2003 Toyota MR2 (MR-S) Spyder Start Up/ Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 เม.ย. 2015
- Humble Hyundai
18877 I-59 N
Humble, TX 77338
(832) 644-4000
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Back in 1984-85, Toyota was looking to create a car to really set the pulse racing. For years, Japanese cars had been a bit of a joke, but then Toyota came out with the first generation MR2. A mid-engine, perfectly balanced T-Top coupe with a spritely 4-cylinder engine and real eye catching appeal. Now fast forward 2 generations later and suddenly, the MR2 got a lot smaller and much more rounded! So does this little bitty roadster still have what it takes to keep the status of being Toyota's lightweight hot sports car? Watch the review to find out! - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
you have no idea how many videos I've watched trying to figure out that transmission, thank you for actually explaining it!
ive watched so many videos trying to figure out that transmission, thank you for actually explaining it!
"they may look like something a highschooler would get as his or her first car" haha funny im thinking about getting this as my first car
Same
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You forgot to show the storage compartments behind the seats, and the naming is actually yet a bit more complicated. In Japan it's the MR-S, in the US it's the MR2 Spyder and I think everywhere else it's the MR2 Roadster. Nevertheless nice video, it's been really useful seeing some footage of all the small details.
Best review sales man ever
You often see the word "review" in youtube titles... rarely are they accurate in my opinion. This however, is spot on. Well done on a clear and concise review. loved the detail and time taken.. I actually felt that I knew the car.
Great car. HIGHLY underrated and better then the Mazda Miata.
One of the best cars to ever come out of japan
agreed! a true roadster ride for budget price. good lightweight base for custom work.
You said IT.The best i have owned.I have had CAMARO'S/PORSCHE/BMW M5/AUDI TT AMONGST OTHER'S
@@johngerritsen908 You can't be serious..? Why is this better than those?
@@Nahhmah tHIS IS A BETTER SPORTS CAR .NOT THE FASTEST but handling .wowThe others are hot rods ! That's why !
@@johngerritsen908 not agree with you. I had a BMW 525 in 1985 terrible ca
I drive Porsche boxter. A lot of treble, I can not trust di AT dar
Also drive Alfa 33, nightmare
Golf GTI Nice car but a lot to the garage.
I drive witte a lot of fun in Mazda and in a mr2 great car fast and never probleem I can not say that form German cars
The car isn't designed to be the most beautiful. It's designed to be the most fun. No one will ever say it's as pretty as a z3, for instance... But anyone who has driven the two knows which one gets more smiles per gallon.
I think it's gorgeous
I bought an 02 japanese spec mr2 from a good a friend for £2.5k just week ago (am internal features as an 04 EU model - AC etc- . slip diff and larger tires are the things to look out for for japanese specs (1.8 & 2.2 bar) . this car drives so well. love it. *40K miles
I owned one...great beach cruiser and took a corner like it was on a rail!
One of the best car make.
I miss my spyder.
The wheel on the side of the drivers seat is not for lumbar but raises the seat. As for leg room for the passenger, my GF can actually stretch her legs out straight and still not touch the bulkhead there is so much room. A great car, true no luggage space but then buy a van if thats what you need.
I call it as it is badged in the US and that is the MR2 Spyder.
its not a girly shape and looks nothing like a boxster its more reliable than a boxster
+rscosworthfan we used to have one and after 6 months of getting a cylinder decided to stop firing :(
dam thats unusual mine runs like clockwork its done around 92000 miles now only the heat sheild is rattling under the exhaust thats all thats really wrong with mine oh and 1 electric window stopped working but got that fixed cheaply mines just gone through an mot passed with just 1 advisory 1 tyre near legal limit but changed tyre for a new one anyway
tbh it wasn't in the best condition ever and to pour salt into the wound 3 weeks after selling it we saw it driving around again
that happened to me when i sold my civic coupe a few years back too it had been restored
lol quick update on my Mr2 my engine siezed it ran too low on oil good news is ive replaced engine with a much newer one off one of the last models made with just 40,000 miles on the clock apparently the last few engines were less oil hungry lol
I have a UK version one of these in the same colour. It's such a nice car to drive. I'm not a massive fan of the styling, and I hate the wheels, I had a couple of the mk1's but it was hard to stay on top of the rust. This feels nothing like the mk1, but it's nice nonetheless, and the UK cars got an LSD differential.
