1993 Toyota MR2 GTS Turbo 2.0 turbo petrol

Summary:

Amazing

Faults:

No mechanical Problems at all, a very reliable car.

General Comments:

This is a very quick car, very fun to drive, handles like a dream. Everything Electric, very comfortable. My MR2 Turbo was imported from Japan last year and I am the first UK owner on the Car, and had no problems with it, value for money on the car is really good, and you would never realize it is an 11 year old car. My car is Modified, it has Apexi Exhaust, HKS dump Valve, Air filter, and the list goes on. Other modification are Alloy Wheels, Metal Pedals, Blitz Turbo Timer, also uprated front bumper. I have recently installed 100bhp of Nitrous Oxide, so it is pushing out around 400bhp. This is an amazing car and will be gutted the day I sell it.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 23rd October, 2004

13th Jun 2005, 17:04

The original car at a 93 plate is an ave 225 bhp.

Where did he get 400bhp from? a figure out of the sky.

The poster above this is correct in what he is saying.

16th Sep 2005, 18:48

If you read what he said you would see that he said "The list just goes on" Now try and figure the BHP without knowing what they r. I know of a 410 bhp Mr2 Turbo in the US where I'm from, and its got mad speed. 1/4 in 10.20 seconds. Later chaps.

22nd Sep 2005, 22:23

You lot don't do your research do you?

Wouldn't expect a kid like me to come and correct you.

Hahahahahahaha.

Your basic MR2 gts with 245 bhp. a remap of the ecu with the standard internals and an aftermarket exhaust, induction kit and boost gauge will give you 300 at 16 psi boost (max is 17psi)

The 225 will give you a max of 280 with a remap with listed upgrades above. (13 psi of boost I think)

Don't doubt the MR2.

29th Jul 2006, 11:28

MR2 GTs are ace. I have two MR2 GTs, a T bar one and the normal one. I prefer the MR2 over my previous car, which was a skyline GTS R33, as I feel that it is a lot more fun to drive and a overall more sporty ride. Better miles per gallon too, but insurance comes in high as I am only 19.

1993 Toyota MR2 G-Ltd 2.0

Summary:

Find another make of car that is as good as this for the money and I will buy it for you!

Faults:

Generally the whole engine went.

This is not to say that it was unreliable though.

However, I had a serious fault one day with the car. To this day, my mechanics were still unsure as to why and have since scrapped the engine.

The bottom end went (we believe) and after firstly replacing the shells, the engine blew once again.

Two weeks down the line, a full engine rebuild commenced. To my dismay, the engine blew again. We do not know why!

Everything else was fine, for example: windows, air con, etc.

Prior to this happening, no faults had occurred.

T-Bar did tend to leak when it rained. My solution was to put it in the garage. Problem solved!

General Comments:

The car was a lemon. The model is not. I am not MR2 mad, but do rate the car very highly because it does what it is designed to do very well and for extremely good money.

I purchased an MR2 for many a reason. It was a relatively cheap performance car, good looks, reliable (?) and semi convertible with the T-Bar.

Friends have had this version (N/A) and turbo versions and had had no major problems. The only fault that I know of was leaky T Bars.

I am off to buy the MR2 turbo now to have some real fun. They cost almost the same to buy, but from experience give a lot more pound for pound.

I will reporting back in a few months to give an update on the new one.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 9th June, 2003

10th Jun 2003, 12:31

Erm, a Nissan 200sx? Cheaper and a lot faster! :-D.

12th Oct 2006, 16:49

Sounds like you were very unlucky, maybe there was an underlying problem somewhere. The 3SGE engines are generally very reliable as long as they're maintained.