hello new 86 mr2 owner here!

kanga · 11-25-2007, 09:21 PM

hey everyone! ive been reading around here for awhile and i finally bought my first MR2 yesterday! yay! it was only 200 dollars but.... there are a lot of problems...it wont idle so i need to keep on the gas and all it does is eat up oil like no other! but luckly i found a repair manual for the mr2 in the trunk (along with $3.48 in coins) so i find this as something to do and learn from.

-joie

phzoinkMKII · 11-25-2007, 09:29 PM

Welcome

Rich3sgte · 11-25-2007, 09:33 PM

welcome to the board and they're a blast to drive huh?

kanga · 11-25-2007, 09:42 PM

thanks everyone! and yeah its great to drive just very, very different compared to most cars i have driven, then again all the most of the other cars were fwd lol

Rich3sgte · 11-25-2007, 09:45 PM

hey just do yourself a favor and please whenever you c the first snowflake keep your car garaged till spring cuz you do not want to be driving out whenever it's icy with an mr2 because you will find yourself on in a ditch. and rain...don't make my mistake and get overwhelmed by how fun it is to drive in the curves cuz not having abs is a bitch and if you press the brake pedal too hard like i did and locking your breaks you will mess yourself up. luckily the damage wasn't too bad at all :-D

kanga · 11-25-2007, 09:50 PM

oh wow thanks for the advise, thank god it never really snows where i live (phoenix, az) but it does higher north, but yeah i really dont think i'll be driving it in the rain either, only dry sunny days (just to be safe)

Davis · 11-25-2007, 09:53 PM

Welcome.

Rich3sgte · 11-25-2007, 10:00 PM

yeah pretty much make sure you don't go over anything that'll make you loose traction. snow, gravel, etc.

11-25-2007, 09:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
kanga ..brakes are over rated.. Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: from Nor Cal to Chandler, Az Posts: 156 Thanks: 16 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	hello new 86 mr2 owner here! hey everyone! ive been reading around here for awhile and i finally bought my first MR2 yesterday! yay! it was only 200 dollars but.... there are a lot of problems...it wont idle so i need to keep on the gas and all it does is eat up oil like no other! but luckly i found a repair manual for the mr2 in the trunk (along with $3.48 in coins) so i find this as something to do and learn from. -joie

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11-25-2007, 09:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
phzoinkMKII Fight to the last Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: I need a change Posts: 1,243 Thanks: 4 Thanked 35 Times in 30 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Welcome

11-25-2007, 09:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rich3sgte Rice Eater Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brevard Posts: 148 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	welcome to the board and they're a blast to drive huh?

11-25-2007, 09:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
kanga ..brakes are over rated.. Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: from Nor Cal to Chandler, Az Posts: 156 Thanks: 16 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	thanks everyone! and yeah its great to drive just very, very different compared to most cars i have driven, then again all the most of the other cars were fwd lol

11-25-2007, 09:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rich3sgte Rice Eater Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brevard Posts: 148 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	hey just do yourself a favor and please whenever you c the first snowflake keep your car garaged till spring cuz you do not want to be driving out whenever it's icy with an mr2 because you will find yourself on in a ditch. and rain...don't make my mistake and get overwhelmed by how fun it is to drive in the curves cuz not having abs is a bitch and if you press the brake pedal too hard like i did and locking your breaks you will mess yourself up. luckily the damage wasn't too bad at all :-D

11-25-2007, 09:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
kanga ..brakes are over rated.. Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: from Nor Cal to Chandler, Az Posts: 156 Thanks: 16 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	oh wow thanks for the advise, thank god it never really snows where i live (phoenix, az) but it does higher north, but yeah i really dont think i'll be driving it in the rain either, only dry sunny days (just to be safe)

11-25-2007, 09:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
Davis Radical Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 1,926 Thanks: 78 Thanked 74 Times in 69 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	Welcome.

11-25-2007, 10:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
Rich3sgte Rice Eater Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brevard Posts: 148 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	yeah pretty much make sure you don't go over anything that'll make you loose traction. snow, gravel, etc.