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So I sold this car over a year ago now, and I can follow up on some of these points. At this stage, the headlights had actually gone through some restoration as they were completely ruined, unfortunately the lacquer I'd used to seal it was of low quality and failed, hence why they ended up looking like this after a few short months. As for the bitey-ness of it, I discovered more and more the longer I owned that car just how truly knackered an example it was. Every bushing had failed in the suspension, the shocks were all failing and had all failed entirely by the time I sold it, the exhaust kept breaking, and many other issues kept cropping up with it. It was largely the fact it was such an extremely poor example of the marque that lead to my impressions of it. I would like to one day do another review of the MR2, this time with a genuinely good example. I also don't recall there being a third cup holder in mine, not sure what happened between our two examples there, perhaps it was an optional extra or something similar Hope that clears up some points!

Also I might add that a shiny black paint job makes the mr2 look a little dressed up compared to other colors in my opinion, I'd go for black or metallic blue if I were to repaint mine!

There isn't a Type R in the car park tbf 😅

the blue honda 😭😭@@alextwinspark8289

isn't it one??@@alextwinspark8289

Hiya mate, its a zender lip and skirts, as for the drop I unfortunately cannot remember, but that sounds about right. I know the back has been lowered more than the front

It is the way my friend, come join us

roof racks are just hurting performance and economy

I had actually sold it by the time you commented on this video (no clue why I didn't see it earlier) as it turned out to have nothing but constant problems. I believe the current owner has scrapped it unfortunately, it hasn't been taxed or MOT'd in a WHILEEEE

Not when I was doing the initial driving to get a feel for the car, only when we were filming in it, I will add that

Bear in mind *

Bare**

Only said that because I own one and when there more than 2 people it's goes from being really nippy to not so much hahaha

does yours have lsd? If anything those cars are hard to get into slide.

Wut? The back end doesn't flick out easy at all. You have a really long wheelbase on this MR2, making it exceptionally stable in corners You sure you're not talking about the SW20 MR2?

Same situation with this example. It spent its entire time under my ownership having some issue or another, and it's constant exhaust issues (i literally replaced the entire exhaust system and it all broke again) has actually caused me permanent hearing damage, so that's fun. It appears to have been scrapped by the next owner, and honestly, good, it was a collosal problem child and I don't think remotely worth the money it needed to be saved. One day I will give another ZZW30 a go on here, and that one will hopefully be in very good condition so I can enjoy it properly

Ah see cosmetically it is rough as all balls, but mechanically? It is also tough as all balls

Cheers mate, appreciate it. Funny thing is they always get derided as slow compared to other gens, to my knowledge its only the SW20 turbo that's faster to 60, ZZW30 is generally the quickest, and one of the main reasons it's top speed isn't that high is because soft top aerodynamics sort of kill it dead when you get up toward 120. There's definitely advantages to the other gens, namely practicality, especially on the SW20, but the ZZW30 is honestly a proper sports car. Regardless of the fact its only 140 brake, it will test you if you push it, it's the sort of car that expects you to learn how to drive it and requires a bit of respect from you, and I kinda love it for that. As I said in the video, having driven a number of MX5s, while they give you a lot less interior space, the trade off is you can get in them at pretty much any skill level and drive them fast no issues, the ZZW30 is just that bit more skittish and a bit less conformative, and it means tou have to improve to use it, and I respect that a lot

@@alextwinspark8289 well, since i'm used to riding a motorcycle as my daily. Im both used with the lack of cargo space and lack of how do i word this: "autopilot" type of driving experience? in which you basically just let the car drive itself. Comfort in a car is always a welcoming edition, but oddly enough its one of the major reasons in why i dislike modern cars, i find them too couchy and lacking substance for lack of a better word. Was originally thinking about an NB but those cost pretty much the same if not more locally. Also the car being rear/mid engined gives bragging rights and preferable driving experience (atleast engine sounds-wise) . As for the opinion on separate gens: aw11: a real classic, dream car. But sadly nowadays its more of a collectors item if anything. Sw20: not my type of car, mainly due the late 90s amereican-esque styling, but its probably the most practical of them all. Also its probably easiest to upgrade. Zzw30: "celica but wants to murder you", probably best chassis, but toyota thought it was a great idea to put an economy car engine in it, also it lacks the popups which is a major turnoff point to a good portion of mr2 fans. Albeit, it is somewhat underpowered, i dont really think that's too bad, its a good amount of kw/hp for the car, and worst-case you can swap out the 2zz pretty easily

