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Thinking of swapping my MK2 for a MK3 and was just after some buying advice re model year changes
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I will definitely be aiming for a 2003 or later facelift model, due to improvements with wheels, gearbox etc plus I reckon they just look better
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BUT I have just read about another load of changes done in 2004, primarily for safety but improve chassis stiffness???
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http://www.mr2dc.com/index.php/page/cat ... s/post/mk3
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Can anyone confirm the UK Mk3's got these improvements? Is it worth shelling out a little bit more to get an 04, and how can you tell the car has the extra reinforcing etc?
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Cheers
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Ben