MR2 Mk2 NA - As much fun as a tubby?

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Deezee
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Re: MR2 Mk2 NA - As much fun as a tubby?

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steve b wrote:
Sorry, your wrong.....

....raise the level at which it breaks away....

....inexperienced drivers in the wet .....


So it improves the stability of the car then :D :D Yeah, your right though, any inexperienced driver, in the wet, can skid a car. Its not the fault of the MR2 Turbo though, is it?

So your saying get an N/A if your inexperienced or you drive beyond your limits in the wet...... excellent argument not to own a performance car :D I'm sure we could argue all day over this, and I'm sorry if I was to brash, but the MR2 Turbo is not the monster car people are making it out to be. Its just poor drivers treating it like a N/A and losing control, then blaming the car, rather than taking responsibility for thier actions.
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Re: MR2 Mk2 NA - As much fun as a tubby?

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Deezee wrote:
steve b wrote:
Sorry, your wrong.....

....raise the level at which it breaks away....

....inexperienced drivers in the wet .....


So it improves the stability of the car then :D :D Yeah, your right though, any inexperienced driver, in the wet, can skid a car. Its not the fault of the MR2 Turbo though, is it?

So your saying get an N/A if your inexperienced or you drive beyond your limits in the wet...... excellent argument not to own a performance car :D I'm sure we could argue all day over this, and I'm sorry if I was to brash, but the MR2 Turbo is not the monster car people are making it out to be. Its just poor drivers treating it like a N/A and losing control, then blaming the car, rather than taking responsibility for thier actions.


n/a's are fine, no lsd(usually) and less power, i'd not have one again after having the tubby, get a turbo,then fit a boost controller, turn the boost right down!!!! actually it would prob still be more powerful than the n/a!!!
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Re: MR2 Mk2 NA - As much fun as a tubby?

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Race Idiot wrote:


I think you can realy only apply this to rev3 and upwards. Rev1's look horrible standard, non colour coded sidestrips no front spliter 4x4 ridehight and tiny little wheels. [/quote]

The rev 1/2 have been getting a bit of a hammering today I see. I've owned mine a couple of months now, I made the right choice. I looked at about 15 2's before I found the one. All na's, not interested in a tubby. Looked at rev1/2/3/4. Wanted one totally standard so I could put my own stamp on it. Lowering is on the to do list, but I will be keeping the 14" wheels on cos I think there mint. Especially since they've been refurbed.
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