Hi there,
This is my first post, so I'll start with a little introduction. A few years back I used to own a nice G reg MR2. I think it's one of the best drives I've had since it was lowered and really stuck to the ground. Unfortunately I made a mistake when buying at that time G reg cars weren't shown on the Parkers handbook, so I thought I was buying a 150bhp car, when in fact it was the 120bhp variant from the Camry (and auto).
Now I'd like to get another MR2 N/A, but with more power, so was considering a 98 with a beams engine. However I just read some conflicting info that a beams engine might be more trouble than they are worth! My old car suffered some rot on the sills, which I think a lot of UK cars do. I was thinking of getting a Japanese import as they tend to be cleaner, however they seem to be slim pickings. So basically I'm looking for a clean trouble free car. Let me know if there are some clean UK cars and any general advice. thanks.
Thanks,
Ewan
P.S. tried to post a pic of old car but not allowed.
Hi and Looking for some advice on UK or Import
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chooch wrote: Let me know if there are some clean UK cars and any general advice. thanks.
Yes, there are some clean UK cars around. Lots of rotten ones, but some very nice examples to be found.
There's a recent thread on the beams, have a read of it for opinions on them.
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Mine is currently for sale. No rust and in great nick. Glad I paid the extra for this one back then
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aussieGT wrote:
Yes, there are some clean UK cars around. Lots of rotten ones, but some very nice examples to be found.
There's a recent thread on the beams, have a read of it for opinions on them.
Thanks, I will have a look for it.
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mister two wrote:Mine is currently for sale. No rust and in great nick. Glad I paid the extra for this one back then
Thanks, your car looks nice, are they Lenso Muse alloys?
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Unfortunately they're some cheap replicas. Devil or something lol