MR2 For a First Car

[KyleMR2]

i just turned 17 and the MR2 will be my second car (once it arrives)

first car was 1983 mustang 5.0L man that car had balls. so i leanred to control RWD power with that car

[Acet]

Hey there, I'm Alex and I'm 17. I owned about 5 cars and the MR2 is by far the best. I bought it and since mom paid for it, i didnt care about it. Once it broke, i sold it right away. Then a day later i felt like $hit. So I kept blaming my self and bam a few days ago i found my baby for sale again. Its all fixed and the guy wants 6K for it. I'm about to sell all my cars and buy back the MR2. Now that I have to pay for it, it means a lot more to me now. I already put down a deposit and therefore have to pay the 2nd half and pick up the car.

Anyways if you want the MR2 as the 1st car: If you dont have one already, dont buy one; if you already have one, hold on to it!

Cars that I've owned:
1996 Mitsubishi Galant
1989 Volvo
1996 BMW 382I
1993 Infinity J30
1991 Toyota MR2-Was sold here
1992 Nissan 240sx
1991 Toyota MR2- Bought again Here.

[Angel]

Thats so cool that you found it again. The only car we regret getting rid of is a pancake in a scrap yard now.

[Acet]

I know man, like 1 in a million.

[Kuna]

hi...i'm a new 1991 Turbo owner and the car is from Japan(right hand drive) and the car is 100% stock. I'd like to keep it everything stock as well. It's only got 118k. All i need to know is how to maintain the turbo in good shape. The turbo only kicks at 3700-4000 rpm. Is it normal or is there something wrong with that? I never had a MR2 before but i've driven a few of them. Please let me know if the turbo is kicking in at the right rpm and any other additional information to keep the car running good forever wil be very well appreciated.

also..i want to drop the car 2inches and i would like to know what is the best way to do it and the best product. I also want to keep the lightest rims with a low profile tire. I would like to know the lightest rim in the market and i prefer them to be in gun metal color or any other color rims that will suit with a yellow color. ( or giive me your opinion to make this car look better because there are not much in canada and i would like to drive something that looks different than the others)

[Angel]

Originally Posted by Kuna

hi...i'm a new 1991 Turbo owner and the car is from Japan(right hand drive) and the car is 100% stock. I'd like to keep it everything stock as well. It's only got 118k. All i need to know is how to maintain the turbo in good shape. The turbo only kicks at 3700-4000 rpm. Is it normal or is there something wrong with that? I never had a MR2 before but i've driven a few of them. Please let me know if the turbo is kicking in at the right rpm and any other additional information to keep the car running good forever wil be very well appreciated.

also..i want to drop the car 2inches and i would like to know what is the best way to do it and the best product. I also want to keep the lightest rims with a low profile tire. I would like to know the lightest rim in the market and i prefer them to be in gun metal color or any other color rims that will suit with a yellow color. ( or giive me your opinion to make this car look better because there are not much in canada and i would like to drive something that looks different than the others)

This thread is a discussion about the debate if MR2 is a good car for a first car or not. You should post a seperate topic about the best Turbo care, and although lowering it doesn't really keep it too stock.... make a topic about that as well. Congrats on your new ride!

[mr2 guy]

Ok dudes, Im only 16 and
I am planning to buy a 2 next week, its a 92 N/A .I just have to go pick it up and pay him. In a way yea I do agree with DavidV, but to get this car I saved up my money for a long long time. Working my butt off just for the deuce so im pretty sure It will have some, ALOT of value to me. Its not my first car im going to drive but first car I am buying. Ive had my licsence for a while now and I drive safely, I dont feel the need for kicking it like other newbe drivers that try to look cool. I know how 2's are "dangerous" cars. Ive driven 1 a couple of times, My cousin has 1. I think you shouldnet give a 16 yr old a fast/expensive car just out of nowhere, then they have got no value for it. But im going to take very good care of it, drive it safely, and autoX it to learn how to drive it. Then I'll know how to handle it on the road running with a bit more potential. Also about the idea of acting "cool" with friends, that wont be a problem for me, none of us, my friends are appealed by the ricer community. I know what should and sholdnt be done on the road, and whats going too far.

[Angel]

Originally Posted by mr2 guy

Ok dudes, Im only 16 and
I am planning to buy a 2 next week, its a 92 N/A .I just have to go pick it up and pay him. In a way yea I do agree with DavidV, but to get this car I saved up my money for a long long time. Working my butt off just for the deuce so im pretty sure It will have some, ALOT of value to me. Its not my first car im going to drive but first car I am buying. Ive had my licsence for a while now and I drive safely, I dont feel the need for kicking it like other newbe drivers that try to look cool. I know how 2's are "dangerous" cars. Ive driven 1 a couple of times, My cousin has 1. I think you shouldnet give a 16 yr old a fast/expensive car just out of nowhere, then they have got no value for it. But im going to take very good care of it, drive it safely, and autoX it to learn how to drive it. Then I'll know how to handle it on the road running with a bit more potential. Also about the idea of acting "cool" with friends, that wont be a problem for me, none of us, my friends are appealed by the ricer community. I know what should and sholdnt be done on the road, and whats going too far.

Congrats on your impending purchase, we expect pictures when you get it home : )

As for the other stuff, I agree 100% about not giving kids sports cars, but if they work for it and buy it themselves why not. I think the MR2 is a great first car for kids who have common sense.

