Last weekend I went to the UK and finally bought my dream car, a
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'94 MR2 Turbo! It was advertised on this site and on Autotrader, so I made arrangements with the current owner to have a look! Here's an impression of last weekend.
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We
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(my girlfriend, me, and two friends) left very early on Friday, February 18th.
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Had to drive 520 miles to see it.
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and cross a sea, too!
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On Saturday 19th we arrived in Newtown, Wales around noon after spending the night in a guest house in Ludlow
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(very amusing).
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Finally I was able to see the car for myself!
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First thing I noticed was that the exterior was'nt perfect.
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There were some deep scratches on the right front fender, and some other paint defects.
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But once I got to test driving it, those imperfections all vanished.
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What a ride! Very fast car indeed, no noises from dashboard, suspension etc whatsoever! Braking was good, steering even better! What a fun car to drive! So I bought it, and took it back home.
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Of course, the UK it a RHD country, and all I ever did was drive LHD cars, so it took some getting used to, but overall it wasn't a problem!
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Back in Dover, the ferry was delayed for two hours, which sucked as we were all exhausted already.
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Well, at least we were able to watch Shrek2
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(again.
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) on my friends DVD player
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(in the VW Passat parked right behind the MR2).
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Once the boat arrived, I was first in line to get on it! The German tourists next to us stared at my big Jap exhaust in disbelieve
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Arrived home at 6:00 in the morning, and after a good night's sleep, it was time to wash the car as we ran into heavy snow on the way home.
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Had to quickly get rid of all that nasty salt.
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So there it is, my new MR2 Turbo! Some specs:
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- 1994 MR2 Turbo GT-S
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- Super White II
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- Hardtop
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- Climate Control
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- ABS
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- Power steering
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- 15" RacingHart CP-035 rims
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/ Yokohama tyres
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- Clear front indicators
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- Front and rear strut tower bar
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- HKS replacement filter
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- Blitz TurboTimer
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- SR Jasma approved exhaust