@@pottasium7117 I forgot to mention it in the original video, but I think the 1ZZ is right for the car, majority of drivers kinda suck and like I said this chassis can bite, so it makes a tad more sense to me that they gave it the more approachable engine, but I wish they'd done a 2ZZ version and called it the T Sport, or given us a turbo variant or something, it just seems a wasted opportunity, I've been told they didn't due to an ongoing agreement with lotus, and from what I've head 2ZZ swapped MR2s are very similar to the Elise in driving feel, so maybe there's some credence to that. Personally, my main issue with the MR2 roadster is the Roadster part, I get why they did it, they wanted to get more of the MX5 market, but I'd rather a coupe style so I can match the low weight with better aero, so if I want that I'll have to get creative with a welder. We will see how that one plays out over time I guess. The styling on the ZZW30 I also get, it's a bit of a weird one but it's one I've personally come to love, the more I researched them as an option the more I came to like them, they're quite a pretty little car, it's design is very proportional and I quite like that myself

fair enough. I think similarly. That being said, i'd love an aw11 ish spec on the zzw30. A 1zz engine, but with a supercharger, doesn't have to be anything too fancy or run too much boost, just maybe that and some additional trim to specify the package. As for the design, im pretty fond of it, reminds me of the gen 6 ford fiesta i had (it was a facelift, top spec last model production year pack.) . That being said, it looks a tad too basic for my liking, would put something like enkei rpf1s on it and the jdm sideskirt/lip bundle (nothing too outrageous like a widebody or 2000s style stuff. just a little flare)

@@pottasium7117 yeah mines not going to stay stock forever, it'll definitely be getting new wheels, a little bit of a drop, a spoiler of some kind among other things. You can get supercharger kits for them, and it's certainly something I've considered, ideally after I've got a roll bar so that the sound is just that little bit less muffled between my ear and the engine 😅

I literally said in the review it's a fun car to drive, and I chose it because it was more challenging than an MX5, I've got no clue where you got the idea I don't like how it drives from, I also didn't say I disliked the lack of storage, just said it had a lack of storage, I said I liked the headlights were one of my favourite things about it and the 140hp is something I intend to modify to get more from. In all for constructive criticism but what you've said just seems plucked out of midair 😅

Perhaps that was the wrong wording, what I feel about the two is the MX5 is superbly easy to drive, it telegraph's everything its doing to you loud and clear and is very predictable, the MR2 however is a bit more sharp as you say, which often makes it a bit less predictable, it's a bit spikier, it's a bit more raw, as a result its much more likely to catch you off guard if you haven't got your dukes up. That was more what I meant, apologies if that wasn't clear on the video!

@@alextwinspark8289 No apologies needed, it was a great video! Definitely right on the ball about the MX5. It’s pretty much the perfect everyday roadster, and why I thought hard between the two… And pretty much why I didn’t go for it in the end. The driving feel just pipped it in the end. While it’s not practical, the MR2 is still easily useable day to day for commutes and is a mite better for economy.

@@JaseSung yeah it's low weight really does help fuel economy, even in the rough state or repair mine is in I'm finding I'll get 400/500 miles from a tank if I'm driving sensibly

Three of us in the car when filming, I've driven this car alone several times, and I review all the cars without camera equipment in them as a matter of course regardless. My opinions of the car were formed without the added weight in

I also have the exact same issue with my cupholders in my '90 Celica. I didn't know the MK3 MR2 had that cupholder, looks the same on mine and I needed one recently :(

It's certainly something I'm considering 🤣

What's worse is they actually did 😅

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I will clarify that it was the owners idea 🤣

😐 well what can I say? 🤣😂🤣 nice ice breaker tho

@@Alex-dk2ew to be fair, the owner is a very close personal friend of mine so he let's me get away with a lot 🤣🤣

As she should, she's a lovely lady

It's weirdly well held together while simultaneously falling apart

@@alextwinspark8289 i mean it is an alfa

This particular one, if memory serves, did not, but I believe they did have a very early version of that tech as an option

I actually did not ask this question to the owner, however they're generally not as high as you may think, you'd often be surprised at the insurance price on an old boat, that being said, don't expect it to be as cheap as a 1ltr hatch either

@@alextwinspark8289 Yes I do remember my older brother who is 27 saying that to his 407 Peugeot 2.2 diesel was way cheaper than either his first car or 1.6 Nissan and his third Ford focus 1.6.

@@neilmurphy845 I got into Alfa Romeo after finding a 3.2 Brera was a 6th of the price to insure as my 1.4 Peugeot 207

@@neilmurphy845 it costs me £1200 this year on insurance because I needed 20k miles and business but if I went classic route it would be £240 for 4k miles :)

to my knowledge it was a custom system mate, I dont think it was off the shelf

Keep trying, it sint happening 🤣