What car do you drive ?

[Zero260]

Damn that MR2 looks way clean. Nice find dude. The MX5 looks great as always, too.

[boganbusman]

Ive just put a deposit down on a new car. I think Bogan will like this. 1990, N/A, 69k miles...not a scratch on it anywhere.
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/5073/46ns4.jpg
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1792/45sy0.jpg

I cant wait to drive it home.

Nice dude! Shame about the T-top, but damn it looks immaculate Excellent colour too.

Is it going to be your dd or another build?

[Grez~Supra_RZ-S]

Thanks

Shes a DD for sure, far too clean to start a build. I was really tempted to drop her onto my Sportmax wheels, and put Rotas back on the '5, but I think Ive snapped out of that now.

Besides, she might not be staying long. My best friend has wanted an AW11 for about a year now, and this is the cleanest one Ive ever seen. We've offered him it for the price we paid. If he doesnt take it, we'll most likely keep it, or sell it on for a tidy profit.

[boganbusman]

He would be mad not to take it. Well, I don't know how much it was, but an example like that is worth every cent

[RedCarDriver]

Ive just put a deposit down on a new car. I think Bogan will like this. 1990, N/A, 69k miles...not a scratch on it anywhere.

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/5073/46ns4.jpg

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1792/45sy0.jpg

I cant wait to drive it home.

One word: NICE. Dude, that is one of the nicest MR2s of that generation I've seen. Mint condition, practically. Color is cool too. Also, if you can / if it's possible / if you can find replacement parts, get a removable full hardtop for it. T-tops don't look too good on Japanese cars. Other than that, it looks great

[boganbusman]

Also, if you can / if it's possible / if you can find replacement parts, get a removable full hardtop for it. T-tops don't look too good on Japanese cars.

Not possible. If you want a hardtop then you have to buy it like that. That's one of the reasons why it took me ages to find my MR2, because I wouldn't settle for an open roof. Sunroof maybe, but then I might not be able to fit.

I don't think the T-top looks bad, it's just the extra weight, loss of rigidity and leakiness that kills it for me.

[RedCarDriver]

Also, if you can / if it's possible / if you can find replacement parts, get a removable full hardtop for it. T-tops don't look too good on Japanese cars.

Not possible. If you want a hardtop then you have to buy it like that. That's one of the reasons why it took me ages to find my MR2, because I wouldn't settle for an open roof. Sunroof maybe, but then I might not be able to fit.

I don't think the T-top looks bad, it's just the extra weight, loss of rigidity and leakiness that kills it for me.

That's weird, I always thought you could detach the roof somehow and put a new one on (the Elise probably allows you to do this; and this car looks like it could as well, but I guess not, then). Ah well, I don't know too much about little technical things like that. If it does bother people, couldn't you fit something into the holes to make it look more like a whole roof? Sorta like how the "roof windows" fit into the T-top, you could just get some metal pieces to fit in. Or, if all else fails, leave it how it is and just see if you can secure the "roof windows" in more tightly, and, if necessary, more permanently. Ah well, it's basically a minor thing anyway.

[gtomadness]

mah parents have been driving a 2004 Mercedes-Benz s500, my pride and joy, and the 2 Acura MDX's, one from 2005, and one from 2007

[boganbusman]

. . . couldn't you fit something into the holes to make it look more like a whole roof? Sorta like how the "roof windows" fit into the T-top, you could just get some metal pieces to fit in.

Well I don't really see the point in replacing the T-top windows with metal panels I guess you could put metal in there and weld it all up, but that's a lot of effort and you probably wouldn't gain much body strength out of it. But then at least it wouldn't leak.

But yeah, you can't replace the whole roof, like what Grez did with the MX-5. That only works for convertibles (like the MkIII MR2 as well).

[Grez~Supra_RZ-S]

I think he means a roof akin to the MKIV Supra and CRX Del Sol? In that case, you probably could, but its not worth it. Some T-bar systems allow you to remove the centre bar (such as the Rover coupe Tomcats), but for the sake of it on an AW11, Id rather just put up with the bar. Im actually not a big fan of the tin-tops, even though I recognise all the advantages, I just prefer the open-feel of driving a T-bar.

