Post a picture of your car here, part 3 (Quote A Photo, GET A 24 HOUR BAN!!!)

Popoutman · 07-10-2011 9:27pm

Here's our Sunday car:
It's a stock 1991 Toyota MR2, 2.0 NA 3s-ge engine, an original UK car. Still got all the tools in the toolbag, and the bags for the Targa tops. No rust in the body, brakes aren't sticking, and it's on a classic policy (thankfully!). The lack of power steering or ABS or traction control or aircon is not really missed in this car. It's a pretty car in bettter than average condition. It's definitely quick enough to get into trouble with a 0-60 about 7.2 sec or so and a measured top speed above 140mph (previous owner on a track in the UK). Nice thing about this car is that it feels quick, even when travelling at the ordinary speed limit. It makes ordinary driving fun, and it rewards precision of control use. The 215-width tyres on the front are not that hard to turn at all, and it does feel a lot like a kart when driving around, fantastic feedback through the steering wheel. There are 255 tyres on the rear making it less skittish than the normal 195/205 for normal driving. It isn't abused and it's not taken out in slippery weather as neither of us has enough experience with this car yet to be happy in the cold and wet with it.

158bhp in a 1200 kg body, roof panels come out, enough boot space for myself and my girlfriend to go away camping for the weekend.

Perfect Sunday car!

Chriscl1 · 07-10-2011 9:38pm

Nice car but them wheels do nothing for it and I would take what the previous owner told you about getting 140 out of it, you'd have a job getting it up to that speed on a runway never mind a track.

07-10-2011 9:48pm

Chriscl1 wrote: »

Nice car but them wheels do nothing for it ..........

I'd say them 255 clad back wheels do quite a bit, it is a Gen1 after all

Popoutman · 07-10-2011 10:01pm

Chriscl1 wrote: »

Nice car but them wheels do nothing for it and I would take what the previous owner told you about getting 140 out of it, you'd have a job getting it up to that speed on a runway never mind a track.

I've been a passenger in it at an indicated 143 with a little bit left in it.. Did the maths and that was a real 134, so I'd say the 140 probably isn't possible with a 20-year non-rebuilt original engine but it's definitely a quick motor.

The wheels, :P I like them and the girlfriend likes them as well, and as she owns half of the car, that's important! It took a lot of finding to get the right offset for the car, with staggered widths front and back (17x8 front and 17x9 on the rear). They're a lot better than the wheels that were on it when I got it a few years ago - there were 16x6 and I couldn't put the proper width tyres on it. The old wheels will make great mounts for good winter tyres though.

Popoutman · 07-10-2011 10:03pm

RoverJames wrote: »

I'd say them 255 clad back wheels do quite a bit, it is a Gen1 after all

True, but as it's a Sunday car for driving and enjoying, instead of hooning around, I'll take the extra safety margin in ordinary driving over the change in handling at the limit. The rears do look good though when you are behind it on the road.

07-10-2011 10:31pm

Popoutman wrote: »

True, but as it's a Sunday car for driving and enjoying, instead of hooning around, I'll take the extra safety margin in ordinary driving over the change in handling at the limit. The rears do look good though when you are behind it on the road.

'tis that I'm referring to, the Gen1s were/are well twitchy.

h3000 · 07-10-2011 10:44pm

RoverJames wrote: »

'tis that I'm referring to, the Gen1s were/are well twitchy.

Is that car not a Gen2?

mondeo · 07-10-2011 10:46pm

I've always liked those sw20 MR2's. I remember the first time I saw one I thought it was a Ferrari and then seen the toyota badge and thought thats a Toyota? That look cool! I was alot younger back in those days to:P

knifey_spoonie · 07-10-2011 11:03pm

h3000 wrote: »

Is that car not a Gen2?

Its a Gen 1 of the Gen 2 model:D

They had a slightly harder suspension set up which was changed when all the motoring journo's of the time said it was too twitchy and prone to snap over steer.

h3000 · 07-10-2011 11:05pm

knifey_spoonie wrote: »

Its a Gen 1 of the Gen 2 model:D

They had a slightly harder suspension set up which was changed when all the motoring journo's of the time said it was too twitchy and prone to snap over steer.

AAaahhh

Popoutman · 07-10-2011 11:17pm

h3000 wrote: »

Is that car not a Gen2?

