Buying a cheap MR2 mk2 (turbo?)

[dave1814]

can anyone tell me if its a rev1 or 2 from the pics?

DVLA says...
Year of Manufacture 1990

this would be rev1 then? correct?

thanks!

[foxy-stoat]

Front bumper and steering wheel say its a rev1

[dave1814]

thanks!

[toxo]

That's more like it Remember, no boost increases, 250 is plenty with the rev1/2 paper head gasket! Those wheels probably aren't doing the handling any favours either.

[dave1814]

should I be put off by a rev1 though? and maybe hold out for a rev2? or put in a cheeky offer of £1500 and see what happens?

[toxo]

I don't think you should be put off by a rev1 no. They have a reputation for being a little bit twitchier than the later revisions which is why I mentioned the wheels. You're not talking rev3+ money but the gap between them is shrinking as they are all pretty old now.

[dave1814]

so the handling is the main diff then? which could be solved with smaller wheels?

[toxo]

IMHO it's not a 'problem' to be 'fixed' as it's intended behaviour. However the larger wheels will have made the handling worse, so you could do something about that. It will have certainly messed up the ride comfort a bit!

The reason it was changed IMHO is because a lot of people were buying the cars when they were released who weren't expecting the characteristics of powerful RWD mid engined cars and ended up putting them in hedges / up trees / inside other cars. The car got a bit of a bad reputation so they changed the handling to be a bit more compliant. If you don't try and drive it like a hot hatch you'll be fine, and that rule goes for all MR2s not just Rev1s / MK2s.

[dave1814]

lol ok!

yes, i dont really fancy meeting a wall.