Senol
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MR2's that work
So how many of the users on this forum have a working MR2? Im talking about ones they can drive when they want without problems. It would be interesting to see who is eternally working on theirs and how many seem to have that "toyota reliability".
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Re:MR2's that work
2012/02/21 13:20:01
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Im not on this list. But it is more by choice than unreliability
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Re:MR2's that work
2012/02/21 13:31:07
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yeah mines fully working. no working aircon again though now. I have all these parts to put on it but don't have the time to do it. More mods just means more down time.
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Re:MR2's that work
2012/02/21 13:40:00
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Mines working fine and has never missed a heart beat even being a daily. However ill be needing to replace the steering rack in the next month or two.
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Re:MR2's that work
2012/02/21 13:48:05
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I've had my 1992 Gen2 turbo (178,000km.) for almost 5 years now as a daily driver. The worst mechanical problem has been replacing a clutch slave cylinder and the most expensive problem was getting the air-con fixed up properly.
If circumstances permit,I'll keep it as long as I can. And yes, I get in it and drive it whenever I want to.
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Re:MR2's that work
2012/02/21 13:50:35
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There is a good saying that springs to mind here...
"If you can't afford to live without your MR2, then leave it relatively unmodified".
My MR2 is my only 'car' (I have a motorbike though), so I need it working all the time. I believe with the MR2 you can have the best of both worlds - Mid engined sports car and 'Toyota reliability' all in one.
1990 SW20 GT 3S-GTE Targa 2001 Honda CBR600F4i 
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Re:MR2's that work
2012/02/21 14:06:51
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Technically, my car "works". Although I'm still running it in, I can still drive it when I want to. I choose not to drive it frequently though, mainly because I already took it from 66k to 240k km, so it's already done its bid for king & country. Don't put mine down as having the Toyota reliability though, those kms were eventful to say the least. But fun 
MR2QIK - "The Little Car That Could"  320rwkw @ 19psi (pump fuel, no giggle gas) 11.96 @ 116mph (with 228rwkw)
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Re:MR2's that work
2012/02/21 14:08:29
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My AW11 is my "sunday" car and works i would say 99% of the time I need it. It has had some electrical issues with the HKS F-con piggy back system, but that is not toyota's fault. It has had mechanical reapairs as needed - no different to any other car of similar age. Might have to jump start it occasionally - only through disuse and battery running flat (normally it is disconnected, but sometimes I forget this)
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Re:MR2's that work
2012/02/21 14:25:45
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mines eternally being worked on... combination of a few screw ups by mechanics who dont know what they're doing and a long list of mods.... eg.
mechanic didn't know how to bleed the coolant lines... overheating issues lead to: waterpump, thermostats(plural) compression tests, stuck spark plug, warped head, water bore damage and a major rebuild.
mechanic uses wrong bolts on gearbox casing... leads to cracked gearbox case.
now about the only issues i have are from too much time in storage and problems with mods... needs to be run regularly for a while and i have some exposed electricals that stop the car when it rains... didn't do that before the haltec but im sure it'd be easy to fix if i could find it.
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Re:MR2's that work
2012/02/21 15:46:51
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Mine's a daily and has been displaying very good reliability in the almost 4 years I've owned it. Since its my only car, its pretty much stock but it is still enjoyable to drive and makes me smile almost everytime get behind the wheel..
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Re:MR2's that work
2012/02/21 16:53:38
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before i started modding my 2, some 9 years ago, it was my daily from 80,000kms to 190,000kms without missing a beat.
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Senol
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Re:MR2's that work
2012/02/21 17:26:59
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Mine got rebuilt recently and ive been having timing belt issues that have rendered my car completely useless. I need to get it on the hoist and pull it all off to see what REALLY caused it.
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Re:MR2's that work
2012/02/21 17:28:24
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I've owned mine for about 7 years, and it now has nearly 240k kms on the original stock 3SGE motor.
Used mainly as a daily driver, but on occasions does get driven hard.
As for "Toyota reliability," apart from needing to get the aircond fixed, it has never missed a beat in the time I have owned it.
However I am very particular with maintainence. Anything showing the slightest sign of wear gets fixed straight away, and also a few things that aren't, just in case.
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Re:MR2's that work
2012/02/21 17:33:31
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I bought mine when it had like 276000kms I did a further 10000kms on it and then it died. When the motor was pulled apart there was a lot of corrosion. I guess it all depends on how it was treated/looked after. Mine was not looked after TOO well. I have been though and I hope now it will be like new again.
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Re:MR2's that work
2012/02/21 17:48:30
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darius
before i started modding my 2, some 9 years ago, it was my daily from 80,000kms to 190,000kms without missing a beat.
Wow my story is about the same but, I had mine as my DD for about nine years (88,000 to 151,151) then 2 years ago modded the crap out of it n now its a garage gnome.
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