Does anyone know the car or seller?

[VGB]

For the literal amongst us, yes I'm sure someone knows both the car and owner.

However does anyone here know either?
Rightly or wrongly I'm slightly put off due to the location.

Hopefully link will work.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-MR2-GT ... SwFe5X0GjG

[Driftlimits Performance]

General rule of thumb, don't buy cars from Bradford!

[Martin F]

General rule of thumb, don't buy cars from Bradford!

Been there and it ended in tears so agreed

[VGB]

Yes that does put me off.

I've also wasted a lot of time looking at "mint condition" cars from London!

[gavsdavs]

It's a "genuine" UK turbo.

Not many of those kicking around

[pbmr2]

Looks like a UK rev5 with the NA engine still in there. Of course no engine pics in the ad.

The guy is also listing a number of crash damaged cars and some parts. It's clearly a trader trying to make a huge profit. Man's gotta eat right?

One of the next mr2 ads that poped up was for a rev 5 with a rev 3 turbo conversion, asking 5k.

[steven63]

Car is said to be NA to Turbo conversion so is way over priced at 8k, its worth only half the asking price

[Martin F]

Looks like a UK rev5 with the NA engine still in there. Of course no engine pics in the ad.

The guy is also listing a number of crash damaged cars and some parts. It's clearly a trader trying to make a huge profit. Man's gotta eat right?

One of the next mr2 ads that poped up was for a rev 5 with a rev 3 turbo conversion, asking 5k.

It is a nice motor but this car has been on and off ebay many times over the past year, if you google his number you can see he is advertising many damaged cars so is clearly a trader.
If the car ran perfect then i would consider 6k to be reasonable in todays market....

[tiff_lee]

A little off topic but what are peoples thoughts on those wide arches?

[Truzo]

Cant be running that well with a jubilee clip Loose on the IC piping

[Martin F]

A little off topic but what are peoples thoughts on those wide arches?

Look awesome, gives the mr2 loads of road presence but may not be the best thing to have if you want to track the car....

Isn't a cheap mod if done properly, ie. not using wheel spacers...

[VGB]

I certainly do like the look and seems to work in that colour too. But I also thought expensive for a UK converted turbo. But if work done properly for conversion and kit still cheaper than getting done.

[Race Idiot]

Lol another widearched car for sale on ebay from Bradford, sounds familiar......

[aussieGT]

Lol another widearched car for sale on ebay from Bradford, sounds familiar......

It's that front bumper he uses on all his cars - I guess they are good as they make it easy to spot a car that has been touched by the nameless one.

[alanmr2turbo]

I fell for a Bradford car once, ended up with new engine and reshelling it. Lesson learned the hard way. LOL

Oh, and stay away from that one as the guy loves his billy bull stories and ripping people off.

[outrun]

I agree with not buying a JDM car from Bradford. It must be hard for genuine sellers!

[SonicSW20]

I fell for a Bradford car once, ended up with new engine and reshelling it. Lesson learned the hard way. LOL

Oh, and stay away from that one as the guy loves his billy bull stories and ripping people off.

Well, you don't have a Bradford car anymore!

[VGB]

So concensus is to stay clear. Confirms what I thought.
Does anyone know how much it would cost to get the abflug kit fitted and sprayed? I know both front and rear arches would need cutting and rears welded after.

[shinny]

I've also wasted a lot of time looking at "mint condition" cars from London!

Let me guess... there was a choice of 4 cars?

[outrun]

I also have a tale of a dodgy place in Liverpool and an AW11.
Will add it later as it seems relevent and potentially helpful.