Toyota MR2 T-BAR Turbo GTS Rev 3. Good all round sports car!
Enough boot space for a long weekend away, good sound system, a pleasure to drive and faster than most of your WRX's and EVO's out there!
Would buy one again if there weren't so many young lads driving about in them now-a-days giving them a bad rep.

Great performance, a real Ferrari feel to it, engine noise is superb, you'd have no idea when you see one going by just how awesome it feels to drive. Must have the turbo though, DONT rob yourself and buy the NA version, it's still a suprb car but when you've experienced both you can't compare. Nothing will deter me from buying another Turbo, there is a reason supercars are built mid engined rear wheel drive, the MR2 Turbo follows that ethic superbly. Track days, road use, driving in traffic on a hot day, all good!

Hard to drift these but you can still have fun in the wet :) not the best for shopping and if you got kids etc but its a proper sports car, if you buy 1 you gotta drive it like you stole it you don t buy a fast car to drive slow! plenty of tuning available for these too, can push these to over 600bhp if you really wanted to, and the best bit is watching the imprezas fade away in you mirror, i love it, you will love it, so buy 1, and you aint gotta go to Toyota for all the bits, try ebay its endless, dizzy and rotor together cost me £30 and i fitted it myself easy peezy, other parts like cam belt can b pricey but the best way is to stay away from the main dealer and use a proper jap tuners, alot cheaper and do a better job ; ). All in all buy this car and prepare to enter the world of high speed pleasure and fun, with the likes of HKS and Blitz, Greddy/trust at your fingertips, and an endless list of upgrades, get 1 now, and watch the ladies drool and come flocking.

Just bought my first Toyota MR2 its a GT T-Bar Turbo as well. I have had some fun cars in my time but this is the first one to make me feel like a really great driver, need to get it de-restricted any advice would be gratefully received, as for insurance I may be old at 52 but I put it on a classic policy with performance direct for 180.05 now that really makes me smile.

What I like about the Toyota MR2 T Bar Turbo GTS is the performance, ability to tune, available upgrades, handling, the feel when driven, looks, and the price. In my opinion the can be expensive when they go wrong.....thats about it!

This is my second Toyota MR2 in 3 years, my old one had everything, leather, the looks, etc, but one main problem, IT HAD NO TURBO!
I have looked long and hard for my current turbo, a 1994, Rev3 Turbo with leather and Alcantra interior and only 54,000 miles. Completely standard and never seen rain in this country as it was a weekend car all for only £3900. Now that's what I call a bargain supercar.
The MR2 Turbo is a wickedly fast car, with tons of grip (in the dry), and great fun in the wet. I previously owned an Integra Type-R which gave me a huge grin when the V-Tech kicked in but the MR2 gives a complete new experience of power and fun. It handles like a go-kart and just gives and gives and gives.
As I said this is my second MR2 and I would have a third and fourth, I would recommend this car to anyone looking for a cheap high performance car.

The Toyota MR2 T-BAR Turbo GTS Rev 3! MR2 Rev III Turbo is the fastest version of MR2 ever made running 240BHP as standard, my one is a GTS (turbo/T-bar). Mature Sporty Personal you here me! MR2 stands for MidEngine-RearWheeelDrive-2Seater. Plenty of mods available but little sister of the Supra T.Turbo. Poor Man's Ferrari. The Fast the Furios a little in your face but looks good and excellent value for your money. Deristrict is a must! Turbo only available in IMPORTS-What a SHAME! Japs have aircon as standard climate control etc. Practicality for such a car is not that bad so stop complaining Mr Tight Pockets. Compared to a Supra. Starts every time

