 What would you do?, MR2T or 3SGTE swap? |
 Mar 24, 2007 - 1:12 AM
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Would you buy a stock 92 MR2T $4000. Or do a 3stge in 6gc?
duece has 150,XXX. Bone stock. Slight leak from oil pan. No rust. If I buy it I'll keep my 6gen as a DD. What would you do? There aren't many MR2T in MN. 3-4 that I know of... |
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Mar 28, 2007 - 10:25 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 28, '04 From Houston, Texas Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
No I mean both. They have serious cooling issues for starters. I think quite a bit of it has to do with the way people drive them though. You don't see many MR2T's being driven by someones grandmother. A lot of them are garage kept weekend cars - and what do you do when you take out your weekend toy? Drive it very hard. That means that for the lifetime of the car it was driven hard. At least that's my expereince with second hand MR2T's.
My frineds fuel pump just went out last night on a 93 MR2T with only 80K on the clock. Kept blowing EFI fuses and it took us all night to figure out what it was. No CEL for that one  Bottom line - if reliability is your goal - keep the Celica. If you want a car that's a bit more fun to drive [for some] - get the 2. Edit - BTW if you want to work out the backs of your legs - work on a 2 for 3 hours straight [if you've ever worked on one you know what I'm talking about]. It takes almost that long to pull the Turbo and intercooler and piping. And don't even get me started on the "hose from hell". This post has been edited by Negative: Mar 28, 2007 - 10:27 AM --------------------  |
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Mar 29, 2007 - 8:42 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 2, '06 From Socal Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
[quote name='Negative' date='Mar 28, 2007 - 10:25 AM' post='540603']
No I mean both. They have serious cooling issues for starters. I think quite a bit of it has to do with the way people drive them though. You don't see many MR2T's being driven by someones grandmother. A lot of them are garage kept weekend cars - and what do you do when you take out your weekend toy? Drive it very hard. That means that for the lifetime of the car it was driven hard. At least that's my expereince with second hand MR2T's. My frineds fuel pump just went out last night on a 93 MR2T with only 80K on the clock. Kept blowing EFI fuses and it took us all night to figure out what it was. No CEL for that one Bottom line - if reliability is your goal - keep the Celica. If you want a car that's a bit more fun to drive [for some] - get the 2. Edit - BTW if you want to work out the backs of your legs - work on a 2 for 3 hours straight [if you've ever worked on one you know what I'm talking about]. It takes almost that long to pull the Turbo and intercooler and piping. And don't even get me started on the "hose from hell". [/quot my bros MR2T never had any cooling issues and he has the car for 10yrs. Its his DD and it is a PITA to work on the car though. This post has been edited by CelicaST202: Mar 29, 2007 - 8:44 PM |
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99GT What would you do? Mar 24, 2007 - 1:12 AM
purplegt4 it IS 15 yrs. old.
but it IS a mr-2 T.
if you p... Mar 24, 2007 - 1:50 AM netrata MR2 TURBO!!! I always wanted one for ... Mar 24, 2007 - 2:45 AM j0e_p3t rwd turbo is a plus. but yeah, its a 15 year old c... Mar 24, 2007 - 3:43 AM celicaST lot of miles on the 2. but 4k isnt bad at all if i... Mar 24, 2007 - 3:48 AM brianforster the mr2 turbo will also be usdm which is significa... Mar 24, 2007 - 11:26 AM jgreening Go with the mr2t. Biggest reasons:
(1) Not FWD
(... Mar 24, 2007 - 12:58 PM bccentaur3 MR2 Turbo is the way to go man. I've always wa... Mar 25, 2007 - 11:28 PM DSToyo get the MR2.
and daily drive the celica Mar 26, 2007 - 12:52 PM Negative Nobodies bothered to mention the MR2T is a problom... Mar 26, 2007 - 1:56 PM
6strngs QUOTE(Negative @ Mar 26, 2007 - 11:5... Mar 27, 2007 - 12:41 AM Negative QUOTE(6strngs @ Mar 27, 2007 - 5:41 ... Mar 27, 2007 - 7:31 AM 6strngs QUOTE(Negative @ Mar 27, 2007 - 5:31... Mar 27, 2007 - 1:34 PM block i say buy the mr2T...i had mines and it was the be... Mar 26, 2007 - 2:58 PM djestylez401 goo wit the mr2 man....luv dem carz mean i want 1 Mar 26, 2007 - 3:03 PM mathshop OMG get the mr2 before i steal the deal!, jk, ... Mar 26, 2007 - 10:34 PM x_itchy_b_x i want an mr2. if i come across a cheap shell with... Mar 28, 2007 - 2:27 PM Negative QUOTE(x_itchy_b_x @ Mar 28, 2007 - 7... Mar 28, 2007 - 4:17 PM 6strngs QUOTE(Negative @ Mar 28, 2007 - 2:17... Mar 28, 2007 - 8:57 PM brianforster while id love an mr2, the JDM is a much better sta... Mar 28, 2007 - 2:40 PM Negative $500 + shipping.
It has no engine or tranny. ... Mar 29, 2007 - 8:24 AM 99GT He won't sell it no more! Sorry I forgot a... Mar 29, 2007 - 10:45 AM |
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