Advantages: Handling developbed by Lotus, stuning looks, perfect reliability. A1 examples still under £5,000. Disadvantages: Rust kills most of them, lots of very rough examples out there - especialy T-Bars.
Why the Mark 1 Toyota MR2? (1985-1990)
Firstly and fore mostly; they are seriously fun to drive! Just ask any Mk1 owner, and watch as a massive cheesy grin appears across their face. It will happen! :)
80?s rocket ship styling
Removable glass roof (T-Bar model)
Very light weight
Engine revs up to 8,000 RPM
True sports car handling ? refined by Lotus
Toyota reliability
Toyota build quality
Lots of electrical toys ? EW, CL, EA, EM, etc?
Light steering ? Mid Engined
Excellent value for money
Excellent investment
Cheap Tax (£180 a year)
Very cheap to insure, even on a standard policy
Qualifies for ?classic car insurance?
Stands out from the crowd ? a 80?s Classic
So, what?s the not so good stuff about these cars?
Rust ? that?s what kills most of them:
Wheel arches + wings front and back ...
Advantages: Quick, Cheap, Reliable, Great looking car Disadvantages: Like all cars of its age rust is a problem
I Love my Toyota MR2 mk1 T-BAR 1988.
For its age it feels and looks better than anything I see on the roads nowadays.
The styling of older cars was retro with all the cool vents and square shapes etc. Now u just get curves and all new cars look the same and are all about comfort and safety.
I bought my MR2 in February for a measly £700. It needed work so I got all rust off and a complete respray for £450 from my local garage in Alrewas, he was very helpful and if anybody wants his contact number please get in touch with me.
Very nippy 1.6 Engine, Great styling and classic car insurance.
What more could you want. Great fun :)
Being a Toyota it is also easy to get the parts despite the age. I would not recommend going direct to Toyota as the parts are a small fortune, try internet searches and local garages etc. i found toyota ...
Advantages: some amazing songs Disadvantages: ummm not many
Boring, boring, boring, isn?t there any good songs on the music channels. Flicking from MTV2, to SCUZZ, to KERRANG, there is nothing interesting on. All of this music is boring, im so bored im going to scream. Ooooooo wait what?s this then On SCUZZ? Some band called bullet for my valentine. There not too bad. Music is good and so is the vocalist. The video is kind of interesting as well.
It was sometime early last year and I was so bored, there was nothing to so. So I was annoying all of my family by flicking around on the music channels (my mum hates it when I don?t stay on one channel) anyway there was no good music on. Until this band came on called bullet for my valentine, the song was called all these things I hate. In fact it was very good. At this point I was just discovering the joys of metal music so I was still into pop ...
