Mk 2 for a Mk1??

Hi there,

I was on this forum last summer when I was looking for a Mk1 MR2 but eventually I ended up with a Mk2.

I love the Mk2 to bits, but am finding it a bit expensive to run, especially with the petrol prices the way they are. I was thinking of trying to find a Mk1 owner who may interested in some kind of a swap deal. I know it might be difficult but said I would throw it out there.

My car is a 1992 Rev1 156hp model. I just spend a few hunrdred on new tyres for the NCT - it passed on everything else. It's absolutely perfect and totally as standard.

So far the only other mk1 owner who has expressed an interest is the person selling this:
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1765371

Is anybody here familiar with it? Apparently the 'rattle' are nig end bearings.

i cant see how a mk1 would be any cheaper to run, fuel consumption is no better really and there still in the higher tax bands

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Originally Posted by andrewaw11

i cant see how a mk1 would be any cheaper to run, fuel consumption is no better really and there still in the higher tax bands

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Sorry I was only going by what I was told by a friend of mine who has a mk1 and used to own a mk2. He told me that they are far more economical. I'm in Ireland, not the UK, and a 1.6 litre engine is a bit cheaper than a 2.0. Insurance also alot less, for me at least.

in witch case just be careful not to get one that needs welding and other bits, witch most do these days lol

Anybody wish to offer an opinion on this: http://www.manic-motorz.com/forum/showt ... post361200

Gotta be logged in to see that - copy and paste the info?

Sorry, this is a link to the same car advertised somewhere else: http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1793855

Is it local to you?

Like everyone says, rust's the biggest bugger with MK1s. 120,000 miles is a pretty reasonable mileage, and it's a good sign that it still has its tool kit and owners manual.

I don't know how Irish "NCTs" work, but I'm guessing it should probably say September 2011 rather than 2012? Either way that's a good length.

If you can get to it easily enough I think the best advice is just to go and see it and inspect all the usual locations of rot - there's a really useful buying guide here:

http://www.challoner.com/mr2/tech/mk1bg.html

Hope that helps a bit!

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Originally Posted by corkmr2

Sorry, this is a link to the same car advertised somewhere else: http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1793855

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That car is for sale on Donedeal for a good while now,hes dropping a few pound off the prcie every other week so a good cash offer would lift it.

Originally green aswell,if you were to restore it back to its original colour,you'd have a very nice car there,rare colour.

Theres a white MK1 MR2 for sale in Cobh if I remember correctly on Gumtree Cork,I was tempted to go for a look myself,not too far from me at all,just down the Link! ;)

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Originally Posted by corkcorolla

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Originally Posted by corkmr2

Sorry, this is a link to the same car advertised somewhere else: http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1793855

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That car is for sale on Donedeal for a good while now,hes dropping a few pound off the prcie every other week so a good cash offer would lift it.

Originally green aswell,if you were to restore it back to its original colour,you'd have a very nice car there,rare colour.

Theres a white MK1 MR2 for sale in Cobh if I remember correctly on Gumtree Cork,I was tempted to go for a look myself,not too far from me at all,just down the Link! ;)

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Oh yeah must try find that. Do you not fancy the black colour then? Not sure I could afford a respray!

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Originally Posted by jonnie

Is it local to you?

Like everyone says, rust's the biggest bugger with MK1s. 120,000 miles is a pretty reasonable mileage, and it's a good sign that it still has its tool kit and owners manual.

I don't know how Irish "NCTs" work, but I'm guessing it should probably say September 2011 rather than 2012? Either way that's a good length.

If you can get to it easily enough I think the best advice is just to go and see it and inspect all the usual locations of rot - there's a really useful buying guide here:

http://www.challoner.com/mr2/tech/mk1bg.html

Hope that helps a bit!

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Hey thanks for the reply. It's not too far, about a 1.5 hour drive. The Irish NCT runs for two years, so that is correct (though they are getting rid of that system). Hopefully I can get a look at it soon enough.

To be honest lad if its originally green,and it being a rare colour,i'd be spraying back its original colour.

Still on the look out for a mk1 :(

My mk2 now has NCT till 2013 and 3 months tax