MR2 - Project homosensual Bar!

Right with all the problems I think this is going to go.

Loved the mr2 but with all the problems its turning out to be more expensive then I can afford.

I think I shall be putting it on ebay as it is and see what I can get.

Most likely a return to cheap french tat for now, at least till I can afford to buy a decent jap car.

Not worth fixing up?

£30??

Reechard wrote:

Right with all the problems I think this is going to go.

Loved the mr2 but with all the problems its turning out to be more expensive then I can afford.

I think I shall be putting it on ebay as it is and see what I can get.

Most likely a return to cheap french tat for now, at least till I can afford to buy a decent jap car.

Id find out how much a re-build is before you do that mate. You wont get much for a broken one. You would be far better off breaking it for parts.

If it was my car id just fix it though. Even if l was going to sell it.

Masher wrote:

Not worth fixing up?

I need to trailer it up to brum area, thats at least £100, then the cost of finding out the problem and whatever it is that needs doing.

So probably going to be more than I want to spend, when I could use the money towards a vts/gti and use that as a track toy and save for a decent daily car.

Adam86 wrote:

Reechard wrote:

Right with all the problems I think this is going to go.

Loved the mr2 but with all the problems its turning out to be more expensive then I can afford.

I think I shall be putting it on ebay as it is and see what I can get.

Most likely a return to cheap french tat for now, at least till I can afford to buy a decent jap car.

Id find out how much a re-build is before you do that mate. You wont get much for a broken one. You would be far better off breaking it for parts.

If it was my car id just fix it though. Even if l was going to sell it.

I cant break it for parts, no where to rip it apart. Plus if if fix it then I definately wont make my money back. Thinking of cutting my losses.

Japfest is coming up we need it on the stand lol

You lot going to pay to fix it then? no, didnt think so

I'll still come, just will have to park with the peasants

£500 fixing it or £500 towards a new car. Fix it lol

£500 for working car, or £500 for possibly working mr2....

Plus that would mean the mr2 has cost me almost £2k, over £1k in fixing it...

I agree with you rich... Rev1's are worthless as breakers!

I'd just get an engine in it though

so your going to pay 500 notes for a gti/vts? not exactly young cars now either...

I wish you the best of luck, but the simple answer mate is the same story with many cars that arn't your bogo 1.4 runabouts if you want a decent car then you have to accept you need to pay decent condition prices or it WILL end up being another MR2 in your case no matter what badge it has on the front/back.

personally look at decent VTR/quickys the money you'd save for a year on running one maybe enough to afford a decent version of the car you want later on and you shouldn't loose too much in depreciation as they have levelled out now.

My 2p worth of course

mincer

I agree Rich, as you know.

Yes the GTI/VTS wont be a prime example but you know the cars and they are cheaper and easier to fix if something did go wrong.

As you said, 500 on a car that works or 500 on the MR2 that might not fix it. Just get shot then save and wait for the right time to return to one.

Been offered a mk1 vtr in swap so far.

Best case is £250 for a reshim on my engine, plus cost of transporting the car there.
Worst is a rebuild at £1000+.

If I get something cheap, that lasts a year then so be it, but at least a 106/saxo will mean i can do all the work myself.
I know what ever I get wont be trouble free but will be cheaper to run than the mr2 has been so far.

This has been the most expenive car to run I have ever owned, and all my other cars have been French!

I can see the arguement to fix it but I just dont have the money or paitence with it now.

Im doing an oil change to see if that will affect the engine but if that fails then its going sold as seen.

Rather then a rebuild, what going rate for a replacement? Should be plenty engines about surely?

Well trusted guy in the mr2 world. I know what id do but think rich has made his mind up lol.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Toyota-MR2-Mk2-NA-1993-3SGE-Rev2-150bhp-Engine-Good-/140511232578?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item20b71f4242

as above really, GTSChris is an approved trader on IMOC and MR2OC he doesn't sell tat...

rich have you asked if Tim @ TB can source you a replacement I can ask Nathan @ Mrtwos when i eventually pick my car up to see what he has knocking about?

Mr2s are always being crashed so theres normally a good supply of bits readily available, failing that check the MR2's being broken section on IMOC, TB Dev and MR2OC

Dont really have the space to do an engine swap. We are more than likely moving in about 2 weeks, new place has no drive way

If I buy something and keep this then its going to work and I will sort out something. Its just buying another car in the mean time.