[RedCarDriver]

I think he means a roof akin to the MKIV Supra and CRX Del Sol? In that case, you probably could, but its not worth it. Some T-bar systems allow you to remove the centre bar (such as the Rover coupe Tomcats), but for the sake of it on an AW11, Id rather just put up with the bar. Im actually not a big fan of the tin-tops, even though I recognise all the advantages, I just prefer the open-feel of driving a T-bar.

Ah, in that case, keep it

Personally, I'm a big fan of things that are made to be one thing or another, and not a compromise between them. For example, I don't like hybrids (gasoline car or electric car: pick one); I don't like "media center" PCs (terrible or no GFX card, lame processor, and some other junk you don't need... not to mention bloatware, as in the case of HP PCs); etc.

If I were you I would want to get a roof like I was describing (you were right, like that) because I'd want to be able to choose between a full roof and no roof. That's why Koenigseggs are so cool T-tops don't allow you a full removed top OR a full roof. lol. But, it's your car, and it's cool then. I guess it's a matter of personal preference. Either way, it's a nice car.

[TheStig]

He already has a full convertible so I doub't he thinking much about driving with or without top

[Striker94]

i'm only 13, but i'm 80% sure that my parents are going to leave me a lancer ES (2006) as my first car.

[baumaxx1]

Not a bad first car.
I was probably going to get a 1994 verada but dad crashed it. So now I'm borrowing their 380sx or 2002 Magna Advance... So I can enjoy decent/good cars until I'm ready to buy... 4 Seat performance car... RWD... Nice looking and sort of practical.

[boganbusman]

Not a bad first car.
I was probably going to get a 1994 verada but dad crashed it. So now I'm borrowing their 380sx or 2002 Magna Advance... So I can enjoy decent/good cars until I'm ready to buy... 4 Seat performance car... RWD... Nice looking and sort of practical.

Wait . . . what?
380s and Magnas are not RWD . . . or performance cars.

Edit: ah, I think you were talking about the car you want to buy, my bad

[Grez~Supra_RZ-S]

He already has a full convertible so I doub't he thinking much about driving with or without top

True 'dat ^

Theres a few more pics of the '5 etchere (although none of the MR2), and heres a couple of both cars:

[TheStig]

The AW11 looks really clean.
very nice buy.
the mx5 also still looks great

[RedCarDriver]

He already has a full convertible so I doub't he thinking much about driving with or without top

Yeah, I can't believe I overlooked that. But I was sorta talking in hypothetical "if I had that car or a similar car" terms.

BTW, those pics look nice, especially the ones at night.

[RSZETEC]

looooong time since i posted on here but heres my current car
how i got it

after i had me accident

and how it looks now



and now i have a good paying job i have money for a project car
a couple pf sneak peeks

[jacoja06]

Whoa, very nice MR2 you got yourself there Grez, looks completely new… and nice photography to go with it.

after i had me accident

Ahh, speaking of accidents, I just had my very first one about an hour ago… and I’m delighted to say, it wasn’t my fault! I was simply driving through some green lights at an intersection, and some bloke in a Corolla was turning right at the lights in the opposite direction. Because he only had a green light to go forward, and not an actual arrow to confirm that it was safe to turn… he had to give way to traffic coming in the direction (me). But I guess he wasn’t thinking… so he drove straight through, directly in front of me. That left me nowhere to go (traffic light pole, if I swerved right)… so I ended up T-boning the rear of his car. If I broke any later, it would have been his passenger who would have copped the impact.

The entire left hand side of his rear bumper was pretty much destroyed, but amazingly my car only ended up with a heap of crumpled paint and damage to the left indicator. Lol, yeah, I’m pretty glad I hit a new spongy car, rather then another 80’s tank. Anyway... I guess a respray is coming near?

[boganbusman]

Damn bro . . . your car is a bit of an accident magent That bloke better be paying for the re-spray.

[jacoja06]

Hahah, yeah... you're right there. And I'm very sure he will be paying for the damage. He seemed like the right person to run into though... very nice, calm old guy, and he even had a famous name

[ImJ]

@ Jacoja ; What car do you drive :B, just wondering

[jacoja06]

@ Jacoja ; What car do you drive :B, just wondering

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5849/dscn0455ln7.jpg

...Only now it has less paint

[Porsche-AG]

@ jacoja: Very clean looking car, the rims look fantastic on it!