93 for 4500$ good deal?? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

thangxixon · 06-14-2007, 02:38 PM

im currently eyeing an 1993 NA mr2
the car has 195k on it. i can tell that it all stocks. engine is all stock. stock rims stock seats, 94 taillight. clean title and no accidents axcept for a little dents on the passenger side fender. crimson red paint is faded and oxidided pretty bad.
i want an mk2 real bad, u guys think this a good deal?
195k engine will not last any longer would it? and when i came check out the car, the owner doesnt even know how to pop the engine. it she owns the car for 1 year
any advice are welcomed
this is the Vin she gave me JT2SW21N7P0021301, if any of u have carfax or autocheck account. pls help me run for any scam

***MRQtwinturbo*** · 06-14-2007, 03:02 PM

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t196016.html

this one would be a better deal....

moogleX · 06-14-2007, 05:36 PM

No, i do not think that is a good deal at all really. Clean carfax yes(ran it, i have an account) but in the state of CA, it is Designated GROSS POLLUTER.
If the car was well taken care of, a toyota engine can run.. well.. forever lol. This one sounds like it was not extremely well taken care of. now i paid 2.5-3k for my 91(traded a clean celica with 200k), with 150k miles, mine died at 185k miles cuz it was beat on and not kept up with. not to mention a few fender benders.
There are a lot of deals around, atleast better than this one. keep looking and hope to have you in the community soon!

***MR2Jedi*** · 06-14-2007, 05:53 PM

MRQ's sounds better to me too. Much lower mileage and in pretty good shape.I would take a look at the aftermarket rims and see what they look like too.

thangxixon · 06-14-2007, 08:46 PM

ty for all your reference. it just so hard to find a decent mk2 here in the bay area. anyoen notice the price for mr2 has skyrocketed in the last couple years. ill keep looking around

***MR2Jedi*** · 06-14-2007, 09:20 PM

They're getting rarer all the time. If you get one, take care of it and hold on to it. They're destined to become a collectors item. Especially the turbos...

DjJester88 · 06-16-2007, 09:19 AM

I thought this was pretty interesting

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Toyot...QQcmdZViewItem

deuce93t · 06-16-2007, 11:51 PM

yeah i am sorry ot say but that car sounds like a rip off. I like MRQ's alot better not to mention the mileage and paint alone are going to save you a tone of moeny in the long and that car looks like it was taken care of and loved. Yeah they are getting harder and harder to find i had to drive 6hrs to get mine. and now 5 years later i sadly have to sell it to pay for college

yeha life sucks good luck hunting.

thangxixon · 06-21-2007, 04:55 PM

dont u hate it when u drive roughly 1 hour and pay $4 for the bridge then found out the car drive like crap. happy hunting

keck03 · 06-26-2007, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by DjJester88

I thought this was pretty interesting

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Toyot...QQcmdZViewItem

is that a caldina 3sgte? intake manifold has tb on side.

***MR2Jedi*** · 06-26-2007, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by keck03

is that a caldina 3sgte? intake manifold has tb on side.

Yeah, I noticed that. But it's a left hand drive. Unless it's a swap. But it doesn't say anything about one. hhmmm?

keck03 · 06-26-2007, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MR2BAD

Yeah, I noticed that. But it's a left hand drive. Unless it's a swap. But it doesn't say anything about one. hhmmm?

iirc the ad said it was a swap. its def a 3rd gen motor so even if it was orig a turbo, the motor was swapped.

***MR2Jedi*** · 06-26-2007, 11:28 PM

I guess I missed that. But that explains it.