1990 MR2: £35K

[Milkyway]

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My Manager bought a new one back in the day. He was tiny little bloke, barely over five foot... he looked so small in it.


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Edited by Milkyway on Sunday 24th July 14:07

[av185]

Almost as hilarious as their £45k Chevette.

[CharlieAlphaMike]

Belonged to a PH member I think.

[iDrive]

There was a single UK purchaser who bought 5 (?) AW11 MR2s ad stored them - I don't know whether they have been sold off over the years, but there certainly have been other delivery miles of v low mile cars come on to the market.

[Mr Tidy]

But seriously £35K!

A mate of mine had a nice clean one a few years ago and didn't get £5K for it!

[Afromonk]

I get the feeling these suffer from rose tinted glasses.
My old man used to rant and rave about one he used to have before producing me.
He would regularly check ebay and the like for a “good” one, occasionally going to view one but they never met the fabled criteria.
Then he found it, low owner, low mileage in white.
He enquired, they brought it over, he drove it, never mentioned them again, i think a little part of motoring died in him that day, i guess sometimes its not best to revisit halycon days.

[robemcdonald]

Toyota UK need to buy it for their heritage fleet, or marketing (send it round the dealers)

Personally I don’t see why it isn’t worth the money. You couldn’t buy a used example and get it to that standard for less and even then it would have been “restored”

Stick a Ford badge on it and no one would have a problem.

[GoodOlBoy]

robemcdonald said:

Personally I don’t see why it isn’t worth the money. You couldn’t buy a used example and get it to that standard for less and even then it would have been “restored”

Stick a Ford badge on it and no one would have a problem.

I agree on both counts.

It's a one-off with that mileage and condition, so is justifiably worth considerably more than an average example. IMHO.

Edited by GoodOlBoy on Friday 29th July 09:54

[Heaveho]

As said, there was a thread in readers cars a little while ago.

Jap stuff gets a rough ride on here sometimes, but as someone who worked for Ford in the Sierra Cosworth era, drove them back then and thought they weren't great even then, I think that's where the phrase " rose tinted glasses " belongs, given the current prices for what is essentially a pretty agricultural experience. I went straight from Ford to Toyota and Lexus. Just a much better designed, more refined and reliable product generally.

I don't really have a view on the 35k being asked for that particular AW11. As an owner myself, I'm obviously happy to see the values hardening, and they are a genuinely rewarding and interesting car to own and drive.

[iDrive]

GoodOlBoy said:

I agree on both counts.

It's a one-off with that mileage and condition, so is justifiably worth considerably more than an average example. IMHO.

Edited by GoodOlBoy on Friday 29th July 09:54

I don't think it is a one-off though.

There was a guy who bought 5 (6?) of them brand new and stored them.

I know other low mile AW11s have come on to the market over the years but not whether he sold them or still has them together.

The MR2DC knew of their whereabouts back in the late 90's but I lost touch with their Secretary, so havent heard of them since.

[Gweeds]

Absolutely brilliant car. My Mum bought one new (F858 POR) and I loved that car so much. I bought myself on in about 2000 and loved that for 3 years until we had our daughter and then moved it on.

[Trevor555]

Toyota were on such a roll in the 80's, early 90's..

Shame a few AE86's weren't stored, I'd pay dearly for one of those in that condition.

[robemcdonald]

iDrive said:

GoodOlBoy said:

I agree on both counts.

It's a one-off with that mileage and condition, so is justifiably worth considerably more than an average example. IMHO.

Edited by GoodOlBoy on Friday 29th July 09:54

I don't think it is a one-off though.

There was a guy who bought 5 (6?) of them brand new and stored them.

I know other low mile AW11s have come on to the market over the years but not whether he sold them or still has them together.

The MR2DC knew of their whereabouts back in the late 90's but I lost touch with their Secretary, so havent heard of them since.

So there were 5 or 6 like it a quarter of a century ago….

[67Dino]

Rarity for an AW11 to be still registered in 1990. I bought my SW20 new shortly after they came out and it was registered on an H-plate (from Sept 1990). Given there was a 6-month waiting list, there can’t have been many AW11s still being registered that year.

[Heaveho]

robemcdonald said:

iDrive said:

GoodOlBoy said:

I agree on both counts.

It's a one-off with that mileage and condition, so is justifiably worth considerably more than an average example. IMHO.

Edited by GoodOlBoy on Friday 29th July 09:54

I don't think it is a one-off though.

There was a guy who bought 5 (6?) of them brand new and stored them.

I know other low mile AW11s have come on to the market over the years but not whether he sold them or still has them together.

The MR2DC knew of their whereabouts back in the late 90's but I lost touch with their Secretary, so havent heard of them since.

So there were 5 or 6 like it a quarter of a century ago….

Given the propensity for them to rot like a pear when the shadow of a damp sponge falls on them, I'd say it is certainly very rare, and indeed possibly a one off at that mileage. I'm lucky enough to have a near immaculate 60k miles example, and I genuinely don't even like washing it if I can avoid it. I tend to use a damp chamois to get it clean and just correct the paint when necessary. The thought of setting about it with a hosepipe fills me with horror!