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Nothing comes along, then all of a sudden there's a couple of possibles! So my question is this, which of the following cars would you go for : 1994 Black MR2 GTS Turbo T-bar, well looked after, cam-belt done, turbo reconditioned. Air-con not working... 1992 Black MR2 GT Turbo T-bar, 49k miles, completely standard. Fresh import from japan..."toys" guy... I had really wanted the toys that come on the GT spec car... 
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- not too fussed about them tbh- most people tend to upgrade their speakers / stereo anyway.& T-bar, so consider instead: rev3 car - this has been covered to death on here, but basically more bh/p, most rev3's came with a LSD, metal head gasket and the all important one piece spoiler, but both car's have the same brakes & wheels, and I think Bilstien suspension (standing ready to be corrected) condition - generally you'd think the newer the car, the better, but we're talking a 10 yr old car versus a 12 year old car - not exactly a lot in it. Only my opinion however, by no means a fact. Is anyone on here suspicious why it's had it's turbo reconditioned? & test drive is your next step, or some type of AA check if you can stretch to it for the both of them. I bought a very nice rev 2 and love it, but wish it had been a 3!!! 
Leeroy wrote:sorry to be dull but you could always wait a bit longer to get your Rev 3 black GT turbo tbar??
The important parts of the car have been taken care of, and any toys missing from it can be added later on when you get the time or money.-*- Mk2 Turbo Rev2 -*- Mk1 NA -*- Mk2 Turbo Rev 3 = all gone!"Cruisey, Sporty, more innovation, more adult. A Man In Dandism. Powered mid-ship specialty."sorry to be dull but you could always wait a bit longer to get your Rev 3 black GT turbo tbar??
Very difficult to find one tho. I'd be double checking the recon'd turbo. Its either high mileage or abused a.f. to have a turbo recon'd i would've thought............. and for that reason, neither are what you want so why not hold out?'94 sounds dodgy, is a rev 3 so you get options but is GT-S so you're not getting everything you want.'92 sounds like a good motor but is rev 2 so you are not getting the benefits of a rev 3 in terms of performance and mechanical advances, safety features..... not that the rev 2 is a bad car of course!! 
'other' car you could of had, that you seem to want!! '92, the low mileage goes a long way. I think that i'm close to a decision - just got to get my finances in order. The idea of waiting for a rev 3 GT tbar seems to be a bit of a no-goer really as the two cars that i'm looking at now are at the top end of my budget.- they may lack the toys of the GT, but are usually lighter because of this.(summer afternoon drives with the wind in your hair, etc, etc), but the realities of scuttle shake and leaks are a nightmare.-*- Mk2 Turbo Rev2 -*- Mk1 NA -*- Mk2 Turbo Rev 3 = all gone!"Cruisey, Sporty, more innovation, more adult. A Man In Dandism. Powered mid-ship specialty." if you cant find a black one, buy any other colour and respray it if the price allows it.£5500, it's really more than i originally wanted to pay (isn't that always the way!). THats something that i hadn't really considered...£5,500! 
£5k very tops more like £4,500!! I've been looking since the start of the year, and every car that i've been to look at up to now is crap!- know what you mean. I had to wait months for my black tubby to come along with the right spec, and even then it was a long drive to pick it up. Worth the wait, though, no matter how tempting it is to just go out and buy the closest you can find.-*- Mk2 Turbo Rev2 -*- Mk1 NA -*- Mk2 Turbo Rev 3 = all gone!"Cruisey, Sporty, more innovation, more adult. A Man In Dandism. Powered mid-ship specialty."Leeroy wrote:
For those specs you shouldn't be paying that much,
& English service history£22K spent on the car. 330+ RWHP.£1500 ono. failing that I will put it on ebay for £500 with no reserve. £8-9k?? Rev 5 turbo with v low mileage......... Who knows, you could get more if the right person came along?'92 import and a dodgy '94 import I think £5K is about right. There are quite a few around so they are going for less. Yours is pretty rare on the market so would comand a premium.