RE: PH Blog: buyer's notes
Discussion
muckyman said:
Switch said:
Nice Smiley...
Yeah, a subtle smiley on the front with a larger one on the back.
(You should see the smileys on my MX5 track car!! - or have you pics of that too?)
Turns out my brothers new office is literally just round the corner...
I recall some young trendy studenty type comming into my branch of autoglass with his Mark 1 for a new windscreen. It came out without much trouble, sadly the tin worm had been munching at the windscreen pillars so bad, there was nothing to bond the screen back onto.
Or that could just have been the ape I gave the job too getting a bit carried away with the wire.....
Still, don't let the horror stories ruin your drive home.
Or that could just have been the ape I gave the job too getting a bit carried away with the wire.....
Still, don't let the horror stories ruin your drive home.
Alex, it's not meant a personal dig hence my JCB reference.
As I said I could be being a miserable toad today, but a couple of pieces on PH recently have struck me as being as good as some of the stuff in expensive magazines. It made PH seem more than just loads of car Internet websites and more like decent magazines, though even print magazines have got a bit shonky recently with staged car related articles and images from image libraries that are then labelled wrongly by a Mac driver, I thanking E21s being called 2002s that sort of thing.
I am sure more explicit tales of MR2 ownership and tinkering will appeal to me more.
The Human League reference reminded me of this:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Worth scrolling on in that thread for the interior shot.
I have a couple of those cassettes and I've used cassettes a few times over the last year on long runs as no CD in my shed.
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=52&i=2674...
It would appear there's some overlap in prices between the good Mk1s and the last of the MR2s, so there's some scope for a comparion test article there? Something for Monkey's to do list? It would be a double bagger for him to seen in two such cars?
Alex, gimme the details of this 900 on eBay and I'll see if I can find it. Sloping front, upright front, number of doors, colour?
I'm that kind of anorak, give me the details and I'll look for it.
As I said I could be being a miserable toad today, but a couple of pieces on PH recently have struck me as being as good as some of the stuff in expensive magazines. It made PH seem more than just loads of car Internet websites and more like decent magazines, though even print magazines have got a bit shonky recently with staged car related articles and images from image libraries that are then labelled wrongly by a Mac driver, I thanking E21s being called 2002s that sort of thing.
I am sure more explicit tales of MR2 ownership and tinkering will appeal to me more.
The Human League reference reminded me of this:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Worth scrolling on in that thread for the interior shot.
I have a couple of those cassettes and I've used cassettes a few times over the last year on long runs as no CD in my shed.
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=52&i=2674...
It would appear there's some overlap in prices between the good Mk1s and the last of the MR2s, so there's some scope for a comparion test article there? Something for Monkey's to do list? It would be a double bagger for him to seen in two such cars?
Alex, gimme the details of this 900 on eBay and I'll see if I can find it. Sloping front, upright front, number of doors, colour?
I'm that kind of anorak, give me the details and I'll look for it.
Never miss a chance to stick a pic up....
Now owned it for almost 10 years, done almost 55k since getting it, only repairs are routine, servicing, drop links, ball joints etc, and offside front wing after a delightful Stagecoach bus driver decided to belt it and promptly drive off! Unburstable engine, fantastic handling, everything a middle aged man needs!
Been around Europe in it, Belgium, Spa (more than a few times!) Monaco, Brescia Italy, The 'Ring, Hamburg... 2 and 3 week trips are doable if packed wisely, only drawback when touring is the poor tank capacity... 250 -300 mile range..
Now owned it for almost 10 years, done almost 55k since getting it, only repairs are routine, servicing, drop links, ball joints etc, and offside front wing after a delightful Stagecoach bus driver decided to belt it and promptly drive off! Unburstable engine, fantastic handling, everything a middle aged man needs!
Been around Europe in it, Belgium, Spa (more than a few times!) Monaco, Brescia Italy, The 'Ring, Hamburg... 2 and 3 week trips are doable if packed wisely, only drawback when touring is the poor tank capacity... 250 -300 mile range..
carinaman - no problem chap; purely explaining myself! Rather enjoying the thought that my life is an '80s cliche, actually! 
'Price overlap' feature is food for thought, for sure. The Saab was actually on Car & Classic; it was a grey slope-front 3dr with Carlsson wheels. Looked rather good, but still no reply from the seller even now!
'Price overlap' feature is food for thought, for sure. The Saab was actually on Car & Classic; it was a grey slope-front 3dr with Carlsson wheels. Looked rather good, but still no reply from the seller even now!
My mum's got one.
She bought it in the late eighties - she's the second owner, it had 8,000 on it then, now it's barely 20,000. It cost her ten grand. She asked my advice at the time; I suggested a Lotus Elan S3 FHC - she ignored me and bought the MR2.
White, blue interior, sunroof. It's a time warp.
She bought it in the late eighties - she's the second owner, it had 8,000 on it then, now it's barely 20,000. It cost her ten grand. She asked my advice at the time; I suggested a Lotus Elan S3 FHC - she ignored me and bought the MR2.
White, blue interior, sunroof. It's a time warp.
Scrof said:
Mr Pits - I don't believe I mentioned being concerned with what people think of me for driving it; if I was, logic dictates that I probably wouldn't drive it!
Scrof said:
On my arrival at PH I was pleased to find my choice of wheels, an E39 BMW 528i, met with a reasonable murmur of approval. However, what I didn't tell you back then was that the E39 was actually up for sale.
Also with the Rover, whilst granted it was to do with price vs condition there seemed to have no mention that you should look for another.It wasn't aimed at buying the MR2, more at, why are you concerened if people aprove of what you drive
Scrof said:
carinaman - no problem chap; purely explaining myself! Rather enjoying the thought that my life is an '80s cliche, actually! 'Price overlap' feature is food for thought, for sure. The Saab was actually on Car & Classic; it was a grey slope-front 3dr with Carlsson wheels. Looked rather good, but still no reply from the seller even now!
I'm trapped in the 90s. That was the last time I got any..... 'Price overlap' feature is food for thought, for sure. The Saab was actually on Car & Classic; it was a grey slope-front 3dr with Carlsson wheels. Looked rather good, but still no reply from the seller even now!I'm just envious. You've gone from RWD to RWD and meanwhile front wheel drivers keep finding their way onto my ever expanding watchlist.
I like E39s and MR2s, good choices.
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