Late-1989 mk1 MR2
Red
(paintwork faded, some has been re-done with rattle cans)T-Bar
Engine runs fine and has approx 170k miles
Fitted with aftermarket 15" alloy wheels
(wrong offset and wrong hubcentric diameter. need replacing with more suitable wheels, but could be worth something if sold)Other than the wheels it is basically standard and unmolested
Good points- Engine runs fine
- Car drives quite well. It can feel a little vague on the handling, but that could be down to wheels, worn tyres, worn bushes/balljoints
- Seats are cloth and in pretty good condition
- It would make quite a good start point for a project or restoration, and it is for sale cheap!
Bad points- Handling is a little vague, needs looking at and probably a suspension overhaul
- Brakes arent nice. the car has been sat for almost a year so they need using to get them working again. but if i remember rightly they judder a little too. needs overhauling really.
- chassis has rust in the usual places. i have never gone over it with a fine toothcomb, but judging by the sill return area id say that the sills probably need replacing if they havent already, arches have been (badly) filled by previous owner, as have sill return panels (which i have knocked through to see extent). it needs properly checking, and its by no means mint. it needs work, and welding. but its far from the worse ive seen
- wheels are wrong offset and hubcentric diameter and need changing. tyres are perished and flatspotted
- was originally leather interior, ive replaced seats with cloth (leather ones were wasted), and the door cards were sold. steering wheel and carpet have a little mould on from being stored outside, and the damp the leaking T-Bar created
- T-Bar seals leak (dont they all?)
- has no tax or MOT, but did have until i let them expire October last year
- paintwork is quite tired, and faded (red always does)
- a few bodywork areas of the car have the trim dismantled (rear buttress area, side vent, etc)
- the engine lid catch doesnt work properly
- the boot lid release doesnt work, and i had to break the lock to get in to it to retrieve some stuff from it a while ago, needs sorting
cant really think of anything more off the top of my head, im trying to be as honest as i possibly can be.
its not a mint car, its not even a properly roadworthy car, but it would require a small amount of work
(a weekend of inspection, and a weekend of replacing a few bits here and there) to get it driving very nicely. a good valet and it would look ok and be mould-free inside (its not horrendous, but it would need a good cleaning!). the rust obviously needs sorting, but so far as i can tell its mostly cosmetic, it needs going over a lot more carefully though.on the other hand, it would make an excellent spares car, as most of the parts on it are useable and this was my reason for buying it.
i didnt end up taking anything off of it, aside from the doorcards, and throwing away the leather seats as they were mouldy and falling apart (which i replaced with some cloth ones)im asking
£150 for it. i need the garage space for a new acquisition. bear in mind that it isnt road legal and would need to be trailered away (or driven at your own risk). let me know if you have any queries. i dont have photos and its stored in a garage away from my house. it looks the same as every other red mk1, with the above listed details and flaws.JIM
P.S.
if it doesn't sell this week or next then its going to the scrapyard, I need my garage space back. but I'd rather it went to someone who can make some use of it (but scrap metal value is high, so I'm not going to let it go for nothing)