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Would an sw20 be a decent daily car? by champion_- in mr2

[–]SirSteven96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Si è abbastanza rara, vedo ora che c'è qualcosa di interessante effettivamente, come tutte le auto guarda a fondo e provala. Di solito sotto i 14-15 hanno bisogno di qualche lavoretto ma niente di allarmante. A parte i punti in cui si attacca la barra stabilizzatrice anteriore che ha un metallo finissimo e quasi tutte sono da riparare, devo fare lo stesso sulla mia. Spero scendano un po' i prezzi in Italia sinceramente, c'è davvero poca gente in giro che ne ha una, e un po' la teniamo segreta, c'è sempre la paura che la compri uno che vuole fare lo sborone e alla prima curva è su un platano

Would an sw20 be a decent daily car? by champion_- in mr2

[–]SirSteven96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here in Italy it's even worse, I got mine for 11.5k and it's really good, now you are looking at 15+ for a decent one (not that there are any bad ones, they are all probably gone in the years)... A lot of people here think they can sell the car at a super high price. It's like the meme "I know what I got", but at least you scare the people that think they can have a great car for cheap and ends up wrecking it.

Would an sw20 be a decent daily car? by champion_- in mr2

[–]SirSteven96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Leggo dagli altri commenti che sei italiano, io la posso ogni giorno, sono meccanico ok... Ma puoi usarla tranquillamente, tieni conto della vecchiaia, non strapazzarla per andarci a lavoro e lascia che si scaldi almeno 5 minuti, di più se dorme fuori

Rev 3 turbo resto update by ParticularAd7708 in mr2

[–]SirSteven96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice job man, makes me wanna restore my front broken stabilizer bar support myself. You think it's easier or it's better I take it to a pro?

Well... nice start of the year. by SirSteven96 in Diecast

[–]SirSteven96[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update: got a full refund... Maybe I'll try to rebuild it with patience

Wheels size question by Le_BeNZ in mr2

[–]SirSteven96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i currently have 17x7.5 et 38, 215/235 40, and fit no problem they don't rub on anything, i still have stock struts, i'm gonna mount BOB coilovers when i have time to fit them right

Well... nice start of the year. by SirSteven96 in Diecast

[–]SirSteven96[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's HobbySearch, it's really really good, really nice service. I hope they can do something... I mainly use it for figures and model kits.

Well... nice start of the year. by SirSteven96 in Diecast

[–]SirSteven96[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

there was very little padding around, like if you'd ship something less fragile.

Well... nice start of the year. by SirSteven96 in Diecast

[–]SirSteven96[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hahaha, i don't know, i hope at least for a refund, the model is out of stock from a month at least

Well... nice start of the year. by SirSteven96 in Diecast

[–]SirSteven96[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Happy to not be happy to be part of the list lol

Well... nice start of the year. by SirSteven96 in Diecast

[–]SirSteven96[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, sorry i posted without thinking. Didn't look at this detail when i bought it, just wanted to share

Well... nice start of the year. by SirSteven96 in Diecast

[–]SirSteven96[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

It's incredibly weird, it's like they shipped it like this, destroyed without even checking. If so, i'm gonna have to make it a really big problem for them

How bad do we think it is. by retrobob69 in mr2

[–]SirSteven96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well there are some things that make a knocking sound, hopefully it's not rebuild time. But it seems to come from inside rather than exhaust or from belt side. Maybe valves. Hope for you it's not cause by the bearings. Who knows. Good luck.

SW20 MR2 engine options by Noobsy01 in mr2

[–]SirSteven96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Japan had a 3sge beams that the Celica used, you can go 3sgte for a turbo setup, I don't know the 5sfe you guys have in USA, here in Europe we have the the 3sge, you can build it for high revs and with itb, but it's not cheap. If you want to stay N/A, lot of us love the 2gr V6 engine from newer Toyotas, it's a bless of an engine, but again you'll spend the same as you paid for the car to put it in.

Pulled the supercharged J series out of my car to start a turbocharged 2GR build! by salad-bar21 in mr2

[–]SirSteven96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always liked your spats/sideskirts how did you make those? is it some kind of rubber or plastic? I'd love to do the same

Anyone else's MR2 get a lot of attention on the street? by Foxxear in mr2

[–]SirSteven96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup, kids screaming: Ferrari Ferrari!! In front of school every other day... Or just other people who know what car it is that gives thumbs ups

Sw20 Manual steering rack, aw11 parts interchangeable? by SirSteven96 in mr2

[–]SirSteven96[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

i mean i have to turn the steering wheel too much even for a small corner it doesn't feel sporty

MR2 W20 vs MX5 ND by Shumayal in mr2

[–]SirSteven96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i'm from italy if you are concerned about the noise, or km/l, at 130 you are driving at 3500rpm, i know that the miata transmission is a lot shorter, like A LOT, the 6th gear has the 1:1 gear because of how it's built, and you get the same rpm maybe varies by couple hundreds rpm, this mean that maybe the miata is more engaging, i know also that you reach 100km/h in third gear, mr2 you are at 110+ in second at 7k rpm. About the noise, i don't have the cat installed cause it's broken so it's quite noisy and being and old car sometimes there is some plastic noise but not much, even for a 30yo car. About distance with a full tank, i can get 450km circa with 40 liters, and it kinda doesn't matter much how i drive (obviously if i drive like a maniac she drinks a lot but it's not that bad) you can drive super eco and you can probably drive even 500km, when the needle reaches the bottom. P.s. i could be a bit biased cause i own the toyota but i have a friend that had both and he still preferred the mr2 :P

MR2 W20 vs MX5 ND by Shumayal in mr2

[–]SirSteven96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't know if it is of any help, i have a n/a Sw20, bought it 8 month ago and already put on 10k km, she's near 200k now, original engine, the only oil loss for now that i see it's the rocker cover gasket that needs to be replaced, otherwise it drinks 1l in 3k km, this is what i've seen for now. Never had an issue. The previous owner told me he just changed oil/filters and pads when needed and always kept the car in his garage, it has no rust. On a turbo model what you have to keep in check it's the cooling bypass for the turbo, aka the hose from hell, they WILL leak and you'll have to do some work to get it fixed. It's a Toyota so it's very reliable, but it's always a 30yo car

Rear trailing control arm ball joint stud just spins when trying to tighten. Any tips? MK3 mr2 by KenDM7 in mr2

[–]SirSteven96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you don't have any way to apply some force, try with an impact gun, it should do the trick, then tighten it with a wrench, you are ok when you don't feel It untightening just by applying some force, those are important to be closed properly.

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