Just a quick question. acting cool wont be a problem for you because your friends find the ricer community appealing? MR2s can be ricey too sometimes

[Acet]

Originally Posted by Angel

Congrats on your impending purchase, we expect pictures when you get it home : )

As for the other stuff, I agree 100% about not giving kids sports cars, but if they work for it and buy it themselves why not. I think the MR2 is a great first car for kids who have common sense.

Just a quick question. acting cool wont be a problem for you because your friends find the ricer community appealing? MR2s can be ricey too sometimes

Lol Angel is right. Did you see the one on EBAY????

[Angel]

Originally Posted by Acet

Lol Angel is right. Did you see the one on EBAY????

Which one is this? Pics? I remember one like 4 years ago we used to call the skittles car... LOL.

[Acet]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/custo...QQcmdZViewItem

LMFAO!

[Acet]

or if that doesnt work


try this

http://www.mr2board.com/forums/gener...sale-ebay.html

[Angel]

What did they do to the front bumper LOL its like.. on there with caulk or something.

Sadly enough the one I saw years ago makes this one look stock.

Good for a laugh though

[mr2 guy]

I meant we arent appealed by them. Yea mr2s can be riced out but that depends on the owner. But chances are if you own a 2 your not a ricer(99.9% of times) I meant all the other kids at school think they are cool riding around with thier Civics, Tegs, Eclipses ans such with cheap $50 mufflers that sound like crap. Burning out in the parking lot. street racing eachother right after school everyday. Cant wait to my deuce home.

[rushMr2]

Originally Posted by mr2 guy

I meant we arent appealed by them. Yea mr2s can be riced out but that depends on the owner. But chances are if you own a 2 your not a ricer(99.9% of times) I meant all the other kids at school think they are cool riding around with thier Civics, Tegs, Eclipses ans such with cheap $50 mufflers that sound like crap. Burning out in the parking lot. street racing eachother right after school everyday. Cant wait to my deuce home.

Make sure and post pics I want to see it. I got my 2 "for my 16th birthday" but it wasn't exactly free. I had been working to save up for a car and had about 4 grand, then I bought the car for a little under 6k. 3 days later the engine blew, no I wasn't driving it hard, and I actually wasn't even driving it. 1 year and 15 grand later I love my baby more than ever. about 90% of my money goes to my car, so I have been in your boat. I have yet to spin or bump or damage my car yet and hopefully it stays like that. I think I already posted on this thread but anyways good luck with your car.

[Angel]

Originally Posted by mr2 guy

I meant we arent appealed by them. Yea mr2s can be riced out but that depends on the owner. But chances are if you own a 2 your not a ricer(99.9% of times) I meant all the other kids at school think they are cool riding around with thier Civics, Tegs, Eclipses ans such with cheap $50 mufflers that sound like crap. Burning out in the parking lot. street racing eachother right after school everyday. Cant wait to my deuce home.

I still think, although what you said has a basis of truth (most MR2s not being riced than are) I still think you're a bit off. IE with the percentages. Most of the ricey mr2 owners also aren't on this forum. You see more classy Mr2s than you see Riced up ones, so naturally you'd expect that this is how the ratio works out in the real world too, but it isnt. There's only a couple MKII Mr2s in my area, I have 2 of them, one is riced up, I didn't make it that way but the fact of the matter is that it is, it's got carbon fiber tape all over the place and a ton of other lame stuff, there was a stock one that some older person had, then theres one like 30 minutes from here that a kid owns, it's kind of ricey and has body damage on all panels. if I go by that, 50% are ricey, 50% arent.

And as for the ricers, with their civics and integras and whatnot, yeah they all think its cool to rice up their cars and stuff, but just because they're into that doesnt mean they don't notice you. 9/10 times when I get approached about my car (non ricey one) it's by a ricer who wants to chat, the interest is there, and I garuntee most of them do notice you. A lot of people don't even know that these cars exist until they see one.

[mr2 guy]

Your right I guess not many of the ricers are up on the boards. And yea they probably will notice my car. Most of them dont even know what an Mr2 is. Im at school right now and when thay see pix of the mr2s on the boards beleive it or not they are asking me if its a Ferrari. LOL. I dont know we'll see when I actually get the 2. Ill get yall pix

[Angel]

Someone at the carwash asked if my car was a ferrari, It made me proud. I guess the 355 kit helped slightly.

tee hee hee.

[karl]

the car isn't the problem. the driver is.

if you're an 16-20 year old kid and you rate yourself above a 7 on a scale of 1-10 of your driving ability, you probably shouldn't be driving a fast car, much less an MR2. if you think that you're that good already, you're that much more likely to screw up badly and write off the car and/or your legs/life. if you think you're above a 7, you're more likely than not completely oblivious to how much you DON'T know about driving fast.

if you think you're an ok driver, but have a bit to learn and are willing to learn that patiently, it might be ok. that's part of the problem i have with SRT-4's as well- they put a fairly fast car in the hands of a lot of people who shouldn't be driving it, but can easily afford it.

and this is coming from someone who went through the skip barber program, and teaches teenagers to drive for a living.. when it comes to driving, some of the best knowledge you can have is the knowledge of the knowledge you don't have.

[Angel]

Originally Posted by karl

when it comes to driving, some of the best knowledge you can have is the knowledge of the knowledge you don't have.

This part was the best part . Well said.