So I bought a new car today. Well, new to me. It's a 1985 Toyota MR2 with 180,000 km's on it. It's got some rust on it but I'll be talking about the restoration process on here as well as on my cardomain page which I'll be creating on another site.
I LOVE cars, I have loved cars since I've been sixteen. I have not, however, ever purchased a car I've wanted but rather have always purchased a car out of extreme need. So I've owned an 88 B2200 mazda which was an unexciting truck who's only upside was decent fuel mileage and red colored gauges. When that was written off by a drunk motorcyclist doing 120 down my side road I had to purchase a 1994 Nissan Axxess mini-mini van which had a little more pep, and a sunroof, but was ugly and had so many holes in it that if you turned the heat off it took exactly 3 seconds to evacuate all warm air from the vehicle.
But tonight comes the culmination of 3 weeks of research, a plan to use the benefits of being a lethbridge toyota employee to the max, and 800 dollars + restoration money stored away. The purchase of a 1982 Toyota MR2. For those that don't know the MR2 is a mid engine rear wheel drive car which means the engine sits behind you in the vehicle. Makes the vehicle very nimble and very unique if a little harder to work on. They were Toyota's first foray into the world of sporty cars and it payed off. The MR2 was rated the #8 best sports car of the 80's behind a few names such as porsche, ferrari, audi, and BMW. Not to bad!
The car I've purchased is quite rusty, needs some engine work, tires balanced, fan fixed, oil changed, and a lot of TLC to the interior. But it's mine, it's an authentic project car, and the first manifestation of 8 years of vehicular passion. I'm stoked!
2 comments:
I just saw your post, even though it was back in 2009. I bought my MR2 many years ago. The colour is cadillac white and is a 1985. I just love it and over the years had many drivers roll their windows when in traffic lines to ask what kind of car it is. I also ad people come to my door wanting to buy it.I store it every winter but now require a bit of body work...not must. Someone asked me today to look in the internet for MR2s and that is how I came across your post. Do you still have it and is there a recent pic?
Hi. I had a silver one of these back in the day. Best car I ever owned.
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