MR2 Turbo Pricing, fair price? NOW WITH DEKRA INSPECTION

[agentturbo]

if a car like that... thats had loads of mods done..hitting BHP of 300..i reckon matey should of had it rolling roaded at some stage..wheres the dyno..for his claim..i got a tubby and if any thing goes wrong in the ignition the car will do crap on the day..like it happen to me...with the dizzy cap...and leads...so when you here talk of 300 bhp...when did he this figure 2 years ago...a lot could go wrong in a very short time...with boost...but if it checks out you got a bargain...for 6000...

[pizza boy]

Tut tut..Im not surprised its rev2/1 owners saying rev3+ have 241bhp not 260ish! Well actually they are misinformed. The guy is telling you the truth. Rev3/4/5+ MR2 Turbos out the factory actually produce 260ish bhp. Toyota downplayed the figures so Supra sales wouldnt be affected in Japan (260 mr2 v 280 supra...with a vast price difference, what would you buy?)Msherry, Rikki, Andy, me, all produced 260+ on the rollers. Unfortunately rev1/2 owners arent so lucky...they actually produce the 225ish power as stated .

[senie]

here is an idea of price, I think i have sold my Rev3 GT turbo Tbar in met green with 66000 on clock with all MOTs to prove, past a RAC inspection with a few minor faults, with private plate, standard wheels and 17" lexus wheels, double din toyota CD,cassette Radio,Mech and body is totally standard for £4800, so £7000+ for 2 years younger and not that much difference seems a lot of money especially an insurance write off as you will have problem selling it,

You could have sold it for a hell of a lot more than that if it was a good clean motor.
The rev 4 isnt gonna valued highly as it is cat c. If it wasnt (and i had the spare change) its worth around the 8000 mark. a std one would make 7500on a p/r plate

Next time you sell something. Give me a call please.

[tony2311]

Rac check the car over for more then 2 hours and find very minor faults!
no water in washer bottle, reverse light not working and a bit of paint touch up on the boot which i didnt even notice,i think can be consider to be a good clean motor,new MOT and 6 month tax standard wheels and 17"lexus wheel with new tyres and apexi RSM!it was advertise on here twice and only got two response,

here is an idea of price, I think i have sold my Rev3 GT turbo Tbar in met green with 66000 on clock with all MOTs to prove, past a RAC inspection with a few minor faults, with private plate, standard wheels and 17" lexus wheels, double din toyota CD,cassette Radio,Mech and body is totally standard for £4800, so £7000+ for 2 years younger and not that much difference seems a lot of money especially an insurance write off as you will have problem selling it,

You could have sold it for a hell of a lot more than that if it was a good clean motor.
The rev 4 isnt gonna valued highly as it is cat c. If it wasnt (and i had the spare change) its worth around the 8000 mark. a std one would make 7500on a p/r plate

Next time you sell something. Give me a call please.

[puntoturbo]

inspection was done today, looks like we won't be bothering with the car

[Bry]

inspection was done today, looks like we won't be bothering with the car

Spill the beans,what was wrong with it?

[puntoturbo]

well today was the day, the engineers report came through

its xxxxxx disgusting, if you have thought about buying this car. don't, its a sh1tter

heres the report, some may think its unfair to post this report up, i however do not. its a joke. i've also emailed the owner with this

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/puntoturbo/dekra/

[michael]

Rev3/4/5+ MR2 Turbos out the factory actually produce 260ish bhp. Toyota downplayed the figures so Supra sales wouldnt be affected in Japan (260 mr2 v 280 supra...with a vast price difference, what would you buy?)Msherry, Rikki, Andy, me, all produced 260+ on the rollers.

Out of interest did you all produce 260bhp on the same rollers? (which dyno?) Same day?

I can't see how stating 260ps in Japan would have had any effect on Supra sales, they are totally different cars.

For reference the J-Spec Supra isn't 280bhp either, they just limit the figure to that as part of the silly agreement they used to worry about, most are actually ~320bhp.

[jimGTS]

well today was the day, the engineers report came through

its 'kin disgusting, if you have thought about buying this car. don't, its a sh1tter

heres the report, some may think its unfair to post this report up, i however do not. its a joke. i've also emailed the owner with this

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/puntoturbo/dekra/

holly mother of god mate, how many 1000s would it take to get this car up to scratch!

[MegatronUK]

Sounds like an absolute dog.

[craig]

holy xxxx!

[michael]

Interesting report, a lot of niggles but a few worrying bits too - the writer needs a spell checker though, claim £10 back from them as a result

Out of interest how much was the inspection?

