How Much Should My Mr2 Cost?!

[Rookey]

Hi guys!

Being a newbie to this forum and MR-2's i need a bit of help.

I just got what i thought was a great deal on a 1990 MR2 2.0 16v.

It has 89,000 on the clock

UK Car

New Stainless Steel exhaust full system

Great body work

only just done the cam belt

re-adjusted timing

full toyota service history

2 lady owners

everything seems fine on it

I paid £2500.

Now the reason im asking is, someone i know just bought

the turbo that was the trd special edition mkII.

It has been dyno'd at 240Bhp

Mint dark green standard body work

17" Wheels

Blitz Exhaust

£2700

Just thought i'd come to the experts on this one!!!

Sorry for the essay, any help is appreciated!

Cheers

Dave

[DeusMR2]

you got a good price for your car mate. that turbo sounds dodgy - it cant be a limited edition, the limited edition was only sold during 1998 and on and only came in silver, blue and one other colour i think (not green tho!) theres a 90% chance that the turbo is a dog and something is seriously wrong with it, either that or the previous owner has no clue as to how much they are worth...

a good rev 1 or 2 turbo in excellent condition will fetch at least £3500-4100, a rev 3 or above (1993+) around £4600 at least

[Rookey]

Phew!!!

Im happier now!hehe

Anyways! i thought it was a good buy...its insurance friendly at the mo so i can wait a while before i decide to pop in the 3SGTE engine in it.

NOW for me to introduce myself!!!

Im Dave (Rookey) from Hondacrx.co.uk

After owning a mk1 crx only to witness the corrosion that caused the end of its life i decided to upgrade to a toyota MR2. I pick it up on payday at the end of the month and am looking forward to enjoying a new "car owner" experience!

So anyway.....HI!!!

[Funkadelic]

Ahhhhhhh the CRX. Lovely little car.

Welcome to the world of fun and occaisional madness that is MR2 ownership. I'm sure you'll enjoy your car. I plan to do the turbo swap at the end of the year myself; Can't wait! :D

[Rookey]

Cheers :P

They are great cars!

Definately the end of a great era of me driving them.

Time to move on to a 2. Are there many differences between the 16v and the Turbo?

Dave

[Fizz]

Cheers :P

They are great cars!

Definately the end of a great era of me driving them.

Time to move on to a 2. Are there many differences between the 16v and the Turbo?

Dave

erm visually no...

stats wise.. HELL YEAH!... lol

N/A: 0-60 = 7.7

Turbo: 0-60 = 5.7 or 5.2 for the later reveisions...

[Funkadelic]

Turbo - Crazy oversteer moments if you're not careful.

N/A - Surprisingly controlable deliberate oversteer moments.

[Rookey]

Now the reason im asking is, someone i know just bought

the turbo that was the trd special edition mkII.

It has been dyno'd at 240Bhp

Mint dark green standard body work

17" Wheels

Blitz Exhaust

£2700

Just thought i'd come to the experts on this one!!!

that turbo sounds dodgy - it cant be a limited edition, the limited edition was only sold during 1998 and on and only came in silver, blue and one other colour i think (not green tho!) theres a 90% chance that the turbo is a dog and something is seriously wrong with it, either that or the previous owner has no clue as to how much they are worth...

His whole gearbox unfortunately has now just completely packed in, the previous owner of my mates car done a great job of hiding the problem. The car is screwed now apparently, sounds like he got a well dodgy deal after all!

Coming up to the first month of me owning my N/A MR2(And i have to say...what a great month!! ), are there any checks i should do to make sure everything is running correctly?

Cheers

Dave! B)

[Bibbs]

erm visually no...

Apart from the the following ..

Engine lid (raised on a turbo)

Side trim above the intakes (states Turbo)

[Dame]

....and wider tail pipes.

[Bibbs]

and the smug driver - knowing he'll not be beaten my a Mondeo or "sporty" Golf ..

(also the voltmeter/boost guage is a giveaway if someone is peering in through the window)

[Rookey]

Sorry!!

I actually meant, are there any things I should check on my NASP MR2, like looking for any faults that could possibly be hidden up at the point of sale?

Cheers

Dave! :D

[Fizz]

erm visually no...

Apart from the the following ..

Engine lid (raised on a turbo)

Side trim above the intakes (states Turbo)

lol i know that bibbs lad.. was just replyin 'no' to the question..

Are there many differences.. :P