Some new pictures.

INTERIOR - SEAT REMOVED NO CLEAN.

CLEANED INSIDE

SEAT BACK IN

To Expand upon the car thing - Kind of an annoying table but if it says TRUE TRUE it means that I've bought it and installed it, if one true then I've purchased it.

FALSE	FALSE	HANDLING COMPONENTS:
TRUE	TRUE	New Struts (KYBGR2’s)
TRUE	TRUE	Tire Balance
TRUE	TRUE	Nitro
FALSE	FALSE	New Rotors and Pads
FALSE	FALSE
FALSE	FALSE	ENGINE/POWER COMPONENTS:
TRUE	TRUE	Spark Plugs x4
TRUE	TRUE	Air Filter
FALSE	FALSE	Block Heater Cord
TRUE	TRUE	Oil Change
TRUE	TRUE	Coolant flush
TRUE	TRUE	New Coolant Cap
FALSE	FALSE	Gasket
FALSE	FALSE
FALSE	FALSE	AESTHETICS:
FALSE	FALSE	Gold Clean
FALSE	FALSE
FALSE	FALSE
FALSE	FALSE
FALSE	FALSE
FALSE	FALSE	SAFETY/SECURITY
FALSE	FALSE	Ebrake (5-8 clicks)
TRUE	TRUE	Door Lock
FALSE	FALSE	Handle
FALSE	FALSE
FALSE	FALSE
FALSE	FALSE	GENERAL MAINTENANCE ITEMS:
TRUE	TRUE	Windshield Crack Fix
TRUE	TRUE	Washer Fluid
FALSE	FALSE
FALSE	FALSE
FALSE	FALSE	CAR AUDIO AND VIDEO
TRUE	TRUE	Stereo (From Danilo?)
TRUE	TRUE	Speakers = JL TR400-CXi
TRUE	TRUE	Wiring Harness
FALSE	FALSE
FALSE	FALSE
FALSE	FALSE	NON CASH PAYMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED:
FALSE	FALSE
TRUE	TRUE	Pizza

1985 Toyota MR2

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!

So yesterday was relatively dissapointing. I went and looked at three cars that I was thinking might be a good inexpencive way to get into a toyota. Unfortunately they were all in much worse condition than advertised so kinda blew all of yesterday evening on vehicles that 2 of which I definitely won't own and one of which I'd have to fall much deeper in love with in order to buy.

I'm so torn up because I want a project car, I want something unique. I am into the vehicle stuff but I've neither to community, the personal skills, or the bank in order to do these things (the first two directly affecting the amount of the third needed)

And so I've been grumpy since getting home yesterday...