MR2 SW20, generally known as a Mk2 Gen1.
It's got the better if more twitchy handling that was softened up by a revised rear suspension geometry in the Mk2 gen2, as lesser-skilled drivers were losing too often on the road. The gen1 is supposedly a better track car, but the gen2+ would be better for us mere mortals. Hence why I don't go too hard in it. I should try to get some track/skidpan time in it to get the practice of collecting it when it does step out, and help my confidence.

@Mondeo - yeah I've always quite liked the shape, there's something about the proportions that Toyota bodywork designers just got right for the cars of this era - the Mk2 MR2, the 5th gen Celica, the Supra mkIV. Pity Toyota seem to have lost their way of late for properly sporty cars.

focus_mad · 07-10-2011 11:20pm

Matt Simis wrote: »

My winter project car:

Very rusty and needs a few (more) parts replaced. Been working on it already for a few weeks. It was scheduled for breaking due to the rust and expense of getting sorted, but given what it is I jumped in and offered to buy as it: An E34 540i 6speed manual (1/225 rare) in Daytona Violet (BMW Individual special order, also rare) with BBS Style 19 wheels (yes again, quite rare ).
It already had the e34 3.23 M5 LSD in it and what I assume are cropped springs as it rides like it has concrete boots on (shocks mismatched to springs I figure).

Ive done a host of mods to it already and plan to do some crazy stuff with it. :cool:

If you don't me asking how much did you pick it up for?
I have always wanted to get a project car!!

Matt Simis · 07-10-2011 11:26pm

focus_mad wrote: »

If you don't me asking how much did you pick it up for?
I have always wanted to get a project car!!

Basically the parts price, under EUR1500 inc the wheels. Depending how much one would like to get perfect vs just working could spend the EUR500 to 2500 again on it.

07-10-2011 11:27pm

knifey_spoonie wrote: »

Its a Gen 1 of the Gen 2 model:D........

now that I think about it was there not rev1, rev2 and rev3 terminology ?

focus_mad · 07-10-2011 11:38pm

Matt Simis wrote: »

Basically the parts price, under EUR1500 inc the wheels. Depending how much one would like to get perfect vs just working could spend the EUR500 to 2500 again on it.

Yeah? :eek: Gotta say that is a damn good deal!!

Matt Simis · 07-10-2011 11:48pm

focus_mad wrote: »

Yeah? :eek: Gotta say that is a damn good deal!!

Was ok, this is Ireland, its an old V8, like selling cancer on wheels, unsellable. Have a look at similar on Donedeal! The problem isnt the price, its the rarity.

focus_mad · 08-10-2011 3:52am

Matt Simis wrote: »

focus_mad wrote: »

Yeah? :eek: Gotta say that is a damn good deal!!

Was ok, this is Ireland, its an old V8, like selling cancer on wheels, unsellable. Have a look at similar on Donedeal! The problem isnt the price, its the rarity.

Yeah you have a very valid point. If I was too pick something up it'd have to be different anyway!

phoenix_nights2 · 10-10-2011 2:09am

Loving the 605 i picked up. Everything working except one window.

hi_im_fil · 11-10-2011 8:34pm

Nissan 200sx S14a at night by philipmchugh, on Flickr

TestTransmission · 11-10-2011 11:34pm

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Great pics as always

ongarite · 15-10-2011 11:49am

My new motor. 523i SE.

E39MSport · 21-10-2011 10:28pm

Someone on here (you know who you are

) has forced me to look through my car pics (some more reliabelt than others)....

To give the thread some life again, I'm reposting my beloved LS400.

Gone but not forgotten.

el diablo · 21-10-2011 10:36pm

Forgotten but not gone.:)

(just jokin')

Minister Boyce · 21-10-2011 11:14pm

What led to the departure of the lexus E39?

Do-more · 22-10-2011 12:54pm

Minister Boyce wrote: »

What led to the departure of the lexus E39?

Peak oil!

E39MSport · 23-10-2011 10:39am

1566 road tax and 3 other cars

Poxy country

phoenix_nights2 · 30-10-2011 3:17am

New purchase. (working in NZ). Canopy will be taken off making it my city to surf vehicle..

Ardennes1944 · 01-11-2011 6:17pm

The Astra with her lovely new clean shoes. ordered an Eibach Pro-Kit today too so will be dropping her a fraction in the coming weeks as she's a bit high at the front.

L-M · 01-11-2011 6:21pm

Oh yes! Sweet

MetzgerMeister · 01-11-2011 7:07pm

Oh yes! VERY nice

Post a picture of your car here, part 3 (Quote A Photo, GET A 24 HOUR BAN!!!)

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