I just got this car with about 80k mileage on it; I'm excited :D
have you spun yet? lol
Long Lee what do you mean?
mr2 is notoriously prone to spin (aka fishtailed) when entering corner hard, or brake hard :D Drive safe
Michelle Yang mine is in registration process... i’m hyped. i get it on Friday. let keep in touch, krhsgw(a)gmail.com
@@oscarmendoza7769 hey you get the car? How's it been?
Does it have a trunk? If it does I’m definitely buying this car
I own one of these. The engines have a bad history of burning oil, followed by engine failure as they get miles put on them. Mine blew @112k. Not one of Toyota’s best. The extra precat it has vs the other toyotas with the same engine is thought to contribute to engine failure issues The sequential shift also has had lots of issues, often solved by converting to manual shifter, which will cost you around $2500 to have replaced. The 2zz engine is a popular engine swap, which is the engine used in the Celtics GT-S at the time. It was also the same engine supplied to the Lotus Elise. Personally I feel Toyo never shifted to that engine because it would affect and devalue the Lotus. That’s a shame because it’s an otherwise sweet ride and handling is superb.
Did you precat this mr2? Some said it will have long engine life span if you precat manifold. ? And how is the life span of sequential gear?
MR2: Mid-ship Runabout Two-Seater.
+Mike Peterson Jr. (mitsumivec4life) Exactly.
Is the SMT version any good? Or does the upshift time really kill it?
There are 2 really clean ones available here and the cheaper one is SMT.
I'll mainly use the MR2 as a weekend car and canyon carver.
manual for sure
where is the air intake for the cabin, is it that grill below the windscreen.
Where is the air filter for the cabin?
would you be able to replace the radio system so that theres an aux cord?
My dream car back in the day was a 2004 Toyota Celica. I was crazy about the rear windshield wiper. They were sharp.
Need to fix those Spyder ears! When the roof was down 2 distinctive flaps arose at either side. To fix, partially raise the roof, and connect the central strap and they are drawn in so the roof sits snugly into the cavity, the this aids the roof function (pre-delivery oversight).
Re luggage space, appalling. Behind the seat cubbies are great for a couple of overnight bags (if you remove the internal trim, you can fit a set of golf clubs, well the car was designed in Japan) and maybe another bag in the front (frunk). But I also have a van, so if I want to move stuff, no problem, but I don't drive the van for fun, that is what the Spyder is for.
Nice clean Spyder, the leather trim is after market, just cannot understand why they did not do the soft material door insert in red leather to match. MGF rip-off.
One final thing, Humble, Texas, oxymoron, since when was anyone humble that came from Texas? Please do not take offense, it is a compliment.
Tony Freegard, not sure this is a good idea. I fixed the so called ears on my Spyder, then realized it bends the top material more and the final stage of opening goes noticeably harder. So, I removed the strap from the top, don't care about the ears, this way the top should last longer IMO.
Does this car roll back when stopped on an uphill road?
did you show the storage in the back seats
It's funny how both Toyota and gm use their compact steering wheels for the corvette and mr2 spider 😂😂😂
How is this in the snow with winter tires?
just test drove a spyder and loved it and also test drove a Boxster S, and prefer the MR-S. but please,, for the love of... stop referring to this car as "girly" having a "big rounded back end." a little respect please.
How do you turn the windows back up?
It looks like a Porsche baby boxster. And I love them. I will put in Porsche Boxster engine. Or a inline 5 like the Audi tt
Well it's a long review but at least there will be an extensive road test... Ah, maybe not!
is the roof snowproof? also, is $7200 too much to pay for one with 67k miles?
SBdunks3 Of course. It’s vinyl or cloth, they’re designed for the elements. And 7000 is about right for that mileage in the US as of right now
Hey there does it have a clutch
If you can't tell this is a sports car... Cmon
Owned a 2002, best car I ever owned. The VVTI engine was a POS. Died at 120k due to poor design of the pre-catalytic converters.
