new car.. my first mr2 . aw11 t bar

[*DeathStar*]

first of all... hi guys . im james from somerset and after reading these forums i thought its time i regester seeing as i now have that MR Two



WOW. im so happy with this car. sold a 200sx s13 but its gone too a good home

but ive got a bargin here. me and my mates face when we saw her we knew it was the one.

its a 1988 aw11 T bar with a private plate ( selling that)

its possibly one of the most original nicest mr2s ive seen

WOW these handle well

one owner from new. old boy... super rich ( breeds race horses) and this was his "bit of fun"

unfortunatly he had a heart attack and its been sat in his garage as a car thats this low and has no power steering wasnt really apropriate

the car has had its cam belt done. head gasket,water pump, clutch, front rad and the pipes that goto the engine replaced

o.k sure.. the styling looks like the car has been Drop kicked from the middle of the 1980s but i quite like it !

gonna give it a wax.. but as it stands. it looks lovley anyway!

oh and all this. after some haggling and me showing him the cash! for..

£1250

[tonigmr2]

Blimey mate that does look a good buy!

Welcome btw!

T
Star Wars fan by any chance?

[vashy]

looks like you've bagged yourself a corker!

welcome to imoc!

WOW these handle well

*grins*

[Pete]

That certainly looks like money well spent to me mate =D>

Good find there

[poyntesm]

Hi there,

Welcome to IMOC...looks like you have got a great car there.

Head over to the IMOC garage @ http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/garage.php

You can create a entry in our garage and then every post will let users know what car you have...great way to show it off to everyone.

Esmond

[*DeathStar*]

ooh thanks for the tip .

how easy is it to get hold of tuning bits.

i dont want to play with her too much . as shes such a nice example.

looking at a sutable exhaust that will make the car sound even better when it hits that 4,5k when the valves seem to go crazy

and a induction kit .

do parts end up on the forums for the aw11?

many thanks

james,

[Lauren]

ooh thanks for the tip .

how easy is it to get hold of tuning bits.

i dont want to play with her too much . as shes such a nice example.

looking at a sutable exhaust that will make the car sound even better when it hits that 4,5k when the valves seem to go crazy

and a induction kit .

do parts end up on the forums for the aw11?

many thanks

james,

magnex/mongoose would be best bet for exhaust. circa £300 (stainless)
K&N is best bet airfilter wise, don't be tempted by overpriced jap makes

[craig]

Welcome dude! Very nice looking MK1!! The condition looks spot on from the pics! Has it been restored?

[Quigonjay]

welcome to the club mate
nice example

[*DeathStar*]

its just V clean ... it was his play thing.. garaged all its life spent the last year in one of those carcoons things!

hmmm.

what do the the systems sound like?

raspy ...? deep? ...

[chunkymonkey909]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I looked at this car yesterday and was going to take it to my mates garage for him to check. It was the first MK1 I have looked at and it looked excellent but not having seen any others thought I should get it checked out. Phoned the chap this morning and he said he had sold it. Well done. I should have bought it on the spot. When I looked over it the only problem I could find was some dampness under the carpets.
Congratulations.

Martin

[crazylegs]

welcome aboard.

[stevenb]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I looked at this car yesterday and was going to take it to my mates garage for him to check. It was the first MK1 I have looked at and it looked excellent but not having seen any others thought I should get it checked out. Phoned the chap this morning and he said he had sold it. Well done. I should have bought it on the spot. When I looked over it the only problem I could find was some dampness under the carpets.
Congratulations.

Martin

Thats only to the car being covered up mate.......not rust.....never mind.....just like sexy women....this sunny weather brings out the nice mk1's

[stevenb]

Super looking car there Deathstar....

I too bought mine from a millionaire couple...it was the missus plaything. Superclean....it's had some paint in the past...but all under Toyota warranty. I'm keeping mine as mint as poss and totally standard. although I will upgrade to a stainless exhaust when my OE finally dies....
congrats indeed. =D>

[MegatronUK]

Got yourself a minter there mate!

Welcome!

[*DeathStar*]

Many thanks for the warm welcome.

oooh... blimey.. someone elce allmost getting my new baby

well shes got a good home. and ive started to fall in love with its charms very deeply . this car is lovley

guys ... quick question.

grommits!!

i need to route a cable from the engine bay.. inside the car and then... i need a cable from the front boot of the car ... into the interior

any sutible grommits?

[*DeathStar*]

guys .. quick question


Black



or

White



i do like white. but black does look good

what do you guys think?

[Lauren]

Black and don't put 17" wheels on it if you like it to handle well.

[*DeathStar*]

there 15s


dont want to ruin the handling

[Kelvin]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I looked at this car yesterday and was going to take it to my mates garage for him to check. It was the first MK1 I have looked at and it looked excellent but not having seen any others thought I should get it checked out. Phoned the chap this morning and he said he had sold it. Well done. I should have bought it on the spot. When I looked over it the only problem I could find was some dampness under the carpets.
Congratulations.

Martin

Thats only to the car being covered up mate.......not rust.....never mind.....just like sexy women....this sunny weather brings out the nice mk1's

Had that on my first MK1, sounds like it could be T-Bar seals. If it's been stored in a garage a lot, the seals will dry out.

Get some silicon lubricant from Halfords (yellow can) and give the seals a treat. Luckily enough, my current MK1 has never leaked, but I still treat the seals evey other month. Never get any dampness in the car and it sits in a garage all the time.

Kelvin