Theres plenty of 'fast' cars out there and to be fair they all go like stink - yet when racing someone how much further in front can u get from them usually? Couple of car lengths or so? All these so called mass produced sports cars can reach 60 m.p.h in 7 or 8 secs to a top end of 120 - 135. True peformance cars have always been ferraris / Lambo's / 'certain' Porsches ;)
The search was on to identify a sports car solely for driving pleasure that a Mr Average could afford to but & RUN!
The vehicle decided upon, after plenty of research, was the MR2 TURBO. Plenty of mr2's to choose from but alas never imported as a commercial vehicle for sale in U.K. . Not a problem as vehicle importers had realised the potential to fill the gap.
I looked for 7 months for the right mr2 turbo, God there was SO many dog 1's about - i.e. neglected whether owner just ran out of dosh to maintain it or lack of knowledge on looking after them. TOYOTA UK DEALERS have been sent a memo from Toyota, Japan that full service help can now be provided to owners of mentioned car. Great - and i can vouch how BRILLIANT they are!! £190 to do a cambelt and replace the air-con and alternator belt at same time for example !
All parts are sourceable and basically it's a mr2 uk car with celica turbo running gear (except gear box bit's' n bob's - clutch is same as celica turbo ..... )
The car had minor problems (which the previous owner must of thought it was on it's way out ,he he he - bargain price !)
The car was driving like your Mams Fiesta and then when warmed up no faster than Barrys xr3i.
You must remember that these jap cars are packed full of over usefull technical equipment. The e.c.u. is self protecting and won't allow the driver to 'stress' or 'wear' the engine unnecessarily.
The engine was running 'cold', caused by a faulty Thermostat stuck open not allowing it to get to operating tempreture - common problem by the way!!!
The cooling system has to be maintained, it has various bleed points and so found it as an investment to let main dealer do it, cheaper than replacing a warped cylinder head ;)
The car 'eats' distributor caps (£50!)
and rotor arms (£ 19!)
replace every 2 years or 15,000 miles.
Mine was replaced as a precautionary measure and now the car doesn't miss now and again!
The car is very torquey upto 3000 r.p.m.
The turbo starts to kick in at 2800 r.p.m. untill it's full impact is made felt at 3500 r.p.m.
It's a gradual build up of power so you can drive the car very relaxingly round town.
The car really feels secure when it's pumping out it's bonkers amount of power. Jap official figures are 0-60 of 5.2 seconds , it certainly feels it , but official figures are always on a lovely smooth test track in perfect conditions. So to be honest i'd say (running on super unlead fuel 98 octane -- optimax shell -- ) about 6 is realistic. I'm bound to be biased, but Subaru gives it's Turbo imprezza very impresive figures, yet when racing my mates y am i having to back off the accelerator before i have an impact on his nice rear bumper? When there's space to overtake, he's absolutely gutted as i pull away as he's trying his damnedest to play keep up/catch up !!
But they are 2 totally differnet sports cars. Mines just rear wheel drive and the 4wd will have an advantage that i could only dream of (in the wet that is, he he he)
The mR2 is only a driving machine and is very impractical for using it for anything else (you can still lob couple cases of beer and 3 bags of shopping in it's little boot !!
Insurance provde to be a minor problem - finding out what companies will insure you ( group 20 same as the Ferrari brigade :o )
Tesco insurance will do it but most major insurance companies won't touch you. Mind you norwich union wouldn't insure me but when my broker arranged my insurance the people underwriting the policy was ... NORWICH UNION. hhmmmm!
They obviously can, but under a different policy title.
Mines a Club mans policy with a limit of 5000 miles a year fully comp for £840/year/7 years no claims. Not bad but i was only paying £370 on a astra gte. Big mark up for insurance companies.
You won't get insured unless the vehicle has a cat 1 alarm immobilser confirming to VESA standards (£400 typical instal cost at a dealer).
If you are thinking of buying a mr2 turbo and need help or advice y not e-mail me and i can help you out. [email protected]

The Toyota MR2 is an amazing car. It's my first sports car and i just fit right into it. You can just feel the power behind you when you're driving her.

I own a black GT Turbo T-bar model imported from Japan. It sticks to the road like glue and I give it a 10 out of 10 for grin factor. The Turbo cuts in early too (3000 rpm) and boy when it does HOLD ON!