basic Q about 1st gen mr2. thinking of buying

[boi_si]

whats the fuel tank capacity? curb weight? estimated MPG (city/hw)? let me know.


im thinking of getting one of these...
edmunds.com goes back to '90 only.

[JekylandHyde]

They weigh roughly 2400 lbs or so ... hold about 11 gallons and get around 30 mpg.

You could probably find more specific info on mr2.com or mr2oc.com.

[PhatRoyale]

^

Right on the money. 10.8 gallons and weigh between 2300-2400lbs.

[Jaysaw11]

thats kinda interesting ive only got an 8 gallon tank

[finalturismo]

lol

[JekylandHyde]

Originally Posted by Jaysaw11

thats kinda interesting ive only got an 8 gallon tank

How do you figure you only have 8 gallons?

http://www.mr2.com/MR2TechData.html

Fuel capacity, US gal./liters ......... 10.8 .............. 41

[Jaysaw11]

you know what i dont remeber where i read it...but youre right i checked it against my last gas recipt it is at least 10 gallons

[toyotaspeed90]

generally the gas light comes on very early in toyota's..... very specifically i remember changing the pump in my old boss's 85 camry... drained the tank, and after adding 3 gallons it still turned the light on.... after he added more there weren't any problems...

i notice almost the same in the fiance's 86 mr2 and my 90 ae92.... i can drive around town 2-3 (or more, depending on how much I drive) days w/o adding and the gas light turning on/off....

[boi_si]

its listed that all model MR2 recommends 91 octane? is this true with N/A?

[toyotaspeed90]

ha, in all the bigport cars I've owned i always run low octane...... compression isn't high enough to cause any pinging..... so no, that isn't accurate

[JekylandHyde]

I run 87 octane in all of my MR2s except Hyde ... Hyde gets 110