The trunk at the rear is big enough for a few bags, and the frunk can take a few small ones too. Nothing in the cabin.
This makes me very happy. I like the design of the MR2. I think it’s just practical enough that you can drive it every single day if you like - unlike the 3rd gen
Spyder
which has virtually no storage space at all. It’s easy to drive, great fun, and suitable for 99% of my trips if not more. I wish more people owned smaller cars like this and had more fun, and I’m glad the MR2 is doing its job.
Interestingly, we bought some butter and I put it in the frunk because the trunk tends to heat up from the engine a bit. The butter melted. Not sure why the frunk was so hot, but I won’t make that mistake again...
I was up late the night before we left making sure the car was clean for the 400km drive. It rained all day, the car got filthy. Le sigh
On the way we followed some signs and made an unscheduled stop at the Trafalgar Holden Museum. I’ve been lucky enough to see the Efijy concept
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, but it’s beautiful and I was overjoyed to see it again.
A Holden hearse with a Ford coffin in the back. Bit of Australian humor I guess:
MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig
> Nauraushaun
05/02/2016 at 19:01 |
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They are surprisingly practical cars. The reason the frunk gets hot is the coolant pipes routing around it, and the radiator right in front. The trunk gets warm too with the exhaust right under it as well.
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Nauraushaun
> MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig
05/02/2016 at 19:05 |
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That makes sense. I actually didn’t know there was a radiator in the front, given the functional side vents.
Bytemite
> Nauraushaun
05/02/2016 at 19:09 |
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Isn’t the side vent for the oil cooler?
-this space for rent-
> Bytemite
05/02/2016 at 19:14 |
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The right side vent is for the intercooler if it’s a turbo.
rockingthe2
> -this space for rent-
05/02/2016 at 20:25 |
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N/A ones have it open to the engine bay, you can actually increase intake velocity by blocking off one side of the intakes. Don’t do this on a turbo obviously, use that for an intercooler.
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rockingthe2
> Nauraushaun
05/02/2016 at 20:28 |
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The amount of crap I’ve put in my MR2 is honestly astounding. I know someone who had the engine swapped, then took the passenger seat out, put cardboard and trash bags down, dropped the engine there, and drove home like that. Necessity is the mother of all invention. I’ve transported full sized bicycles in the cabin (T-tops off) no problem.
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Nauraushaun
> rockingthe2
05/02/2016 at 22:00 |
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Fantastic! There are people out there who think a 5-door hatch or even a full-size pickup isn’t a big enough car for one person.
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Nauraushaun
> Bytemite
05/02/2016 at 22:00 |
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I’m not sure. But there are fans in there, that’s all I know
The Snowman
> Nauraushaun
05/02/2016 at 22:01 |
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#Frunk
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Nauraushaun
> The Snowman
05/02/2016 at 22:34 |
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I’m sorry I didn’t get a photo
Michael
> Bytemite
05/03/2016 at 07:42 |
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Turbos have the intercooler on the (USDM) passenger side vent, intake on the driver side. A/C condenser and radiator are piped to the front.