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rushMr2 · 01-21-2006, 12:14 PM

I think this is a really good topic so im gonna go ahead and chime my story in too. I currently am 16 and have had my widebody mr2 since my birthday. Its not all roses though as I had a little difficulty actually being able to drive it. The person i bought it from had just gotten done doing an engine swap because his engine was blown. Well about two weeks after he got it back I took over, and had it for about 3 days until the head gasket on THAT engine was gone. I took it to the toyota dealership locally which had the local MR2 specialist, and it turned out that the 'new ' engine had about 200 thousand miles on it, and for the most part was also completely destroyed. Well two months and six thousand dollars later I had my mr2 back with a brand spankin new engine. (well almost they removed the head, remanufactured it, and put it back in to save $$$). I think for the first two weeks I had my mr i stayed at least 5 mile under the speed limit because i was so afraid of crashing it. Now about actually owning the car for a first car, I would say that it all depends on maturity. I know that there are only a handful of people at my school that have the driving capability to handle having one of these cars without destroying it. everyday I hang my head in shame as these idiots think its so cool to drift out of the parking lot in gridlock traffic. Also I spent my time with my permit driving an s2000, a 2005 645i and my cousins integra gsr, which probably gave me an edge among drivers my age. Actually this is a true story, when i was doing my driving school, we had this boat of a mustang, and our instructor took us to the local backroads to get some experience on curvy roads, well he said that out of everyone he teaches, there are maybe 3 a year that really know what they are doing, and aperrently I was one of them so he let me take those roads as fast as I wanted. (even though that mustang couldnt turn for **** after coming out of an s2k.) But ya thats my story all in alll Id say that if anyone were to get an MR2 for a first car, just TAKE YOUR TIME learning to drive it and dont go off thinking that the car is invincible and they would be just fine.

01-21-2006, 12:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
rushMr2 The Youngster Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 211 Thanks: 7 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	I think this is a really good topic so im gonna go ahead and chime my story in too. I currently am 16 and have had my widebody mr2 since my birthday. Its not all roses though as I had a little difficulty actually being able to drive it. The person i bought it from had just gotten done doing an engine swap because his engine was blown. Well about two weeks after he got it back I took over, and had it for about 3 days until the head gasket on THAT engine was gone. I took it to the toyota dealership locally which had the local MR2 specialist, and it turned out that the 'new ' engine had about 200 thousand miles on it, and for the most part was also completely destroyed. Well two months and six thousand dollars later I had my mr2 back with a brand spankin new engine. (well almost they removed the head, remanufactured it, and put it back in to save $$$). I think for the first two weeks I had my mr i stayed at least 5 mile under the speed limit because i was so afraid of crashing it. Now about actually owning the car for a first car, I would say that it all depends on maturity. I know that there are only a handful of people at my school that have the driving capability to handle having one of these cars without destroying it. everyday I hang my head in shame as these idiots think its so cool to drift out of the parking lot in gridlock traffic. Also I spent my time with my permit driving an s2000, a 2005 645i and my cousins integra gsr, which probably gave me an edge among drivers my age. Actually this is a true story, when i was doing my driving school, we had this boat of a mustang, and our instructor took us to the local backroads to get some experience on curvy roads, well he said that out of everyone he teaches, there are maybe 3 a year that really know what they are doing, and aperrently I was one of them so he let me take those roads as fast as I wanted. (even though that mustang couldnt turn for **** after coming out of an s2k.) But ya thats my story all in alll Id say that if anyone were to get an MR2 for a first car, just TAKE YOUR TIME learning to drive it and dont go off thinking that the car is invincible and they would be just fine. Last edited by rushMr2; 01-21-2006 at 12:31 PM.