I'm buying this car, say what you will about me.
how's it going with it?
I actually plan on buying a third gen Toyota mr2 in about a year and i found a good condition mr2 with 100.000km on it. Should i buy it?
Nathan Smiley Yes it is happiness with 2 seats!
Make sure the pre-cats are either removed, or in good shape. Read up on it. That’s the biggest thing to look out
Nathan Smiley if taken care of, the engine will put out 210k km i know, i drove a zz1 engine that much. that particular model can be swapped with so many types and sizes of engines. an amazing car
louvers the slots are called louvers
does anyone have a video of mr2 around 2002 replacing the top?
Ryan Nichols no video but i can get you a replacement (used) here in Japan. let me know
Amazing a official full Size Spare ? How lucky can one be.The absolute best feature on the ugly duckling. Not even a friggin stupidly called space saver donut low mile an hour oddball size tire.
The back is NOT going to be raised up and the wheels are almost the same in terms of height. 16 and 15 inches are rim diameters. The tires, although sit on different rims, only differ in 0.6 inch, front being smaller (that is if the tires were stock size). This car has non-stock tires, probably because the back tires in 215/45R16 size are rare and a bit more expensive. The front tires should be 185/55R15.
I find it very interesting as well. The first few years had 15's all around. I can only assume that maybe Toyota decided to upgrade the rear rims to a size 16 because they wanted a fatter tire for the RWD mid engine set up.
i could be wrong, but it is the same engine as an Elise or Exige.
No the Elise I believe used the 2zz. The MR2 (MRS) uses the 1zz stock but can be swapped to the 2zz with just a simple change to the Wiring harness.
Well not exactly elise had the 1zz-fe while the mr2 had the 1zz-fed. The only elise that had 2zz-ge was that of north america and not in all generations.
whats difference between mr2 and Mrs??
MR-S Japan...MR2 Spyder USA....MR2 Roadster UK/Europe...I have an 05....33000 miles and factory hardtop and style bar.
MR-S Japan...MR2 Spyder USA....MR2 Roadster UK/Europe...I have an 05....33000 miles and factory hardtop and style bar.
MR-S Japan...MR2 Spyder USA....MR2 Roadster UK/Europe...I have an 05....33000 miles and factory hardtop and style bar.
So stupid to see the top open with those top mess on the back. Why doesn t it look flat?
i had mine and it got taken to the pound yard. :(
Goofiest ?? Oh yeah, sold !!! Wow... ok, thanks for turning me off forever to this. ;)
mines a 6 speed manual gearbox its miles better than this sequential jobbie its 2 seconds quicker from 0-60mph
It is a girl's car that has the potential to be a BAD ASS guy's car... i just got one 2 days ago. Im enjoying it as much as i can over the next month, then i will be putting it into storage through the winter. Some time around April, i will be taking it out of storage and putting it into a shop to get a built turbo Honda K20 that will be tuned to about 600 whp. Then the following summer, i will be putting a widebody kit, chassis mounted wing, wider rims, sticky tires, suspension upgrades, a rear diffuser and a paint job. I am hell bent on having an MR2 that will not only turn heads, but also show every one its tail lights at will.
What is a girly shape .The boxster is a poser;s car .Mr2 is a car for the enthusiast .Why toyota stopped producing it was all comes down to money .Far better than the other generations and in a different league to the 86 .This is the one to go racing with.BUY a miata if your'e a poser .
is that pee on the ground?
U can give cars a gender lol
Chasers wtf? you Handsome boy
Beetle car is a girls car
You touched where the farts are.
Car looks rough, not in good condition
for a 2003 not bad.
too much
The red and black interior is so ugly.
you have no idea how many videos I've watched trying to figure out that transmission, thank you for actually explaining it!
ive watched so many videos trying to figure out that transmission, thank you for actually explaining it!
you have no idea how many videos I've watched trying to figure out that transmission, thank you for actually explaining it!