purchasing 91 turbo mr2 please help - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

freestyle777 · 06-19-2006, 08:29 PM

this guy has a 91 mr2 turbo for sale with 135,000 miles one it, the car looks in immaculate condition, no rust anywhere interior mint the leather has no cracks in it, he says the turbo spools strong and all service was done by toyota and everything is doumented, he is the original owner and is has a clear title, is there anything i should look out for? with that many miles will i have to replace the turbo soon? if so how much would that cost?
here is a pic of the engine bay and of the exterior let me know wut u guys think

JekylandHyde · 06-19-2006, 09:05 PM

I would like to seee a larger photo of the engine, but from I THINK I can see:

*PCV looks like it goes to nowhere and does not have at least a filter on it

*EGR looks like it is eaither cracked at the base or was at one time
*The IAC hose has been replaced with something awful looking and I am not crazy about how sturdy it looks
*OEM heatshield is missing from above the turbo
*the brace for hte "hot pipe" that holds the BOV is also missing
*needs some stock ignition wires in there
*what on earth is the black thing above the X-bar behind the driver

None of these are huge deals, but they do add up.

As long as the car drives fine, boosts smoothly and does not overheat you are probably good to go. As for how long the turbo wil llast, no one can really say. IT depends on how it was used and how it was maintained.

***MR2Jedi*** · 06-19-2006, 10:17 PM

Exterior looks ok from what I can see in your pic.. are those 17"s or 18"'s?
and Doc! good eye guy

100% dead on..
*what on earth is the black thing above the X-bar behind the driver?
Looks like some kind of filter..dunno, hard to tell..

ekim55121 · 06-19-2006, 11:02 PM

after market alarm siren is whats by the cross member

CentralPower · 06-20-2006, 10:29 PM

$5,000?

Boosted91 · 06-22-2006, 10:59 PM

what was the user name of the guy selling this car? It's very important that I know bc I thinkthis guys is running a scam andneeds to be caught so please help me out.

Boosted91 · 06-23-2006, 12:22 PM

Someone has to know?!?

JekylandHyde · 06-23-2006, 12:38 PM

Why would we "have to know?"

freestyle777, like you, is a new person on this board and this was one of his first threads.
How would we know whre he located this car from?!

Boosted91 · 06-23-2006, 01:06 PM

Bc the car was located on ebay and I figure someone else has to have gotten the link from him...I think I just got cheated out of almost 3grand...just wanted a little help if at all possible

JekylandHyde · 06-23-2006, 01:16 PM

How do you know he found it on eBay?
What happened in your situation?

Boosted91 · 06-23-2006, 11:20 PM

Emailed seller to ask about the car. sd he would do buy it now for 2850.00 I jumped on it out of excitement and got a email from aw-confirm@ebaymotors.com ...did something stupid and wired money WU to an "ebay rep" and got an email back from seller saying he got payment confirmation and would send me tracking number from DAS first thing tmrw. Still nothing. Ebay claims was a scam but will not help. Doesn't show up as a won item in my ebay and item number is no good. I have his aol email address but does me no good bc I am sure AOL doesn't just hand out info with out a lawyer

nepopolus · 06-24-2006, 01:51 AM

i had my turbo rebuilt with a bigger comp. wheel and a new exhaust wheel for 650$

JekylandHyde · 06-24-2006, 05:43 PM

nepopolus, where is that post supposoe to be ... it has nothing to do with this thread?!

Boosted91, if you did not pay through eBay after having confirmation that you WON,
it sounds like you got screwed. If it's not showing up in your "won items" I could understand why eBay would not want to be involved.

nepopolus · 06-25-2006, 12:51 PM

well by the time i saw this post it makes no sense but he did ask how much a rebuild is....but not like it matters anymore

JekylandHyde · 06-25-2006, 02:59 PM

doh ... sorry, I missed that.
my bad