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Rags · 05-19-2009, 02:54 PM

Hey Biorchange,

You're in Austin! We live over by 71 and Bee Caves....

Yeah, I know "turbo" is a thousand times cooler than the non. Even so, we're talking about an 18 year old boy / young man. As a dad I'd have some concern about putting him behind the wheel of a speed machine. He's a very safe driver - aware and responsible - but still, I'd be fretting.

On the whole I think we'd rather start with the N/A. I might could be talked into the other but I'd need some convincing (not to mention the mom!).

Odd thing: Our old Previa is "supercharged" but it seemed like it hadn't been working for a while (funny noise; power seemed off). Brandon rigged some kind of tubular syringe and injected a special oil of some kind. All better. He kindly berated me for not keeping the supercharger lubed.

Maybe this is the place to ask a safety question from MR2 users: What do you think? 18 year old kid in a Turbo, good idea? What do we need to know about driving the MR2?

BTW, the reason we're looking for a '93-'95 is the suspension / rear wheels thing. Seems safer, especially for non-pro drivers like us.

Rags

05-19-2009, 02:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
Rags No Skills Join Date: May 2009 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	NA vs Turbo? Hey Biorchange, You're in Austin! We live over by 71 and Bee Caves.... Yeah, I know "turbo" is a thousand times cooler than the non. Even so, we're talking about an 18 year old boy / young man. As a dad I'd have some concern about putting him behind the wheel of a speed machine. He's a very safe driver - aware and responsible - but still, I'd be fretting. On the whole I think we'd rather start with the N/A. I might could be talked into the other but I'd need some convincing (not to mention the mom!). Odd thing: Our old Previa is "supercharged" but it seemed like it hadn't been working for a while (funny noise; power seemed off). Brandon rigged some kind of tubular syringe and injected a special oil of some kind. All better. He kindly berated me for not keeping the supercharger lubed. Maybe this is the place to ask a safety question from MR2 users: What do you think? 18 year old kid in a Turbo, good idea? What do we need to know about driving the MR2? BTW, the reason we're looking for a '93-'95 is the suspension / rear wheels thing. Seems safer, especially for non-pro drivers like us. Rags