My friend wants a mr2 as his first, good idea or bad idea?
He is sooo set on a JDM MR2. he's been driving RHD for quite a bit now (his dad owns a chinese noodle company and he drives a hino truck) Anyway what are things we should look out for hwne buying one? and are they reliable in turbo and non turbo forms? Thnaks for any help.
further down he lowers the price to $11500. remember its CDN not USD
as far as being a first car i would vote no. i remember how i drove my first car when i was 16 and was glad i had a beater. duct tape is just so much faster and easier than bondo.
I'm probably in the minority when I say that an MR2 for a first car is just a plain bad idea. It's a driver's car and I don't care how 'gifted' one is or how many road courses they've taken, there's nothing like several years of driving experience before hopping into a mid-engined car.
Otherwise, it's a good bet the car will be wrecked in a single car collision like countless others...
My 1st manual tranny car is my Mr-2 ,I learned how to drive in it and i have lost control like 23 times LOL but i have learned.But the MR-2 is for people with lots of experience at the wheel.(I dont have experience but i am no idiot and I respect my car at the curves )
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i do to remember wen i was 15, and the way i drove was simply careles, a rear weel drive car it's not recomended as a first, and even worst it's a mid engine, plus you will be the ride for all your friends,
i do to remember wen i was 15, and the way i drove was simply careles, a rear weel drive car it's not recomended as a first, and even worst it's a mid engine, plus you will be the ride for all your friends,
Maybe so, but at least you can just pick the cutest one and leave the rest to walk their asses to whereever :p
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I'm probably in the minority when I say that an MR2 for a first car is just a plain bad idea. It's a driver's car and I don't care how 'gifted' one is or how many road courses they've taken, there's nothing like several years of driving experience before hopping into a mid-engined car.
Otherwise, it's a good bet the car will be wrecked in a single car collision like countless others...
I agree, not a good idea as a first car. I DEFINATELY would have wrecked a 2 when I first started driving. Not to mention probably would have killed someone. I also have to agree that a few track sessions dont substitute for years of driving experiance but it does help. If you want a "perfromance" car as a first car, get a hot hatch or something with a FF drivetrain. Stick with something that will mainly understeer and be easy to recover.
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I'm learning to drive in my 2.0 GT MR2 MKII at the moment (Driving test is on the 14th) as well as the instructors 1.2 fiesta
I'm definitely in love with the MR2, as a beginners car it is a bit more difficult to learn in than the smaller car - mainly due to the clutch being completely different and a hell of a lot higher which is a bit awkward. But I guess that is different on any car anyway.
The MR2 is fine if your sensible with it - which I am - but I can definitely see how it is sooo easy to get carried away. Theres just so much power for a first car, and being rear wheel drive, I can also feel how an easy mistake with the accelerator on a corner could end in disaster. Once I've passed my test I plan on taking it to an empty car park or something to test what I can do with it (obviously I'm not talking flat out).
It is a great car to drive and if your sensible you'll be safe in my opinion. And as QuadCam says it's not just yourself you have to think about - if you step over the line in the car you'll most likely end up killing someone...
i definitely agree with the notion that it's a bad idea to have an MR2 as a first...and without a doubt incredibly naive...with that being said however, when i was 16 the more people told me not to do something the more i wanted to do just that...i always had something to prove...but keep in mind parts for the MR2 are also quite expensive and its not the easiest car in the world to work on...
i also notice you're from a city with a winter climate, and let me assure you, driving an MR2 N/A in winter is no easy task, even for a driver with lots of experience...the turbo is probably even more difficult if you have a habit of being on the throttle a lot...in my first winter here in toronto i drove a 1987 chevy celebrity...it weighed as much as a tank and only made about 90 hp, and i still struggled to keep control at times...i had a couple close calls...now i can imagine if i were driving my 5-spd MR2 at the time i definitely would have wrecked it
driving is a skill that is developed with time and experience, as well as mistakes made and learned from...i think its better to make those mistakes in a more forgiving car that won't cost you your tuition money to fix...
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