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I am trying to get my MR2 (auto, gspecial) upgraded... mechanically. Does anyone know a great mechanic near to Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire? am struggling to find one. I need everything checked and upgraded (brakes, steering, wheels, etc) and also am considering changing to manual, with turbo. Any ...

Thank you all for responding. The advice is really useful, and it will be good to have the right tyres on! Shame no one knows a good garage in Stoke on Trent for old Mr2's... I will keep on looking - :clap: have had so much miss info from tyre sellers around here - here's to feeling safe and fast! (...

I am rebuilding my 91 G special Auto in April (if I can find a good enough garage). Does anyone out there know a good garage near to Stoke on Trent to do this? Reliable - and knows about the car? My experience so far has been rubbish... no one knows what to do with them.. even got tyre sizes wrong.....

Help needed with tyre sizes Mk 2 auto gspecial 91. Hi. I really need some help. I have recently found out that the car I am driving has the wrong tyres on. Apparently the back wheels/tyres are larger than the front - but some fool has put the larger ones on the front and small on the back!! This was...

oops, blonde moment hehe. Get it now. Thanks to both. More not less!

Thank you for that brilliant reply! Haha on the 'manly' tyres... I sort of sneak up on people in the car - little blonde lady,,, ex rally/rallycross driver! My son will say 'o great' when I get this done! I take note on the winter tyres as well. I will be reducing the inflation come the bad weather....

great advice! especially about lowering in winter. Car is like a roller skate then - lots of fun! I have driven worse (MGF - rubbish) on the ice. Many thanks . Son&heir has just said he will fit them for me next Saturday... so will save your mails for him! This year I am going to have the car re...

haha... air I mean.

Thanks Slarty for the quick reply. So the garage that is putting the same tyres on all 4 wheels is wrong! Wish there was a garage near Stoke on Trent that knows Mr2s. I read online that I should put 32 in the front and 34 in the back, but higher in winter... what do you think? Again, thanks.

Hi there. I have a 91 mr2, gspecial. auto import. Standard wheels. Same tyre size on all 4... but I have some new wheels ready to put on, and the tyres at the back are wider. Is this right? How will this change handling? Sorry to sound thick, but are the tyres supposed to be wider at the back, cos w...

Thanks for the posts. Mobile has disappeared into thin air! If not, I would have got my money back, trust me. Yep, 4.5 hours.... I did say to the guy it takes 30 seconds. you hold the alternator you took off in one hand - the new one in the other.... you can see if they dont match! I am going there ...

Just a note to say thank you to all who replied to me reference my alternator. Nope, not fixed. 'mechanic' in garage (who said he knew MR2's) let me order wrong alternator from TCB Performance (who are fantastic) and then said it took 4 1/2 hours to see that it was the wrong alternator - after I ask...

Thanks I have just pm'd him to see if he covers Stoke on Trent.

Would be good to get a mechanic that actually knows about MR2's. and is good.

Too many cowboys in this area!

Thanks for your reply. A lot of members have taken the time to reply, and thanks to them all. You all say the same. Alternater. If you know of a good (GOOD) garage in Stoke on Trent or Newcastle under Lyme area - please let me know... or a good amature who does paid jobs - just someone who knows the...

Thanks you for replying. I had another message saying the alternator,.. the garage I called said it was ok to drive to them, but I was really concerned... that problem solved itself, as the car is dead, power wise from yesterday, so will have to be towed in. Rescue service again I guess. I just wish...

My battery failed, and now its recharged, all the lights are on all the time on the dashboard. Why is this? I am worried, as the oil pump sheared recently and a cowboy charged me a pot to fix it (not well). Can anyone tell me why the lights are on? Thank you

Help. My 91 auto gspecial had a flat battery due to some sod trying to break into in & the interior light being on all night - when battery back on, the dash lights are on all the time. Worried, as the oil pump sheared early this year, and the garage the car was taken to was a bunch of cowboys.....

You would think they came from another planet!!! When I first had the car, I had no history of cambelt.. so decided on a new one... one guy even asked where the engine was!! May have found one, well, at least he knew how to start the car!! One garage said they couldnt do diagnostics on the car (he c...

Dale_V wrote:sounds like the cambelt has been fitted a few teeth out. Thats the very first thing that needs to be checked

Thanks Dale - will get that checked first. sounds about right.

wish there was a good MR2 garage/mechanic in Stoke on Trent. No one seems to know the cars, especially the imports..

Yes it does. and the engine idles ok. (have been ringing round) a local garage (dont trust the original mechanic now as told me 'well it was ok when I drove it' maybe he hasnt ever driven a 2 before cos if he thinks 30k going up hill is ok..... car was very fast before! the oil light doesnt come on....