-
18th April 2013, 10:40 PM
#1
New member possibly considering a mk1 s/c
Hello all,
I stumbled upon this site while looking for mk1 mr2's for sale a few weeks back, have just been looking about since then but decided to join up and introduce myself.
I live up north in Sunderland and owned a couple of mk1 mr2 t-bars in 2008/9 one of which was scrapped but the other may still be going strong, F956 MGU was the reg and it was a red T top. Since then I have mostly just had mk2;s (currently tidying up a revision 3 turbo) however I did not own a supercharged mk1 and the idea of that is quite appealing to me.
Not sure where would be best to start looking, I got a price from a local importer and they came back with £10k OTR in the uk
-
19th April 2013, 07:34 AM
#2
Hi Ian and welcome. Superchargers come up for sale occassionally, check Ebay and the MR2 forums. £10000 is ridiculous but they are becoming rarer in Japan. The last one that went on here was the Super Edition which went for under £3000, there is one in the for sale section at the moment although it is from November 2012 and is up for £8000
Good luck with your search
-
19th April 2013, 07:39 AM
#3
MR2 Obsessive
Hi Ian, welcome along. £10k sounds about right from an importer, mad as it sounds. SCs do come up for sale from time to time at £3-4k but dont seem to hang round long when they do. Good luck in your search. Kris.
-
19th April 2013, 08:01 AM
#4
MR2 Obsessive
-
19th April 2013, 08:02 AM
#5
MR2 Obsessive
-
19th April 2013, 08:22 AM
#6
Try another importer. JM Imports are close to you but they do seem to bring in the very best examples of Jap imports which fetch a premium.
-
19th April 2013, 02:57 PM
#7
MR2 Obsessive
Bet you could lift the engine out of this easily enough, too!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261030439426
-
19th April 2013, 08:47 PM
#8
MR2 Fan
Hi Ben et al, just to clarify the £8k SC up for sale, it was purchased for £7,250 as it had a documented 30,000 miles from new, and I've since spend a small fortune replacing any tired consumables, like shocks, springs, clutch, alternator etc, with genuine new Toyota parts. I was going to sell it in November as I has a new company car coming. So though I'd stick it up for what I felt was a reasonable price for its condition and providence. I've sort of decided to keep it for a while, but if the right offer came along 'may' sell. Hence the price. But as others have said, a car is only worth what someone is willing to pay.
-
19th April 2013, 09:46 PM
#9
MR2 Obsessive
Sorry Paul, didn't realise it was yours! To be honest I just had a quick skim through without paying attention to any of the details - on closer inspection it does look a fantastic car. I hope you get what you want for it
-
19th April 2013, 09:49 PM
#10
MR2 Fan
Hey, don't worry about it, just thought I'd clarify that it wasn't a daft price for a rotten crate!
If I ever sold it I'd just go and blow the money on something else daft like a twin turbo Supra or RX7...
Now my daily driver is a C350 CDi, everything feels a wee bit slow
That being said I still love the raw driving experience of the SC, something very simple and straightforward which is a refreshing change from technology and driver aids
Last edited by EppingMk1SC; 19th April 2013 at 09:53 PM.
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules