My experience from getting an engine rebuild hasnt been great, and theres been a few people in the same boat as me on here
if your going to sell the car regardless then buy a decent second hand engine and install that, then sell it
will save you a mlot of money and headaches for sure
 
cheers

So you would sell for 6k?

those were just rough first guess figures. I haven't really done my research to see what it's worth.

But selling as-is is certainly something I'm looking at.

are you interested in it?

Well i have the spares to make it a car again, so if you do decide to go that way and advertise it let me know.

no problems, will do.
 

I'm sorta with purple5ive here, but really depending on the overall condition of the car. If almost everything is mint except the engine then maybe worth while to drop in a bare good condition motor. These cars are still pretty awesome as you mentioned.
Otherwise the GT86 is not a bad choice, even tho the old car has character, new car will always be, well...new lol. Much less to worry about just turn it on and drive. The GT86 is actually quite similar in a few ways.
But obviously is you really love your MR2 then $$$ no obstacle. Just my 2c :)

hmm. is this a reasonable price for a 95 turbo engine with LSD, and would it swap in easily enough into my 94 turbo currently without LSD?
 
http://www.rpmgarage.com/new/detail/?tid=21209
 
 

yeah the car is by no means mint. decent condition, sure. interior carpets were all replaced recently before I bought it (6 or 7 years ago?). seats are in good condition, no tears on sprung springs. gearbox recently rebuilt (last few years), new exhaust 5 or 6 years ago. the only non-engine issues are a bit of buffer work on a rear wheel arch, and one of the front wheel bearings is a little looser than I'd like, but not a worry.
 
I've ruled out engine rebuild now. just need to decide between engine swap and keep it, or sell as-is. also not going to do engine swap and sell.
 
argh, so painful to decide.

That installed is almost the price of an engine rebuild, better to rebuild than pay that much (price in AUD shiped than the labour to fit it)