Reechard wrote:

If I buy something and keep this then its going to work and I will sort out something. Its just buying another car in the mean time.

Thats sounds like a better long term plan.

Well just done an oil change. It was rather black to say the least, and only got about 3 litres out. I think I boiled the rest at llandow...

Its sounding better and idling a lot better. The knock has reduced in noise but still there slightly.
If it doesnt sell for what I want on ebay then I am going to get it towed up to TB Dev and get it looked at when I can.

And would get a vtr or some other shitbox till it is fixed.

lol rich a £50 oil change before llandow probably would have saved it. Mr2 engines take a least 4 litres of oil so oil starvation could have played a part. I assume it was topped up to start the day?

I had topped it up the weekend before. Didnt notice it going down on the day when I checked it.

Probably needs a reshell on the engine thinks TB Dev.

It finished on ebay on wednesday. If its not sold I am going to leave it at work and save for an engine.

it didn't sound too bad when you started it, so hopefully as you say will just need a new set of shells...lesson learned to a all, always carry out an oil change before a trackday

woz_106 wrote:

always carry out an oil change before a trackday

Meh.

The car may have healed itself. Now starts fine, not knocking anymore(putting that down to a lack of good oil) and not doing the dodgey idle as far as i have noticed.

Im going to test it tomorrow for work and see if its ok still. Ive just done 20ish miles with no issues and its actually accelerating better now too.

It definately needs some new engine mounts as its rocking a fair bit now.
And sounds a bit like a diesel so think something is still wrong but not bottom end.

Stopped mincing and sorted mr2 pics out today.

I like this one

It looks like its actually going quick lol

Oh Ad your sticker for the jeep will be £25 recorded delivery.

Ok mate cheers

Glad to hear things are on the up

Well as I am now not selling this. Time to spend some money

Just ordered one of these.
http://www.jap-spec-performance.co.uk/store/product_info.php?products_id=59

Springs for it next, along with some engine mounts, once I find out sizes.

And picking up a rev3 spoiler later

Nice

What u doing bout exhausts now?

i've got a lovely set of 16s that arn't sat in the garage rich

he wants to upgrade not downgrade Woz

haha i'll have you know they are sought after wheels, just not really in this country

Spoiler is home, and got a rev 3 boot chucked in aswell. £20 not bad

Needs some gash vinyl removing though.

Spending is done for a week or 2 now, got bugger all money this week due to being ill.

As I ahve done a few bits recently, here is some progress.

Well here is what the oil looked like once drained...



Now running fine again, bar the old idle problem, which hopefully cleaning out the throttle body will solve.

Bit dark but rev3 boot fitted, with added gash black vinyl!


Then today a box of goodies turned up.



Then these parts got removed....



.....and left this.



Oh and on Sunday found out Jimmy can fit in and drive an mr2, thanks to the uber rare rake AND reach facility on my car.
In it...


Loving it...


Driving it...



Pics of the exhaust tomorrow probably and the induction fitted, I forgot earlier.

Awwwww yeah. Look at me getting my pimp on!

Looks good mate!

looking good mate, oh about the Ubber rare rake and reach...we found another MR2 at the scrappy sunday with the same

Did you ever manage to find out what the knocking was? Or are you just denying it ever happened?

haha he turns the stereo up

Theres a reason for the big exhaust......

No it was a loose wheel bearing. Was tightened but now its come back. Going to change them all.

Looooks good dawg

[quote="Sam"] Looooks good dawg [/quote]

What he said

PROGRESS

I even got my hands dirty in aid of this project today




Spotted a rev 1 with these rev3+ lights in a breakers yard in rochdale. Bargain at £40 so off l went to the cash point and came back to remove them. If rich didnt want them i was going to sell at a proffit lol.

Ad did they come with the looms, forgot to ask?

Also the mr2 is currently in bits. Got home from work and when I went back out there was a nice water trail from the front of the car.

Radiator has finally given up.

Its now all off, just need to find out how much the aircon rad is tomorrow and decide if i am going to fit a new one or just lob some coolant and the rad back on.

Then hopefully the exhaust will be done this weekend and tyres arrive next week and its ready for combe.

Yes, like the lights. Quad them!

Your loom will fit rich and yours has already had the quad light mod done incase you didnt notice lol. So no need for an extra loom. If you want an air con rad you can have mine combe weekend. Its coming off when the charge cooler is fitted to make room for the CC rad.