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The Toyota MR2 was a failure?
by johnflan 9y ago
The Toyota MR2 was a failure?
- muppetman 9y agoYea I wondered that too. I mean I'm super biased, I owned a 2L Turbo 1994 MR2. I loved that car, I was so sad when I sold it. But it was impractical (limited space), somewhat uncomfortable and hard to repair (mid-mounted engines are much harder to work on) It certainly was a car appreciated by many, but I guess if you asked 100 people what an MR2 was, only ~20% of then would know, so I guess in that regard it was a failure.
- BlytheSchuma 9y agoYou went out of your way to buy a 2nd gen MR2?! WTF is wrong with you?! You're like the guy who goes to a convention on the last day.
- muppetman 9y agoI wasn't a fan on the first gen MR2. Nor the Spyder. The '94 MR2 was the best 2nd gen version, much better rear lights etc.
- johnflan 9y agoAlso the driving position is great.
- sctb 9y agoCould you please start posting according to the guidelines or not at all? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- johnflan 9y agoWhen I see the occasional MR2 MK2 around today, I still consider looking to buy one in decent state. >It certainly was a car appreciated by many, but I guess if you asked 100 people what an MR2 was, only ~20% of then would know, so I guess in that regard it was a failure. I wouldn't regard that as failure, it was never intended to compete with a Yaris for example - it wasn't exactly a mass market car, but I think used to elevate the brand among enthusiasts.