Johnny Wong (wongs@qut.edu.au)

Location: BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
     Car: 1996, MkII, MIDNIGHT BLUE
     Tag: 1MR24U
 Mileage: 2,874 km

AFTER EDMUND BOUGHT AN MR2 IN 1994, I KNEW THIS WAS THE CAR I NEEDED TO HAVE. 
I MANAGED TO SAVE UP ENOUGH MONEY IN AUGUST AND THEN I FINALLY BOUGHT THE MR2. 
MINE IS A BATHURST MODEL AND IS MIDNIGHT BLUE IN COLOUR. STEPPING OUT OF A 
MAZDA MX5 TO THE MR2 WAS A HUGE STEP FOR ME. THE PERFORMANCE IS SUPERIOR TO 
THE MAZDA'S, THEIR IS HEAPS MORE SPACE, THE INSURANCE IS A LOT CHEAPER AND THE 
MR2 GETS TWICE AS MANY LOOKS AS THE MX5 DID. I AM CURRENTLY SAVING UP MORE 
MONEY SO I CAN ADD SOME THINGS TO THE CAR. I HACE ALREADY ADDED SIDE SKIRTS 
AND A K & N AIR FILTER WHICH GIVES THE CAR 7KW MORE BUT I AM PLANNING TO ADD 
THESE COUPLE OF THINGS TO THE MR2.

1. BIGGER 17 INCH MAGS WHEELS.
2. AN ALPINE STEREO WITH LANZAR AMPS.
3. BORE THE CURRENT ENGINE 2.0 LITRE ENGINE OUT TO A 2.2 LITRE. 
4. MAYBE, ADD A GENUINE IMPORTED TOYOTA SUPRA TURBO GEARBOX TO MY CAR SO THE 
   GEARBOX WILL LAST LONGER.
5. POSSIBLY, FIND A HALF CUT MR2 GT JAPANESE ENGINE AND PUT IT INTO MY PRESENT 
   CAR.

ALL THESE MODS ARE TO BE MADE WITHIN THE NEXT 1.5 TO 2 YEARS.

AT THE MOMENT, I ALSO DRIVE A MITSUBISI STARION TURBO WHICH IS USED AS MY 
DAILY TRANSPORT. I AM THINKING OF SELLING IT FOR AN MK1 MR2, 88 OR 89. IF 
ANYONE CAN HELP CAN YOU PLEASE E-MAIL ME. ALSO, IF ANYONE HAS ANY SPARE 
BROCHURES OF THE MARK 1 MR2 VAN YOU E-MAIL ME AS I AM PREPARED TO PAY FOR THIS.

THANKS
BYE.
  

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