OK well first i'll say a seller who takes pics of a car for sale (worse still a business) and can't even bother to clean it, is probably best avoided, interior is blue under the 20 + years of grime
front passenger side wing has either been replaced or had paint
aerial is knackered
why are the rear lower corners black? because they are probably rotten
£1K from a trader is probably £400 car and £600 profit
no real info given pics don't tell you much
Well - still have not had any luck with finding a Mk1 for me.
However - now know a bit more in detail what I want: T-Bar, black interior (plastics), leather seats (don't have to be in the car as they can be easily replaced) and of course decent condition. Colour-preference in the following order: Red -> Mica Red -> Two tone -> Silver -> White -> Black -> Mica Blue -> Helios Blue
OK well a mica pearl red T bar especially one with leather interior will be parked over near the unicorn pen! probably with all the black T bar cars too
mica pearl red in RHD was japan only and as the japs don't really do leather interior for their domestic market it'll be a very lucky chap who drops on that particular car, & with a 1K budget nooooooooooooooo way
and if you find a genuine black T bar let me know I've looked for years, super rare in RHD
your other colour options are all achievable
have you actually tried a leather interior car?, it was always my prefered option untill i got one, drive it quickly and you slide all over the place, i'm considering replacing the seats with cloth ones! i even specced half leather in my new BM for this very reason
That is more like a list of "me like" and I am aware that some of these colours are very unlikely to find. I also would be quite happy with a "normal" red one or a white one.
I have leather seats in the other car I drive regularly. I think I would like leather in the MR2 - but I also like the two-colour cloth seats. The seats I find really ugly are the blue velour ones. However - the seats are not the main-criteria as they could be replaced later.
yes you're right swapping seats is a 30 min job, the 2 colour ones are from a mk1A also mk3 roadster seats are a doable swap too, good luck with the search
If you happen across one with blue velour interior, let me know you can have my a1 condition leather. The more retro the better. Though after seeing the red interior set, i might set my american friend on finding me some. That is fantastic.
Mica red? Did someone mention mica red? I saw one about 5 mins ago when putting the bins out. And when I get the battery ordered it will be out and about. Only ever seen one other which belonged to Ollie at the time.
I see standard red is top of your list and mica blue near the bottom. I would have those the other way round and I find it fascinating how different colours appeal to different people.
Well - I just picked up my "new" car. It is white and has a sunroof. Was thinking about the T-Bars and came to the conclusion that I would probably be too lazy to take them off very often and thus might not be worth the extra hassle. Going to give it a good clean once the fog is gone and then take it for a nice little ride. First comment from the Ms.: "Why did they put the glove box at the back of the car?"
Nope, my '89 Mica Blue has a blue interior, as have a few other post '87 Micas I've seen.Originally Posted by kevin..in
Glad you found one ub80!
any chance of pics of your car including engine bay?
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