New MR2 NA owner...and I need a new clutch!

iguana · 11-15-2006, 06:44 PM

So, I'm a new (read: NOOB) MR2 owner. I got the car and the clutch is almost gone. It is a 1995 NA model. I already got a clutch and aluminum flywheel on eBay. Any idea how many hours it should take a mechanic to install these? The dealership said $1040!

I thought this was a 2-3 hour job.

Thoughts?

Also I'm looking for used upgrades to buy -- cat back exhaust, NON-CAI intake, maybe headers. Don't feel like putting too much money in this car

Acet · 11-15-2006, 07:00 PM

Well it would prolly take around 5 or 6 hours. Now thats just a guess.

You dont feel like putting a lot of money into this car....YET

iguana · 11-15-2006, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Acet

Well it would prolly take around 5 or 6 hours. Now thats just a guess.

You dont feel like putting a lot of money into this car....YET

Heh, I got this car as a toy until I can afford a Porsche Cayenne S, which should be in about 7 months. I wanna be able to get as much money out of this car as possible

Acet · 11-15-2006, 07:08 PM

If you wanna get rit of it...for cheap...You know where to go

..(me)

Acet · 11-15-2006, 07:09 PM

man once you go for a ride in a fully built MR2...you're not gonna want a Porsche..

iguana · 11-15-2006, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Acet

man once you go for a ride in a fully built MR2...you're not gonna want a Porsche..

I don't doubt it but I'm getting the Cayenne -- SUV -- try taking a fully built MR2 skiing

Acet · 11-15-2006, 07:36 PM

lol well you got a point but you can always rent a SUV for a new days

mr2much · 11-15-2006, 07:39 PM

MR2 seems like a strange choice of cars to buy as a temporary car until you can get a Porsche Cayenne or really any SUV for that matter

Well, whatever. Enjoy it while you have it.

iguana · 11-15-2006, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mr2much

MR2 seems like a strange choice of cars to buy as a temporary car until you can get a Porsche Cayenne or really any SUV for that matter

Well, whatever. Enjoy it while you have it.

I suppose it seems to be, but when you consider my requirements:

- Cheap (trying to save money)
- RWD (will never drive anything FWD again)
- Fun to drive
- Reliable (just spent $1k on *minor* repairs for my Range Rover)
- Decent looking

The mid-engine layout is basically a bonus here. I should probably mention that I just sold my 1995 BMW 840Ci with about $20k in mods. For what I paid for the MR2, there is nothing that can compare with the "fun factor" considering I already have a liter bike

This is working out well -- I will do whatever wrenching I can on the MR2 (Not the clutch though), will learn how to take turns a little better in the hills, and just have a fun car I can customize if I wish. Then I can turn around, sell it to the next guy, take a $1k loss or whatever, and finish off the deal in a few days. It took me 6 months to sell the 840!

tHe kNiGHt FaLL · 11-16-2006, 04:49 AM

i had a shop do a clutch for me awhile back.... it ran around 800.00

11-15-2006, 06:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
iguana No Skills Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	New MR2 NA owner...and I need a new clutch! So, I'm a new (read: NOOB) MR2 owner. I got the car and the clutch is almost gone. It is a 1995 NA model. I already got a clutch and aluminum flywheel on eBay. Any idea how many hours it should take a mechanic to install these? The dealership said $1040! I thought this was a 2-3 hour job. Thoughts? Also I'm looking for used upgrades to buy -- cat back exhaust, NON-CAI intake, maybe headers. Don't feel like putting too much money in this car

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11-15-2006, 07:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
Acet Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: alpharetta,ga Posts: 440 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Well it would prolly take around 5 or 6 hours. Now thats just a guess. You dont feel like putting a lot of money into this car....YET

11-15-2006, 07:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
Acet Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: alpharetta,ga Posts: 440 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	If you wanna get rit of it...for cheap...You know where to go ..(me)

11-15-2006, 07:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
Acet Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: alpharetta,ga Posts: 440 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	man once you go for a ride in a fully built MR2...you're not gonna want a Porsche..

11-15-2006, 07:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
Acet Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: alpharetta,ga Posts: 440 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	lol well you got a point but you can always rent a SUV for a new days

11-15-2006, 07:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
mr2much '90 JDM RHD Turbo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Posts: 122 Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	MR2 seems like a strange choice of cars to buy as a temporary car until you can get a Porsche Cayenne or really any SUV for that matter Well, whatever. Enjoy it while you have it.

11-16-2006, 04:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
tHe kNiGHt FaLL I Work For Audi Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 41 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	i had a shop do a clutch for me awhile back.... it ran around 800.00