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(rare yellow/black combo), TTE roll hoop."upgrade". What a great chassis and instantly responsive steering the mk3 has. I absolutely love this car, something I was never quite convinced of with my mk2s.
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£7 -8k for that year, but I got an absolute bargain from a private seller. I really don't think a lot of mods suit the car. The TTE body kit looks pretty good, though. The car would look better lowered, but the handling as it is is great. As standard I think Toyota got it pretty much spot on as a road car.
Add a front strut brace to that and you'll seriously transform a standard car, and they would be my absolute must-do mods if I was starting again. 
I thought they did skirts, rear spats and a little rear spoiler. I'll definitely look into it 
.. nice to know that I'm in for a treat when I pick mine up tomorrow. Pot holes? Any dent in the road made a bang 
£126+vat brand new... it must be done excalibur1814 wrote:Well.
You get to drive it on some of the best roads in the UK 
The steering rack is very quick, but light, so minimal movement and effort is required on the twisties.mattcambs wrote:Oh
The bodykit you're thinking of was only ever released over here by Toyota GB, although the banana spoiler that sits ahead of the engine bay is by TTE as well.(£100-ish for the lot!), so if you think you'd ever want that kit then it's worth a phonecall to a dealer or two to see if they've got any knocking around... I confess to us loving Miches mk3 after living with it now almost 18mths. Speeds bumps at 30 rather than 20, potholes with abandon rather than weaving up the road practicing avoidance, roof down without getting out on these sunny days and as has been said a lovely chassis to play with. . it would have to be. Practical in a way the mk3 without a boot can never be for me as photographer, responsive, with proven reliability, entertaining and for me somehow more involving. Plus it still looks lovely, is nicely retro and getting noticeably rarer where the mk3 is less so on all counts. I think TTE also did/do a twin exit exhaust which supposedly sounds throatier and looks IMO better in the same way twins do on the mk2. Trying to convince Miche on the ex and on the springs... ..this time for racing! 
- Good looking car there -I like the TTE hoops - enjoy it in this weather 
/ feedback is very similar.- that will transform the feel of the steering. I've got a TRD on mine, but there are others available ( eg Silverstone Performance etc ) tonigmr2 wrote:You'll love it.
I think I am going to get another later this year.
Rowland wrote:tonigmr2 wrote:You'll love it.
I think I am going to get another later this year.
You defo won't regret it Toni!
Hope you're feeling better by the way
- never saw a black/yellow interior before - is that aftermarket?BenF wrote:
Put some braided brake hoses on as well and that will firm up the brake pedal.
'nice to have' catergory rather than the 'must have' catergory. 
- just optional colours. 
Rowland wrote:BenF wrote:
Put some braided brake hoses on as well and that will firm up the brake pedal.
Hmh, have you had experiance with brake fade on the mk3 Ben?
- but certainly have done on the old Mk2 and had some fade due to the temperatures they reached. 'ring. The first third of the lap at the ring is fast and has some big stops which used to get my Mk2 brakes hot but were no problem in the Mk3. Didn't cause problems with Heel and Toe downshifts either.
Whilst prepping my mk3 for racing I put braided hoses in the
An upgrade to Carbotech pads, 5.1 fluid and new OEM discs give masses of braking ability and fade free after 20 mins at 10/10ths on circuit.
Can happily out brake those mk2's into corners in the mk3!
... carbotech pads for the MK3 - I didn't know they were available. Standard MrT ones are also surprisingly good, even for track use - and cheap !- I've got a set of disks and pads to fit to my Roadster as the inside surface of the disks is scored after abuot 30k miles. '02 VX220 2.2 n/a Daily driver - Exige Size TD 1.2 - TAT shorty Diffuser - HardTop - Chris Tullet 4-1 Manifold.'97 mk1 Mazda Eunos Turbo track car with 260bhp/ton - soon more as Chris Wilsons going to build me an engine over the winter 
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After having a Mk1, Mk2 and now a Mk3, my least favourite is the Mk2. I always thought that the Mk1 would literally 'hop' off the road whereas the Mk2 would slide off like a big boulder and destroy things. All in all, i love all the Mk's. £100, and that's where my money would be going. TRD ones are even better, but pricier still and for no real performance gain. Mixture of 70% motorway cruise and 30% A/B road fairly spirited. Phenomonal grip, but no confidence in when it would give up. I've driven a variety of mk2s, from stock to highly modified in the chassis department, none are a patch on the chassis feedback and balance of the mk3.