Has anyone owned or driven a mk3 MR2?
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MrBrightSi said:
From what ive seen personally they have a habit of odd engine death, urban myth or not they're meant to eat their precats and knacker the engine, happened to my brothers.
I seem to have a choice of a rusty but reliable MX5, or a sound but suspect MR2!Maybe z3 is the answer...
MrBrightSi said:
From what ive seen personally they have a habit of odd engine death, urban myth or not they're meant to eat their precats and knacker the engine, happened to my brothers.
I seem to have a choice of a rusty but reliable MX5, or a sound but suspect MR2!Maybe z3 is the answer...
I've had two mk3 MR2s and now have a mk1 MX5.
Not sure I can help on the interior space thing as I'm a relatively short arse but there was definitely a lot more elbow room in the MR2, I feel like i'm a bit more squashed in in the MX5.
As for the reliability issues, I would avoid a pre-facelift Mk3 MR2, so basically anything beyond an 03 plate and with foglights in the grille should be fine.
Not sure I can help on the interior space thing as I'm a relatively short arse but there was definitely a lot more elbow room in the MR2, I feel like i'm a bit more squashed in in the MX5.
As for the reliability issues, I would avoid a pre-facelift Mk3 MR2, so basically anything beyond an 03 plate and with foglights in the grille should be fine.
JackThrust said:
I've had two mk3 MR2s and now have a mk1 MX5.
Not sure I can help on the interior space thing as I'm a relatively short arse but there was definitely a lot more elbow room in the MR2, I feel like i'm a bit more squashed in in the MX5.
As for the reliability issues, I would avoid a pre-facelift Mk3 MR2, so basically anything beyond an 03 plate and with foglights in the grille should be fine.
Yep, have a pre face lift Mk3 with no engine.Not sure I can help on the interior space thing as I'm a relatively short arse but there was definitely a lot more elbow room in the MR2, I feel like i'm a bit more squashed in in the MX5.
As for the reliability issues, I would avoid a pre-facelift Mk3 MR2, so basically anything beyond an 03 plate and with foglights in the grille should be fine.
To be fair though it's got decent engineering, and it's been nicely put together.
New engine coming tomorrow. Can't wait.
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