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Jaroon

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1,441 posts

190 months

Tuesday 18th December 2012
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So I started regretting not have a punt on the z3 2.8 shed a few weeks ago and stated looking at similar poor mans mid life crisis cars and came across this, which I thought you might find interesting. Also wasn't there a BHP/£ thread not so long ago, shirely a contender here. Would you?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/770bhp-MR2-Turbo-Road-Ma...


V8RX7

28,982 posts

293 months

Tuesday 18th December 2012
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Strange that there's no dyno printout - not questioning their claims but I'd like to see how the power is delivered

Lemonyfresh

108 posts

166 months

Tuesday 18th December 2012
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I wouldn't. Back when i had my MR2 these (and this exact car also!) used to pop up on the IMOC forum from time to time - I'm not trying to slur the trader, but he didnt have the best of reputations apparently...........

...... first post woo!

4key

12,109 posts

178 months

Tuesday 18th December 2012
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So youre main selling point of a car is the engine and you are pricing accordingly, but you put no pictures of the engine or a dyno print out in the advert. thumbup

Loplop

2,012 posts

215 months

Tuesday 18th December 2012
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Talk about short shifter

Monty Python

4,813 posts

227 months

Tuesday 18th December 2012
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"Newly rebuilt engine only 2 weeks ago"....so that's the life expectancy of the engine then.....

nosuchuser

839 posts

246 months

Tuesday 18th December 2012
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Some more pics here: http://reallymeansounds.com/forum/threads/14k-for-...

I quite like it

mattman

3,192 posts

252 months

Tuesday 18th December 2012
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mr2 specialists and thats the best they can do to fit guages - interior looks a right dogs dinner, i'll hold on to my mid life 10k crisis fund ta