Plenty of good cars out there, keep hunting

[Sidewinder]

That report has to be read to be believed! God god almighty!
The classic line being: "This vehicle is a Category C total/loss /write off".

As Michael said, I'd be interested to know how much the inspection cost, as I wouldn't mind one done on my tubby (just out of interest - not that I don't trust Patrick or anything! ).

[michael]

The classic line being: "This vehicle is a Category C total/loss /write off".

I love the way that bit of info is just casually mentioned at the end

[blueorb]

This condition seems typical of so many cars out there, Some of the ones I have looked at recently have been in similar condition, and when they are this bad you don't need any reports, you can see these faults for yourself.

I am thinking that, for me, importing is going to be the best option. Maybe you should consider this option.

The report is excellent though! How much did they charge you for this?

Anyway, good luck in your hunt!

[John Rees]

Holly Molly,
One thing say there,

DON'T BUY THAT CAR
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/puntoturbo/dekra/

OK you want to buy a rev 4?
I'm not going to talk exact figures but....
Mine was very close to the 10k mark with 26k miles on it when I got her; she has still only done 31k, thats the type of car you need to find.
If you look at the spec you can see it already had a fortune spent on it, all plus I have spent about 6-7 k since I have had it.
New turbo, “not a spazzy hybrid", TRD coilovers, ecu etc etc, along with some other stuff

Bry's was more money than mine but Bry's is by far the cleanest car out of mine and his.
Bry's was not as modified as mine, although after sitting in mine he saw the light and has gone the same route as my suspension setup and the car is now much faster.

Important
I would not buy an all out heavily tuned car unless I knew the owner; I would rather buy a straight car and mod it the way I want.

If you want a really clean low mileage rev 4 tubby I would expect to pay close or more than 10k. I was lucky with mine; I think the right man might have paid more, although a bit of work was needed and I was willing to pay.

If you want one as clean as Bry’s I.E almost bloody perfect, expect to pay a lot more.
Personally I don't think you will find one as clean as Bry's unless it is sourced for you from Japan and even then it would be hard, you have to see Bry's to beleive it.
Bry's says to me there are only two cars he has seen in the UK that he would have brought, his and mine and he should know

Be careful or you might end up with one like Xxxx’s, god help the poor soul that buys that mess, someone is going to get ripped off with that car, it’s a write off and it needs about 4k spent on it and after that its still classed as a write off.

I think its hard to find a nice rev4, I know how much it cost me and I know how much it cost Bry, I would not let mine go for less than 12k and thats if I wanted to sell it, which I don't.
I think Bry's is worth more than that to the right person.
I think Bry has a team of car cleaning illegal immigrants hidden in his garage that come out at night and clean his car for 12hrs at a time its amazing

If you could find a Rev 4 with good mileage, original paint and no major defects, with no large dials and clocks or rollcage holes, no silly engine mods e.t.c for 9 - 10 k BUY IT.

Regards
John


Bloody hell there's no shutting me up is there

[John Rees]

Plenty of good cars out there, keep hunting

hmmmm
Not rev 4 tubbys and with the new SVA rules stopping 1996 onward rev 4's comming in.

Not trying to sturr the wrath of Mich but I don't think there are, not from what I have seen in the last 12 months.

John

[michael]

No wrath here, my comment was aimed at MR2s in general rather than just rev 4 versions

[michael]

PS you should marry Bry, you obviously love him

[Bry]

Plenty of good cars out there, keep hunting

hmmmm
Not rev 4 tubbys and with the new SVA rules stopping 1996 onward rev 4's comming in.

Not trying to sturr the wrath of Mich but I don't think there are, not from what I have seen in the last 12 months.

John

John has pretty much said it all really,If you want a good rev 4/5 MR2 turbo then you need to spend top dollar.I looked at alot of MR2's before I bought mine and none came up to scratch except for one(a rev 4) which I absolutely loved but unfortunetly was just out of my price range(Surprise surprise it's now John rees's car)So I decided to get what I really wanted for my budget,I would have to get a car imported,so I got Julian at Japanese direct imports to get me my car and have never looked back.IMHO there isn't a guide price for excellent condition late model MR2 Turbos as there are so few of them about, current owners are reluctant to let them go as they know it's virtually impossible to import them now due to the new ESVA rules,as a result they hold there value well,so when it comes down to price it depends how much an enthusiast is willing to pay for one.Just to give you an example,look at how much enthusiasts are willing to pay for good condition AE86 RWD Corolla GT's, 5/6k for an 18 year old toyota,but enthusiasts will pay these prices if that's the car they want.
I'm confident you will find an excellent condition MR2 turbo you'll probably have to look at a few dogs first though
Good luck and Happy hunting