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Hi django,
I bought a 1996 SW20 from Sydney, had a mate view it.
Transported it over, about $1300, & a couple of weeks.
As others have said a few bits & pieces required attention.
I am enjoying it as a daily driver.
Also have standard wheels. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
I have a targa leak or two & intend to have a close look & something of a play over Easter.
I reckon that you need a mechanical inclination & the time to do some of the work your self, if you are going to own & enjoy an MR2.
If you wanted to talk I am sure that something could be arranged.
I have only been to one MR2 Club run, but found the people approachable & knowledgeable.
All the best.
 

AAAAARRRGGGHHHHH!!!!, The MR2 I really wanted as it was mechanically sound has just been sold!.
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/ellenbrook/cars-vans-utes/1993-toyota-mr2-coupe/1014382959
 
I kept trying to organise a test drive etc but the car was stored a long,long way from me,messaged the seller again today to again try to get to see it and its gone, over the last few weeks I have reasearched MANY, MANY cars and what I should by and ive come back to wanting an MR2 but they are hard to find for sale here in W.A!.
 
Over the last 4 weeks I have read up on these=
WRX.
 90's RODEO Utes( spacecab 2.6 lt, turns out they chew 15lt per 100km!!!!?)
MR2.
90's HILUX UTES.
mid 2000 Holden Utes.
CELICA GT4's ( Im told are unreliable?,though I love the look)
TOYOTA CALDINA ( I'm concidering one of these)
 
I just want a reasonably  reliable,economical car that has at least some amount of power, hence I keep coming back to a Turbo 4 cylinder of some sort...

Otherwise try sourcing over east, Adelaide might be better bet. I picked my 1997 sw20 bathurst from Sydney.
Heaps of cars on gum tree and car point. You would be lucky to find anything at 5 grand, most are mid range 8, and the better models are 10 plus.
Cheers, good luck

I had considered buying an NA to eventually swap in a 1MZ after I'd saved a little more cash. If its your daily though, probably not an option.
Good ones come up at decent prices now and then. Mine wa $7k, with a freshly rebuilt engine and nothing more than a few finishing touches needed. It was from Vic though, and I drove it back to SA. So much more to choose from, and cheaper from the Eastern states. Its harder to WA, but definitely worth considering.

That red one
 
Only bit that looks damaged by sun is roof, boot lid (and spoiler) and engine lid - the sides do not look to bad and should be able to be buffed. I am not a painter, but I would assume depending where you go you could get that done for around $1500 (if you go to a non-insurance affiliated spray painter).
 
The bumper is plastic, I had a similar 'dent' in one of my cars - a heat gun and a gentle massage gets it to close to perfect.
 
Everything looks quite complete; front lights (indicators and foglights) are still original OEM items and still looks like it has the original JDM fenders so unlikely had a major prang.
 
That being said, that bumper has come off at some time and looks to have been painted - but that probably would of been done when faded bonnet was re-done.

Dare I say it, last years many panel beaters and painters were asking a premium as they were still keeping up with the hail damaged cars coming through from 2010!
 
This car is targa, roof is even smaller, rust I have noticed in a few targas that a bit of water collects on the actual targa glass and it starts to rust, depending how severe it would be, I would rule it off.
 
Not sure what the painter was telling by telling to repair faded/cracked paint it requires going back to metal - unless he was fixing rust or filling a dent I cant quite understand that, but as I said I am no painter.
I have had quotes to do my entire car in a solid colour for $3000
 
As for seats, they would be the leather(vinyl)/suede seats, you surely cant expect 20 year old seats to be still in fantastic condition? They are very easy to pull apart, I had mine repaired for $50
 
I think any car will have its flaws - just need to find one that isn't too bad.
Even at the price you're looking at, I think you have a real struggle to find one that needs absolutely no work - there simply aren't enough around compared to 180s/skylines/etc