Respray cost?

This question is quite difficult to simply give a straight dollar figure...
 
If the paint is bad, imperfections (dents, dings etc) wouldn't be too visible, but they will show up once a fresh coat of paint is applied.
 
A respray could see looking at around $2000 to the upper end of $5000, for a simply mask off and respray same colour. Much more so if any damage is to be rectified before hand.

A decent job can easily cost thousands, and a lot of workshops are not too keen on taking on resprays (my experience a few years back), and if you are fussy, you might not be fully satisfied.  With MR2s being so (relatively) cheap these days, you might be better off finding one that has a decent body/paint, might work out a lot cheaper in the end?
 
Cheers
 

Rust in the roof of old SW20s is common. I didn't know mine had much rust till much later after I bought it. There were three spots in the roof that had to be cut out and a metal plate needed to be welded in. I had one quote which was about $1500-1700 JUST to fix the roof rust and respray the roof. I ended up getting away with it lightly with a cash job at the local panel beater for $700, which was satisfactory. Here's my thread to show what was done:
 
http://www.mr2australia.com/mr2play/tm.aspx?m=53250
 
My advice is to walk away from anything that shows even the slightest hint of rust, because under all the paint its usually much much worse.
 
Also another little nasty rust surprise...
 
http://www.mr2australia.com/MR2play/tm.aspx?m=67146
 

No worries
The first two on ebay seem good but I couldn't tell you about any rust from pics. If that first blue one is rust free, I'd probably go for that one.

timjon94

yeah i cant notice any rust on the first one, being an import is there anything to watch out for?

Well there's always a few things...make sure its been complied to Australian Design Rules (ADRs) properly which includes seat belts that lock when you pull on them quickly, intrusion bars in the doors, the front parkers should be white (not JDM orange) etc.
I'd also say imports might also have more rust than Aussie ones going by how much mine had, if its been sitting around in coastal area.

A paint job on an MR2 will/should cost you min of 3-4k for a job most people would be happy with.  People think cause they're a small car they are easy BUT  They have so many little bits and pieces to take off and prep and then 2 runs in the booth to get it painted. Not to mention prep time.