MR2 Turbo a step down?
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I am buying a house and dont use my current car enough to warrant keeping it so thinking of selling up and buying a less costly toy.
MX5 came to mind, but they are too slow compared to the m unless I chuck money at it which defeats the point of it in the first place.
then the obvious choice of an e36 2.8 was on the cards but then I remembered the MR2's. Quick out of the box and cheap.
From a bit of quick research mk2 rev3 seems to be a good option. however will i feel its underpowered and somewhat disappointed with the move to the toyota?
Cheers
MX5 came to mind, but they are too slow compared to the m unless I chuck money at it which defeats the point of it in the first place.
then the obvious choice of an e36 2.8 was on the cards but then I remembered the MR2's. Quick out of the box and cheap.
From a bit of quick research mk2 rev3 seems to be a good option. however will i feel its underpowered and somewhat disappointed with the move to the toyota?
Cheers
mractive said:
I am buying a house and dont use my current car enough to warrant keeping it so thinking of selling up and buying a less costly toy.
MX5 came to mind, but they are too slow compared to the m unless I chuck money at it which defeats the point of it in the first place.
then the obvious choice of an e36 2.8 was on the cards but then I remembered the MR2's. Quick out of the box and cheap.
From a bit of quick research mk2 rev3 seems to be a good option. however will i feel its underpowered and somewhat disappointed with the move to the toyota?
Cheers
Funny you mention this, I just bought a n/a Rev2 track car, you have to ring it's neck but it does shift aswell as being great to drive. MX5 came to mind, but they are too slow compared to the m unless I chuck money at it which defeats the point of it in the first place.
then the obvious choice of an e36 2.8 was on the cards but then I remembered the MR2's. Quick out of the box and cheap.
From a bit of quick research mk2 rev3 seems to be a good option. however will i feel its underpowered and somewhat disappointed with the move to the toyota?
Cheers
A Turbo will be broadly similar but with a third more power.
bmw z3m with handling as well as brake upgrades. It's very capable especially with sticky tyres.
I would prefer to keep whatever i buy as reliable as possible so not interested in turboing something up to the limit so it has to be quick as possible standard.
Perhaps a striped 328 will be relatively comparable...
I would prefer to keep whatever i buy as reliable as possible so not interested in turboing something up to the limit so it has to be quick as possible standard.
Perhaps a striped 328 will be relatively comparable...
OP mr2 turbo’s are a very cheap car for their performance almost nothing as cheap let alone cheaper can compared to the straight line performance.
You state you hardly every use your current car so it can’t be costing you much in running costs just sitting there, and it will not be worth a lot these days so you might as well keep if you want to own a similar performance car without spending more.
If you want a cheaper to run car it will have less straight line performance, that said you can still have a fun car that costs less (ie MX5) but it will feel underpowered in a straight line relative to a mr2 turbo no getting away from that.
You state you hardly every use your current car so it can’t be costing you much in running costs just sitting there, and it will not be worth a lot these days so you might as well keep if you want to own a similar performance car without spending more.
If you want a cheaper to run car it will have less straight line performance, that said you can still have a fun car that costs less (ie MX5) but it will feel underpowered in a straight line relative to a mr2 turbo no getting away from that.
mractive said:
bmw z3m with handling as well as brake upgrades. It's very capable especially with sticky tyres.
I would prefer to keep whatever i buy as reliable as possible so not interested in turboing something up to the limit so it has to be quick as possible standard.
Perhaps a striped 328 will be relatively comparable...
A normally aspirated rev3 is comparable to a 328i, a turbo wil be a lot faster.I would prefer to keep whatever i buy as reliable as possible so not interested in turboing something up to the limit so it has to be quick as possible standard.
Perhaps a striped 328 will be relatively comparable...
chris7676 said:
Step down FROM WHAT ?
Great car, but not sure if the turbo is ideal for track work (heat soak, etc), at least start looking at Rev-3 or higher.
Sorry you must of missed it I currently own a Bmw Z3m. its basically a z3 with an m3 engine in it. have 3 way adjustable coilovers, uprated brakes and sticky tyres.Great car, but not sure if the turbo is ideal for track work (heat soak, etc), at least start looking at Rev-3 or higher.
I was after something cheaper to run and if it gives up I can get out and buy a new one. like a golf VR6 or a sorted gti but RWD. 328 is the obvious choice but i was after something a little different.
chris7676 said:
Step down FROM WHAT ?
Great car, but not sure if the turbo is ideal for track work (heat soak, etc), at least start looking at Rev-3 or higher.
Sorry you must of missed it I currently own a Bmw Z3m. its basically a z3 with an m3 engine in it. have 3 way adjustable coilovers, uprated brakes and sticky tyres.Great car, but not sure if the turbo is ideal for track work (heat soak, etc), at least start looking at Rev-3 or higher.
I was after something cheaper to run and if it gives up I can get out and buy a new one. like a golf VR6 or a sorted gti but RWD. 328 is the obvious choice but i was after something a little different.
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